Washington's Ballard Pushes to Top of List In League Batting Race Washington's Jack Ball a i d Jumped Into the lead In the chase for the 1054 Northern 111 vision batting championship at the end of tin? third week of play with an average of .000, supplanting Oregon State's Jay Dean who (dip ped to third spot with a .548 av erage. Oregon State's Jack Pinion mov ed into second place with a hefty performance with Jack Scott in fourth place at .500, and Chuck 1'iak of the Beavers completing the first five with a .487 average. 1-lHk leads in runs batted in with 15 and Is followed by Ballard and George Shaw of Oregon with 11 •ach. Shaw still tops the home run hitters with four and two other Ducks, Neal Marlett and Dick Schlosstcln, and Ballard all have a pair. Hon Folsy of Washington State and Fisk both have a pair of triples and Dean leads In doubles w*th four, followed by Terry Sparks of WSC with three. Bo land Halle of Washington has nine stolen bases and the second -pot goes to Larry Watson of the Huskies, who has seven to his credit. Oregon State leads the team halting with a .335 average and is followed by Washington with .320, Oregon with .277. Washington staj- with .231 nn*l Idaho with 217. Idaho has played 10 games through May 1 Oregon has play ed six and all others have gone half way through the 16-game schedule. Oregon’s Trenton Huls. Oregon State s A] GuldotU and Washing ton's Don Hill are tied for the hading in pitching with records Of two wins and no losses while Merlyn DeHass of the Beavers. L‘-" Dalquist of WSC and Dick 23 31 14 30 20 36 24 35 18 37 24 29 13 17 AB R H 25 9 15 6 10 8 10 8 8 4 14 7 4 14 9 10 10 14 7 14 9 10 10 10 7 10 9 I'ct .600 .565 .548 .500 .407 .450 .444 .417 .400 .389 .378 .375 .345 .323 .323 .318 .313 310 Player Jack Ballard. W Jack Pinion. OSC Jay Dean, OSC Jack Scott, W Chuck Fisk, OSC George Shaw', O Harvey Jarvis, W Hod Pressey, W Bob Boub, OSC Neal Marlett. O Bob Falash. I Dick Schloastein, Reg Frazier, I Earl M Intosh, WSC 31 Jim Buggies, OSC 31 John Kejjer, O 22 Ron Foisy, WSC 32 Jerry Exley, OSC 29 Doubles: Jay Dean, OSC 4, Ter ry Sparks, WSC, 3. Triples: Ron Foisy, WSC and Chuck Fisk, OSC, 2. Homers: George Shaw\ O, 4. Dick Schlosstein, Neal Marlett O. and Jack Ballard, W, 2. Stolen bases: Roland Halle, W. 9, Larry Watson, W, 7. Pitching Trenton Huls, O AI Guidottl. OSC Don Hill, W Merlyn DeHaas, OSC Lee Dalqui.st, WSC Dick Wilson, OSC Norb Wellman, OSC Norm Forbes, O Wes Stock, WSC Roy Veiling, W W L 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 Era. 1.89 3.21 3.24 0.00 2.25 0 6.00 2.34 3.42 4.77 7.29 Kirsch Pitches For All-Stars Many people who attended last Saturday's baseball game between the Oregon Ducks and an Alumni All-Star team made up of ex-Ore gon players were quite surprised to see Webfoot coach, Don Kirsch, playing ball for the All-Stars. Kirsch started on the pitching mound for the veterans and lasted four innings before he was re lieved. Kirsch also made himself known at the plate by pounding out one hit and on another occas ion laying down a perfect bunt. Although many people have for gotten it, Kirsch was an all-Nor thern Division player in his college days at Oregon as second base man. VVilwn of OSC all have a single victory and no defeats. Oregon State's Norb Wellman ha* won the greatest number of games with u record of three victories In four start* arid Norm Forbes of the Webfoots has picked up two decision* in three tries. Hull has the best earned run average among the regulars at 1.89, Wellman lead* in strikeouts with 25 and Forbes and Wes Stock have been the most generous with bases on balls, giving up 16 each. Clement Calls Meet Order of the “O" president, Doug Clement, announced Tue« day afternoon that there would la* an important meeting of that organization Wednesday noon at the Itefa Theta 1*1 fraternity. Clement went on to say that all members should be present if possible because plans for .Jun ior Weekend were going to be discussed and some important decisions made. Duck Diomondmen Oppose Idaho Vandals in ND Series i nr wrejjon Ouck* play the fir-t ^iinc of their Inland Kni pire invasion Wednesday after noon when they take on the Idaho Vandals in the first of two games slated for Moscow, Idaho. I he Ducks, who need to win at least one game to stay on the I heels of Oregon State #and j could definitely use two victories;, will be favored to take the Van dals but are expecting some rug- j ged competition from the Idaho ans. The Webfoots defeated the nine of Clem Parberry twice, 7-2 and 4-1, in a series at Eugene a' lew weeks back, but since then the Vandals have shown some; great improvement. Only last Friday afternoon the Idaho crew pulled a big surprise when they handed OSC their first division loss, 4-0. Ken Hallett, who ; pitched the shutout for the Van-1 dais in this game, iB expected to open on the mound in the first ( Duck encounter. In addition to Hallett, Parberry] will probably open with Jerry Quane, catcher; Bob Haines, first hfiM-; Mike Cygler, second base; Larry Morrison, shortstop; Flip Nort hern 080 OREGON Washington WHO . Idaho . Division W L Pet. . 8 1 ’.8S9 4 2 .667 . 5 3 .625 . 3 6 .333 . 1 9 .100 Kleffner, third base; peg Frazier, left field; Bob Falash, center field, and Frank Teverbaugh, right field. For Oregon Coach Don Kirsch will more than likely start either right-hander Norm Forbes or southpaw Trenton Huls in the first game. Both boys saw action in the first Idaho series and looked very sharp. Forbes won the first Van dal game at Eugene with a seven hitter and Huls seconded him in the second encounter with a six-hit job, Huls was especially effective, striking out 15 Idaho batters. Other Oregon starters are like ly to be: Neal Marlett, catcher; Dick Schlosstein. first base; Jim Johnson, second base; John Keller, shortstop; Pete Williams, third ba.se; Jerry Ross, left field; George Shaw, center field; and Bob Wagner, right field. Oregon is quite eager to do rye it in their six game trek through. Idaho and Washington and frr >o the looks of things right now tt appears that they are going (© nave to do pretty well on the trip if they are to say in the runni.jg for the league championship. Oic gon State, which is making >\-\ northern tour at the present time, has to date won two and lost one. This gives them a two and or.e ha!f game lead over second pla< o Oregon and puts the pressure eri the Ducks to win if they are to stay in the running. The Beavers and Webfoots don't, play their first game against ea< h other until May 15. By that time both teams will have complet'd their games with all other ND foes. SPORTS FARE Wednesday. Mav 5, 1054 TRACK Hale Kane vs. Susan Campt* II hall. Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Ff-i Sigma Kappa. Am meats iinights of the Sly... 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