tDuc&07*4c6& By Buzz Nelson imtrtld Sports Writer Oregon hast-1>all fans finally got a chance to see their team in action Wednesday when the Webfoots edged Lewis and t lark at Howe field. Coach Don Kirsch’s club showed pr< tt\ lair hitting and fine defense. ’I his was to be expected, a most of the lineup is composed of holdovers from last year bar West champions. Hut the nub of Oregon baseball for 1955 is pitching. The pitching could be "satisfactory" or terrible. It is an under statement to say that the loss of star righthander Norm Forbes through bursitis is a blow to Oregon’s chances for a third consecutive Northern Division pennant, Forbes was the top pitcher in the league last year and was the wheelhorse of Kirsch's staff. Lefty Trent Huls, the other dependable starter last year, graduated. Pitching Hinges on Forbes S<> Kirsch must manufacture a mound staff out of last' \ <ar remnants and what sophomores lie has. And mean-! while pray that 1‘orbes arm ailment will respond to treat-: nient. Hill Blodgett, a big scowling righthander, stands out! a- the number one pitcher so far this year. Blodgett has looked very good at times in his two varsitv seasons and has turned in two good performances so far this year. He collaborated with lefthander Bill Garner in blanking Stanford 3-0 and shut out Portland 3-0 Tuesday on three singles. But he also dished up six walks and made 119 pitches over the seven-inning route. This averages 153 for nine innings, a very high total. Still, he had good stuff to get out of jams when he needed to. Garner, another let termen from last year, is counted on for heavy duty. The tall lefthander had good control against Portland, fanning nine and walking none in six innings. After these two, the pitching is very uncertain. Terry Maddox, a soph from Medford, turned in some good work in California. John Luttdell, Jim Lelil and lack Nance, all sophomores, looked good against Lewis and Clark. Ev Stiles! •bo better in California than lie did against the Ponecrs. Williams May Pitch \ possible starting pitcher is Pete Williams, a three-year infield letterman. \\ illiams has pitched in three games for a total of four innings, and allowed no hits and no runs. Hut \\ illiams is the top third baseman in the league. His defensive ! ability at third is sore!} needed, but Kirsch may be forced to use him on the mound. < hit side of pitching, the rest of the lineup is very sound. Dick Schlosstein, the junior from Tacoma, holds down first adequately and wields a heavy bat. Jim Johnson is a steadv performer at second and his bitting is greatly improved over last year. Against Lewis and Clark Johnson handled 12 chances cleanly afield and sparkled on the pivot on two double plays. The senior from Eugene also collected a pair of singles. Williams, at third, lias a great arm. His hitting is also coming around after a slow start. His batting average is .286. The fourth members of the veteran infield js Shortstop John Keller. Keller is an ideal leadoff man and a good glove performer. George Shaw stands preeminent in the outfield. On his present hitting, he is a definite All-American candidate (he made third team last year). George is batting .449 and slugging .862. Outfield Fight On A number of players are lighting for the other two out field spots. Jerry Ross is a good outfielder but his hitting hasn't been quite up to par. Jim. Pingree, a sophomore, is hitting .333 and may take one of the spots. Bernie Averill, Hob Warner, Maddox and possibly Forbes are also in con tention. Catching is handled competently by 6’ 3”, 195-pound Neal Mtfrlett. Marlett hasn’t found his batting eye yet, but is one of Kirsch’s most dependable ball players. So actual ly prospects look quite bright. The Ducks should be up there all the way, and if Forbes’ arm should come around, they would be in a position to cop all the marbles. Philadelphia is the only city in the world with two sports arenas that each hold more than 100,000. The municipal stadium seats lOfi.OOO and Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania holds about 100,000. Joe Louis held the worlds heavyweight boxing title longer than any man in history. The Brown Bomber was king of the ling from 1937-49. The record distance for a base ball throw was set Aug. 23, 1953, by Outfielder Don Grate of Chat tanooga in the American Associ ation. The heave measured 443 feet, 3 Vi inches. Although the Cleveland In dians set a modern major league recofd by winning 111 games in 1954, the Chicago Cubs of 1906 holds the all-time record for wins with 116. Ducks to Play Bearcat Team Oregon's Ducks will be out for i their fourth and fifth consecutive j wins when they square off against Willamette university In ■ a doubleheader today on Howe field. Starting time for the first game is 1:30 p.m. Coach Don Kirsch has indicat ed that he will start hurlers Ter ry Maddox and Pete Williams. Andy George and Dan Feller will likely go for Coach John Lewis' Bearcats. Saturday Oregon will travel to* McMinnville for an afternoon doubleheader against Linfield Hoy Helser’s club won the North- ; west conference title last year and he has his entire pitching staff back. Woody's round the clock DRIVE-IN THE BEST CHICKEN IN-A-BASKET IN TOWN! Car Service Weekends Only West 6th, Near Blair Phona 5-9001 Willamette finally got its sea son started Wednesday, losing 3-2 in 15 innings to Oregon State. Probable first game starting lineups: Oregon Keller, ss Rems, If Shaw, cf Schlosstein, lb Averill, rf Williams, 3b Johnson, 2b Marlett, c Maddox, p Willamette Ziegelman, 2b Nelson, ss Shugarts, ef Neffendorf, 3b McCallister, rf Brown, lb Patton, c Malcolm, rf George, p Head Emerald Classified Ads WANTED! SNA'Kfjj lost? found? selling? in the Oddsmakers Pick Winners LAS VEGAS, Nev. IAP) — Gambling-minded Las Vegas took a preseason look at the major league baseball races Thursday, and predicted a close fight be tween Cleveland-New York in the American League and a three-way tussle in the National League. In the American, Cleveland was listed as even money and the NY Yankees 6-5.. In order be hind were the Chicago White Sox, 5-1; Boston Red Sox, Washing ton and Detroit, 2-1, and Kansas City and Baltimore 100-1. CHtCK attention* WALDER’S ASSOCIATED STATION 694 East 11 th Ave. r I "i { i i » A Campus-to-Career Case History I Manager Ray New explains the importance of good service to one of his assistants His individual training” paid off When Ray New—Business Administration, Buffalo, ’51— started with New York Telephone Company, he never suspected his work would face him with problems of this sort— “My job as business office manager is to see that the customer gets the best possible service. One of my assignments took me into a section of Manhattan that had a large Puerto Rican population. “Frequently our people would get somebody on the line who couldn’t speak a word of English. So I saw' to it that each of my representatives learned a few standard Spanish phrases—enough to get somebody to the telephone who could speak English. “There are no two days alike in this work, with new problems coming up all the time. The best part of it is that the training program here is tailor-made to the job. First you get a general back ground in the business, then you go into what I call ‘individual training.’ That’s where your own special abilities are de veloped and you’re encouraged to think out new ways to solve' everyday prob lems—like the one I just described. 44Right now I’m Business Manager in charge of an office doing $250,000 worth of business a month.” You'll find these things true of college men, like Ray New, who go into telephone work. They’ve been well trained, they enjoy their present jobs, and they’re headed for responsibilities and greater rewards. If you’d he interested in a similar opportunity with a Bell telephone operating company, or with Sandia Corpora- i tion, Bell Telephone Laboratories or Western Electric, see your Placement Officer for full details. BELL 'ELEPHONE SYSTEM