Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1950)
Hughes' Contract Renewal Stopped Washington Edges Oregon, 5-4; Ducks Now In Division Cellar By PETE CORNACCHIA Oregon’s Webfoots slid into sole possession of the Northern Division baseball cellar Tuesday, afternoon at Howe Fielc+'after battling ten innings before losing a 5-4 decision to the \\ ashing ton Huskies. . The defeat gave the’Huskies a sweep of the two-game senes and was the second 10-inning, 5-4 defeat of the season for the Webfoots. Husky reserve Gordon Swanson carried Washington’s win ring marker across the plate when Ire scored after center1 fielder John Jone’s catch of backstop John Lewis’ high fly. Oregon had sent the ball game into extra innings with a tying run in the ninth. Swede Johnson went all the way on the mound for the Ducks and scattered nine hits over the route. Only in the third inning, when they managed two harmless bing les, did the Huskies get to John son for more than one hit in any inning. Peterson Relieved Bob Peterson, making his first start for the Huskies, was nicked for 11 safeties and 7 walks before giving way to reliefer Bud Mc Cartney in the 10th. The Huskies built a 3-0 lead in the first two innings before the Ducks evened things in the third and fourth. Left fielder Gord Rodland opened the first frame with a long double and came home on thb first of shortstop Joe Tom’s three errors of the day. Another error by Tom, a single, a balk by Johnson, and a fly out netted two more tallies for Wash ington in the second. Oregon loaded the bases with none away in the third but the Huskies kept the damage down to one run. Daryle Nelson opened with a double but was forced at tne plate after Tom and Chuck Strader had walked. Tom scored on Don Kimball's fly to center. Jones singled to start the fourth but was forced at second by Jack Smith. Johnson’s bunt sent Smith to second and Ray Stratton drove Smith home when he crossed up the Husky defense by blooping a two-bagger down the left-field i ne. Stratton knotted the count 0 i Nelson’s second hit of the day, : single. The Huskies put men on base f.’om then on, except in the sev enth, but couldn’t do any harm un til the top of the ninth. Johnson i-it Peterson at the start of the 1 ining and the Husky chucker s lived to second on a passed ball. Johnson whiffed Rodland but Larry Hearns singled to score Pet e-son. That was all, but the one cun looked very big to the Ducks, who had been blanked since the fourth. Stratton Hits Stratton kept Oregon hopes n live as he opened with a single. Nelson sacrificed Stratton into •■voring position and the outfielder i oved to third as Tom grounded ■ at second to first. The hopes of Con Kirseh anil the 2000 fans then rested on the shoulders of Chuck Strader. The recent newcomer to the Oregon lineup, now hitting in toe respected fourth spot, obliged with a single and the ball game was tied again. Swanson provided the final tie h taker in the bargain inning and the Webfoots couldn't match this t oe. Swanson walked, advanced to econd on a sacrifice, and then to tail'd on a single. Lewis then lofted • s fly to Jones as Swanson -reamed for the plate. He checked I mself and headed back to third (Fleasc turn to page eight) Ducks First in ND Golf Ratings N. D. Golf Standings: VV Li Pet. Oregon . 3 0 1.000 Washington . 1 0 1.000 Idaho . 0 1 .000 Oregon State . 0 1 .000 Washington State. 0 2 .000 Securely resting on the top of the Northern Division dual meet golf i standings, Coach Sid Milligan's Ducks are preparing for a dual meet with College of Puget Sound next Friday at Eugene. The only Northern Division bat tles scheduled for the coming week end will be the Oregon State-Idaho and Oregon State-WSC meets at Moscow and Pullman, respectively. Regardless of the results of the Beaver invasion of the Inland Em pire strongholds, the Ducks will still be perched at the top of the Northern Division. Play-Polishing Stressed by Aiken In Spring Drills Polishing of plays will get stress from Coach Jim Aiken in today’s spring football practice, but no scrimmage will take place. A heavy scrimmage yesterday showed, Aiken said, that his squad needs emphasis on play-knowledge. “Our line is just about set,” Jim asserted, “But our backfield is still pretty wide open, with the excep tion of the quarterback position. Earl Stelle has that nailed down.” All the new, green backs aj-e pretty inconsistent, the mentor complained. One will look good one day, and the next afternoon will see another giving stellar perform ances. The offensive line at present lines up like this: Jake Williams and Dick Daugh erty, ends', Dave Gibson and Bob Anderson, tackles; Ray Lung and Jerry Moshofski, guards; and Dick Patrick at center. The defensive line rounds out as follows: Emery Barnes and Wayne John son, ends; Don Eldart and Harold Simmons, tackles; and Delmar Clemens and Don McCauley, guards. Defensive line-backers are Bob Rudolph and Dean Hanson. Intramurals Scheduled Today; Team Standings, Records Listed Intramural softball gets under way again today, after a week’s vacation. Here's today's line-up of games: 8:50 North—Beta Theta Vi vs Vhi Sigma Kappa 3:50 South—Merrick vs Sigma Phi Epsilon 8:50 Upper—Sigma Alpha Ep silon vs Phi Gamma Delta 4:55 North—Yoemen vs Phi Kap pa Sigma 4:55 South—Sigma Chi vs Sig ma Alpha Mu 4:55 Upper—Westminster vs Tau Kappa Epsilon Following are the standings of the seven intramural softball lea gues as they stand today: League I Team Phi Delts . Sigma Nu . Alley Cats . Nestor . French . Pi Kappa Phi . W L Pet. 4 0 1.000 3 1 .750 2 2 .500 1 1 .500 . 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 League II Kappa Sigma A TO . Chi Psi . Omega* Hunter* Philadelphia Team W L Pet, 3 0 1.000 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 3 .000 Li Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 * Asterisk denotes that teams forfeited to each other. League III Team W Betas . 2 Sig Eps .-. 2 Merrick. 1 Sigma . 1 Phi Sigs . 0 Sederstrom.0 League IV Team W Fijis. 3 SAE* . 1 Phi Kaps. 1 Stan Ray*.1 Sherry Ross . 0 Yeomen .0 * Denotes that Stan Ray and SAE will replay a protest game. League V L 0 0 1 1 2 2 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 W ..2 . 1 1 . 0 . 0 . 0 L Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 Team Campbell Club .. TKE* . SAM . Westminster** .. Sigma Chi. Gamma . * Tekes and Gamma have tie to play-off. ** Westminster and Gamma have a 1-1 tie to play-off. League VI Team W L Pet. (Please turn to fiatie five) .500 .000 .000 .000 a 5-5 THE ANNUAL MEETING of UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CO-OP STORE Will be held in room 207 Chapman Hall—Friday the 28th of April at 4:00 p.m. Nominations for new directors of the hoard will he made All Co-op members welcome to attend Board of Education Follows Athletic Office Recommendation The contract of Tom Hughes, Oregon athletic trainer since 1946, will not be renewed after its expiration June 30, the Ath letic Department announced yesterday. The decision was reached yesterday by the state board of higher education. Xo successor to the job has yet been named, but Atheltics Di rector Leo Harris said yesterday he will accept applications at Ducks Face OSC In Tennis Today OnAggieCourts Oregon’s undefeated varsity and junior va-rsity tennis teams will leave for Corvallis today to tangle with Oregon State College in mat ches slated for the Beaver courts this afternoon. The Webfoots thus far have racked up four consecutive vic tories, including a 6-1 decision over Idaho Friday in their opening Northern Division contest, and will be out to avenge two setbacks pinned on them last year by the Aggies. However, Coach Irwin Harris’s Beaver netters, who possess an equally impressive record, will have the advantage of playing at home and are slight favorites to top Oregon again today. OSC Experienced The Beavers, who blasted Idaho by an identical 6-1 margin Satur day, boast several experienced players, including lettermen Wes Brigham and Bill Huested, their two top men. Other State players are Don Megale, Ray Thornton, George Allison, Dick Russell, and Trostel Werth. Duck Coach Robeson Bailey named as his traveling squad the same group which whipped Idaho. This includes Tom MacDonald, Cameron Thom, Dan Cudahy, Bob Mensor, George Boyd, and Bill Williams. Opposition for the JV’s will be furnished by the powerful Oregon State Rooks, whose victims include the Oregon College of Education varsity, Corvallis High and Marsh field High.v In their only start, the JV’s trounced Corvallis 9-0 last week. The five JV netmen scheduled to make the trip are Jerry Barde, Fred Zolezzi, Merv Englund, Herb Chin, and Martin Meadows. Sig Eps Win Sigma Phi Epsilon defeated Sig ma Chi, 7-5 in an intramural golf match yesterday, according to Sig Ep reports. Sig Ep Jim Johnson took low gross honors with a card of 76. any time. He expects to appoint a new man in the near future. Harris released the following statement: “Our recommendation to the state board of higher education not to extend Mr. Hughes’ con tract was made after a thorough study of the situation and was based on Mr. Hughes’ persistent refusal to follow the policies of the athletic department.” Hughes said yesterday that Har ris’ action had nothing to do with athletics, training, physical educa tion classes, or the training bud get. “I have nothing to be ashamed of,” he stated. “I did not resign and I will not. I have been try ing"to work out the situation with Mr. Harris since March.” He said he likes it here at Ore gon, likes the players and the coaches, and has always gotten along with them. The issue involved apparently has to do with the athletic work projects under the direction of Hughes. The records of these pro jects, Hughes said, have been ex amined and approved by Vic Schmidt, commissioner of the Pa cific Coast Conference. Harris did not give a specific reason for his recommendation, other than saying Hughes has re fused to follow the policies of his department. Order of ‘O’ in Opposition Order of the “O” President Don Peterson said yesterday that Hughes has been a good trainer, and that “we have all liked Tom.” The Order of the “O” recently formed a committee to approach Harris on the subject of Hughes’ employment termination, but were unable to work out an agreement, Peterson stated. The committee also met with President Harry K. Newburn, Pe terson said, but the President said the matter was in Harris' hands. Several alumni groups have been contacted on the matter, Peterson asserted, and have indicated their disapproval of releasing Hughes. An Order of the “O” meeting is to be held tomorrow noon to discuss the matter further. Hughes came to Oregon in 1946 upon his graduation from Purdue University, where he was an All Big Ten tackle on the Purdue foot ball team. He did not say where he intends to go, but only that he has several tentative offers of em ployment “in the first.” GEORGE'S GROTTO offers you A TREAT! Special mouth-watering $1.50 dinners. STEAKS—CHICKEN—SEA FOODS • Prawns • Scallops • Razor Clams • Grilled Clams 1" ried Genuine Abalone Steak Choice of Cocktail, Salad, Dessert $1.30 $1.30 $1.50 $1.50 open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11 :00 p.in. Banquet Rooms Available GEORGE'S GROTTO 764 Willamette Phone 5-1253