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' i is spring, we said to ourselves while trudging manfully
through the rain. People will want to know about baseball,
hor one thing, the home season opens today, weather per
mitting. It’s Oregon versus the I,infield Wildcats in a double
header, and here’s hoping Oregon fattens up the pre-season
record.
Against the Bears of California and the Indians of Stanford
and the Fresno State team and the San Jose State Spartans
the Oregon baseball team was something less than a junior
edition of the New York Yankees.
The five-game barnstorming tour of the bay area ended with
four losses against a lone Duck victory. But the weather was
terrific, we hear.
'I'alking to Mentor Don Kirsch about the trip, we drew these
comments:
Good Experience, Anyway
"It was certainly good experience and we played some good
teams. < )ur hitting stacked up well, but our pitching was spotty.
None of our pitchers did consistently well."
However, he mentioned that portsider Don Seigmund, up
from last year’s frosh outfit, turned in five innings of shutout
baseball against San Jose State. And veteran righthander Stan
Aline added six more against the same team, gaining credit
for the only victory.
Freshman hurler Norm Forbes wn- termed "promising." al
though he was the victim of a ninth inning barrage of base
hit> by California.
Shaw is "Definite Starter"
Heading the Duck hit parade wa- George Shaw, who is a
; "definite starter” in cc-nterfield. Shaw also has the best arm
among the outfielders, according to Kirsch.
Another freshman who seems to be v irtually set a-, a regular
is Ron Bottler, catcher. Bottler hit ,2St> and batted in five runs
on the. trip.
Sparkplug of the infield is again dynamic Daryle Nelson,
I all-division second baseman. The chunky keystone guardian
led the club with 11 runs batted in, and hit a tolerable .500.
Shaw led the hitters with a .550 mark.
At shortstop, Freshman Pete Williams, ex-all stater from
Portland’s Grant high, was termed by Kirsch as "coming
along." Shortstop is not an easy position to play, and Williams
did well considering his lack of varsity experience.
The first base spot is still wide open, according to Kirsch.
Phil Scttecase, captain-elect of the Ducks, has been a case of
good-field, no-hit, as he owns the anemic batting mark of .133
with two hits in 15 tries.
Third base is also in doubt. Nick Schmer is last year’s
regular, but may have competition from Sophomore Ron
Phillips and Junior Earl Averill, both presiously outfielders.
Aver ill Made All-America Team
In Averill, incidentally, Kirsch lias a boy who was named
: to the 1951 college baseball coaches' all-American team. As
Ian outfielder last season. Averill won the division batting
crown with a .410 mark, and at times flashed power reminiscent
of his major leager father, Karl Sr., who cavorted for the Cleve
land Indians as an outfielder in the 1930’s. However, Earl Jr.,
is off to a slow start this season, with three hits in 12 trips
and .250, and has been alternating in right field with Jo?
i Sugura.
Both Sugura and Averill are also catching prospects, and
left-fielder Norval Ritchey is another candidate for part-time
duty behind the bat. Alternating with Ritchey in the outfield
has been Jim Livesay, a junior who is usually a potent hitter,
but who has managed only one safe blow in ten trips to the
plate thus far.
As can be seen, one thing Oregon has is catching. Bottler,
Ritchey, Sugura, and Averill are all capable of filling the back- i
stop post, and the latter three are useful in the outfield.
Seigmund Owns Top ERA
; Among the pitchers, Seigmund has been most effective to
j date, with an earned run average of 1.747 in 10 1-3 innings. Next
Ibcst ERA mark is that of Forbes, who has 6.750 for eight and
two thirds innings. Sophomore Bill Bottler, a righthander and
the other half of the Oregon “brother battery,” is next with a
6.75 mark for eight frames. Although he has credit for the only
I victory, Stan Anne has an 8.00 ERA for nine innings.
At this time we should like to enter a request for sunshine
i starting at 1:30 p.m. today. It is always very anti-climatic to the 1
grand old American opening day tradition if the umpire can't
■ oellow “Play Ball.” “Game called off because of rain" is always j
! such a blow.
Tennis Bright
(Conlinnet/ front (•ntte four)
landing as high-school netmen.
noth appear to bn sure-fire bets
for berths on the five-man squad,
although at present Rose is hav
ing scholastic difficulties.
Dingier had ari outstanding rec
ord as a Klamath Falls prepster
md Is regarded by Laurence as
lacking only in experience.
Willey Fifth In Canada
These three freshmen, together
with returning lettermen MacDon- 1
aid, Neras, and George, sophomore
Hon Lowell, and transfer Willey,
who is ranked fifth nationally in
Canada, should, In Laurence’s opin
ion, form one of Oregon's strong
est net squads in recent years.
ND schedule:
April 26, OSC at Corvallis
May 2, W8C at Kugene
May 3, Idaho at Eugene
May 10, Washington at Seattle
May 13, OSC at Eugene
May 16. ND Tourn'-v et. Pullman
Mixed Doubles
3swfing Scores
The mixed doubles bowling ac
tion continued as usual Wednesday
light., with teams in Leagues 3
and 4 competing.
In league 3, June and George
Troeh took 3 points from Moore
and Graham, the losers receiving
1 point. Other matches in league
3 ended as follows: Rilea and Ek
stiorn 4, Goodard and Reekman 0;
Ilutz and Ireland 3, Pasley and
'Coupe 1; Allen and Naapl 3, Per
kett and Perkett 1.
In league 4, the results were:
r3neer and Shaw 3, Williams and
Thompson 1; Bryan and Baumohl
Cannon and Cannon 0; Donahue
and Theriault 4, Cosart and Hee
stand 0; Hande and Hamilton 1,
Lowery and Englund 3.
Ken Ireland rolled the high
men’s series with 570 and high
ame with 234. Nancy Byran
'balked up a 402 series to lead the
—ponders for the evening.
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