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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1954)
T>ucA 'i'i.,.i_ By Bob Robinson Emarald Sports Editor .* ’ u ^uiaiiuu mmiif; me past week on just how this Saturdays Northern Division track and field meet at I oilman is going to come out. Most people have come to the conclusion that the University of Washington is the team to heat with Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State and Idaho following in that order. Although the Ducks won the league dual meet championship, experts figure that the Huskies have a little more strength to put forth in the five team affair. We are inclined to disagree. \\ < think that (Oregon can and w ill win the XI) toga to go along with their dual meet crown. Of course Hill Bowerman’s Ducks' will have to come through with top performances in every event if they are to come out on top. I.\ checking over the prospects in each event, one can easily see that the scoring will he very close between Washington, Oregon and W SC. If one goes by the top marks in each event in dual meets it is found that the Huskies should win the meet by about 10 points with Oregon second and the Cougars third. Huskies Should Get Most Firsts But in our Opinion the Webfoots will edge out the Washing tonians even though the Huskies will gain more first place fin ishes. According to our figuring, Washington will pick up five blue ribbons, WSC will take home four, < Jrcgon and OSC three each and Idaho one. However, it is our belief that Oregon will score much better than any other team in the all-important sec-i ond, third and fourth place finishes. \\ e think Washington will win the mile with Bob Fornia, the two-mile w ith Denny Meyer, the broad jump with Darrell Skar \edt, the shut put w ith Duane W ardlow and the discus also with Wardlow. If our figure are right, WSC will win both the 100 and 220 yard dashes with Bob ( .ary, the 8«0 with Bill Link and the mile relay. We look for Oregon to win the 440 on an upset by Fred Jacobs, the high jump with Bob Faucett and the pole vault w ith Ken Hickenbottom. Oregon State's firsts w ill come in the high and low hurdles with Don Chambers and the javelin with Jerry C iuirch. Although Doyle Higdon of Oregon has the best javelin mark to date, Church has been much more coirsistant through the entire season. . Event Review end Rundown Following is a list of the events which will he run Saturday; and our predictions on just how they will come out. Each man’s best winning time of the season is listed by his name. 100-yard danh Carv (WSC). 9.5; Springbett (O). 9.8; La Bongo (W), 10.1; Hornby (Oi, no wins. 220-yard da«h Gary (WSC), 21; Springbett (O), 22 5 Kkarvedt (Wi. 22.7, Led bolter (W), 22.8. •MO-yard dash Jacobs (O), 50.4; Banks (W), 50.3; Dahl qulst (O). 80.5; Smithpetcr (OSC). 51. 880-yard dash Link (WSC). 1:55.5; Clement (O), 1:56.6; Clayton <W), 1:55.5; Hail (O), no wins. Mile run Komi a (W). 4:21.3; Clark (II, 4:19.1; Dellinger (Oi, 4:21 5; Matson (WSC). 4:25. Two-mile-run Meyer (Wi, 9:17.5; Gourley (I), 9:57; Reiser (O), 9:30.3; Itader (WSC), 9:51.3. 120-yard high hurdles Chambers (OSC), 15.2; Sorsby (O), 15.4; Torgerson (WSC), 15.2; Sogge (O), 15.5. 220-yard low hurdles Chambers (OSC), 24.1; Ledbetter (W), 23.9; Sorsby (O), 24.5; Sogge (O). no wins. Broad Jump- Skarvedt <W). 23' 44"; Johnson (O), 22' 4”; Brown (OSC), 22' S’)*’’; Sullivan (O). no wins. High Jump -Faucett (O), 6' 4"; Skarvedt (W), 6' 1"; Schell (OSC), 6' 1"; Badorek (O). no wins. Pole vault- Hlckenbottom (O), 13' 4"; Hilton , (W), 13’; Reid <Ol, 12' 6"; Glander (WSC), 12' 6". Shot put Wardlow (W). 48’ 11"; Brown (WSC), 48’ 8"; Parsons (W), ro wins; Pixley (WSC), no wins. Discus - Wardlow (W), 158’ 6"; Fulwyler (OSC), 144' 4” Turner (WSC), 144’ 6”; Strom (W). 142’ 74". Javelin-Church (OSC). 200' ll”; Higdon (O), 205' 8"; ’Ihurman (WSC), 188’ 94": Spinas (OSC), no wins. Mile relay—WSC, 3:22.8; Oregon, 3:24.5; Washington* 3:25.3; Idaho, 3:33.5. According to these tabulations Oregon would come out on top with 52 points and Washington would be a close second with 49. WSC would score 33 markers, Oregon State 24 and Idaho 7. Good Chance for Upsets Of course something that has to be considered and that can’t be tabulated is the fact that in a meet such as this the chances for surprises and upsets are terrific. With the chips on the table for the trackmen, as they are in the ND finals, anything can happen. Also, it must be remembered that the host team, Washington State, is going to have the advantage of running on their own track which could mean a few more points in their favor. The Cougars are the defending champs and will be out to keep their < title. Another factor which can have a tremendous effect on the competitors of the teams is the weather. Way up in the Palousc hills the air is much different to breathe than it is in Eugene, Corvallis or Seattle. This could give a slight edge to both WSC and Idaho which are used to it. At any rate it looks as if this year’s meet is going to be one of the best in history of the league and should bring forth some great performances. In almost every event the performers are all very close to being equal in ability. The winner in many cases will he the one with the most intestinal fortitude. Good luck, Ducks! Duck Baseballers Schedule Payoff Games with Beavers Hon Kirsch’s University of Oregon baseball team will have an “all or nothing” attitude this weekend when they play the Oregon State Beavers in the final two games of their four tilt series. ()regon State needs hut a single victory in its final pair of games this Friday and Satur day to cinch the 1954 Northern Division baseball title. The teams meet Friday at Corvallis and Saturday at Eugene and the defending champion Ducks need a sweep of the two games to finish ahead of the- Beavers, who currently hold a one-game lead. Also nursing hopes are the Washington Huskies. They could NORTHERN DIVISION W L Pet. CSC .10 4 .714 OREGON . 9 5 .643 Washington . 7 5 ,583 wsc . 7 7 .500 Maho . 1 13 071 tie for the crown with Oregon by sweeping their four remaining games and having Oregon dump OSC twice. One Win Each The Ducks and Beavers will go into their final pair with one win : each. Last Saturday at Corvallis, Oregon came from behind to down the Staters by a 9-7 score behind the pitching of Norm Forbes. Then on Monday at Eugene. Dick Wil son and A1 Guidotti hurled the Beavers back into t4?e league lead with a 7-3 victory. Kirscha team, which needed a win last Monday to take over first place, will be playing against the odds in their quest for two straight triumphs in the final series. Playing at Corvallis on Friday. FOR GRADUATION RECORDS ART UKES -COMING SOON 10th Anniversary Album L.P. & 45 NAT KING COLE GRAVES The Friendly Record Store 1235 Willamette "Quack! This Coffee Is Hot," complained the duck as he gulped and ran for his 8 o'clck He jumped the back fence, jay walked the street, trampled across a lawn, and knocked two Sociology profs down as he burst Into Commie Hall. Finally he got to his classroom—ft was empty. A note on the black board read, “Class cancelled to commemorate the founding of the W.C.T.U.” The duck commemorated at— ROD TAYLOR'S On The Glenwood Strip the Ducks will no doubt have to face the Beavers’ leading chucker, Norb Wellman. Wellman has seen more ND action than any other hurler and has a won-loss mark of four and two. The Ducks hit OSC’s lanky red-head pretty hard in the first Webfoot-Beaver tussles, but Wellman is expected to be much tougher this time. Forbes to Pitch Hurling for Oregon will no doubt be its mound ace, Norm Forbes. Forbes, with a five and one record in ND action, is the only Duck pitcher who has been pitching steady ball lately. Us ually reliable Trent Huls has been having control troubles in his last couple of games. The game Friday will get under way at 3 o’clock in Corvallis. Sat urday at Eugene the two teams r will take to the diamond at 2:30 p. m. SWIM DAILY 1:00—10:00 P|M. SUNDAYS 12:00—6:00 INDOOR OUTDOOR POOL WATER AND AIR—80* 2 SUNDECKS ROOF-TOP A DECK LEVEL BENTON LANE POOL 4 ML N. Junction City on 99W—Ph. J.C. 0-2836 ERNIE PILUSO PRESENTS . . . Delta Rhythm Boys World-Famous Recording Artists and Baker's Half-Dozen The Univesity's Own Dixieland Jazz Band and Supporting Acts! 3 Hours of Continuous Show and Dance at EUGENE ARMORY Sunday, May 23rd * 2:30 - 5:30 Admission . . . 50c When you pause...make it count...have a Coke BOTTLED UNDE* AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COIA COMPANY BY COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF EUGENE, Eugene, Oregon Cok.- .« o registered trod, mork © | 953. 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