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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1950)
Webfoots Drop Vandals, 12-4 Runners Look Good As WSC Meet Nears By DAVE TAYLOR Coach Bill Bowerman’s Oregon track team scorched the cinders of Hayward Field yesterday as the Webfoots turned in excellent clock ings in their weekly time trials in preparation for the invading Wash ington State Cougars this weekend. The dual meet between the Cou gars and the Ducks will probably be the best Northern Division track contest held on Hayward Field since the late 1930's. This is the first pre-meet test that the Ducks have been able to complete this season. Rain and other inclement weather conditions have forced the Bowerman charges inside most of the time this spring. Don Pickens, Oregon’s number two vaulter, turned in the best practice vault of his life by clear ing the bar at 13 feet. He has often made this height while up against meet competition, even going up to 13 feet 9 inches on one occasion, but his previous test pr actice rec ord was only 12 feet 6 inches. Walt McClure, Oregon’s veteran 880 man, was another Individual star of the afternoon, as he breezed | around the 660-yard course in 1 j minute 23.8 seconds. McClure will j be facing rough competition Sat j urday when he lines up against j Washington State’s Clem Eischen, I an Olympic team member of 1948. i Eischen, who was out of action last | year, has run the 880 in 1:52, but i so far this season has not regained 1 his form. McClure's best time is 1:55.7. Jack Countryman, Phil Jones, A1 Chamberlain, and Jim Lais, Web foot 440 men, practically ran a deadheat in the furlong as they ended in a cluster finish. Country man, who won the race, was ! clocked at 51.9 seconds," Jones, 52 I seconds, and Chamberlain and Lais at 52.2 seconds. Bowerman greeted the results of this event with con siderable enthusiasm since he will be forced to rely on it for some vital points in the all-important match for a possible Northern Di vision dual meet championship. Jack Hutchins, although nursing an injured left leg, came up with a respectable timing of 3:25 in his (Please turn to pane fire) Frosh Get 7-1 Revenge Win Over Eugene Nine By JACK LANDRUD Paced by Curt Barclay, the Ore gon Frosh baseball nine knocked out a 7-1 combeack win over Eu gcne High School Wednesday after noon in an unofficial practice tilt. Previously, the Eugene Axemen had handed the yearlings their only defeat, a 9-3 upset, earlier in the season. Jack Pyle opened on the mound for the Ducklings and allowed only one hit in three innings, that being' n single by Don Siegmund in the first canto which scored a prepster v. ho had walked earlier. Barclay relieved Pyle in the fourth and allowed only one single in the two innings he worked. He was followed by Don Allen who twirled hitless ball for the final two periods. Idvesuy Lively Jim Livesay opened the Oregon scoring parade in the second by blasting out a deep round-tripper to left field for the longest clout of the day. Lee Alvord followed up with a single and Jim Barnes knocked him home in an infield error. In the fourth Barclay singled, Alvord drew a walk, and Barnes blasted out a hit to score Barclay. Johansen hit safely, and Brum baugh sacrificed Alvord across. Herb Cook beat out a bunt which tallied Barnes, and Barclay came through with his second smash of the day, a single scoring two more runs. Barclay led the Frosh with two hits in three trips to the plate. Coach Marv Rasmussen announ ced that word has been received from the Athletic Department that the Frosh will not be allowed to travel to any games outside Eu gene except the four scheduled meetings with the Oregon State Rooks, so the Duckling schedule will be considerably hampered. Scoring: R H E Eugene . 100 000 0 1 2 6 Frosh . 020 500 x 7 7 2 WOODLEY LEWIS, ND broad jumping; king', will be pressed this weekend to defend his crown when the Washington State Cou gars invade Hayward Field Sat urday. The Cougars have won 18 consecutive dual meets in North ern Division competition. The Ducks have not defeated the WSC thinclads since 1943. Duck Netmen Blank Bearcats Oregon’s tennis squad captured eveiy set to blank the Willamette netmen, 9-0, Wednesday at Salem. The win was the third of the sea son without a defeat for Coach Rob eson Bailey’s crew. The Ducks gained easy victories in both the singles and doubles mat ches as they gave indications that they will be strong contenders in conference competition. Singles; MacDonald (O) defeated Con nors (W), 6-4, 6-3; Thom (O) de feated McCoy (WV, 6-0, 6-0; Cud ahy (O) defeated Lorence lW), 6-4, 6-1; Mensor (O) defeated Miles (W) 6-1, 6-1; Boyd (O) de feated Chambers (W), 6-3, 6-0; and Williams (O) defeated Meyers (W), 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: MacDonald, Cudahy (O) de feated Connors, Lorence (W) 6-3, 6-0; Thom, Mensor (O) defeated Killefer, Miles (W) 6-0, 6-1; and Boyd, Williams (O) defeated un identified opponents, 6-1, 6-3. TENNIS SEASON IS HERE Our tennis department offers a complete line s[)in:.iq pmoipm .10 • Tennis rackets • W ilson & Spalding Tennis Balls OUR SPECIALTY Rackets restrung quickly and expertly JOE GORDON HARDWARE 971 Willamette Phone 5-3353 Big First Inning Gives Ducks First Win In Conference Action By MARTY WEITZNER Yesterday’s sun shone brightly for Don Kirsch. as his light fitting Webfoots turned sluggers to down Idaho by a 12-4 count. Hie Ducks will get a chance to do it again today at 3 p.m. on Howe Field. Oreo-on finished the ball game early, as they battered Idaho’s Gridders Try New Positions Position changes wdre the key lote as the Oregon varsity football naehine ended spring practice ses sion number 12 Wednesday at the ledge-bound grid lot. Big Dave Gibson was shifted over from his usual center slot to left tackle. Assistant Coach Bob Mc Clure explained that Gibson’s shift fortified the left side of the for ward wall. Don Sloane, speedy breakaway back was moved from right to left half where he turned in an im pressive performance, as the squad churned through a rugged, body contact scrimmage. Ron Lyman moved to fullback from left half during the Wednes day scrum. The last significant change was last week when Dick Daugherty was switched to offen sive right end, where he continued to impress. Darwin Farnsworth, who return ed to action yesterday after a lay off due to an infected leg, looked better than he has all spring, and Tommy Lyons, right half, looked good in the drill. Several of the reserve depth linemen were thrown into action Wednesday, and Chuck Laird, line backer, looked “awfully good.” Wayne Johnson, Bob McAdams, defensive ends, also turned in top performances. The squad goes into practice 13 this afternoon—and as yet there have been no serious injuries—. Major League Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. Boston .2 0 1.000 Chicago .1 0 1.000 St. Louis . 1 1 -500 Philadelphia . 1 1 -500 Brooklyn .1 1 .500 Pittsburgh . 1 1 .500 Cincinnati. 0 1 .000 New York . 0 2 .000 Tomorrow’s Schedule Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at St. Louis AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis . 2 0 Detroit.1 0 New York .2 1 Philadelphia. 1 1 Washington . 1 1 Boston . 1 2 Cleveland . 0 1 Chicago .2 Tomoroww’s Schedule 1.000 1.000 .667 .500 .500 .333 .000 .000 New York at Boston St. Louis at Chicago (Only games scheduled) Dr. Trowbridge Returns Dr. Hoyt Trowbridge, professor of English, will return Sunday from Chicago. He has been attending a week long meeting of the Committee on General Education sponsored by the Department of Higher Educa tion. He is a member of the Na tional Education Association. Don Hunt for five runs in the first inning. Three singles, a walk, an error by shortstop Nick Stallworth, and double by Phil Settecase accounted for the tallies, as ten men went to bat. Mel Krause allowed only one hit over the first four innings. Clean up hitter “Jumping Joe’’ Zavetsky picked on a waist high pitch and drove it over left fielder Ray Strat ton’s head, and easily outraced the relay around the bases. After that, Krause retired the next eleven bat* ters in a row. Two more Oregon runs came in the bottom of the fourth, as two singles, a bad pickoff thrown by Hunt, and a single by Charley Stra der gave the home club a 7-1 edge. Krause Loses Plate In the fifth Krause lost his touch when he walked two men in succes sion. Hunt’s single brought in the second Idaho run. Another pair of Oregon runs came home in the bottom half of that inning as two singles, a passed ball, and a double by Jack Smith increased the Duck’s advantage. In the sixth, Strader’s long blow went past the left fielder and down into the lower field. It was Oregon’s first home run of the year. The last of the Webfoots’ tallies tion of three singles and an error, came in the seventh on a combina One of the hits was Phil Settecase’s fourth of the day. Lelty Lyle Kogers came on to start the eighth, and ran into trou ble. He walked Idaho’s little relief pitcher Glen Darnell and Tobe Mas singill. Bob Linck popped up, but two more walks sent the curveball er to the showers. Gene Rose, the converted catcher, came on to fin ish the game, yielding but one more run in the eighth. Don Kimball, out of action during the Washington State series, re turned to the lineup. Although slowed up somewhat by a bad leg, (Please turn to Page five) JV Racquetmen Blank Spartans Oregon’s junior varsity tennis squad handed the Corvallis High Spartans a 9-0 setback in matches played on the local courts yester day afternoon. The Webfoots dropped only one set as they swept the six singles and three doubles matches. Singles play saw the following results: Jerry Barde registered a 6-2, 7-5, win over Wayne Luehi; Fred Zo lezzi whipped Spike Gathercoal, 6-3, 6-3; Merv Englund pulled out a hard-fought 6-1, 9-7 triumph over Pete Schulein; Herb Chin out stroked Gary Babcock by a 6-3, 6-4 margin; Martin Meadows swept by Don Scott by a 6-1, 6-2 count; and Gerry Berreman disposed of Dick Clinton by 6-1, 6-0 scores. In doubles competition, Barde and Zolezz trounced Luehr and Gathercoal, 6-4, 6-2; Englund and Chin bounced back to subdue Schu lein and Babcock in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; and Meadows and Berre man teamed up for a 6-1, 6-0 vic tory over Scott and Clinton.
