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Dressen Sees Pennant
For Hustling Brooks;
Ol' Case Picks Yankees
NEW YORK—(AIM—Big league managers expect three
dab races in each league this summer with Boston. Cleveland.
a,ul New York battling in the American and New York. Phila
delphia and Brooklyn in the National.
Chuck Dressen. new Dodger Manager, put himself on the spot
bv picking Brooklyn to win the pennant. Casey Stengel, boss of
the world champion New York Yankees, also said he expected
to win again.
Paid Richards, taking over as Chicago White Sox manager,
wouldn't pick anvbodv to beat his club which finished sixth last
\ ear And Luke Sewell of Cincinnati also shied from predictions.
Bucky Harris ot \V ashingion anu
Stengel leaned toward Cleveland as
“The Team to Beat" but A1 Lopez,
new Cleveland boss, thought he
would have to beat the Yanks to
win.
Frisch Sees Five Clul>s
Frankie Frisch of the Chicago
Cubs and Billy Southworth of the
Boston Braves figured the National
a five-club scramble with St. Louis
and Boston also involved. Most of
the others predicted a Phil-Dodger
Giant struggle.
The comments include:
American League
Casey Stengel. New York—“I
'lave good players and we have the
right attitude. They like winning
and I vcpect to win again. Cleve
land looks very good to me and
should give us the most trouble. I
Haven't seen the Red Sox but I
know they'll be tough."
Steve O'Neill, Boston—“I think
we have a good chance. It will be a
close three-club race among Cleve
land. New York, and Boston with ^
Detroit having a chance if they can i
get pitching to make up for the
joss of Houtteman. I hope we will
do better on the road.”
Lopez Gunning for Yanks
A1 Lopez, Cleveland “I'm not
too well acquainted with the league
after being away three years but I
think if we beat the Yankees we
.an win the pennant. We were six
games out of first place last year
and the difference was the 14-8
edge the Yanks had over us.”
National League
Eddie Sawyer, Philadelphia—“it
looks now as though the Phillies,
Dodgers and Giants will fight it
out. Brooklyn has the best ball
club, man for man but the pitch
ing is uncertain.
The Lip Says Dodgers
Leo Durocher, New York- "I
never predict but we had a bood
ball club last year and have been
.strengthened. Noble, Wilson, Get
tel and improved Kramer make us
stronger. Brooklyn is the club to
beat.”
Chuck Dressen, Brooklyn—“I
think we’re going to win the pen
nant simply because we're the best
team. I'm not worried about my
pitching. It's better than some
think. The Giants should give us the
most competition. The Phillies also J
should be .tough. |
Blue Team Wins
In Beaver Tilt
CORVALLIS, Ore. — <JP> The
Whites beat the Blues 14-9 Satur
day in tlie first spring football
practice game at Oregon State Col
lege.
Bud Woodward went over for one
touchdown for the winners. Dave
Mann, up from the rooks, scored
the other.
A 93-yard punt return by Bill
Anderson, another ex-rook, gave
the Blues their only touchdown.
The losers picked up three more
points when Clarence Womack
.blocked a punt for a safety.
3 Webfoots
Recovering
From Hurts
Coach Jim Aiken's Webfoots
went through a light workout Mon
day night, emphasizing blocking
and passing. Three men were on the
injured list although none were ser
iously hurt, and all should be back
in action soon.
In Saturday's scrimmage, full
back Ron Lyman sustained a
shoulder injury, while freshman
guard Howard Allman hurt his
knee. Fast-stepping Tom Edwards
has not scrimmaged at his halfback
post for the past week due to a
bruised toe.
Aiken hopes to gain valuable
knowledge from movies taken of
Saturday’s Hayward field ^scrim
mage. Norm Van Brocklin was also
stationed in the press box to check
plays for ineffective work.
Coach Aiken mentioned backs
Ted Anderson, who scored three
touchdowns. Tom Novikoff and
Don Sloan as having run well Satur
day. Sloan showed himself to be a
passing threat as he rifled a 30
yard southpaw toss for a touch
down off a fake end run.
Less spectacular, but equally im
portant to next year's hopes were
good performances by Left Tackle
Mike Sikorra, and Right Guard Em
mett Williams.
Aiken says he hopes to have at
the end of spring practice a nucleus
on which to add promising fresh
men wbo may come to Oregon. He
intends to stand pat with T-forma
tion plans in favor of any prospec
tive single wing because of the cur
rently favorable passing quarter
back situation. He has fast develop
ing sophomores Hal Dunham, regu
lar at the end last season, and Norm
Fenton, 1948 frosh signal-caller and
late of Aberdeen JC.
Rain Stops
AL Opener
WASHINGTON — (/Pi — Rain
washed out Monday’s American
League baseball opener between
the New York Yankees and Wash
ington. The game and ceremonies,
including the visit by President
Truman, were postponed until Fri
day. The clubs also will play a night
game Friday.
The Yankees open their home
season today against Boston while
Washington plays a night gam6 op
ener at Philadelphia. As the clubs
originally were scheduled for a
single game Friday night at Wash
ington, it was decided to play off
the postponed game Friday after
noon.
Golfers Set
For Huskies
Here Friday
The Oregon Golf Team: coached
by Sid Milligan, enters Northern
Division action Friday when it
plays the University of Washing
ton on the Eugene Country Club
Course.
Coach Milligan said he had sche
duled an 18 hole practice match
Thursday afternoon with the Ku
gene Country Club Team, also on
the Country Club Course.
The team which will compete in
these matches consists of the fol
lowing men: Number one. Captain
Kon Clark: Number two. Bob At
kinson: Number three. Fred Muel
ler; Number four, Diek Kstey;
Number five, Fred Strebel; Num
ber six, Jim Hoogs.
Complete qualifying scores for
72 holes of medal play have been
completed at the Country Club
Course. Any man not currently on
the team may challenge the lowest
team member to a match with his
spot at stake sometime before tte
next scheduled match. Complete
Qualifying scores are as follows:
Ron Clark. 288; Fred Mueller,
288; Dick Kstey. 293; Fred Streb
el, 294; Bob Atkinson. 296; Jim
Hoogs, 302: Dave Frey, 308; Les
Howatt, 311; Mike Lynch. 313; Ron
Heestand, 314.
Coach Milligan said the qualify
ing scores were rather high, but
this could be attributed to the fact
that his men have not golfed exten
sively yet this season.
He considers Washington to be
the toughest team to be played this
year, although he has no definite
knowledge of outstanding individu
al Husky hnksmen.
Northern Division matches con
sist of 27 possible points. Nine ure
given to winners of two-man team
play in the morning, and eighteen
go to individual winners in the af
ternoon. Fourteen points are nec
essary for a victory.
Saucers Post
Win as Loop
Finishes Play
Monday night saw the final Fac
ulty Bowling League play com
pleted. The Flying Saucers had
clinched the league crown earlier,
and finished their schedule by de
feating the Grenadiers 4-0. The Jets
topped the Liberal Rats 4-0, the
Draftsmen downed the Stack Rats
3-1, and the Vitamins split with the
No-Goodniks 2-2.
Oelhausen Wins
High series was bowled by Her
man Gelhausen of the Flying Sauc
ers with a 551; he also had a 233
game. Colonel Haines of the Jets
checked in with a 525 series and a
200 game.
After play was completed, indi
vidual trophies were awarded for
outstanding play during the season
in the Faculty League.
Haines Wins
Colonel Haines won the High av
erage award with a 1G9 mark. Col
onel Hibnef copped the High Singh-1
Game diadem with a 239 mark.
Professors Andrews and Miller
tied for net high series of the sea
son with 553 each. Deane Bond had
the high gross game of 2G1.
Captain Griner of the Jets, ROTC
unit team, finished the season with
the top mark for high gross series
of 63G. The term high gross series
means that the bowler’s handicap
was added to the number of pins ac
tually knocked down.
The bowling program is under
the supervision and direction of
Louis Bellisimo, Student Union
Recreational Director.
SPORTS STAFF
Hill Gurney
Phil Johnson
The world’s record for the mile
run is 4:01.4, under 15 miles pet
hour. However, sprinters have ap
proached 22 m.p.h.
Babe Curfman
Appointed As
Vandal Mentor
MOSCOW, Idaho </P> Raymond
A. (Babe) Curfman, who resigned
three weeks ago as an assistant,
was appointed hetul football coach
at the University of Idaho Monday.
Curfman had agreed to stay on
and help with spring practice until
a successor could la* found to Mil
lard K. (Dixiei Howell, ousted from
the post March 27.
"Curfman's selection as head
football coach was an outgrowth of
a growing interest in bis work, cul
minating in highly favorable ex
pressions by the faculty committee,
students und Vandal boosters all
over the state," said University
President J. A. Buchanan.
The selection of Curfman came
as a big surprise. More than 100
candidates had applied for the post
and he wasn't considered among the
more likely winners.
He is a former head coach at
New Mexico A&M and played pro
fessional football with the Brook
lyn Eagles. He has been an assist
ant at Idaho for two years.
Television to be
On Picked Basis
For Grid Games
NEW HAVEN, C.'onn. </l*) Col
lege football probably will be tele
viHOii on a aelectlve bn«la next fall
while the college* take soundingo to
find out the effect on attendance.
The National Collegiate Athlelia
Aaaoclatton TV Steering Commit
tee evolved a plan which now goes
to the N.C.A.A. National Commit
tee under whicti one game would be
televlaed each Saturday in each na
tional area.
IM Schedule
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3:50 South Field—Omega Hall u,
Yeomen
3:50 Ip per Field—Theta Chi v*.
Della Tau Della
. 4:55 North Field—Phi Gamma
Delta vn. Phi Kappa Sigma
1 4:55 South Field—llela Theta PI
y». Gamma Hull
4:55 t’pper Field—Kappa Slgmifc_
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