DUCK TRACKS
By PETE CORNACCHIA
Emerald Sports Writer
T. he postman brought a letter the other day. Instead of the
hoped-for check from Sexy Detective magazine, it carried a pro
test against a remark made in an earlier column. The remark
hinted that the reason most college girls go to a baseball game is
because they couldn’t land a convertible bound for the McKen
zie or some other placid pleasure place.
The complete text of the protest:
“Turn blue!”
The thing was unsigned, but we're inclined to think it came
from a female. Also, the tender phrasing is stinkingly'similar to
that used by my first wife. She was one gal who really knew her
baseball, and it isn’t surprising that she has a beef—as she would
say.
Look, slug, we only meant to imply that such was the case in
most instances. There are a good many girls such as you who
are well-versed in sports, some even in outdoor sports. We’ve
been to the wrestling matches here in town. We’ve witnessed the
fairer sex hurling empty fifths and screaming phrases that would
put Harry Truman to work thinking up new ones.
The Stratton Story
Just the other day at the Portland game a gal sitting behind
us made some interesting remarks.
“Stratton !” she exclaimed. “Is he the one that Jimmy Stewart
played? Goodness, do they hire ’em here in baseball, too?’’
No, slug, that little girl knew a lot more than just the most se
cluded roads in Hendricks Park.
Too long on a rather dull subject. The only reason we men
tioned the thing was because the old witch also enclosed some
interesting notes about ND baseball. She’s a night brakeman for
Southern Pacific and picks up considerable info during her cof
fee stops throughout the Northwest.
As for this year’s pennant chase, she says the boys down at
the Oasis are giving 8 to 5 that the Cougars will win their fourth
straight flag. We’ve discussed the WSC personnel a lot around
here, so we skipped over the notes concerning them and turned
to the scribbling about Washington’s Huskies.
Cassil Again
Art McLarney’s men must not figure to go far this year, or
else Athletic Director Harvey Cassil is making another one of
bis many bids to get his name in the papers, because the Husky
nine will perform before the fans for free this season.
In the infield, Bill Andring will be at first, Len Tucker at sec
ond, Clyde Classman at third, and Jack Englert will take care of
shortstop. Southpaw Bob Moen, Hal Aranson, and Bob Bell
Tigure to be the big three of the mound staff.
The outfield appears to be wide open, both to candidates and
enemy hitters. Don Lundberg is expected to pick up the catcher’s
mask when the Huskies open tomorrow against Idaho at Seattle.
The old gal picks Washington to finish second if the outfield
holds up at all.
She picks up milk cans at Corvallis twice a week and has
found out that OSC will be about as green and unpredictable as
our own Webfoots. Coach Ralph Coleman has come up with lit
tle more than frequent rhubarbs on the diamond during the past
few years, and things shouldn’t be too different this spring.
We Three
Coley will have only three lettermen in the lineup, but trans
fers and sophomores have given him some good material to work
with. The three with the orange O’s are Bob Christianson, first
base. Gene Tanselli, shortstop, and Bill Harper, third base. Don
Fawcett at second finishes out what should be a good infield.
Tanselli’s probably the best shortpatcher in the league.
Lettermen hurlers are Ken Carpenter, who’ll never stop
bothering us, Ray Snyder, and Rick Ericson. Portsiders Don
White, a good sophomore. Jim Irish, and Bud Berg, along with
right handers Steve Franko, a transfer, Bob Stolz, and Henry
Westbrook add to the pitching crew.
Springfield’s Bobo Clingman will be behind the plate. Snyder,
when he doesn’t pitch, is slated for right field. Pete Goodbrod. in
center, and Rralph Krafve, in left, are the other two garden
shepherds.
There were no notes about the Idaho Vandals, which leads
us to believe the sweetheart of the rails is off the Moscow run for
awhile. It matters little, however, for the Vandals usually are
content to battle with the Webfoots for the cellar—especially in
basketball.
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AGS Proposes
Spring Fun Fest
Representatives of the Associat
ed Greeks Students discussed plans
for an all-campus social event,
sponsored by AGS, at a meeting
Wednesday.
Possibilities of either a picnic,
or street dance, or both were pro
posed by Jerry Meyers, social com
mittee chairman.
Any activity, sponsored by AGS,
will be held on the campus with
the approval of University officials,
and all students will be invited,
Meyers said.
If a picnic can be arranged under
these circumstances, the commit
tee will continue. Otherwise, stu
dents may plan spontaneous, unor
ganized picnics without the spon
sorship of AGS, Meyers stated.
Other actions of the meeting in
cluded discussion of the ASUO
constitution. President Hob Deuel
cautioned all living organizations
to consider the constitution care
fully, in order to vote comprehen
sively when the document is sub
mitted for ratification. Futher dis
cussion was postponed until the
Constitution is released for Emer
ald publication.
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TODAY S STAFF
Ass’t. Managing Editor: Norm
Anderson.
Desk Editors: G*etchen Grohdahl,
Larry Meiser.
Copy Desk: Joan Dysart, Norman
Hultgren, Millisa Millam, Gret
chen Griefe, Stan Turnbull, Lor
na Larson.
Frosh Petition
Deadline Now
Petitions for committee chair
men and sub-chairmen for the
frosh picnic will be accepted until
5 p. m. today. Petitions may be
turned into Jackie Wilkes at the
Sigma Kappa house or to Helen
Jackson at Highland House.
Besides a general chairman, en
tertainment, food, transportation,
publicity, clean-up, promotion,
chaperones, and ticket committees
will be selected from petitioners.
The picnic has been planned in
stead of the Krosh Glee of previous
years. It will be a freshman stag
or date affair to be held Apr. 22.
The place is yet to be determined.
It’s parents who do most of the
baby-talking, according to an Ill
inois doctor. The tiny tots just do
it to humor the old folks.
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