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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1950)
DUCK TRACKS By SAM FIDMAN Emerald Sports Editor As Washington State rocked Howe Field and the University of Oregon varsity baseball team this past weekend, they made it all too plain that preseason dope that figured the Buck Bailey Circus to add their fourth consecutive Northern Division title this spring might just have been right. It takes a championship ball club to be able to win the close ones as well as the routs, and the Cougars displaed that ability Saturday when they pulled a photo-finish tenth inning victory away from the Ducks. All the baseball hullabaloo seems to point to several ques tions, one being has any any other club ever taken four straight pennants in ND competition? The irrevocable Pacific Coast Con ference records show that the University of Washington pulled that stunt from 1929 through 1932. During that reign, the Hus kies amassed 45 diamond triumphs as against 15 losses. Ducks Have Won . . . A stroll past the trophy case at McArthur Court hints strong ly that Oregon has had its ups in the ND baseball world.— Again the PCC records speak out to show that the Webfoots have won more baseball championships than any other conference club. Washington State, presently the kingpin of the loop, has walked off with five flagsfi and is in a potent bid for crown num ber six. The Washington Huskies have brought the bacon back Seattle on nine different occasions, and the last time that they were able to cop the bunting was in 1932, the fourth year of their four year skein. Eighteen pennantless years has been Washing ton’s penalty for winning four in a row. _ Oregon actually won four consecutive' pennants also, but there was a two year halt of activity between the third and last championship years. Winning years for. the Ducks were 1918, 1928, 1934, '35, ’37, '39, ’41, ’42,'43, and ’46. . . . and Ducks Have Lost The worst year in Oregon baseball history must have been 1922 when the Webfoots drove through a 12 game schedule—and didn’t win one of them. The following year couldn't have been much better for Eugene baseball fans, as the Ducks waddled through 14 games, and managed to lose 13 of them. Duck Tracks Columnist Dave Taylor raised an interesting question when he pointed out the void of publicity afforded the Oregon track team by the state’s leading newspapers. It seems that they either don’t know, don’t care, or both. But inspite of a rocky 1950 start, Coach Don Kirsch’s horse hiders are still “in it” especially since they did manage to look pretty good in defeat. Tomorrow’s invasion by the Idaho Van dals should prove to Oregon fans whether or not the sun will shine in “Mudville” this season. Universal Suffrage There has always been great personal motivation to discover just what the wenches accomplish at a ball game. Some, who are sisters of the “ladies day” fad that isn't too far removed from its * origin, are real dyed-in-the-wool diamond nuts. However, hot-pin-house Hedy isn’t aware of the score even after sitting as a supposed observer for nine innings. It does add color to the crowd though, and since there has been so much clamor in favor of universal suffrage, there isn’t much that can be done. It is reminiscent of a local co-ed’s remark before Norman Thomas’ speech at the Igloo last term—“Oh, say, isn’t he cute!” This left one notable inward sinking sensation—or as one crush said to the other crush, “I'm crushed.” PCC Sports in Review (Continued from page jour) Buck Bailey's Cougar nine. Umpire Bites Buck History was made on Howe field Saturday when a man bit the dog. In this case it was an umpire bit ing Buck Bailey, arbiter-eating coach of Washington State's base ball powerhouse. The umpire in question, Ken Westover, silenced the big manager when he came up to protest a call on one of his hit ters. Thereafter Buck confined his rantings to occasional outbursts from the bench. Oregon baseball fans can see what Don Kirsch is missing if they go up to Salem tonight. Members of the Western International League Salem and Tacoma teams include: Hal Zurcher, centerfield er; Dick Bartle, first baseman; Dick Waibel, pitcher; and A1 Co hen shortstop. All played college baseball at Oregon. . It's a shame pessimists don’t realize how easily they could up any party—by staying away. Night Staff Workers Needed by Emerald Positions on the Emerald night staff are now open to interested students, Mary Hall, chief night editor, reported Monday. No experience is necessary. Work will consist mainly of proof reading and head setting. Students interested in the work may contact Miss Hall at the Chi Omega house or the Emerald. Light Hitting Ducks (Continued from page four) stealing statistics. Four thefts were recorded on Saturday, with Ray Stratton copping o pair. A delayed double steal, with Coley starting from first to second, and Stratton coming home on the catcher’s throw to the midway, was a play that cautious opponents will be looking for throughout the season. Reserve Officers to Sponsor National Defense Week in May National Defense week, designed to spotlight the current military picture in this country, will be sponsored in Eugene and Lane county May 13 to 20 by the Lane county chapter of the Reserve Of ficers association, it was an nounced by Ralph Watson, Jr., chapter president. Captains Robert F. Karolevitz, graduate student in journalism, and Charles Wetherbee, senior in architecture, were named to chair manships of Lane county commit tees. Karolevitz will handle pub licity, while Wetherbee is in charge of decorations for the formal mili tary ball which will conclude the event on May 20. . Plans for the campus obser vance, which has been sponsored nationally since 1923 by the ROA, are expected to include Scabbard and Blade and the ROTC unit. This year for the first time Na tional Defense week will be cli maxed by Armed Forces day, May 20. Sponsored by the Department of Defense, Armed Forces day re Student, Faculty To Hold Fireside Thirty University students will meet Wednesday evening to dis cuss the question “Student Interest in the Atom and Hydrogen Bombs.” The meeting will be held at the home of F. E. Dart, professor of physics. The fireside is the second in a series of 'student-faculty firesides sponsored by the YMCA and YWCA. UO Issues Bulletin On Summer School Summer session information on the School of Journalism appears in a bulletin issued Monday by the University. A list of courses offered and a program for teachers is included. Faculty members for the summer session, June 19 to Aug. 11, will be Visiting Professor Ralph D. Casey, director of the University of Min nesota School of Journalism, and Warren C. Price, professor of journalism. The bulletin is now available at the School of Journalism. Phi Theta Petitions Due Petitions for Phi Theta Upsilon, junior women’s service honorary, will be received by Ruth Landry at Alpha Phi and Leslie Tooze at Kappa Alpha Theta until Thurs day at 5 p.m. Sophomore women with an ac cumulative GPA of 2.4 or a 2.4 last term are eligible to petition. Activities should be listed under headings of publications, women’s groups, committees, and miscel laneous. places the traditional Army, Navy, and Air Force days which have been consolidated into this one ob servance. “Since the Reserve Officers as sociation is composed of reservists from all of the Armed Forces,” Watson said, “National Defense week will emphasize the role of the reservist in peace and war. On the other hand, Armed Forces day will feature our overall military picture, stressing our combined forces.” According to Karolevitz, the theme for the week will be “eter nal vigilance is the price of lib erty.” 5 Students to Enter Speech Tournament University of Montana will be host to the annual Invitational Forensic Tournament to be held Apr. 20, 21, and 22. University participants will in clude Nancy Yates and Pat Was son, first debate team; Norman Fugett and Don Collin, second de bate team; and Bill Less, extem poraneous speaking. E. R. 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