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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1954)
Webfoots Prepare For Cougar Series Oregon's baseball team sharpen ed tip on the hitting and fielding Wednesday in an effort to be nt top strength when they face the Washington .State college Cougars on friendly Howe field Friday and Saturday afternoons. Thlrdbaseman Pete Williams, who Tuesday was elected team (uptain, ran the Ducks through the workout. Head coach Don Klrsch was in Corvallis watching the OSC B>avern maul WSC 7-1 behind the fine slants of Norm Wellman. The two teams tangle again today. In the Cougars Oregon will be facing a team with a 5-4 season's record Including yesterday's en counter. Coach Buck Bailey's club has recorded wins over the Wash ington State Pen, Whitman (twicet, Tri-City Braves, and Lew iston B rones. WSC has lost to Lewiston, OSC the Yakima Bears, and to Tri City. Starting pitchers for both teams are uncertain. Oregon will prob ably go with Norm Forbes, Bill Blodgett, or Trent Huls. Bailey can counter with Lee Frank. Lee Dol Duck Bowlers Face LA Six A top West Coast bowling team. Allied Tool and Abrasive from Los Angeles, will roll against the Uni versity of Oregon keglers on the Student Union alleys at 7:30 to night. The match will be a warm up for the Oregons, who will com pete in the telephonic National In tercollegiate tournament April 19 Oregon Is the defending national champion. Bowling for the Los Angeles team, which competed in the American Bowling Congress meet in Seattle, will be Howie Busick, Dutch See bold, Ralph RsulseU, Don Carter, and Kmie Slabotsky. The Oregon team win consist of Bob Boyle, Leo Naapi, Norm Keucker, Jim Kkstrom, Don Hannu, and Champ Husted. Big Bevo Expelled "To Take It Easy" Kast Liverpool, Ohio <.V> High scoring Bevo Francis says he is going to take it easy and look over offers from A-A-U Basketball teams. The 6 foot 9-Inch sophomore was expelled from Kio Grande college Monday for failing to attend class es and make up examinations. Francis said his coach, Newt Oli ver. had assured him he would fol low wherever Bevo went. cjulat, and Bill Eehdfr. Frank j Mtarted and lout against the Bea-1 vcra Wednesday. Burk Bailey Peterson Fills Hoop Vacancy Don Peterson, ex-Oregon banket ball player and a graduate of I itooHcvelt high school of Portland, ; wa* named a.s head cage mentor at Klarnath Kalla union high school, school officials announced Tues day. Peterson had been serving as as- j sistant coach to Paul McCall since 1951. Besides his basketball duties. Peterson will serve as assistant j tutor in baseball and will teach general science courses. While at Oregon Peterson played both basketball and baseball and made a good name for himself in both sports. He might have been one of Oregon's greatest athletes if he had not been forced out of competition during his final two years of school because of a knee * injury. Peterson is 24 and is married. PE Club Elects The Physical Education club met Tuesday and elected officers for next year. Bernie Tverill was elec- ; ted president, Bob Williams vice president, J. C. Johnson, treasurer, and Les Plumb, secretary. SPORTS FARE Thursday, April 15, 1954 SOFTBALL 3:50, North field, Pi Kappa Al pha vs. Tan Kappa Epsilon. 3:50, South field, Chi Psi vs. Delta Tau Delta. 3:50, Upper field, Phi Gamma Delta vs. Campbell Club. 4:55, North field, Legal Eagles vs. Hale Kane. •I :55, South field. Phi Delta Theta vs. Delta Upsilon. 4:55, Upper field, Merrick hall vs. French hall. Lucky Student Number 445 If your student body rurd bears thin number come in for a free tie. Watch our ad* for future numbers! Complete Rental Service FOR EVERY FORMAL OCCASION .Our formal wear service jfe designed with you in mind. Each' garment is neatly pressed, . jj freshly cleaned—* r and made to fit you correctly and the occasion perfectly. You’ll like the •mice and the prices. AT FENNELL'S 860 E. 13th DU'S Phi Kap's, Hale Kane Win Dmitri Upsilon, Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Sigma, Susan Camp bell hall, and Hale Kane scored softball wins Wednesday after noon in intramural play. In an other scheduled game Theta Chi won over Tau Kappa Epsilon by forfeit. J The DU’s scored two runs in each the second and fourth innings to outlast Lambda Chi Alpha 4-1 in a close tussle. In another tight fray Susan Campbell edged French hall by a 4-3 count. The Hbsies had to kill a last inning French rally to come out on top. The best played game of the day was between Phi Kappa Sigma and Campbell Club. In this one the winners' Gene Beck tossed no hit ball for four innings before being nicked for a double by Don Jacob son in the fifth and final inning. The score was 3-0. Hale Kane and- Kappa Sigma both scored easy wins in their games. Hale Kane pasted Phila delphia House 16-5 and Kappa Sig- j ma rolled over Delta Tau Deltai 16-6. Frick Issues Glove Order Major League Baseball Com-’ missioner Ford Frick has demand ed strict enforcement of the new rule requiring players to take their gloves off the playing field when they come in to bat. As a penalty, Frick threatened to forfeit ball games. Frick's stern warning was in the form of a five-paragraph bulletin sent to all major league clubs and minor league presidents. The com missioner said he was disturbed about persistent reports that vari ous leagues and clubs would make their own interpretation of the rule. Although Frick didn't mention names, it was reported reliably in Florida that the American League had voted, 7-1, to oppose the rule and make its own interpretation of the rule. National League Presi dent Warren Giles earlier had is sued a bulletin to all of his clubs, laying down a policy of strict enforcement. F Hayward Relays Set First Competition Friday Oregon meets Washington and ] 6» teams will take part in the four divisions of the 17th Hayward Re lays this weekend as the 1954 home track season gets underway. The two-day prep classic has at-; tracted a record number of teams, five more than the previous high in 1953. More than 1,000 prep ath letes from Oregon and Washington will be on hand for the track classic sponsored by the Eugene Active Club. Three of the four defending champions, Medford in the Metro politan, Marshfield in Class “A” and Henley in Class "C,” will be back in an attempt to repeat their 1953 victories. Ashland, winner last year in Class "3,’' has moved up one division and a new cham pion is assured in this class. Close Meet The varsity meet between the Ducks and the Huskies will be Duck Rackefmen Face Willamette The University of Oregon ten nis team will go into action for the second time this season when they host the Willamette Bear cats on the Duck courts starting at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The Webfoots lost their first match of the season last Saturday afternoon when they were down ed by Portland university 7-0. The Bearcats are not expected to be as strong as the Pilots prov ed to be and from all indications the Willamette - Oregon meet ought to be very close. Taking part in the competition for the Ducks are likely to be Ron Lowell, Bob Baker, Dick Gray Martin Magi, Dick Hamilton, and Ed Jamison. After the Eearcats match the Duck netters will wait until Sat urday when they play Portland in a rematch on the Webfoot courts. Sports Staff Desk Editor: Buzz Nelson. Staff: Bob Robinson. 9 ' run at the same time as the Metro politan and “A” divisions am* promises to be one of the rloser meets the two old rivals have had in recent years. Coach Bill Bowerman's Ducket are basing their hopes for an up set on improved field event strength, better hurdlers and a fan chance of cutting into the power ful Washington middle distance strength. Oregon will have two of it<* three "cripples,” Doug Clement and Bill Dellinger hack in the 884fc and the mile, but will still be with out the services of A1 Martin, a consistent point winner in botk events. Strong in Sprints The Ducks will have a strong* entry in the sprints with Brut** Spnngbett and Dave Talbot, in the 440-yard dash with Ted Anderson and Fred Jacobs, will stick witfe Clement and Bill Hail in the 880 Dellinger in the mile and Wayne Reiser in the two-mile. Doyle Higdon, who has been out 167 feet this season, is the top man in the javelin and Emery Barnes, a 6-8 jumper in 1952, i» back again along with Bob Fau cett in the high jump. The Web foots wii] also have a one-two threat in the pole vault where Kea Hickenbotton and Bob Reid art on hand. SWIM Winter Swim Schedule Afternoons 2 to • Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Nights 7 to 10 Wednesday, Thurs., Fri, Sat. BENTON LANE NATATORIUM 4 mi. No. of Junction City on Highway 99 West Phone Junction City 8-2830 The Gift That Lives Forever! in Mother Wants a Picture of You! Only through the magic of the camera s lens can you remain young forever — the way Mother remembers you best. Give the gift onlv YOU can give — your photograph! May We Make It For You? THE FEHLY STUDIO On The Campus Please Phone 4-3432 for Appointment