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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1952)
*Duc& 07wic6& —— ' mi ^ ‘SiU gurney ImuiM 8 porta Editor l'«<r the first time, skiing w;i- an official varsity sport tliis season at (Oregon. I lie \\ cbfoots were coached l>y Gene Har low, wlio is also football line coach in season. I hey finished third in the Northern division meet, and third in the Ueno Winter Carnival, which were the two major meets they entered. • hi the face of it, there is one aspect of the season which is rather surprising. Only one Oregon -kier earned his varsity letter in the sport. 'I his was Jan • )n>rud. Norwegian exchange student, who finished second in the XI) crosscountry event at hmida. Idaho and Pullman, Washington on Feb. 16 and 17. 3 JOHN McKAY The reason for this is not that Oregon skiers lacked talent. On the contrary, Harlow considers that they had a successful season, and that several more besides Onsrud were outstanding. Perhaps the main factor in the .'-care'ity of letter-winners was the strength of the competition in ma jor meets. Of the Northern Divi sion ski teams, Harlow said this: "1 think the general level -of com petition in the Northern Division rank either first or second in the nation." What It Takes To Letter And at tin* Keno Winter Carnival, the Oregons finished third behind first-place Denver, which later wfti the national college crown, and Utah, which is also a skiing power. The requirements for earning a letter, standard around the Northern Division are as follows: An athlete must finish first, second or third in an individual event, <>r he must he a member of a three-man team which places first or second in an event. Hither of these conditions must, he satisfied in a major meet, which is considered one in which six or more colleges participate. Thus the ND meet, which was invitational and included schools other than the five Division institutions, and the Reno Winter Carnival, were the only two major meets Oregon entered. And in these, the Webfoots were competing with the best in the nation. Ducks Missed Vanderbilt Cup Races Harlow said that had Oregon been able to compete in the Vanderbilt Cup Races in California, more men would have lettered. The Ducks were unable to do this because of the meet was first postponed, then switched hack to the original date, and by then they had made other plans. The Ducks did enter the Hart Mountain meet at Lakeview, Oregon; Jim Redden captured a first in the downhill and a third in the slalom events there, while Dick Thomas earned ^second in the slalom. Harlow considers that his crosscountry team was outstand ing. It was composed of Onsrud, Stu McCollum, Haakon Mjclva, and Arne Rorgnes. Also strong was his downhill and slalom team, made up of Thomas, Roger Dockstader, Mc Collum, Matt Vranizan, and Redden. According to Harlow, the only major loss by graduation is McCollum, who narrowHy missed earning a letter. McCollum finished fifth in the ND meet giant slalom with a time of 34.5 seconds, just a second under the winning time of 33.5 by WSC's Bill Noble. Toboggan Team, Yet! Asking Harlow for any anecdotes about the season, he said there weren’t any, except that Oregon also had a I'ohoggan team, coached by John McKay. this was a surprise, as we had never heard of such an aggregation. Impressed, we asked MeKav, who was present, what the prospects were for next season. “Fine,” he said, “We’ll have an even better team than this year. We may even have a meet.” Shaw Still Leads Hitters Anywav, turning from toboggan to baseball, t enterfielder C.corge Shaw still leads Duck regulars in hitting. Shaw has a .405 average, on 15 hits in 37 trips to the plate. Also the fleet Shaw leads in runs scored, with 14. Ron Phillips has the next highest average with .400, while Second Baseman Daryle Nelson is hitting .385. Nelson also leads the team in runs batted in with 12, in horhe runs with two, and in doubles with six. Left Fielder Jim Livcsay has raised his average l > .316, and .Karl Averill Jr., outfielder converted into third baseman, is now hitting .295. Both men started slowly on the California trip, but began to hit better during the five games l^t w-gek. Ducklings Slate Tilt With Eugene Axemen Coach John Londahl and his Ore gon Junior varsity nine will launch their next attack against the Eu gene high Axemen Thursday on the Duckling field. In their last engagement the JVs downed the Axemen by an 11-2 count. Freshman Bill Blodgett from Grant high of Portland has shown the most polish among the hurlers, although Farrell Albright of Mil waukie and Don Delaney of the 1951 Ducklings should improve with experience. AH three pitchers vere used in the lone engagement this season. At the other end of the battery sophomore Don Hedge peth and freshman Neil Marlett have been working out. Hedgepeth caught, during the Axeman game. Byhre, Johnson Sparkle Clean-up batter Bob Wagner has been working first base, although rightfielder Jim Tennyson has seen ;ome action at that spot, also. Bill Boch and G<-ne Duncan are vieing j for the hot corner at third, but ! Boch has received the nod as a 1 starter. To finish off the infield positions | Ixiridahl ean toast his best at sec ond base. Paul Byhre from VVasli I ington high of Portland at second and Jim Johnson from Boise at ! shortstop are probably the best i looking prospects on the JV squad ! so far this year. ’ In the outfield Jim Spikerman j :s the best fielder, but he is weak : in the hitting department. At the ! present, Spikerman is holding down tiie center field berth. Neil Marlett is performing in left field 1 and should prove to be a potent ; hitter before the end of the season. I Marlett works effectively behind ' the plate also. Jim Tennyson from Oregon City has been playing right field and thus far has been the heaviest hitter on the squad. Bonduhl Coached Frosli The coach of the team is Colonel John Londahl of the ROTC depart mont. Londahl played varsity base ball at Oregon in 1930, 1931 and I 1932 and in 1929 he played on the j F'rosh squad. In his past coaching experience, Londahl v/as mentor of the Oregon Frosh in 1933, where he coached the now famous Joe Gordon, player on the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indian ball clubs and present manager of the Sacramento Solons. Later Londahl coached at Franklin high of Port land and tutored the Central Washington college football squad to the Evergreen Conference championship. The Junior varsity nine enter their next engagement with a lone win and no losses. In all, tiie Duck lings have eight games left and another tentative tussle with Springfield high. Other high schools on the schedule will be Eugene and Medford. The remain ing six games will be with the Oregon State college Junior var sity. The schedule for the rest of the season is as follows: April 17, Eugene, here April 18, OSC JVs, there April 25, Medford high, here April 26, OSC JVs, here May 2, OSC JVs, there May 3, OSC JV3, here May 9, OSC JVs, here May 10, OSC JVs, here IM SCHEDULE Tuesday, April 15 BASEBALL 3:50 North Field Phi Delta Theta vs. Pi Kappa Phi 3:50 South Field Delta Upsilon v*. Sigma Alpha Mu 3:50 Upper Field Phi Kappa Pal vs. Sigma Chi 4:55 North Field Delta Tau Delta vs. Alpha Tau Omega 4:55 South Field Campbell Club vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon 4:55 Upper Field Sigma Alpha Ep silon vs. Pi Kappa Alpha GOLF Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Kappa M TENNIS Phi Sigma Kappa vs. Pi Kappa Alpha Two No-Hitters (Continued from paye four) Tau Omega nine out-hit Pi Kappa Alpha 15 to 3 as chucker Bill Wright spread out six hits and Third Basemen Altman supported with a four-for-four record at the plate. Ireland and Hart, losing hurlers, allowed ten hits. The only close game of the day ended in a 9 to 8 victory of Tau Kappa Epsilon over Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Teke batsmen got hold of SAE chucker Brown for 14 hits while their own pitcher. Bob Lacy, gave up eight hits. SPORTS STAFF Desk Editor: Ron Ricketts. Staff: Jack Dennon, Bill Norval, Bill Gurney, Bill Brandsness. BOOK SALE Some Bargains in The “TRADEBOOK” Corner You can't afford to miss Starts Today U of O Co-op Store GdTwn x 6 m £ mnm WiquW*!? *■ 7>/j0. £-'<fZS4 BiG BUCK'S BIRTHDAY runs thru April! DRIVE IN —as hun dreds of wise car own ers are doing—for Ex tra Premiums, Special Discounts and Favors During Our Oth ANNIVERSARY TIRE TRADE-IN EVENT Drive in. this month, and learn how you can drive out on brand new GILLETTE TIRES . . . Gillette Tires . . . pay no money down! GILLETTE TIRES with the balance at only $1.75 per week a tire Double "S.&H" Green Stamps at least one day every week! Watch our ’',orn at 11th & Oak.