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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
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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
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A Campus-to-Career Case History
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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
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see your Placement Officer for full details.
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