Oregon’s “liquid sunshine” lias so far prevented the Duck
ling baseball team from opening their season, but. on the
strength of drills atid intrasquad competition. Coach Hob
Hasich has been able to pick a 23-man squad and form some
opinions on its strength and weaknesses. Running down the
lineup, here is how the Duckling team shapes up.
Catcher—Can’t see any problem here. Ron Dodge, a
Washington all-stater from Olympia, looks sound defen
sively and is no slouch at the plate. Dodge stands 6’ 1",
weighs 170 and is one of five Ducklings who throw right
and bat left. He'll probably get the nod to start when and
if the Frosh get to open their season. Backing him up is
Jerry McCabe. ex-Eugene high performer, and John Eskild
sen, from Portland’s Lincoln high, who is also a top-notch
first base prospect.
Pitcher—Here’s the big worry for Coach Masich. W ith only
three first-class starters, he’ll have to count on improvement
from John McCall and Jim Sittser and may resort to drafting
some of his overabundant infield talent for mound duty. Big
three for the Frosh are southpaw Don Lane from San Lorenzo.
Calif.; Don Delbon, another Californian, and Ron Whittaker,
a Salem and Eugene product. McCall tossed for LaCenter.
Wash., last vear, and Sittser hails from Harrisburg. Don Hack
may see action both as a pitcher and an outfielder.
First Base Strong
First base—A little shallow, but by no means weak. Dave
Wanaka’s big bat helped Roosevelt last spring and should
produce plenty of base hits for the Ducklings. ITis .411 average
was one of the best in the city, and his hitting and glove work
got him all-state honors at the Albany tournament. Fskildsen
is right behind Wanaka for the first-sack spot, with a definite
chance of earning a starting position.
Second base—Very strong here. Wimp Hastings current
ly has the edge over Terry (Turk) Burke and Dick Jarvis,
but these two may find spots elsewhere on the squad. Hast
ings, the driving little basketball guard, is very quick, both
on the field and at bat. Burke is another ex-Lincoln Card,
and Jarvis was all-state at Auburn, Wash.
Shortstop—Battle still undecided between Baker's Jim
Pifher and Grant’s Jim White. Pifher, an all-around athlete
for the Bulldogs, is barely ahead of White, who was picked
all-city on his .368. average with the city champs. Both boys
are good fielders, both dangerous at the plate.
Third Base Deep
Third base—Bob Cellers and Clark Miller are fighting it
out, with Dale Dickey a good replacement. Cellers at 23 is
the oldest player on the squad—he spent four years in the
army after playing shortstop and outfield at Drain. He also
throws right and bats left. Miller and Dickey are both F.ugene
high products.
Outfield—Five fly-chasers are looking good. Gerry Wald
rop from Cascade Union high has the strongest arm of the
bunch. Ron Creps from Banks is another throw-right-bat
left man, and LeRoy Phelph, a hard-running halfback for
the Frosh gridders, is a switch-hitter. Red-headed George
Simpson played all positions at Burlingame, Cal,, but was
chosen all-league for his .400-plus stick work as an outfielder.
Jerry Urness, also looking good, played last year for The
Dalles.
Drills this week will concentrate on infield work, and Basich
will attempt to schedule games with Eugene high and the
varsity “B’s.”
Phil McHugh Granted
Memorial Scholarship
A scholarship awarded last
week to Phil McHugh, sophomore
basketball guard and football
end, is the first of the annual
Dean Walker Memorial scholar
ships established by members of
Oregon’s basketball team of 1919,
It was created by the surviving
members of that coast champion
ship team in honor of the late
Dean Walker, coach of the team.
Walker later became active in
alumni and political work before
his death last year.
The award was given to Mc
Hugh on the basis of his excel
lence in athletics and scholarship
and is renewable. The ex-Cen
tral Catholic star w^s one of
three letterrnan ends last fall as
well as a regular on the basket
ball team and has maintained
over a B average for five terms
at Oregon.
Oregon Cindermen Winners
Over Two in Portland Meet
By Jerry Claussen
(mifild Co-Sports Editor
The Oregon Ducks lived up to
their name Saturday at Griswold
stadium in Portland as the Web
foot track squad paddled their
way through cloudy weather and
a wet field to an easy win over
Lewis and Clark and Seattle Pa
cific.
Coach Bill Bowerman's strong
team showed depth in every event
as it took firsts in 13 out of the
15 events and third for another.
The Ducks amassed 100'» points
while Seattle Pacific finished far
back with 31 1/3 and L-C trailed
with 30 1 6.
Kain came down In torrents
and virtually flooded the field
on L-Oi Palatine hill the morn
ing of the meet and let up only
shortly before the running
events began. Wuter stood on
the track in some places but
the track Itself stayed fairly
solid.
The Ducks didn't let the water
stop them, however, as they broke
four stadium records in chalking
up the victory. Nearly every en
try won points for the defending
Northern Division titlists.
The winning Oregon team had
two double winners in Bill Sorsby
and Bruce Sprir.gbett. The latter
gave his best effort of the sea
son to win the 100-yard dash in
10 seconds flat and then took the
220 in 22.3. The versatile Sorsby
took the 440 in 51.3 and nabbed
the low hurdles in 25.3 over the
heavy track.
BowermanN experiment* in
the distance events paid off as
•lint Bailey, 880 ace, and Bill
Dellinger, NCAA mile champ,
broke two of the four records
for the day in the mile and two
mile, respectively.
Bailey used his long stride to
good advantage as the Australian
sophomore recorded a 4:24.8 mile
to break the old stadium mark by
half a second. Dellinger had an
easy time as he lapped the field
to win the two-mile in 9:21.7,
2712 seconds under the old stand
ard.
The other stadium records were
; set by Gordon Dahlquist in the
880 and Walt Badorek in the dis
j cus. Dahlquist ran the half-mile
in 1:58 to top the old mark of
1:59.4 while Badorek’s top heave
of the season, 142Tl1i”, was
enough to beat the old record by
eight inches.
The Webfoot’s picked up
plenty of help from sophomores
as four first-year men took
firsts for Oregon. Ed Bingham
was first in the Javelin, Jack
Moad took the shot put, Doug
Basham won the high hurdles
with his best time of the sea
son, 15,2, and Martin Pedigo
took a first in the broad jump
for the third week in a row.
The other first-place winner
for Oregon was Russ Mannex in
the pole vault. A tie for first
came in the high jump where
Ducks Ken Hickenbottom and
Donn Sullivan tied with L-C’s
Dave Jeans at the S'i-foot mark.
Only event in which the Web
foots failed to finish in the money
was the mile relay. Both Seattle
Pacific and Lewis and Clark
nosed out the Oregon team in a
close race as SP's Chuck Byers
overtook Oregon’s Hank Lou
mena and L-C’s Pete Hopkins on
the last lap.
Ken Reiser, whose former
stadium two-mile record was
broken by Dellinger, was kept
out of his scheduled 880-yard
run by an attack of flu. He
should be ready for next week’s
conference opener with Idaho,
however. #
Results:
Mile run 1. Jim Bailey (O), 2. Ron
Oliler (SR). 3. Henry Kilmer (L(’), 4.
Dave Isliii (SR). Time: 4:24.K.
440-yard dash 1. Bill •Sorsby (O), 2.
Chuck livers (SR), 3. Arden Christensen
(O), 4. John Eagle (LC). Time: 51.3.
loo-yard oath I Bruce Sprutghrtt (in.
Tmir : 10 0
120 yard high hurdle* 1. Doug
(()), 2. (latence Duke < I.C*h» 3. Don Ward
(1.0. 4 Hav Miller (SIM Ttmrj 15.2.
880-yard run I. Gordon Dahh|ui*t (O),
2. I)cnn> Palmer (SIM. Doth* Clement
((.)), 4. Don Uhlcr (SP). Time: 1:58.0.
Shot-put 1. Jack Moad (O), 2 Men
Lloyd (CM. 3. John Martin (1.0, 4. Walt
Madorek (O). Dhtancf: 47’ 2".
230-yard da«h 1 Bruce Springbett (O),
2. Walt Hill (SIM, 3 Hank l.oumeua (O),
4. Hoy Duncan (SP). Time: 22.3.
Javelin 1 Ed Bingham (CM, 2. Kttaa
Mannex (Ol. J. Joe Itoulin (1.0, 4. Yet
ly Iverson (SP). Distance: 187', 3tyM,
Pole vault 1 Hu** Mannex (Cl), 2. (t)
Dave New land. Boh Held and Ken llicken
Itottom (O). Height 12’ h".
Two mile tun k Mill Dellinger CO), 2.
Ken Cooke (1.0. 3 Dirrow Johnson
(SP). 4. Dave Dim (SIM. Time; 9:21.7.
High jump 1. (t) Dave Jean* (LC),
Terry Sullivan (CM and ken llickenliottom
(O). 4. (t) Bob Chu»do ( L( i. Don White
head (LO and Bill Hitter (SP). Height:
5* 6”.
Discus 1. Walt Badorek (()», 2. Men
l.lovd (O), 3. Loren Michelaon (1.1*), 4.
Jtiltn Martin (LC). Distance 14;' 11' *
220-yard low hurdle* 1. Bill Soeaby (O),
2. Caley Cook (LC). 3 Doug Basham (O),
4. Gordon Fee (SIM. Time: 25.3.
Ilrnail jump I. Martin I'.ilimi (Mi, .*
Into ( i«tk (l.C I, ). II..I, (twain <I < I, 4.
It) Ilium Sullivan III) awl Dave Jean*
(l.C). I)iitanc«
Mile rrla) 1. Seattle Partin' (Walt Hill,
(l.irilun Kef. Dentnn Calmer, Clunk llytrn),
£. l-cwt» awl Clark .Time: .C.IU,*.
Minnie Mlnono of the Chicago
White Sox Hnd Bill Bruton of the
Milkaukee Brave* tied for the
major league In utolen base* in
1934, each getting 25.
Jimmy Foxx of the Philadel
phia Athletic* la the only player
ever to win two conaeeutive Moat
Valuable Player award*, getting
the honor In both 1932 and 1933.
Sports Staff
De*k Editor: Jerry Clauwu-n.
Staff: Buzz Ne|*on and Juck
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