Oregon Diamond Nine Tops
Huskies, 9-4; Tightens Lead
By FRANK FLORl
Spurred on by the fine relief
pitching of Bill Blodgett, the Ore
gon Duck baseball team overcame
a four-run deficit to win its fourth
straight game in a row. over the
Washington Huskies, Friday after
noon. The win tightened the Ducks’
hold on first place in Northern Di
vision standings.
ND BASEBALL STANDINGS
W L ’ Pet.
OREGON .-. 4 0 1.000
Ichho .3 2 .600
Oregon State .2 2 .500
Washington State .2 2 .500
Washington . 1 4 .200
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
OREGON, 9, vs. Washington, 4.
SATURDAY GAMES
Washington at Oregon
A big five-run fifth inning was
the major factor in the Oregon
win. Jim Livesay opened festivi
ties with a long triple to right
<enter. The roof then caved in on
Husky pitcher Bill Reams, as he
walked two men and hit Earl Av-.
crill with the bases loaded. Ron
Phillips greeted relief Dick
Merchie. with a solid single to left
—driving in two markers. Merchie
pitched his way out of the jam
by giving up one more single and
•striking out the side.
Double Play Ends Inning
Stan Dmochowsky started on
the mound for the Ducks, but was
the victim of four hits, two walks
and four runs, before Blodgett came'
in and forced Harvey Jaris to line
T>«c6
\-By JIM SIGNOR
Some of you high school seniors
here for the Duck Preview may be
interested in knowing some of the
Oregon boys playing on the Web
foot varsity baseball team.
Oregon players and their home
towns are: Farrel Albright—Mil
V/aukie, Jim Archer — Portland,
Kill Blodgett—Portland, Don Hedg
peth — Grants Pass, Don Holt—
Portland, Lee Jackson—Portland,
Jim Livesay—Portland. Ron Phil
lips — Portland, George Shaw—
Portland, Don Siegmund—Eugene,
Bob Wagner—Portland and Pete
Williams—Portland.
Grant high school of Portland is
the big contributor with five ex
grads on the varsity ro3ter.
Don Kirsch is the Duck coach
and has behind him nine years of
Northern division coaching and
.playing. In the six years that Don
lias been the head coach, the Ducks
Jpave finished second three times,
third twice and fourth once.
The Webfoots slate the Wash
ington Huskies here on Howe
field today at 2 p.m. Yesterday
the Ducks slammed the Huskies
9-4. BUI Blodgett, Sophomore
from Grant high school relieved
Stan Dmochowsky in the first
inning with one out and held the
Huskies scoreless for the re
mainder of the game.
Big bats for the Ducks yesterday
V/ere Ron Phillips with 2 for 5 and
Norm Forbes with 2 for 4. Pete
Williams also hit 2 for 3 for the
Bucks as they nicked Huskie pitch
ers for 10 safeties. Norm Forbes is
slated to start tomorrow’s game
against the Huskies and he goes
into the game with a twro- win one
loss pitching record. He has start
ed more games than this, but re
lieving pitchers have taken the
wins and losses.
into a double play to end the in
ning.
Ron Phillips’ long two-base
smash to left center was the big
blow in the Ducks’ two-run sixth.
Phillips' liner followed Don Sieg
mond's fielder’s-choice hit and Av
erin’s poke into right field. Merchie
then settled down and forced
Forbes to fly to center, to end the
inning. Coach Don Kirsch's Ducks’
only threat in the eighth inning
was a drag bunt down the first
base line by Siegmund, the Ore
gon first baseman.
Washington in Cellar
Washington dropped deeper into
the league cellar, as it lost its
fourth game, compared to one win.
The Ducks, by virtue of their Fri
day win, lead second place Idaho
by two games. The Vandals have
a three-won, two-lost record in
league play.
Scores Three
EARL AVERILL
Oregon Catcher
Husky Courfmen j
Blank Ducks, 7-0
Washington’s tennis squad de
feated Oregon, 7-0, Friday after
noon on the Duck’s courts. It was.
the initial league match of the sea-!
son. The Huskies’ two national
junior champs, Bill Quillian and
Don Flye, were given a battle in j
doubles action with Neil George
and Ron Lowell of Oregon, in the
feature match of the day, before
winning, 9-7, 6-1.
Washington placed a veteran
team on the courts, losing only one
man from last year’s team. The
Ducks lost four netters by gradua
tion.
Oregon will meet Seattle Univer
sity Saturday morning at 10 a.m.,
on the home courts.
Singles
Don Flye df. Ron Lowell 6-1 6-1
Bill Quillian df. Neil George 6-2 6-2
Ray Albano df. Dick Hamilton 6-2 6-1
Jerry Kirk df. Bob Baker 6-2 6-2
Jack Rose df. Martin Magi 6-2 6-0
Doubles
George & Lowell df. Quillion, Flye, 9-7 6-1
Baker & Hamilton df. Hanson, Kirk 6-4 6-2
UO Golf Team
Downs Washington
The Oregon golf team virtually
cinched its fifth straight ND dual
match title Friday as it topped the
strong Washington Huskies, 18 V2
8V2 in a match at the Eugene
Country club.
The Ducks led 5-4 at the end of
morning best ball play, and 3-0
sweeps by Captain Bob Atkinson,
Don Krieger, and A1 Mundle help
ed them sweep to the win.
Atkinson anflkHuskie Don Rus
sell fired 70’s for medalist honors.
Blodgett, the hefty all-city ace
from Grant high school, Portland,
pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings in
his relief stint against the Huskies.
Bill's control was unbeatable, as
he walked only one batter and
scattered six singles. Washington's
Bill Reams and Dick Merchie gave
up ten blows and five walks be
tween them.
Extra base blows for Oregon
were smashed out by Ron Phil
lips and Jim Livesay. Both blows
figured in Oregon scoring.
Forbes to Pitch
Oregon will again host the Hus
kies this afternoon at 2 p.m. on
Howe field. Coach Don Kirsch has
nominated Norm Forbes, a left
hander, aa his mound candidate.
OREGON (9)
AB H R
Livesay . 5 11
Shaw - 3 0 1
Siegmund _ 4 1 2
E. Averill _ 2 1 3
Philips _ 5 2 1
Forbes _ 4 2 1
Williams .... 3 2 0
Dmochows'y 0 0 0
Blodgett _ 4 10
Johnson .... 4 0 0
B. Averill _ 1 0 0
35 10 9
WASHINGTON’
OREGON
WASHINGTON (4)
AB H R
Absher . 5 2 1
Halle . 5 1 1
Watson . 4 0 1
Mitchell .... 4 3 0
Garner . 4 0 1
Richards .... 2 0 0
Stuht . 4 10
Jaris . 4 0 0
Reams . 2 10
Merchie _ 2 10
36 10 4
R H E
.400 000 000—4 10 3
—.020 005 20*—9 10 2
Klamath Falls Pelicans Win Local
Duckling, Cottage Grove Meet
By JIM SIGNOR
Klamath Falls won the tri-meet
between the Ducklings, K-Falls
and Cottage Grove held on Hay
ward field, Friday afternoon.
There were 151 points awarded in
the meet and K-Falls garnered 70
of them. The Ducklings were close
behind with 61 Vs, and Cottage
Grove totaled only 19 Vs points for
the meet.
High point man of the day was
big Jim Dougharty of Klamath
Falls with 13 points, while Gary
McFarland tallied 10 points for the
Frosh. Ken Sloan was high point
er for the Lions with 6 points.
Dougharty, who also plays foot
ball for the Pelicans, placed first
in the 120-yard high hurdles and
the shot put and garnered a sec
ond in the broad jump.
The Ducklings cleaned up in the
mile, placing 3 men. Bill Dellinger
took the race, Gibson finished sec
ond and Erne fourth for the Frosh.
K-Falls placed only one man In
the mile and that was a third. In
14 events the Ducklings finished
first in seven. Seven firsts went to
Klamath Falls. Cottage Grove
wasn't in the running as they
couldn’t field a full time. K-Falls
won enough other places to give
them a comfortable lead with three
events left to go. Klamath Falls
won the other three field events. '
The running events were split up,
also as each team grabbed four, a
5-3-2-1 scoring gave the Pelicans
the win as they picked up 0 sec
onds. 6 thirds, and G fourth places.
BOX SCORE
Mile run: Bill Dellinger (Fr) 2. Gibson
(Fr) 3. S. Pitts (KF; 4. Erne (Fr; Timet
4:32.8. (
120-yd hi«h hurdles: Jim Dougharty (KF)
2. Chase (KF) 3. Sloan (CG) 4. Murray*
(C*G; Time: :1(».2.
Shot-put: Jim Dougharty (KF; 44*5 JS” 2. \
Schulze (KF) 45*2” 3. Lawyer (KF; 43’ 4.
Violatte (CG) 41' 24i”
100) (1 (lash: Calvin Gilmore (KF) 2.
Tall>ot (Fr) 3. Freirich (Fr) 4. Bevaus *
(KF), Time: :10.5.
Javelin: Doyle Higdon (Fr) 170’ 1” 2.
Sloan (CG) 157’ 9” 3. Overton (Fr; 10 0’ i
8” 4. Kookcn (KF) 139’ 2”.
High Jump: Joe Thomas (KF) 5’ 6” 2._
Three way tic for 2nd, Gilmore (KF)
Chaine (KF) Sloan (CG) 5’ 5". ,
Pole vault: Gary McFarland (Fr) 2. Wil
son (CG) and Reid (Fr) tic for 2nd, 4,
Kookcn (KF) Ht. 12' 6”.
440yd dash: Dick Gicngcr (Fr) 2. Mills
(KF) 3. Talbot (Fr) Scott (CG; Time:
:52.8.
180->*1 low hurdles: Jim Bevane (KF) 2.
Chase (KF) 3. Decker (Fr) 4. Treat (CG)
Time: :22.1.
Broadjump: Gary McFarland (Fr) 21’ 9"
2. Dougharty (KF) 19* 3” Pepplc (KF; 18'
4” 4. Perkins (KF) 18’
220 yd dash: Calvin Gilmore (KF; Frcl
rick (Fr) 3. Mills (KF) 4. Kan (Fr; Time:''!
:22.8.
Discus: Greg Schulze (KF) 136’ 8'//' 2. *
Hase (CG) 109’ 5” 3. Pynch (CG; 105’ 2"
4. Oocuagaugh (CG) 105’ \'/»'\
880-yd run: Won by Gordon Dahlquint (
(Fr) 2. Dellinger (Fr) 3. Erne (Fr) 4.
Thompson (IJF; Time: 2:03.5
330 yd relay: Won by Org. Frosh (Bob*
Freirich. Dick Gienger, Bob Reid, Dave Tal
bot, 2. Klamath Falls, So third Time: 1:31.1 r
A Vimehf \ *1ip> ta
VaUUuf SetuoM
when it's coffee time
it's SU time on campus
Yes, morning, afternoon, or night, it's always time for a cup
of coffee. There's no better way to meet your friends and talk
over the events of the day. Come on in and make, yourself at
home, for the S.U is really the students' own.
And maybe you'll feel like doing something after that cof
fee. Well, there's always something doing at the S.U. Every part
of the building is designed to serve you.
• Bowling
• Ping Pong
• Billiards
• Music Listening Rooms
• The "Fishbowl"
• Taylor Lounge
ERB MEMORIAL
STUDENT UNION
Layout for thi advertisement by Bob Hoeppner, ’54