Northern Division tennis this spring, as in countless other
seasons, can he summed up chiefly in three words—l niverstv
of Washington. The powerful Huskies have been the dominat
ing team for so long that they are always accorded the top spot
before the net season even op*ns.
This year, of course, the Huskies’ main reason for success
is Bill Quillian, nationally-ranked singles and doubles star
who has been in Husky togs for three years, and has come
back to the lakeside campus in Seattle with the singles
crown for three years.
With the exception of 1944 and 1945, when the war ruled out
competition, the Huskies have won every dual match and
tournament title since 1937. In that year, Oregon won the dual
match championship and Oregon State captured the tourna
ment laurels.
Tichy Sees UO Improvement
Quillian and Doyle Perkins, the basketball player, took the
doubles crown Ia>t year and are expected to repeat now in 1955.
The Huskies have produced some fine talent in their dynasty
of champions, including top-ranking players such as Quillian,
Jim Brink, Jack Lowe and Don Five.
Last season saw an inexperienced Oregon squad fall short
of the division title on the Eugene courts, but this campaign
should show a great deal of improvement. This was empha
sized last weekend by veteran Portland university net men
tor Mike Tichy, who saw great improvement over last sea
son and forecast a good season for Hilbert Lee’s team.
Where in 1954 there was only one lettertuan available for
tennis, this year there are four, as well as a top transfer in Ron
Carlson. Bob Baker, Dick Gray, Don Boniine and Dick Hamil
ton all have accumulated college experience and it should
prove very helpful.
Neer Would Have Helped
The Ducts could have had quite a team if Jack Neer. in
school for one term briefly as a lower-classman, had stayed
on and played for Oregon. Neer is rated with Quillian as the
Northwest standout.
On the major league baseball front, the latest word fropi
the front office of the pennant-hungry Milwaukie Braves
reveals plans to move the left-center and right field fences
in 15 feet to provide a more tempting target for the home run
bats of Ed Mathews, Joe Adcock, Bobby Thompson, Andy
Pafko and Co. This is just one more example of how far the
baseball management will go to coddle the hitters while the
pitchers get nothing but setbacks.
This same situation took place in Pittsburgh when heavy
hitting Hank Qreenburg, now Cleveland general manager,
joined the team. With Greenberg and Kiner both right-handed
power hitters, what could the Pirate bigwigs do but erect a
temporary fence about 30 feet short of the true barrier to give
“ more room for four-base hits.
tt Works Both Ways
Unfortunately,, these rearrangements of outfield fences have
usually worked to the disadvantage of the home team, as the
visiting teams naturally can take advantage of the shortened
walls also. And another interesting aspect of it all is that it is
usually the second-division clubs that try to do this, in almost
desperate attempts to beef tip their batting lineup. Now the
high-ranking Braves will try it too. If it works to ther ad
vantage, things will be rosy in the Wisconsin city, but if not,
even the rabid Milwaukee fans mglit be upset more than a
little.
And why is it that baseball fields have never been standard
ized as to outfield distances? The" other measurements on the
diamond are, and almost all other sports (possibly excepting
golf) have uniform boundaries'. These ideas of ideal ball parks
have been proposed but never accepted at all. Thus it is that
we have 450 flyouts to center field in New York while 270-foot
dri,ve in (he same park’s left field is good for a ho;i\e rup.
Young Golfers
Eye 'Masters'
With Confidence
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP>~- The
Augusta National Course prob
ably will be tougher than ever
when the 19th Masters Golf
Tournament opens Thursday, but
you'd- never know it from the
attitude of the younger players.
The kids who have been taking
I courses apart from California to
Florida an winter aren’t a bit
afraid of the big rolling course
and the giant greens that have
stopped a good many fine golfers
in the past.
Most of the alterations this
y«-ar on the courw which Bob
Jones laid out more than 20
years ago were foi the benefit
of spectators, but a couple of
holes have been toughened up,
too.
The big difference this year
seems to be that the young play
ers arer t worried a!>oul such
things, nor aliout the reputations
of the great golfers- who make
up most of tha- Masters field.
Youngsters like Mike Souchak.
Billy Maxwell. Gene Littler, Bob
Toski. Jay Hebert and Arnold
Palmer have been winning or
coming close to it all winter. And
while they're modest in their
public remarks, it’s evident that
they think they can do just as
well here.
They no longer consider
themselves as hopeful chal
lengers to Ben Hogan, Sam
Snead, Lloyd Mangrum, Cary
Middlecoff and the others who
dominated tournament golf for
a long stretch. The 25-year
olds are on top now and they
intend to Stay there.
If they’re right, this tourna
ment should reverse the trend of
recent years in the Masters.
From the first tournament in
1934 up through 1942, only two
players over 30 had won the Mas
ters and the average age of the
winners was 29.7. In nine post
war tournaments, no player un
der 30 has won, with the age
level creeping up around 40 In
the past few years.
Hogan, back to try for his
third Masters title 'and to get
even with Snead for last year's
playoff defeat, now is 43 and
Snead 41. The other past win
ners who are here are mostly in
the same, age bracket.
City College of New York is
the only basketball team in his
tory to win both the NCAA and
NIT championships in one sea
son. In 1951 CCNY beat Bradley
in the finals of both tournaments
to win the two titles.
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Ashburn Said
Most Durable
By JAC K HAND
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't
snicker when they call Richie
Ashburn the new "Iron Man."
The Philadelphia Phillies’ whip
pet center fielder may turn out
to be the most durable athlete ip
National league history.
Nobody ever confuses little
Richie with muscle men like
big Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati
or Gil Hodges of Brooklyn. He's
built more like the boy who tops
the pyramid of strong men in a
carnival act. But Aahburn stays
In the lineup day after day while
stronger men rest their aching
bones.
Ash burn 92 Games Away
At the close of the 1954 sea
son, Ashburn had played 730 con
secutive games since June 7.
1950. The National league record
is 822. set by Gus Suhr, Pitts
burgh first baseman, from 1831
to 1937. With 92 games to go.
Ashburn should beat Suhr's mark
by Aug. 1, barring injury.
The major league record of
2130, set by the late Lou Gehrig
of the New York Yankees from
1925 to 1939, is beyond reach
of Ashburn or any other present
day major leaguer.
Ashburn was talking about his
chance at Suhr's record one day
at the Phils' training camp at
Clearwater. Fla.
String Holds l'p
"When I came up in 1948 I
didn't think I'd ever get to play
154 games in the big leagues, let
alone set any record." he said.
“Now that I'm getting so close.
I'd like to get it.
"There are times when I should
have been pulled out of the line
up but I was lucky enough to
stay in. Maybe my luck will
hold out this year, too."
Ashburn played 117 games in
'48 when he was named "Rookie
of the Year" although he missed
37 games because of a broken
hand. In 1949. he played every
game but missed a few in mid
season of '50 when he was
benched. The string started June
7, 1950. It almost ended last Au
gust due to a pulled .muscle but a
three-day gap in the schedule
saved Ashburn.
Basich Names
Starting Nines
For Twin Bill
Oregon* Froah bnseballer*
will ifnwrap the new Henson Sat
urday with a doubleheader
against the Cleveland high school
Indians on the Duckling field.
First game is scheduled to start
at 1:30, and both contests will
go seven innings.
Coach Bob Buyirh named
. two complete lineups to start
each game, and plans to call
on Don Lane to hurl the first
tilt and Ron Whittaker to go
to the mound In the second.
Backing up Lane In the first
game will be Dave Wanaka at
; first base,- Wimp Hastings at
second. Bob Cetlerf on third, and
Jim Pifher at short. Ron Dodge
will be behind the plate, and Ron
Creps, Jerry Waldrop and Jerry
Urness will patrol the outfield.
The second game will find Jer
ry McCabe catching. John Kh
kildson at first, Terry Burke at
second, Don Dexter in the "hot
corner." and Jim White taking
shortstop duties. George Simp
son in left. LeRoy Phelps in
center and Dick Jarvis in right,
round out the second-game start
ers.
Jarvis, Dale Dickey and
Clark Miller can substitute In
the Infield, and John McCall
and Jim Hittser will do the
"fireman” chores for Whit
taker.
The Ducklings played a full
scale Intrasquad game Wednes
day, and will taper off tonight
and tomorrow with lighter drills
and movies.
'Hurricane' Jackson
To Meet Challenger
PHILADELPHIA (APi Tom
my i Hurricane i Jackson, a
heavyweight title contender from
Far Rockaway. N Y , has signed
to meet Harold Johnson, the No
1 ranking light heavyweight
challenger. In a 10-round bout
here May 6, , promoter Herman
Taylor announced Wednesday.
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