Oregon Runners Seek
Third Consecutive Win
In Vandal Track Meet
Bill Bowernian’s O r e g o n
•track and f«*!<! squad will at
tempt to score its third
straight Northern Division
dual meet triumph when they
oppose the Idaho Vandals at
Moscow this Saturday after
noon.
The Ducks are currently
leading the ND with a 2-0
record and if they can down Idaho
and Oregon State in their final
two meets of the season they will
clinch the league dual meet title.
Oregon will go’ into the meet as
a definite favorite. The Vandals
have shown very little all-around
strength this season and in their
two meets to date they have been
eoundly trounced by Oregon State
and Washington State. An inter
esting comparison can be made
when one considers that the Ducks
edged WSC last Saturday at Hay
ward field.
Mile Threat
Idaho seems to be a threat in
only one event. That is the mile
run. Emerson Clark ran a smooth
4:19.1 four-lapper against OSC
last weekend and has to be classed
as the favorite in this race. Bill
Dellinger of the Ducks ran a 4:21.5
against the Cougars which is not
too far off Clark's pace. This
could develop into the best running
event of the day.
On paper the Ducks appear far
ahead of the Var.dals in all other
running events. Bruce Springbett
and Doug Talbot should have their
own way in the sprints, Chan
Sogge and Bill Sorsby should dom
inate the hurdle races. Doug Clem
ent has recorded much better
clocking than any of the Idaho
runners in the 880, and Wayne
Reiser and Dellinger should run
one-two in the two-mile run.
The 440-yard dash could prove
to be an Interesting nice. Neith
er team has 4>eon able to find
a consistent runner in this par
ticular race and It is anybody's
guess just who will be running
the quarter for each Saturday.
In the field events Oregon par
ticipants will have their best
chances of the season to take some
first places. The Duck discus
throwers, who have fared so mis
erably thus far. will finally get an j
opportunity to show themselves. J
Idaho has shown very little:
strength in this event and should
not be too hard to beat.
Fieldnien Have Chance
In the shot put Ben Lloyd and
Jim Jones of Oregon will have to
be classed as the favorites over the
Vandal shotters. who failed to
place against OSC. Bob Faucett
and Emery Barnes will have first'
and second place within their
grasp in the high jump if they
can come up with a top perform
ance.
Ken Hickenbottom and Bob Reid
in the pole vault and Ben Johnson
and Don Sullivan in the broad
jump could give the Ducks some
more top places.
Doyle Higdon appears to be
far and away the best of the
javelin throwers. Higdon's 205’
8” toss against WSC is more
than 20 feet better than any of
the Vandal marks.
Idaho could come up with a win
in the mile relay which the Ducks
have been very weak in this sea
son.
Bowerman Revives Cinder
Sport in Five Years at UO
"One of the best." These are
about the only words that can
truly describe head track and field
coach. Bill Bowerman.
Bowerman has proved in his
last five seasons us mentor of the
Oregon Ducks that he has that
magic touch that converts normal
ly just good track men into great
ones. In his first five years at
Oregon Bowerman did a brilliant
job of rebuilding Oregon's track
and field squad to the point where
it has produced some of the Nor
thern Division's best team and in
dividual performances.
The VVebfoot coach is a firm be
liever in large squads and has had
considerable success in interesting
inexperienced track material in
joining the Ducks to help solve
the problem of depth which norm
ally plagues VVebfoot teams.
Started in 1948
Bowerman joined the Oregon
staff in 1948 and his first team
lost only one dual meet and fin
ished second in the Northern Di
vision championship meet. A year
later his squad swept through the
conference schedule without a loss
and then captured the division
title with one of the highest point
totals in history.
In 1951 the Ducks were hit
heavily by graduation losses and
injuries, but still finished second
in the division meet and twelfth
in the NCAA finals. In 1952 Ore
gon was undefeated in dual meet
action and finished ninth in the
NCAA.
During the past five years the
Ducks have been strengthened by
more than a handful of “un
knowns" who first were discovered
in the broad intramural program
■■■II t >*/ V --
BILL BOWKRMAN, <» r c g « n
track am! field coach, started
his coaching career at the Duck
school In 1918 and In (he past
five years has made Oregon one
of the most highly recorded
track powers on the Pacific
Coast.
which Bo we mi an inaugurated and
still supervises.
Successful at Medford
Bowerman's “track for every
body" program had brought him
considerable success before he
joined the Oregon staff. He began
his coaching career in 1935 at
Franklin high school in Portland
and a year later went to Medford.
In the next nine seasons his teams
won eight Hayward Relays and
three state championships.
In addition to fine track teams.
Medford also had one of the state's
better football teams under Bow
erman. In seven years his grid
clubs won 64 games, lost eight and
tied three. Thls^ record produced
three state championship* and
three undefeated leant*.
An Oregon Oru<l
Bowermatt la an Oregon grud
uate, earning hi* degree in 19:15.
He participated In football a* an
end ami halfback and in track as
a quarter-mller for the late Col.
Bill Hayward.
During World War II he served
four years with the Tenth Moun
tain Division and was discharged
as a major. He Is married and is
the father of three son*.
From his past record one can
see that Bill Bowerman has to
take a back seat to absolutely no
body when it comes to turning out
top flight athletic teams. The Uni
versity of Oregon can be proud of
the grand job he Is doing.
Webfoot Netfers
Host WSC, Idaho
The University of Oregon tennis
team will go back into action this
: weekend when they play th<dr
I second two Northern Division
matches of the season.
The Ducks take on Washington
State on the Webfoot courts on
Friday and come back to host the
Idaho Vandals on Saturday.
Oregon ha* not shown too much
strength In pre-conference action,
winning over only Willamette
while losing to Portland university
i twice and Oregon Stale once.
The Ducks could give the Cou
gars and Vandals some trouble in
I the number one singles match
j where Captain Hon Lowell will be
f wielding the racket.
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