Ailing Casanova races
Major Back Operation
By the United Press
c Len Casanova, head football
,«oach at the University of Oregon.
yv%p scheduled today to undergo
• major operation at the O'Connor
Sanitarium in San Jose, Calif.
An ailing back became so pain
ful that Casanova was forced to
^postpone his return trip to Eugene
and undergo examination at his
ionr.er home in Redwood City.
Bettors said that a spinal disc
jipust be removed.
He is expected to be hospitalized
•about 10 days.
Plans are being made to open
aipring football practice on sched-1
ule April 14, with assistants John
McKay. Gene Harlow and Jack
Roche taking’ charge of the 20
day sessions.
Roche said Thursday night that
Casanova would probably be op
erated on late Thursday or early
this morning. The operation will
be performed by Dr. Josephson.
a bone specialist, who handled all
of the fracture cases for Santa
Clara athletes during Casanova's
tenure at the Jesuit school.
Roche also said that Casanova s
back will be in a cast for some
time after he is released from the
hospital.' The assistant mentor
doubted that the opening of the
sessions would be set back.
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Ducks Whack Linfield Twice
In Season's Home Inaugural
Till* University of Oregon base
ball team raised its pre-conference
record to three victories and four
losses, by virtue of a pair of lick
ings given the Linfield Wildcats
here Thursday afternoon in the
first Webfoot home appearance of
the season. The Ducks captured
the opening game of the double
header 3-1. and coasted to an 8-0
decision in the second tilt.
In the 3-1 Duck win. right
hander Bill Mays scattered five
Wildcat hits efficiently und allow
ed the only Llnfleld run of the
afternoon in the third inning whfin
Shortstop Bob Zuleger raced home
from third on Third Baseman Milt
Kruger's single to right field.
Zuleger had reached second on a
freak double to right and took
third on an error by Leftflelder
Norv Ritchey.
The VVebfoots collected only six
hits off the southpaw slants of
Htan Blanck in the first game, get
ting one each inning.
Oregon scored two runs in the
ANOTHER FLASH? — Pictured above Ik University of Oregon’s
whiz kid keystoner, Daryle Nelson, who walloped out a triple
against Linfield college Thursday afternoon. Nelson will start at
second this afternoon at 3:15 when the Ducks host Oregon State
college in a non-conference contest.
A Win or Place in the Sun. . .
Bowerman Tapers Track Drills;
Fell and Hutchins in Top Shape
Perfect track weather greeted
the Oregon cindermen Thursday as
Coach Bowerman began tapering
off in preparation for Saturday's
affair at Willamette. Limbering up
and sun-bathing were in order
along with a little work against
the clock.
Distances of 110, 220, and quar
ter mile were clocked. Bowerman
reported that two of Oregon’s key
men, Bill Fell and Mel Hutchins
are in top shape. Neither partici
pated in the timed efforts.
The Oregon entrants in the re
lays line up as follows: In the dis
tance medley will be two teams.
The first consists of Joe Bradeticli,
Merlyn Samples, Bill Hall, Wayne
Reiser. The second will include
Jack Loftus, Bill Briot, Ivan Mid
latn, and Jim Roberts.
Two teams in the 440 yard relay
will be entered. Bruce Springbett,
Jerry Mock, Ted Anderson, and
Bill Fell will go in one while
Tommy Edwards, Don McClure,
Larry Blunt, and A1 Oppliger will
round out the second.
One team will go in the two
mmile relay: Fred Turner, Doug
Clement, A1 Martin and Jack
Hutchins.
The two sprint medley teams
will be: Bill Brlot, Lloyd Powell,
Gary Garret und Frank Johnson
In one with Percy Sehroeder, Dean
Van Leuven, Gordon Pefley and
Merritt Barber in the second.
Vhe 480 yard shuttle hurtle will
see two Oregon teams entered.
Larry Blunt, Dick Zimmerman,
Ralph Risley and Tom Swalm;
Lloyd Powell, Chan Qogge, Bob
Taylor and Ray Packwood.
The field events Will be run in
dividually with the following Ore
gon entrants: •
.Shot put: Chet Noe, Ben Lloyd,
Jim Jones, and Bob Craig.
Javelin: Chuck Missfeldt, Chet
Noe, and Ben Lloyd.
Pole vault: Kay Packwood, Ed
die Robison, Kuss Manex, and Ken
Hickenbottom.
High jump: Charles Phillips,
Walt Badorek, Jack Smith, and
Brian Weddell:
Broad Jump: Don McClure,
Tommy Edwafds, and Chan Sogge.
and Don Long.
second frame ami added an Insur
ancc tally In the fifth. The first
pair wore counted by Klrat Basc
man Hon Philllpa and Ritchey.
I’hlllipH reached ham* when '(’at
Second Baaeman Dick Hiller made
a had throw in the second half of
a double play. Then Ritchey golf
ed a single to center, breaking a
bat in the process. An error by
Centerflelder Roncnfeld sent Phil
lips home and Ritchey to second.
Ritchey took third on a fielder's
choice, and was safe by a hair.
Mays drew a base on balls to load
the bags, to set the stage for u
long fly to right by George Shaw
which enabled Ritchey to score.
The inning ended as Daryle Nel
son groundud out to the pitcher.
Oregon's fifth-inning run came
when Karl Avrrtll Jr. romped
home from second on a hard single
to left by Phillips. Atrrlll had
reached second on an error on Ills
ground ball.
Hitting honors In the game were
divided on the Oregon side. George
Shaw collected a blooper double
to right In three official trips.
Pitcher Mays lofted another double
to center in the sixth for one hit
in two tries, while Phillips and
Ritchey each hud solid singles.
A Rash of lilts
A four-run second inning was
the clincher In the contest, as the
Webfoot* added two more counters
in both the third and fourth frames
tor their total of eight. This was
done with a total of eight hits off
Pitcher Barry Dust and Arne Nel
son who relieved him in the fifth.
Meanwhile, Righthander Stan
Anne pitched six Innings of shut
out baseball for Oregon, and was
not touched for a base hit until the
sixth when Ad Rutschmaii. Wild
cat left fielder, cracked a line
single to left. Duane "Mouse"
Owens took over for the final In
ning, and allowed two more blows,
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Ducks Entertain
Orange Today,
Pilots Saturday
It won’t count in conference
competition, but today’s Orogon
Oregon State baseball game will
provide a preview for things to
come in the Northern Division.
The Beaver team which will
meet the Ducks at 3:15 p.m. is fa
vored by many to win the division
crown. Coach Ralph Coleman's
Aggies have romped to four vic
tories in as many games, and have
won two of these by adding ma
chine scores.
On April 1, they trounced Port
land State (Vanport) 16-3, while
their earlier record includes a 22
5 rout over Pacific, and 5-0 and
6-0 decisions over Linfield.
Leading the potent Beaver of
fense against Portland State was
Jay Dean, freshman from Nampa,
Idaho. Dean poled out a homer
and a single as he contributed four
RBI’s to the cause.
Among the veterans in the OSC
lineup is big John Thomas, all
coast backstop last season and
football captain in the fall. And
southpaw hurler Don White has
garnered all-ND honors for the
past two campaigns. At second
base will be Danny Johnston of
basketball fame, while Footballer
Cub Houck is a capable performer
at third base.
Further pitching strength is
provided by righthanders Don
Hopp, a promising freshman, Bud
Berg, a senior, and Bailey Brem.
Oregon Coach Don Kirsch says
he plans to start southpaw Don
Seigmund, his most effective
moundsman to date, against the
heavy-hitting Beavers.
On Saturday afternoon at 1:30,
the Ducks will swing into double
header action with the Portland
university Pilots, whose record in?
eludes a 11-7 decision ovet the
Pacific university team in their
season opener March 25.