Cinder Team
Downs Idaho
By Jerry Clautten
im»r*ld Co-Spoilt Editor
Oregon'* star-studded track
team won every firat place and
broke alx meet record* Satur
day a* the powerful Duck*
romped to a 103-27 win over out
classed Idaho on Hayward field’*
wet but firm track.
Rain fell at timea during the
meet but it wasn't enough to
hamper the Oregon team which
displayed power and depth in
every event to win It* first 1955
conference meet handily. The vic
tory left Coach BUI Bowerman *
Webfoot team undefeated for the
season. •
Best performance of the day
huh turned In by the Ducks'
veteran distance-runner, Hi«i
Reiser. The slim senior from
Kugene was at his best Matur
ilay as he ran the two-mile In
9:20.1 to break both the Idaho
meet record and the school
mark for the distance.
Reiser breasted the tape
about 200 ynrd* ahead of Ida
ho's Lou Oourley a* he shattered
hi* own Oregon mark aet last
year by .6 of a second. The Idaho
meet record was set by Bill Dell
inger of Oregon last year at
9:34.5. Reiser’s time also was the
third best two-mile time in the
country this year with Fernando
I>*de*ma of U8C turning in a
9 11.1 run against California Sat
urday for the runner-up spot.
Dellinger himself flashed some
of the form that earned him the
Northern Division, Pacific Coast
and NCAA mile championships
last season as the Springfield
junior toured the four lap* in
4 22.5. Ills time hrokr the year
old meet record by two seconds
a* he easily defeated Gourley,
who was in shape for Idaho's
first meet.
Oregon's top sprinter, Bruce
Sprlngbett, was the only clear
cut double winner of the day.
The dark-haired senior flashed
top form In breaking the meet
record for the 220-yard dash
as hr went the distance In 21.4
Prev lously Sprlngbett ran his
fastest time of the year in the
100, 9.9, to win that event.
Australian 880 champ Jim
Bailey got his firat chance of the
year to run in hta specialty and
the long-legged sophomore es
tablished a meet record with a
time of 1:36.1. This broke Duck
Doug Clement's 1954 mark by 2.2
seconds a* Bailey won by a wide
margin. Clement took second
place as he ran easily to test his
carly-season leg injury.
Two meet record* were set by
the Ducks in the field events.
Medford Sophomore Ed Bingham
got off his best throw of the
season in the javelin. 204 ’ 5", to
break the eight-year-old meet
record established by Oregon's
Lou Robinson.
Closest competition of the
day came In the shot-put,
where Oregon’s Ben LJoyd
heuved the Iron hall 49’ 8'4” to
break Chet Noe's 1952 mark
by more than two feet. Jack
Aloud was a very close second
with a throw only a quarter of
an Inch behind Lloyd’s toss.
Both Ken Hickenbottom and
Martin Pedigo of the Webfoot
team won a first place and
Sports Staff
Desk Editor: Jerry Claussen.
Staff: Chuck Mitchelmore and
Jack Wilson.
Out of 14 Walker Cup matches
played between the United States
and Great Britain to decide the
amateur golf championship, the
U.S. has lost only one—in 1947.
shared in another. Hlckenbottom
took down his first victory of
the season in the pole vault with
a mark of 13' and tied with the
versatile Pedigo for first in the
high Jump vCith a leap of 5' 10".
Pedigo, sophomore from Hermis
ton, took first for the fourth
straight week in the broad Jump
with a leap of more than 22 feet.
Other winners for the Web
foots included Gordon Dahlquist
iu the 440-yard dash. Walt Ba
dorek in the discus, Doug Bash
am in the high hurdles and Bill
Horsby in the lows. Oregon’s
mile relay team won an easy
victory as LeRoy Campbell re
gained a first-lap deficit and
Arden Christensen and Dahlquist
opened up a big lead in the final
half-mile.
Nest competition for the
Oregon team comes at Seattle
this Saturday where the Ducks
meet Washington in a confer
ence dual meet. Washington Is
generally deeper than last year
when Oregon beat the Huskies,
74-37, and opened Its sea*' |
Saturday with a 117-10 victory
over Yancou\er, B.C. Olym
pic cluh.
Results:
Mile run I If ill Dellinger (0), 2 \jju
<#oi»tle> (I), J. Robert Thornton (1). Time:
4 :22.5.
Mu* jntt I. Urn Lloyd (0), 2. Jack Moad
<Oi. J. Ron Lri*}»oke (1). Dutance; 49’
* 4 .
l*olc v a til! l. Ken II ickeni>ott<mi t O). 2.
<t» ikJ> Reid (O) and Dave New land tO).
Height 13',
High jurat* 1 Ol Martin Pedigo (O) and
Km Hirkenhoftom (O), 3. Terry Sullttan
llriKht: 5* 10".
Jateltnl Ed limcham tO). 2. Paul Han*
«*n <l). 3. Dwane !I^Ik*uii (1). Distance:
204* S'*.
Hn«id jump 1. Martin Pedigo (O), 2.
Wilbur Gary tl), 3. Pauld hurch tit. Dis
tance: 22* 3 V'.
1’Hj yard dash 1 Bruce Sj*ringl.ett tOy,
- I a-Roy I ampiiril (O), 3. Wilbur Gary
til. Tune ; 9.9.
44" yard dash 1 Gordon Dahlquist tO),
Gary Dixon ( I I. 3. <t) Arden Christen
ken <Oj and Bill Wdiv (0). Time: 5#*.9.
12‘l yard high hurdle* 1. Doug Basham
(O), Larry Church 11 I, 3. Paul Hansen
11» Time: 15.t»,
MKo yard run 1. Jim Hailey (O). 2. Doug
t lenient <O), 3. Robert Thornton tl).
Time : I : 56-1.
220 yard dash 1. Bruce Sprin<1iett (OI,
2. Dave Talbot (O), 3, Hank l.oumena (Of.
1 line: 21.4.
Two mile run-1. Ken Reiser (Ol, 2. Lou
Gout Icy (1). Time: 9:20.4.
Discus-1. Walt Badorek (O). J. Ben
Lloyd (O), 3. Nick Speroimlon (I). Dis
tance: 141* 5**.
22n yard low hurdler l. Bill Sorsbv (O),
2. Doug Basham (O), 3. Larry Church tl).
Time 24.5.
Mile relay Won hy Oregon (Dave Talbot.
LeRo* Caiti|»bell, Arden Christctiftcu. Gor
don Dahlquist) Time: 3:30.9.
Near-Record Toss
Witnessed by Fans
Bud Held, world’s champion
javelin thrower, gavee an ex
hibition of spear-tossing at Hay
ward field Saturday that few
track fans will ever forget.
The ex-Stanford athlete threw
*he Javelin 262’ 9” in an exhibi
tion throw before the Oregon
Idaho track meet to come within
inches of hia world record of
263’ 10". The heave waa the third
longest in history and was far
beyond the Hayward field record
of 231’ Vi” set in 1939 by Boyd
Brown of Oregon.
Held achieved this distance de
spite the soggy turf that made
it necessary for him to wear foot
ball shoes. Wearing a USA Pan
American games uniform, the
'personable record-holder threw
233 feet on his first try and fol
lowed that up with the 262-foot
toss.
Hayward Relays
Trophies Given
To Four Teams
Medford, Marshfield, Mt. Shas
ta and Central of Monmouth-In
dependence high schools took
home first places in the annual
Hayward relays staged on Ore
gon’s intramural field Friday and
Saturday.
Both Medford and Marshfield
were repeat winners in the Metro
politan and Class A divisions re
spectively while Central and Mt.
Shasta, a California entry, were
first-time winners in Class B and
Class C.
Biting cold and frequent rains
held outstanding times and dis
tances to a minimum as only
three records, all in Class A. fell
during the two-day assault by
more than 1000 athletes.
Team results:
METROPOLITAN Medford. 62%;
Rovebtirg, 50; Grant, 38%; Grant* Pa**.
27; North Salem, 2554; Eugene, 20«/S; Van
couver, 16; Rooaevelt, 14%; Klamath Falls,
14; Cleveland and Jeneraon, 11; Benton, 9;
South Salem, 8; Washington, 6; Franklin,
5; Lincoln, 3Vi; Springfield, 2.
CLASS A Marfthfield, 49; Cottage
Grove, 48; North Bend, 40; Redmond. 38;
Albany. 334$: Crater, 24%; Ashland 20%;
Bend. 19; Ivebanon. 17; St. Helen*. 16; O*
»ego, 7; Sweet Home, 6; Prineville, 44*;
McMinnville, 0.
CLASS B Central. 36; Oakridge, 26;
Elmira, 23; Myrtle Point, 22; Bandon, 19;
Scappoot, 18; Newport, 16; Stayton, 15VS;
Pleatant Hill, 14; Eagle Point. 10; Wiliam
rVt, 9%; Seaside, 8; Junction City and
< laukante, 7; Eitacads, 6; Sutherlin, 5;
Rainier, 4; Caacadc jL'nion, Douglas, Scrra
(Salem/, St. Franci* (Eugene; and Co
quille, 0.
CLASS C Mt. Sha*ta, 43 Vi; Rogue
River. 37 VS; Wahlport. 29; Yoticalla, 19;
Gervai*, 16%; Mapleton, 14%: Jefferv/n,
14; ( hemwa and Gate*. 10; Lowell, 8 VS;
Monroe, 7%; Henley, 6; Scio. 5%; Drain,
5; Colton. 2; Mohawk, 1; St. Paul, VS;
Crow, Coburg, Columbian. Glendale. Jack
vMivdle, Lorane. McKenzie. Siletz and
State Deal vchool, 0.
Grid Hopeful:
Begin Drills
Spring football practice will
get underway today for more
than 60 Duck grid hopefuls as
Coach Len Casanova attempts to
begin rebuilding an Oregon team
that will lose eight starters from
the 1954 club.
The squad will work for four
weeks before climaxing the
spring workouts with the annual
spring sports day intersquad
game May 14. The Ducks will
take full advantage of the 20
spring practice sessions allowed
under PCC rules with two-hour
workouts five days a week slated.
Twelve lettermen returning
from last season's Northwest
champion team will lead the
squad. Only Captain Lon Stiner,
Guard Reanous Cochrane and
Halfback Dick James were start
ers on the 1954 club.
The last bare-knuckle boxing
match for the heavyweight
championship was fought in 1889
when John L. Sullivan decisioned
Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds.
Emerald Sports
Meeting Called
There will be a meeting of
all Emerald sports staff mem
bers Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the
Emerald office.
All desk editors and sports
staff writers are requested to
attend the meeting, according
to Co-Sports Editor Chuck
Mttchelmore.
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Rain Stops Baseball
In League Openers
Weather took is toll of North
ern Division baseball last week
i end as league openers for four
teams were postponed due to rain
and wet grounds.
Oregon’s defending champions
got halted for the fourth time
in five days Friday and Saturday
as a home-and-home series with
■ Oregon State was called off.
Both OSC's Coleman field arid
Howe field at Oregon were mud
dy and it got worse with weekend
rains.
Meanwhile Washington and
Washington S ta t e also had
troubles with Northwest dew as
wet grounds at Pullman forced
■ cancellation of a pair of games
between the Huskies and Cou
gars. Both teams will play a pair
of games later on in the season
at Seattle but, under Northern
Division rules, will not be able
to make up the cancelled pair.
Oregon and Oregon State will
still be able to play the rained
out games as part of double
headers scheduled for Howe field
and Coleman field, May 20 and
21.
Northern Division play this
week calls for Washington to
play at Idaho today and Tues
day with the Vandals and Husk
ies returning to Seattle Friday
A
and Saturday for a second pair.
| Oregon will attempt to open its
season against Washington State
Wednesday and Thursday here
and the Cougars will move up
to Corvallis to meet OSC Friday
and Saturday.
Netters Schedule
Action This Week
Oregon's rained-out tennis team
will attempt to get in a heavy
home schedule of matches this
week after weather forced an
other meet to be postponed Sat
urday.
The Duck netters, winners in
one out of two matches thi3
season, are scheduled to meet
Seattle university on the Ore
gon courts Tuesday to open this
week’s action. Three more
matches are also slated thi3
week.
Willamette will come to meet
the Duck team Thursday and
Coach Hilbert Lee’s team follows
that match with its Northern Di
vision opener against powerful
Washington here Friday. Strong
Portland university, holder of one
win over Oregon this season, will
visit the Ducks Saturday.
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