Ducks Make Several
Tod Marks at Relavs
A brlHk wind that kept Bill
Bowerman's Oregon sprinters
and hurdlers running In sweat
pants didn't prevent the Duck
track squad from assaulting the
record book Haturday as the
Webfoota fractured three relay
running marks and added an in
dividual standard at the fifth
annual Willamette relays in Sa
lem.
Oregon's brilliant distance med
ley team shared the spotlight
with world discus champion For
tune Gordlen, who shattered the
meet record In his specialty, and
Willamette high hurdler Dean
Benson, who topped the invita
tional high stick mark.
Ken Reiser, Gordon Duhl
quist, Jim Hailey and Bill Dell
inger—the L'O distance medley
quartet—raced to a 10:17.5
new mark, topping the old rec
ord of 10:24.1 held by a for
mer CnJversIty of Washington
team.
Dahlqulst ran the 440 leg In
49.9. his best yet. and Australian
speedster Jim Bailey turned in a
1.53 half-mile. Dellinger was
timed in 4:22 on the anchor end
Of the relay, the mile. Reiser, a
two miler, contributed a top %
mile performance.
The Duck 440-yard relay team
Of Dave Talbot. Bill Sorsby,
Hank Louniena and Bruce
Bpringbett toppled a 1951 Oregon
foursome's mark of 43 6 by one
tenth of a second.
Bailey and Louniena took
purt in a third record perform
ance with Leroy Campbell and
Arden Christenson as the Web
foot four took the sprint med
ley In 2:SS.3, a full second tin
Loscutoff Given
Baker Award
i Kasy-going Jim Loscutoff be
came the fifth winner of the Bill
Baker award Friday night when
the Portland Duck club honored
the Oregon basketball team at a
dinner in the Congress hotel in
Portland.
The Jolly Giant, who recently
helped lead the San Francisco
Olympic club to third place in
-the national AAU hoop tourna
ment, was selected by the squad
as the outstanding senior to get
the award. Leo Harris, Oregon
director of athletics, made the
presentation to Loscutoff.
15 t'agers Present
All but three of the 1955 Duck
team were present at the ban
quet along with Coach Bill
Borcher. Cagprs attending were
Loscutoff, Howard Page, Max
Anderson, Ray Bell, Jerry Ross,
Gary McManus, Phil McHugh,
LoRoy Nelson, Bob Anderson,
John Lundell, Bill Moore, Berge
Borrevik, Rich Costl, Don Mc
Lain and Quincy Powers.
Those unable to attend were
Jack Sherman, Frank Werner
and Ed Bingham. Bingham was
unable to go beeause of work
with the track squad in prepara
tion for the Willamette relays.
Borcher Reviews Season
Borcher spoke at the dinner
and gave a resume of the sea
son. He praised the hustle and
determination of the entire squad
and told of high and low points
of the campaign.
Varsity letters were awarded
to Loscutoff, Page, Ross, Ander
son, Bell, McHugh and McManus,
while Bingham was also a letter
winner. Borcher announced that
revision of requirements for var
sity aw'ards is under considera
tion in view of the fact that
only eight of 18 squad members
qualified for letters this season.
«I«t till* 1954 time of a Wash
ington team.
Martin Pedigo's standard In
the high school senior broad Jump
was broken Saturday, but the
ex-Hermlston ace traveled 22’
9%” in the college novice class
to eclipse a 1953 mark of 22’5'
In addition to the record per
formances the Oregon varsity
and Frosh competitors picked up
six other first places in the two
divisions of the college action.
The meet wan conducted with
no team totals and Individual
performers were placed In nov
ice and senior classes In both
college and high school levels.
Novices were freshmen and
others with no previous varsity
experience while lettermen
i were classed us seniors.
UO Golf Team
To Defend Tifle
Oregon's varsity golf team, de
! fending Northern Division cham
| plon, is looking forward to an
; other successful season despite
| the loss of three top-notch per
i formers.
Coach Sid Milligan, local at
torney and for seven seasons
coach of Duck divoters, has an
nounced that qualifying for the
I squad will take place soon. He
also urged that all Frosh and
Varsity candidates fill out eligi
! bility forms at Lee Harris' of
| flee.
This year's team will be with
I oi?t the services of Don Krteger,
A1 Murtdle and A1 Cross, all
, t hree-year lettermen. But Cap
; tain Neil Dwyer. Bob Tankano
and Justin Smith all lettered last
! year and will be backed up by
Barry Ott, Bob Norquist, Chuck
i Hoggings, Mike Starling and Don
Bick. all sophomores.
Oregon Sophomore Ed Bing
j ham fell ahort of his last week's
high of more than 199 feet in the
javelin, but his 185’ 5'/2” effort
: was good enough for a novice
I first place.
Bob Reid pole-vaulted over
13 feet for the first time this
year to tie for first in the sen
ior division with Washington’s
Tim Hilton at 13’ 2”.
Ted Tenney and Donn Sulli
van brought home two of four
chunks of the novice high jump
first place with leap of 5’ 8”
each.
Another Oregon first came in
the Fro“h distance medley where
Bob Drynan, Bill Cromwell, Don
Meskimen and Newton Thornton
turned in an 11:12.3, nearly a
minute over the Duck varsity
time, but good enough to win.
Other Webfoot wins came in
the open 120-yard high hurdles
on a 15.7 effort by Doug Basham
and in the 480-yard shuttle
hurdle relay.
Oregon results:
120-yard high hurdle* (open) -Doug
Basham. first, 15.7.
I n .national 100 yard dash Bruce
Springbett, third. (Won by Bob Gar\,
WSC. 10.1.)
Open 100 yard dash Jack Morris third.
(Won by Sam Wesley. OSC. 10.1.)
Invitational distance medley — Ken
Kei*cr, Gordon Dahlouist. Jim Bailey and
Bill Dellinger. first, 10 :17.5. (Xew record.)
440 yard relay Dave Talbot. Bill Sorsby.
Hank Loumma and Bruce Springbett. first,
43.5. (Sc w record.)
Novice high jump Donn Sullivan and
Ted Tenney, four-way tie for first. 5* 3”.
Di»tance medley ( Frosh ) Bob Drynan.
Bill Cromwell, Don Mesktmen and Newton
Thornton, first. 11:12.3.
Novice shotput Jack Moad. third. (Won
by Burl Grinot*. WSC, 51’ 9”. (New rec
ord ).
Senior javelin—Henry M annex, sixth.
(Won by Jerry Church, OSC, 209' 10”.)
Novice javelin- fed Bingham, first, 185*
5 l*2”j Don Steen, sixth.
Novice broad jump — Martin Pedigo,
first, 22' 9 3-4”. (New record.!
I 'nivcTMty sprint medley Arden Chris
tensen, Leroy Campl»cll, lim Bai!e>. Hank
; Loumena, first, 2:33.3. (New record.)
Senior d;*cu* — Walt Badorek. second.
i (Won by Terry Strom. Wa*h., 145’ 5 1-2’.)
Senior pole vault Bob Reid, two-way
tie for first. 13* 2”, Runs Mannex and Ken
Hickenbuttom. four-way tie for fourth.
Novice pole vault l)ave Newland and
Sam Whitney, six-way tie for third. (Won
by Jerry Kennaston, WSC. 13* 4”. (New
record.)
480-yard shuttle hurdle relay Dave Tal
bot, Bill Sorsby, Doug Basham and Russ
Mannex. first, 1 :01.5.
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Oregon Netmen Split
In Weekend Matches
After opening the tennis sea
Hon with a 7-0 win over Heed
college Friday, the Oregon net
men dropped a 5-1 match to the
strong Portland university team
in weekend action in Portland
It was the 44th straight vic
tory for Portland in dual com
petition as the Pilots easily
topped Coach Hilbert Lee’s
Ducks. The only win for the Ore
gon team came in the fifth
singles match, where Dick Hamil
ton overcame Cas Kowaleski,
6-1, 6-1.
Jack Neer, one of the west’s
top college players, easily won
his match from the Ducks’ num
ber one man, Ron Carlson. The
set scores were 6-0, 6-0. In other
singles matches Jim Flynn
stopped Bob Baker of Oregon.
6-2, 6-1; Jerry Doyle topped the
Ducks' Dick Gray, 6-2, 6-3 and
Jim Bruck whipped Don Bonime,
1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In the only doubles contest,
Neer and Flynn took a straight
set win from Carlson and Ba
ker, 6-0, 6-1. The matches were
started on the Pilot courts, but
were forced to move indoors to
the Portland armory because of
rain.
Earlier, at the Reed courts, the
Ducks took all matches from the
Griffin netters. Carlson, Baker,
Gray, Bonime and Hamilton all
recorded singles victories, while
the Carlson-Baker and Gray
Bonime teams were winners in
doubles contests.
Rain Cancels
Pair for Nine
The weather dealt Oregon’s
baseball team another blow Sat
urday when a scheduled double
header between the Ducks and
L«wis and Clark at Portland was
cancelled.
It was the third time during
the week that Coach Don
Kirsch’s diamond team had been
rained out. The Webfoots and
Pioneers will attempt to get in
some action Wednesday in a
single, game here.
Altogether the Oregon nine is
scheduled to play five games this
week. The Webfoots have a game
with Portland university in Port
land Tuesday and follow the
Lewis and Clark game by host
ing Willamette Friday. The
Ducks finish the week with a
doubleheader with Linfield in Mc
Minnville Saturday.
It takes a wallop of 475 feet to
hit a home run into the center
field seats of the Polo Grounds,
home of the New York Giants.
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