Oregon Nine Edges Past OSC
When Three Games Rained Out
Oregon’s youthful Webfoots backed into the 1953 Northern
division baseball championship during the week end when three
scheduled contests with the Oregon State Beavers were rained
out.
The cancellations—a single game at Eugene Friday and a
twin-bill at Corvallis Saturday—left Oregon with a 9-3 confer
ence mark and the Beavers with 8-3. The Ducks won the lone
game between the traditional rivals, a 2-1 contest played May 16.
Coach Don Kirsch’s nine now travels to Palo Alto, Calif.,
where they will meet the highly regarded Stanford Indians,
winners of the Southern division title, in a best two-of-three
set, May 29-30.
At Corvallis Saturday the Staters worked hard to get Cole
man field in shape, but it proved to be too wet. Eater it was
planned to hold the contests on another diamond, but more
rain ruled out that possibility.
The championship was Oregon’s ninth in the 21-year exist
ence of the Northern division and the Ducks tenth in history.
They also won a conference title in 1916 when the league in
cluded only Oregon State, Stanford, California, and Oregon.
The Northern division penant was also the fourth with which
Coach Kirsch has been connected. In 1941-42-43 he starred at
second base on champion Oregon teams and returned in 1948
as head baseball coach.
Decathalon Slated For This Week
rmeen men s organizations have
entered the Men’s P.E. Club de
cathlon which will be held this
Wednesday and Thursday after
noon at 3:00. Each house will be
represented by three trackmen.
Individual and team trophies will
be awarded to the winners. The
team trophy is now on display in
the Student Union fish bowl.
Four events will be run off each
day. The eight divisions of com
petition are shot put, broad jump,
high jump, discus, javelin, 100-yard
dash, 90 yard hurdles, and three
quarter mile relay.
This is the second year that the
decathlon has been held, sponsored
both years by the Men's P.E. club.
Huskies Top Ducks
To Cop Golf Meet
Oregon lost the Northern Divi
sion golf tournament last Satur
day at Seattle by a single stroke
to the defending tournament ti
tlists, Washington. The score was
596-597. Other scores were Idaho,
646, Oregon State,. 655, and Wash
ington State, 667.
Oregon’s Don Krieger tied with
Husky Paul Johansen for medalist
honors with a two-over-par 144.
Scores, on the average, were high
as a bad wind was blowing during
the playoffs.
Washington Takes
ND Tennis Crown
The University of Washington
tennis squad racked up 20 points
to take the ND title in Seattle Sat
urday. Following Washington in
total points were OSC, 5; Idaho,
3; WSC and Oregon, 2. The per
fect finish by Washington was the
first time it has happened in di
vision play.
Jerry Kirk and Ray Albano of
Washington outplayed Ron Lowell
and Neil George of Oregon in the
semi-finals by 6-4, 6-4 counts.
FINALS
Singles—Bill Quillian beat Don
Flye, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles — Quillian-Flye beat
Jerry Kirk-Ray Albano, 4-6, 7-5,
6-3.
Spring Footballers Close Sessions;
Green Eleven Wins Scrimmage
By Sam Vahey
Emerald Sport* Editor
Head Football Coach Lc-n Casa
nova closed out his 1953 spring
football practice with a full scale
scrimmage Monday afternoon on
Hayward field. The Green squad,
quarterbacked by Barney Holland,
defeated Don Holt's White team,
16-12.
The Duck gridders looked good
in their final workout, especially
the crew of freshmen who will be
the sophomores of next fall's
squad. The leading ground gainer
of the afternoon was Dick James,
frosh recruit from Grants Pass.
James has spent a busy year in
sports, playing on the frosh foot
ball team last fall, the frosh bas
ketball five this winter, the frosh
baseball team, the freshman track
squad, and the spring football team
this term.
James Rambles
James toiled for the Green
shirted eleven. Although he didn’t
score any of his team's three
touchdowns, he racked up almost
90 yards through pass receiving
and running.
Another first year man who
looked good was Dick Pavlat
who played with a heavy cast
on his left wrist. Also a mem
ber of the Green team in the
halfback position, he rolled up
25 yards on the ground and took
two passes from Holland for a
total of 50 yards. One was good
for a touchdown.
Of course the freshmen weren’t
the only top performers in the
game. Holland did a masterful job
in field-generaling his eleven to
the triumph. He used a versatile
attack, combining the power
drives of James, Pavlat, Cece
Hodges and Dean Leuven with a
variety of pass plays to Chuck
Greenley, Emery Barnes, and
Pavlat.
Don Holt's White-clad gridders
were the first to cross scoring ter
ritory. With two accurate passes
to Len Berrie and Farrell Albright,
he moved to within thirty yards of
the goal line.
Albright Tallies
Freshman Meb Bechanan came
up with a nice run that netted 15,
and then Albright, Larry Rose, and
again Albright carried the ball for
the six points.
The Green squad surged back
on the swerving, driving running
of James, who racked up SO
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yards of a drive that went half
the length of the field. Cece
Hodges also contributed with a
good 10 yard run off tackle.
The Green team finally crossed
the goal line when passes from
Holland covered most of the re
quired yardage. His first one was
to Hodges for eight. Chuck Green
ley pulled the next two down to
move the ball within scoring dis
tance.
Greens Score
After Hodges ground out an
other lengthy run, Pavlat took the
ball for five. On the next play,
Holland ran to his left on the run
pass option and fired a bullet pass
to Pavlat who dance-stepped his
way past three defenders for the
touchdown.
A Holland to Greenely aerial
that was good for 40 yards cli
maxed the Greens’ third scoring
thrust that went almost 90 yards
Using the run-pass optional again,
the junior quarterback declined to
run the ball and instead lofted a
long pass to End Greenely who
speedily outdistanced the White
safety man.
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Ducks Place Third
In ND Track Test
By Jim White
Emerald Sportawritar
Oregon’s ice cold Ducks swam to
defeat on Hayward field Saturday,
but the weather didn’t affect
Washington State’s Cougars. They
came through brilliantly to take
their third Northern Division track
title in as many years.
The aptly named Webfoots were
the victims of too much doubling
up on the running events and fin
ished third behind WSC and Wash
Jngton’a Huskies. Hayward field
was flooded for the morning trials
and was only partially drained
when the meet began. Several
showers kept the track soggy and
muddy.
Sweeney High Pointer
High point man for the meet
and undoubtedly the most out
standing performer was Idaho’s
Bruce Sweeney. The little Vandal
won both hurdles events, the broad
jump, and tied for third in the
high jump for a total of 1534
points.
The pole vault, the event which
I should have been hurt the worst
I by the weather, saw the most out
standing performances. Three men
' Vic Anderson, Russ Mannex, and
Ray Packwood, came through with
their best heights. Packwood won
the event with a near record leap
of 14 feet. He was second high
point man of the day with 10%
points. Besides winning the pole
I vault- he took second in the high
hurdles, third in the low hurdles
and tied third in the high jump.
The only record of the day was
set in the two mile run, that saw
; the best distance men in the
West vie for the championship.
Washington’s Denny Meyer came
through in the stretch with a
record breaking time of 9:22.6.
: A1 Fisher, who set the old record
last year finished second, and al
most lost that to Oregon’s Ken
Reiser in a sensational stretch
drive.
Bob Fornia of Washington upset
Oregon's A1 Martin and Fred
Turner by inches in another beau
tiful stretch drive.
Bob Gary retained the crown in
the 100 and captured another in
the 220. He was the Cougars’ only
double winner of the day and con
r
sidering the track he turned in
very good times.
Clement Second
Oregon’s Doug Clement put forth
a tremendous effort in the;880,
after a very good raee in the- 440.
He entered the stretch a atejp or
two ahead of WSC’s favored- Bill
Link, but he could not coidpets
against the fresh Link and faded
to second.
The meet was not officially de
cided until the results of the discus
came in, but considering WSC’s
strength in the event, the fans
went home after Washington
State edged out Oregon in the
mile relay. The Cougars’ sprinter,
Bob Gary, edged Doug Clement,
who once more faded in - the
stretch after a very difficult day.
WSC collected 51% points in
taking their twelfth title in 18
years. Second was Washington
with 40% points. Oregon finished
third with 34%. Sweeney led the
Idaho Vandals to fourth place!with
i a total of 20% counters, and OSC’s
j Beavers came in last with a score
| of 17%.
Summary:
100—Bob Gary (WSC); Brock
(OSC); Springbett (O); Hutchin
son (W). Time 9.8.
220—Bob Gary (SC); Brock
(OSC); Hutchinson (W); Ander
son (O). Time 21.5.
440—Clint Richardson (WSC);
Anderson (O); Clement (O); Hor
ner (WSC). Time 49.5.
880—Bill Link (WSC); Clement
(O); Cameron (W); Loftis (O).
Time 1:58.0
Mile—Bob Fornia (W); Martin
(O); Clark (I); Turner (O). Time
4:22.4.
2 Mile — Denney Meyer (W);
Gourley (I); Fisher (WSC); Reiser
(O). Time 9:22.6.
(New Record. Old record Of 9:22.7
set by A1 Fisher of Washington in
1952.)
Lows—Bruce Sweeney (I); Guen
ther (W); Packwood (O); Widen
felt (W). Time 23.8.
Highs — Bruce Sweeney (I);
Packwood ..(O); ..Guenther _(W.);
Swalm (O). Time 15.2.
Javelin—Ralph Sutton (OSC) {
Church (OSC); Duncan. (WSC!);
Thurman (WSC). Distance 196’ 7”.
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