Varsity Netters
Eye Weather,
First Matches
Oregon's varsity tennis Irani,
potentially a top contender for
the Northern Division title, were
hoping for better weather and a
bigger turnout thin week an
Coach Hilbert !>«•*•'* squad began
preparing for their first match,
April 1.
The M|tiad has la-en work
ing out for about a month dur
ing the unusually dry Oregon
weather, and !-ee says pros
pect* for the team look good.
The rourtmen will *«••• their
first regular action of the sea
son after spring vacation when
they go to Portland to play
Heed and Portland IJ. April I
and 2.
Lee reported that the team
will play practice matches with
non-squad members including
some graduate students and oth
ers next week to get some com
petition under their belts. North
ern Division action for the pet
ters will open In Kugene April
22 when the perennial conference
champions, Washington, comes
to town.
The Duck team Is expected to
be one of the strongest in sev
eral years, as four of the 1954
squad's five top men are bark
from the team that finished third
behind Washington and Oregon
State last year.
Bolt Baker and Dick Hamil
ton, two-year lettennen, and
Don Bonlme and Dick Cray,
one-year numeral wearers, are
the quartet hack from last
year. All have Improved, says
I<ee. hut will probably take a
laick seat to Hon Carlson, a
transfer from Portland l . and
one of the best players In the
state last spring.
Two sophomores, .Jim Larpen
teiir and Hon Clark, will also
make bids for the varsity net
team, and Lee has hopes of get
ting more underelassmen out for
the team to build for the future.
Oregon is the only team in ND
history besides Washington to
win a dual match championship,
having tuken the title in 1937.
Prospect* for a Fro*h team
also look good this season, as at
least eight former high school
stars will be working' out. The
Kro.sh will be playing several
matches this season and have a
pair scheduled with Corvallis
high school. Lee is lining up oth
ers with the Oregon State Hooks,
Hoseburg high school and others
in Portland.
Ducks Take
Outside Drill
Oregon'* varsity baseball team
look its third outdoors workout
! Wednesday aa the squad con
tinued to get in shape for the
I first names of the season against
Stanford March 21-22.
The Stanford games are part
of a swing through northern Cal
ifornia that will knock the lid
off Oregon’s baseball season. The
two games at Palo Alto will be
followed by a pair against the
Han Jose State Spartans at San
Jose March 23-25, and a single
encounter against California at
Berkeley March 26.
Ducks Open With OSC
The Ducks won’t open the
Northern Division season until
April 15-16 when they play Ore
gon State in a home-and-home
series.
So far, practice sessions have
been confined largely to the un
finished area In the Physical
Bducation building. The team has
had some hitting practice in bat
ting cages. Only one outdoor in
field workout has been held.
Coach Don Kirsph reports that
the squad is rounding into good
physical condition despite thp
poor weather that is keeping it
Indoors, and should be ready for
game conditions practice when
the weather clears.
Many Starters Back
Most of last year's starters are
returning, so nearly all positions
are set with the exception of
pitching. Only Norm Forbes. Bill
Blodgett and Bill (lamer are re
turning from last yeaf's mound
staf*', and Forbes is the only sure
starter. The righthander from
Vancouver* B.C., led the North
ern Division in pitching and hit
ting in 1951.
Thirdbaseman Pete Williams
and Outfielder George Shaw are
this year's co-captains. They
were elected at the end of last
season.
The University of Michigan’s
football stadium at Ann Arbor
is the largest college-owned field
in the United Stales, seating
97,000.
St. Helens, Cleveland
Gain Tourney Berths
By THK ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Helens and Cleveland of
Portland Tuesday won berths in
the state high school basketball
tournament to be played March
15-19 at Eugene.
St. Helena, the only undefeated
class A team in the state, won
the district 11 position by down
ing Vemonia 65-30. It. was the
21st atraight win for St. Helens'
which was ranked fifth in this
week's Associated Press prep
poll.
Cleveland, No. 6 In the poll,
Basich Welcomes
Duckling Hopefuls
Coach Bob Baaich counted
noses at Tuesday’s Frosh base
ball workout and found 38 pros
pects to work with. The Duck
lings meet again today at 4 p.m.
in the Frosh baseball room.
The yearlings will get their
first practice of the year Satur
day morning at 10:30 in the un
finished area of the PE build
ing.
Those working out ,by position,
include:
Pitcher — Don Delbon, Don
Lane, John McCall, Ron Whit
taker and Jay Whipple.
Catcher — Ron Creps, Ron
Dodge, Jol)n Eskildsen, Jerry
McCabe and Dan McNeil.
Infield Lee Bumford, Terry
Burke, Bob Cellars. Don Dexter.
Dale Dickey, Bob Faris, Ed
Forbes, Wimp Hastings, Dick
Jarvis, Don Lindland, Jerry
Maule, Clark Miller, LeRoy
Phelps, Jim Pifher, Freeman
Squires, Don Tonole, George
Twidwell, Dave W’anaka, Jim
White, Gene Weeks and J. C.
Wheeler.
Outfield — Jim Barnett, Jerry
Gregg Jim Hilands, Paul Kratz
ke. George Simpson. Jerry Ur
ness and Jerry Waldrop.
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won Its berth by capturing the
Portland league championship
with a 45-31 victory over Lin
coln.
Grant's 69-62 win over Jeffer
son, ranked eighth, threw the;
race for second place in the
standings and Portland’s other
berth in the tournament into a
three-way tie.
Jefferson and Franklin will
meet at Lincoln high school Sat
urday night in the opening of
the playoff to determine the
Portland League’s second entry.
Grant drew a bye and will play
the Jefferson-Franklin winner at
Lincoln Tuesday night.
Here’s what happened in other
class A district playoffs Tues
day night.
District 1—Baker whipped
I-a Grande 49-44 for the west
subdistrict title and Ontario
defeated Vale 51-49 in the east
sub-district. The two winners
now meet for the title and
tourney berth.
District 2— Milton-Freewater
took a one-game lead in its two
of-three series with Hood River
by edging the Hood River squad
43-42. The two teams meet again
Friday night.
District 9—Hillsboro advanced
another step toward the state
tournament by defeating Forest
Grove 50-35 in the double-elim
ination playoff. Once-beaten Bea
verton kept its hopes alive by
eliminating Sherwood 65-46.
Hillsboro needs only a victory
over Beaverton Friday night to
win the title. Beaverton was
ranked tenth in the poll.
District 10—Astoria, ranked
ninth, suffered its first play
off loss at the hands of Sea
side 54-43 in the double elim
ination tournament at Tilla
mook. Warrenton eliminated
Tillamook 51-44.
District 11—South Salem won
the first of a scheduled three
game playoff for the sub-dis
trict 1 title, defeating North Sa
lem 46-40. Winner of the series
will face the sub-district 2 cham
pion which is being decided in
a double-elimination round.
District 12 — Milwaukie, de
fending state champion and No.
2 in the poll, and Oregon City
posted first round victories in a
double-elimination playoff. Mil
waukie beat West Linn 78-53 and
Oregon City topped Canby 80-72.
District 13—Portland’s two
Catholic schools, Central and
Columbia Prep, shaded oppo
nents in single elimination
playoff. The Preppers defeated
Gresham 5"-56 and Central
eliminated Parkrose, 59-56.
There was no action in dis
tricts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, leaving
a number of schools idle, includ
ing Medford, ranked first in the
poll; Eugene, third; North Bend,
fourth, and Albany, seventh.
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