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Coacli Don Kirsch's Oregon baseball team left by Inis at
5 :f)0 ]).m. Monday for the Inland Umpire and two games each
with the Washington State Cougars and Idaho Vandals, after
which they travel to Seattle for another pair with the Wash
ington Huskies.
I hey won’t return until May 14, making a nine-day period,
during which they will pretty well determine how they will
finish m the Northern Division race.
At this writing, Oregon State leads the ND with six wins
and two losses, followed by the Ducks v/ith four victories and
two losses. Next comes Washington with a four and four rec
ord, followed by WSC with three and five, and cellar-dwelling
Idaho with three and seven.
1 he big worry for Kir.sell is pitching; his hitters have been
fairly robust. After his number one hinder, southpaw Don Sieg
mund, he is hard put to choose between a number of others
who have been rather inconsistent.
Trip Is a Toughie
I here are Bill Bottler, sophomore righthander, Norm Forbes,
a freshman from \ ictoria, B. C. with a highly touted curve
ball, Stan Aune, veteran righthander and Bill Mays, curve
balling senior righthander, all of whom are capable of effective
performances.
The trip is a truly severe test, as the Ducks play six games in
seven days. Wednesday and Thursday they face Idaho at
Moscow; then WSC at Pullman Friday and Saturday, and
swinging up to Seattle on their chartered bus for games Mon
day and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Coach John Londahl’s junior varsity outfit will
close out its season this weekend when they meet the Oregon
State jayvees at Eugene Friday, and at Corvallis Saturday.
Last weekend, the Ducklings lost a pair to QSC, and they
have not been too potent all season. Since the varsity skimmed
the cream off what was in the beginning a rather slim fresh
man crop,, Londahl has not been overloaded with talent.
Several Talented Boys on JV's
However, he said he does have several boys who should help
the varsity next year, with added steadiness and experience.
“That extra year of difference between the freshman and
sophomore seasons means a lot to young ballplayers,” he
stated, “they develop poise and steadiness while working on
their mechanical mistakes.”
Londahl is not deep in pitching, although he thinks that twp
of his current hurlers have possibilities. They are Bill Blodgett
and Farrell Albright, both freshman righthanders.
Blodgett performed for the 1951 Grant high school state
champions as a prepster. Londahl stated that his big trouble
to date has been a tendency to take too long a stride in his
delivery, a fault he has been working to correct.
Albright, who hails from Milwaukie, Oregon, has been alter
nating between spring football practice and the Ducklings base
ball team. He too has been improving steadily, according to
Londahl.
In the infield, Londahl picks Jim Johnson, shortstop from
Boise, Idaho, as the best varsity prospect at the present, largely
because of his hustling proclivities.
Out of the Crowd Comes Johnson
Fans will remember Johnson as the young man whom
varsity Coach Kirsch called out of the crowd to act as a base
runner when the Oregon bench was exhausted in the second
WSC game. Johnson made a bad throw afield, but redeemed
himself in the 13th inning of the wild game when he laid down
a perfect drag bunt with the bases loaded to give the Ducks
victory.
Also performing well has been Paul Byhre, a freshman from
Portland’s Washington high school who operates at second
base. Byhre also played junior varsity basketball last season.
Outfielders Neal Marlett and Bob Wagner have shown con
siderable hitting promise, according to Londahl. Marlett was a
catcher last season for Lincoln high school in Portland, and
hits a long ball. Wagner performed for Parkrose as a prep,
and has been plagued by a hitch in his batting swing this year.
Also, he could use additional speed afoot.
There's an Art to Running
Londahl stated that several of his athletes would perhaps be
benefited by workouts on the track team, as they do not know
as yet how to run properly.
“They stay too long in one place,” he stated, “and are on
their heels too much.”
Londahl is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army ROTC unit on
campus, and is completing his first year of a three-year tour of
duty in Eugene.
A former Oregon outfielder, he performed for Coach Billy
Reinhart in the late 1920’s.
JV's Drop Two Games
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and gave up five runs in the seven
full innings that he pitched, but
he was getting weak on the mound
so Coach ffohn Londahl pulled him
and put in Lewis for one inning
then substituted Bill Blodgett to
finish out the last stanza.
Catcher Don Hedgepeth was the
hitting punch of the JV’s. Jim
Spiekerman, Oregon centerfielder
got one of his nicest hits of the
season when he beat out a solid
triple.
This win was the third for Nier
man in his three starts in the
series. Oregon has lost the un
official crown between the two
schools and OSC can be called the
new State of Oregon junior varsity
champs in their four wins so far
out of the series of six to be play
ed. The next two games will be
played Friday and Saturday to
conclude the season.
The University of Oregon golf
team, coached by Sic! Milligan,
easily defeated the Washington
State Cougars Friday at the Eu
gene Country Club by a 23y2-3V2
margin. The Ducks added the Cou
gars to its list of victories among
which are the University of Port
land ’and the OSC squad.
In morning best ball action the
Duck squad trimmed the WSC
golfers with the score of 7'/2-iy2
and in the afternoon match play
Oiegon golfers completed their
rounds victoriously with the wide
margin of 16-2.
Letterman Fred Mueller turned
in the best rounds of the day with
a three under par 69. Sophomore
Don Kreiger of Oregon and John
Halin of WSC tied for second best
with par 72.
Bob Atkinson and A1 Mundle
combined their talents in the best
ball action in the morning anft
ended up with the score of 72.
SUMMARY:
Best Ball: Ron Clark-Fred Muel
ler (UO) 69, 11/2 v. John Halin
Larry Graft (WSC) 71, iy2; Bob
Atkinson-Al Mundle (UO) 66, i
v. Lew Williams-Chuck Kenny
Kenney (WSC) 74-0; Don Krieger
Bud Cross (UO) 69, 3, v. Les Hil
by-Tom GuUickson (WSC) 74, 0.
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