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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1952)
; "Duck By Don Dewey • I ^U‘ ''hitching hands of professional baseball have ruined . what otherwise might have been an extremely interesting *\\ ashington-VV ashington State basketball series next week . end. • I'll* baseball in general—and the .National League Boston I 'raves in particular- removed from the collegiate scene the .player that should have met W ashington's Bob Houbrcgs in a , k'eat duel of great pivotmen this year, (lenc Conley, the .Washington Stater who led .Northern Division point producers as a sophomore in 1950, won’t match shots with iloubregs. In stead he'll serve up pitches in the National league... in what • should have been his senior year in college. * As a sophomore Conley ptunped through 220 points to lead ' his team-mates from Pullman to a run-away championship. 'Iloubregs, who also led the league in scoring his sophomore . year, was less productive than Conley by 22 points. Baseball Talents Wanted But it wav Conley 's baseball talents that attracted the scouts. ^Wic six foot, eight-inch pitcher slvmved next to nothing in his mound performances here in Eugene, but the Boston Braves ‘saw what they wanted and signed him. This is to he Conley’s year in the majors according to Braves’ •Manager-Tommy Holmes, who managed Conley at Hartford last year. In the Eastern league Conley pitched 20 victories -against nine defeats, compiled a nice-looking earned run aver age and walked off with just about all the "most valuable’’ awards the league could offer a pitcher. Now, Holmes doesn’t see how Conley can miss in the major leagues. He’s got a lot ' of height to throw the ball down from, and, what’s more, he j “has control. Another former Northern Division hoop star who will have a chance to display his baseball talents in the Bean City will be .tricky Sammy White who left the University of Washington in 1949 after twice making the ND all-star basketball team. White’s batting average was only .271 in the class A Eastern league, but 11 of his 115 hits were homers. He’ll probably get close attention at the Boston Red Sox’ training camp, since 'catchers, especially good catchers, are a rarity these days. - ()ne of Conley’s team-mates also forsook basketball to try . hi* hand at the professional side of the national pastime. When j Ted Tappe, a howitzer-hitting sophomore guard, left school to sign with the Cincinnati Reds as an outfielder, he was much lauded for refusing to sign to a bonus contract. Everyone j “figured he was wise in keeping out from under the “bonus baby" rule which would probably have forced him td move up -too fast through the minor leagues. It was a wise move, all , right, but what good did it do him? A couple of weeks ago he .was inducted into the U.S. air force. * At least four of the University of Oregon’s contributions to ^the professional baseball picture are still taking their cuts each , spring. Joe Gordon, of course, is still managing the Sacramento and he still'has quite a few base hits left in his bat, ' judging from his 1951 performance. Oregon's Contribution Two up-and-comers who hope to stick with the Portland Heavers this year arc Dick Waibel and Dick Bartle. The for mer, a pitcher who was plucked bv the Beavers before he ever tried on an Oregon varsity uniform, will he running in pretty ’ stiff competition. Bartle, however, is assured of at least a good "look see before being relegated to the more minor of the minor leagues. The Beavers played all last season without a real first! baseman and they’ll probably do their best to see that a good one (if that’s what Bartle is) doesn’t slip through their fingers. ' A third former Webfoot is trying to get on with the Beav ers. He’s Dick Whitman, who center-fielded for Hoby Hobson’s .‘Northern Division champions of 1941 and 1942. Whitman is ] -evidently settled in the minor leagues after brief stays with the ' Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phils. He has indi cated that he’d like to spend at least some of the rest of his playing days in the confines of Portland’s Vaughn street ball •yard. r One ND basketball great has elected to stay in the hoop “game—unlike Conley, Tappe and V bite—and it looks like he * made a wise decision. Still Ranks Among Greats It was two weeks ago in the National Basketball association <all-star game that Oregon State s Red Rocha proved he still [ ranks among the nation’s truly great ball players. I he slim red Jiead started at forward for the Hast All-Stars and collected 12 points and third scoring honors for the victorious Bast. Onl\ * Paul Arizin and Ed Macauley, a pair of one-time All-Ameri cans, added more to the East’s cause than did Rocha. Four Meets Left For Aquaducks The University of Oregon swim mers, with four meets left on their schedule, will close out their Nor thern division dual meet Henson against the Oregon State Beavers ori Saturday. The Ducks now have a 2-2 rec ord in ND competition, Following the OSO meet, Oregon is slated to enter the Northern division meet at Corvallis on March 8, the Far Western AAU meet and the NCAA meet, both to be held later In the month. I Oregon holds one win over the Beavers already this season—a 58-28 triumph on February 2. With this in mind the Ducks will be heavy favorites to repeat. PE Honorary Pledges Five Five men were pledged by the Omicron Chapter of the Phi Epsi lon Kappa national physical edu cation fraternity on Sunday after noon, February 24. These men were John Bachman, Jack Garnet, Kenneth Hodgert. William Hoss and Arthur Thomp son. The local chapter was installed at the University of Oregon in March 31, 1928 and is the only ac tive chapter in the state. »■ J— ■" ~~ Bridge Champions Wait for Invitation With the four winning partner*! of the inter-collegiate bridge tour nament awaiting an invitation to the nationals, the 8U recreation I committee la cluminating its win i ter activities. Only event remaining is Thurs ■ day night's session of bridge les I Minn by Gunning Butler. At that 1 time Gunning will present his last instruction for this term’s series, which have attracted several stu ! dents. Of the four partners competing i in the inter-collegiate bridge tour 1 narnent last Thursday night only two will be selected for the na tional bridge tourney in Chicago April 18 and 19. Selections will be j baaed upon the bids made and tricks took by each team last Thursday. These statistics have been sent to Chicago for judging. U. of O. bridge finalists were John McAloon and. Gunning Butler, Rhoda Cow and Pat Ruan, Marilyn Patterson and Barbara Burke, and , Ron Clark and Lew Langer. Those four partners eliminated Betsy Erb and Mary Lou Hanson, Monroe Blaekwill and Robert Juicas in the pre-semi-finals last Wednesday night. Thus ended the term’s SU or ganized recreation. Last week’s ping pong tournament and dance I contest selected Doug Hunt best j ping pong player and Donna Ring le with Donald Monte best dancers. Champion billiard players, selec-1 ' ted by a recent tournament have i i been awarded free billiard privi-1 leges in the SU basement. SPORTS STAFF Desk Editor: Hep Briggs. Staff: Don Dewey, Doug White Larry Lavelle, Jim Mahoney. 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