By John Whitty
Emerald Sporftwritar
Although spring sports competi
tion is not yet at an end, with
both the PCC track meet and the
conference baseball playoffs on the
agenda this weekend, Oregon ath
letic competition for the school
year 1952-53 is nearing a close,
and only a few more editions of
the paper are on tap.
With this in mind, and in view of
the fact that this will probably be
the last column in the Emerald
appearing under this by-line, we
think it only fitting that we de
vote some space to the graduating
Webfoot athletes.
Many Gridders Gone
The Webfoot football squad is
to bo the largest loser due to
graduation, with fourteen Duck
grid stalwarts on their way out
into the cold world. All but three
of these spent most of their time
on the field as linemen, the un
sung heroes of the game.
Taking them in alphabetical
order, they are as follows: John
Adams, .Monte Brethauer, Len
lllederiehs, Hal Dunham, Wayne
Johnson, Bob Lcter, Bon I.yman,
Tom Xovlknff, Hal Simmons,
Don Sloan, Dlek Stoutt, Ken
Sweltzer, Emmett Williams, and
Bob Wilcox. Coach Casanova is
definitely going to miss these
hoys next season.
Four of Bill Borcher’s varsity
basketball team -will not be back
next year, and have played their
last games in Webfoot livery. The
two big boys on the squad, Henry
Bonneman and All-ND Chet Noe,
are graduating, as well as forward
Keith Farnham and speedster Bud
Covey.
Averill, Livesay Leave
Hard-hitting Earl Averill and
Jim Livesay are finishing their last
years on the Oregon baseball team,
and both will be missed in the
lineup next year. However, with
the large crew of sophomores on
this year's roster, baseball mentor
Don Kirsch should field another
strong nine in 1954.
From the track squad’s roster,
we find that only four of this
year’s Webfoot clndermen are
seniors, and all will be three
year lettennen when they grad
uate. They are Jack Loftis, mid
dle distances, Jerry Mock,
sprints, Tom Swalm, hurdler, and
Fred Turner, miler.
Bob Atkinson, golf team captain
and Neil George, veteran Web
foot netman have also ended their
athletic careers here at the Uni
versity. Both are three-year let
termen. All in all, it looks as if
Oregon's athletic teams are def
initely going to miss the perform
ances of these men next year, but
it seems as if there are always
others to take the places of those
who complete their careers. Appar
ently there is nothing1 more to be
said, except for a heart-felt word
of congratulation to all of them.
Poetic Justice
To return to the present, there
seems to be a bit of poetic justice
in the way Oregon’s diamond squad
was rained into the Northern Divi
sion championship this past week
end. Those who were here at school
last spring will recall the disap
pointment felt when the Ducks lost
the ND title to the Beavers on that
controversial call by the umpire, in
which a Beaver batsman hit a pop
up which looked like a foul to ev
eryone including himself, but which
was called fair by the arbiter.
Whether the ball did land fair
or foul Is still questionable, but
many Webfoot baseball fans
were quite broken up over the
whole situation. Perhaps the fav
or shown by old Jupiter Pluvius
last Friday and .Saturday has
served to soothe the injured feel
ings remaining from last year.
In any case, Oregon won the
championship fair and square, giv
ing us the ninth diamond title in
the last twenty-two years, al
though one of these was a tie with
OSC. Washington State has taken I
the pennant five times and tied j
for it once, Oregon State has,
topped the league two times and
tied three times, and Washington ]
has copped three championships, [
and finished in a tie for the title
with Oregon State last year.
Oregon’s track squad did not
fare as well, however, for they
finished third last Saturday, be
hind Washington and W’SC, when
they were predicted to be a strong
second, and a possible contender
for first place. The Webfoot cin
dermen have finished on top only
three times, with their last cham
pionship coming in 1950.
WSC Track Monopoly
The Cougars of Washington
State have shown themselves to
be the strongest track school in
the Northern Division, for they
have won the annual ND meet a
total of twelve times. Even more
remarkable than this, however, is
the fact that five of these cham
pionships have come in the last six
years. Only Oregon’s win in 1950
kept them from making it six in
a row.
That about winds up the records
in track and baseball for the past
few years, and we are left with
the hope that Coach Don Kirsch
and his crew will return to Eugene
next Sunday with the PCC base
ball trophy in their possession.
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Baseball Team Has Final Drill
By Buzz Nelson
Emerald Sporftwritar
Oregon’s Ducks, who meet Stan
ford Friday and Saturday for the
Pacific Coast conference baseball
title, went through lengthy defense
and batting drills Wednesday aft
ernoon in their final home prac
tice session before meeting the In
dians.
In the batting drill a number
of players got off long drives,
Co-captain Earl Averill and Don
Slegmund in particular. Out
fielder Ron Phillips also con
nected for some sharp hits.
The main stress was placed on
infield defensive work, with double
steal and hit-and-run situations
getting the most attention. The
pitchers also worked out at cover
ing first base when the firstbase
man was forced to field an infield
grounder.
The Oregon-Stanford games
will be broadcast direct over
Eugene radio station KOBE at
1:00 p.m. Friday, and 12:00 noon
Saturday.
Coach Don Kirsch stated that as
yet he was not fully decided on
his starting lineup, with the big
question marks being first base,
one outfield position, and pitcher.
Averill is set at catcher, Jim John
son at second, Pete Williams at
third, George Shaw at short, Jim
Livesay in centerfield, and Ron
Phillips either in right or left.
As for pitcher, starting choice
in the Friday game will be eith
er Norm Forbes or Stan Dmoch
owsky. If the series is extended
to three games, Lefty Trent Huls
will probably take the mound.
Stanford is expected to hurl ace
Bob Murphy in the opener with
the hope of getting a one-game
jump on the Webfoots. The In
dians are weak in pitching after
Murphy, however.
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Bower man, Trackmen
Leave for PCC Meet
Coach Bill Bowerman and sevdrt
of Oregon’s traveling squad \ePS
Wednesday for Palo Alto and tttfc
1953 PCC track and field chanf^
pionships. The remaining foil*
trackmen leave today, via autdt
mobile.
Bowerman added two names td
his traveling squad: Ken Hickefl*
bottom, pole vault; and Bob FatP«
cett, high jump. The meet begirt#
with time trials Friday afternoofl
and the meet on Saturday.
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