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\\ ( II, we always said that there is nothing like a spring after noon in the springtime. That is, we always said it until last Mon day afternoon when we do ed the hooks and beetled up to Howe held for a look at the baseball I hicks. Being ttew to this sort of thing, when we spied the inv iting sun drenched plot of grass be hind third ha e we innocently strolled over and made ourselves comfortable. More accurately, we tried to make ourselves com fortable. Xo sooner were we catcd than we were attacked by roughly a million small but exceedingly persistent gnats which swarmed over us like Marines over a beachhead. Attacking in waves of lO.lXJO, they ignored staggering losses a I’eterson beat himself silly trying to keep them off. In the mid t of the battle, we turned quickly to attack a particularly clever one who was burrowing in the direction of our inner ear, and in the process managed to acquire a handsome gra s stain on the seat of our britches. At ;d*"Ut that time somebody hit a hi ty wallop which we missed be cause the suit was in our eyt*s. I he next day w e sat ip the bleach ers with the bright people. Horsehide-Hammerer Now let’s get closer to the job we’re supposed to be doing here, namely, composing a sports column. From what we hear about < >rcgon State’s catcher with two first names, John Thomas, the big hoy may turn into a king-sized scourge of Northern Division pitchers. I le certainly found the offerings of Oregon's pitchers to his liking here Thursday as he hit for the cy cle—a hotner, triple, double and single in five times at bat. With his 220 pounds well distributed over a 6 foot 4 inch frame, Thomas has all the equip ment to live up to advance notices out of Corvallis tabbing him a possible surprise. The big guy is of course the same John Thomas who plagued coast conference pass defenders last fall as he hung up a new PCC pass catching record with 36 to his credit. A junior, he’s taking his first serious fling at baseball at OSC after concentrating on spring football the last two years. A transplanted Beaver from New Jersey, he starred as a base baller in his prep days. He's also captain-elect for the Orange football team next fall. All the slugging wasn’t on the opponent’s side last week though. Coach Don Kirsch's Webfoots put the wood to the ball lustily enough but not quite often enough. Catcher Jack Smith’s homer in the OSC game is generally conceded the mightiest blast in Howe field so far. Others collecting homers were Joe Tom, whose four-master drove in the runs which beat Pacific, and second baseman Daryle Nelson and right fielder Dick Salter against Willamette, and Pete Alvord ^against Lewis and Clark. Earl Averill Jr. with a pair of triples against Pacific was another bright light for the Ducks at the plate. Powerful at the Plate What it all adds up to is that Oregon is getting enough extra base blows but not enough singles in between. The Ducks had only 33 hits in their first four times out. Strangely enough, their worst hit production came against Pacific when they scored their most runs. That day they crossed the plate 12 times on seven !i#ts. Might Pacific errors had a lot to do with it, though. Of course, last week was largely experimental, which ac counted undoubtedly for Kirsch’s willingness to stick with his pitchers even when they were in hot water. Smart strategy, we think, which should pay off later in the season. Now Kirsch has at least an idea of what his men can do under fire. Hits and misses—Purest Kvashcvski has 80 Cougars for spring practice including his very fine backs from last season. Byron Bailey, Ray Hobbs, Dick Bower, and Bud Roffler—WSC has n't yet lost a man to Uncle Sam, thanks mostly to ROTC—Bob Payne, the footloost Beaver, is off again, this time back to Hawaii with the AAU champions, Stewart Chevrolets from San Francisco—Two other Beaver cagers, Glen Kinney and ■*Paul Sliper, lined up jobs with Univcrsial Motors in Honolulu while on the OSC trip to the islands—Univcrsial Motors spon sors an AAU team which the Beavers tumbled—Don Heinrich, .Washington’s All-American candidate, is missing spring prac tice at Seattle with an injured arm. Decorator's Clufc OpenJto[E!even An American Institute of Decora tors student chapter, now in th process of formation, will hav eleven voting members if thei chatter is granted them. Active membership in this grou is limited to three-to-five- yea students. Dower division student will be non-voting members. Students qualified for member ship ate Jack Perkins, Dawrenc Jansen, Alan Zurflueh, Willian Mllliken, Carle Anderle, Rober King, Fiances Flehr, Barbara H Bates, Joan Sides, Jeanne Hall ami Phillip Rlvigion. Upon receiving their charter, th. AID will work to bring visitinj designers to the campus for talk, and seminars. They also plan t< assist new students in gettinj started in their chosen field, ac cording to Zurflueh. Campus ? > Official to Discuss Deferments Plan Draft deferments for college stu dents and the future as it pertains r i to them will be discussed twice to „ day by Dr. W. C. Toepelman, a r | staff associate of the American I Council on Education. Dr. Toepelman will speak first at > | a luncheon in his honor at the r j Faculty Club. At 5 this evening i he will talk to students in the Vets’ commons. He will deal with the manpower , question and primarily how it re , lates to the recent executive order > by President Truman on student deferment on the basis of special tests. Breakfast Petitions Due : Petitions for the YWCA Junior i Senior Breakfast are due at 5 p.m. ' today at the Y office in Gerlinger ; or to Bonnie Birkemeier, Pi Beta Phi. Committees open include pub licity, promotion, program, cater : ing, tickets, and invitation. The breakfast is scheduled for Apr. 22. Bertram Jessup Heads Gathering In Portland Bertram E. Jessup, associate professor of philosophy, headed a three-day gathering of the North west Society for Aesthetics Fri day, Saturday, and Sunday in i Portland. Jessup, who is president of the I society, presented a paper entitled "Belief and Attitude in Aesthetic ■ Judgements” as a pa~t of the ' weekend program. Arnold Elston, associate profes sor of music, presented “Style Consciousness in Contemporary Music" before *he group. 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