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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1955)
*DucA07racA<i By Allen Johnson Emerald Sports Writer ■■ Although only a sophomore in track competition at Oregon Australian exchange student Jim Bailey has quite a Backlog of experience in his lengthy career on the cinders. This in cludes the 1954 880-yard run championship of Australia. Bailey toured the half-mile last year ia 1 J3.2 to take the Aussie title. This compares with his 1:56 against Idaho on a rain-soaked track last weekend. His best time in the two lap race was achieved in 1953, when he stepped the distance in 1:52.8. In Australia, one meet per year is the limit for prep schools so Bailey participated also for an athletic club in the 19-year old class (he’s now 25). As a prepper, he ran at a fairly slow pace, with a 2:11 88-yard time and a 5 :10 clocking in the mile. But he lowered the>e substantially as an athletic club star by going the half mile in 2 :02 and the mile in 4:39. Second to Landy Five Times Bailey tied for the Australian 880-yard crown in 1948-49 (they run during our winter) with 1 :54.7 and took the title alone in the succeeding season. For the following two years, Bailey did field work as an apprentice surveyor and toured Europe non-competitivelv. But 1952-53 saw him get back into the swing by running the mile in 4:12 and the half in 1 :52.8. Last season, Bailey ran second to world record holder John Landy five straight times in Australian races. His best mile time was 4:12.6, as compared to Bill Dellinger’s best of 4:10.6 last spring. In Vancouver for the British Empire games as a lialf-miler last summer, Bailey won his first qualifying heat, but broke a bone in his right foot before getting to the final trials. He stayed in the States following the Games, and moved in at Oregon. Bailey Adds Depth Bailey is expected to add great depth to the Oregon track team in these tw o distance events. He has already beaten both Dellinger and Ken Reiser in a three-quarter-mile race in an early practice meet but is not likely to face these two again in the same race. The hope for Bailey is that he can team with Doug Cle ment for the half-mile and possibly with Dellinger in the mile run. Bowerman has hopes that Dellinger can lower his mile time below 4:10 this season with Bailey in the same race and running at virtually the same pace. Already reports have come from California about two “un known" performers reaching fast times in the mile and two mile runs. A 4:10 clocking has been reached by Bob Seaman of UCLA, and a USC two-miler has paced that distance in 9:11. It should be quite a meet when the Coast conference event is held at Hayward field May 27-28. Latest Oregon track record to fall was the two-mile standard, but it was just lo'wered a second by Ken Reiser, who held the old mark. He shaved the record to 9:20 in the Idaho meet last weeeknd. Dellinger also came in about the same time in the Lew is and Clark-Seattle Pacific meet in Portland three weeks ago. Dodgers Tie Record With Nine Straight By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brooklyn’s Dodgers tied the modern major league record of winning nine straight games at the start of a season in a come from-behind 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Eb bets Field Wednesday night. Steve Ridzik, who no-hit the Brooks for five innings, tried badly in the seventh and forced in the first Dodger run by walk ing Duke Snider with the bases loaded. Rookie Lynn Lovehguth replaced Ridzik at that point and was promptly greeted by Gil Hodges' two-run single that gave Brooklyn the two runs they needed. This is the second time the Dodgers have won nine straight at season's start. The 1940 club did it to tie the record set by the New York Giants in 1918. The late St. Louis Browns were the only other club to turn the trick, doing it in 1944 when they won their lone American league pennant. In other National league ac tion, the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati 3-0 in a night game and Milkaukee out-clubbed the Chicago Cubs 9-5 in an afternoon contest. New York’9 game at Pittsburgh was called because of rain after three innings with the winless Pirates leading 3-0. Only two American league games were played. Baltimore won its first of the season, after six defeats, by topping the New York Yankees 6-3 in a day game •at Yankee stadium. And Willard Nixon blanked Washington fot league leading Boston 1-0 in a night game. Rain postponed Chi cago’s game at Detroit. Brooklyn was in a spot against Ridzik, just a so-so righthander and had but one hit until the seventh. They wound up with three hits as Thorn Kipper re placed Lovenguth. Billy Loes was the Brooklyn starter and W'inner, giving way to the Dodg ers’ first pinch-hitter of the sea son in the seveuth. Divoters Ready For California Tourney Today A young but potent University of Oregon golf team prepared Wednesday for the Northern Cal ifornia intercollegiate tourna ment. coming up today through Saturday on the Pasatiempo golf course in Santa Cruz. The Webfoot squad, composed of one freshman, three sopho mores and two seniors, scheduled practice rounds for Wednesday in preparation for the three-day test. Conch Sid Milligan's sixsome, i which Includes Captain Neil Dwyer. Bob Takano, Barry Ott, Bob Norquist. Don Bick and Bob Prall, left for California early Tuesday. They will reutrn to Eu gene on Sunday. Last year. Oregon's divoters tied for second place with the Stanford university freshman team in the same tourney, which was easily won by Stanford’s powerful varsity crew. The team title will be deter mined by the individual per formances in match play. At least 26 colleges from the North west and California are entered in the tourney. Sports Staff Desk Editor: Jack Wilson. Staff: A1 Johnson. Buzz Nel son. Doug May, Jerry Claussen. Duckling Action Due Tomorrow Freshman teams will try to take the field In three sports Fri day, with the weatherman their main opponent, as usual. Bob Basich’s Duckling base bailers are scheduled to take on ; Tongue Point Naval Station at 3 : on Howe field; the tracksters of Coach Bob McCollum will travel - to Corvallis to meet the Rooks at 4. and John McKay's golfers open their season with a three way meet against OSC's year* ; lings and Eugene high. The Frosh diamondmen have had three openers washed out alreudy this spring, and pros pects don't look good thut their fourth try will he any more successful. Don I-ane, San I-o renzo, Calif., southpaw, Is scheduled to start, with Ron Whittaker and Don Delbon billed for relief roles. Another nine-inning contest is scheduled for Saturday, when the Frosh will take on Albany's strong Bulldogs. Frosh trackmen ignored the weather as they managed to get in a 75 1^3 to 44 2/3 win over Eugene high. The Rooks arc strong in the sprints and hurd les, but have only one half-miler and no longer-distance men. The Ducklings have state hurdle champ Jack Morris of Medford In the lows and 100 yard dash, plus Benson's Sam Whitney in the highs, broad jump, and pole vault. Duck Records Batting—Fielding Player g ab h r 2b Bund. 3b.. -1 4 3 2 0 Shan, ci 10 34 14 II 0 William*, 3b-p .10 30 12 13 3 SchWtein, lb . 10 31 10 7 1 Kellrr, ** 10 25 8 7 0 Pingrer. 11 . 6 19 6 4 2 • Ru«». If. 9 21 6 3 0 ; Johnson, 2b .. 10 32 9 6 0 Wagner, rf _ .... 8 15 4 J 1 Averill. rf .. 5 12 3 10 Maddox, p-rf . . 6 15 3 3 0 Marlett. c . 10 32 5 2 1 Forbes. p-rt 6 9 1 0 0 Lumlcll. p*2b .. 6 6 0 0 0 Bowen, c . ... 6 5 0 0 0 Blodgett, p .... . 3 6 0 0 0 Garner, p.. 3 4 0 0 0 Other* . 4 6 0 0 0 3b hr rbl ah ab bb to hp ba po a 0 1 3 0 2 4 1 #! .75" 1 5 3 3 904540 .400 24 2 0 2 4 1 2 1 2 0 .333 7 17 1 1 9 1 0 4 2 1 .323 82 0 0 0 3 2 3 11 4 3 .320 14 2» 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .316 H 0 0 0 4 0 $ 3 5 0 .2.46 10 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 .241 20 24 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 .267 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 .250 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 .200 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 0 .156 34 5 0 0 1 0 0 I 1 0 .III I 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 .000 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 000 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 000 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .004) 2 2 00000000 .000 3 3 e fa 0 1.000 1 .961 1 .960 3 .96 5 3 .919; 0 1.000 | 1 .909 4 917 0 1.000 ; 0 i ooo 0 1.000 2 .956 0 1.000 2 .814 1 .917 0 1.000 I 0 1.(100 ; 1 .857 1 Totals 10 313 84 62 8 4 7 45 10 19 36 42 4 .268 239 90 19 .945 Player g ip ab William* . 4 10 44 Holt . 1 I-ehl .1 Nance . 1 Olsen Pitching Maddox 3 13 2 6 1 3 1 3 . 3 17.3 81 13 6 21 I.undeM . 2 Blodgett ..... 3 18 68 16 Garner . 3 Stile* . 2 Forbes . 1 «r 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 so bb wp hb w I pet 12.3 78 20 15 13 13 5.3 24 10 7 7 3 3 13 5 5 5 2 11 10 2 0 0 l) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 i o l.ooo 0 o .0(>0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1 0 1.000 1 1 Totals 10 79 354 80 43 33 45 32 1.000 ,667 .500 1.000 .000 .700 era 0.00 o oo o.oo 0.00 o oo 1.06 1.50 2.50 9.80 12.60 15.00 3.76 I Ducks Slate WSC Again With their Northern Division opener delayed for the third time, the Oregon baseball team will at tempt to get started at 1:30 p.m. today in a doubleheader against Washington State college at Howe field. Wet grounds and rain will like ly force cancellation. In case the games are not played, they will not be made up when the Ducks trek to Pullman later in the sea son. Washington and Idaho man aged to open the Northern Divi sion season at Moscow Tuesday with the Huskies winning a pair 12-6 and 4-3. Monte Geiger and Bill Reams twirled for the now firsfe place Washington nine. The Oregon-WSC twin bill is set for one nine-inning and one seven-inning game. Coach Don Kirsch can call on a number of starting hurlers, including Bill Blodgett, Bill Garner, Terry Maddox or Pete Williams. Cou gar Coach Buck Bailey looks to pitchers Jerry Bartow, Wes Stock and Ron Webb for his top mound strength. Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Boston . Cleveland .... Chicago . New York .. Detroit . Washington Kansas City Baltimore .... ...6 .5 3 ...4 3 2 ...2 .857 .625 1 Va .600 2 .571 2 .500 2 Vi .400 3 .286 4 .1 6 .143 NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn ... Milwaukee . St. Louis . Philadelphia Chicago . New York . Cincinnati Pittsburgh . ...9 0 1.000 6 2 .750 2'/* 5 3 .625 3>/2 4 4 .500 4 Vi 4 5 .444 5 2 5 .286 6 2 7 .222 7 0 6 .000 7</2 Woody's round the clock DRIVE-IN THE BEST CHICKEN' IN-A-BASKET IN TOWN! Car Service Weekends Only West 6th, Near Blair Phone 5-9001 Touring the Eugene country club course for the Ducklings will be Don Anawalt, Eugene; George Stadelman, The Dalles; Keith Guhrud, Eugene; Dick Berg, San Gabriel, Calif., and Bruce Titus, Lincoln high of Portland. The Hooks have Wld Jensen. Leo Grunt, Bob Langton and Jim Coleman, all of Corvallis; Jerry Plank. Woodburn. and Dick Sad ler. Bozeman, Mont. Top men for Eugene are Gary Geertsen and Leighton Tuttle. UO Netters Face Huskies, Portland With a new method of beating the rain by using the indoor mir fuce of McArthur court, the Ore gon tennis squad will meet Wil lamette university's net team to day at 3 o’clock. Matches are also scheduled for Friday and Satur day against Washington and Portland. The use of the Indoor court al lowed the Ducks to perform yes terday against Seattle univer sity, but they dropped all the matches to the Chieftuins. A fea ture match saw Janet Hopps of the visitors overcome her male opponent. Bob Baker, by straight-set scores of 6-1, 6-1. The invading Huskies will open the Northern Division cam paign Friday as they begin an other season of expected dom inance of the conference. Bill Quillian. the top performer for Washington, has taken the ND singles title for three straight years and has also shared in the doubles crown on three occa sions. Portland’s net squad holds one victory ovfr Oregon already. Jack Neer led the Pilots to an earlier win over the Ducks In Portland. This match will com plete non-conference activity for Hilbert Lee's netmen. The W’ebfoots will probably feature the usual five players, who all saw action against Se attle. 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