Weather Hurts Ducks
For Baseball Opener
FIVE OREGON BASEBALL PLAYERS level their war cluhs as
Ihf.V prepare for a possible Northern Division baseball double
header with Idaho today here. From l«*ft to right the Ducks, all
of whom were all-NI) choices last season, Include Norm Forties,
•lotion) Keller, Nell Marlett, Pete Williams and George Shaw,
By Buzz Nelson
Emerald AttitUmt Sportt Editor
Oregon's baseball team Just
Can't seem to beat the rain.
Monday'* game wan rained out
and every effort will be made to
get In a doubleheader against
Idaho today at 1:30 p.m. But just
between u» and the government
meteorologist (who has forecasted
more rain for the rest of the
week). there is little likelihood of
any game* being played.
Yesterday'* ralnout was the
fifth Northern lMvision game
that Oregon has had cancelled
or postponed until a later date.
And before that four games
with IJnfleld college were
drowned out.
The first OSC series can be
made up on May 21-22 when the
teams meet again In a home-and
home series. But last week's home
games against Washington State
have been cancelled permanently.
W8C will not make another trip to
the Willamette valley to try to
play Oregon and OSC. And Ore
gon will certainly not try to play
six games or eight games in five
days when they tour the Inland
Kmplre.
The same goes for today's
schedule. If the games against
Idaho are rained out, they will
not be made up.
And coining up this weekend
is another home series against
the Washington Huskies. The
Ducks would be sorely hurt to
miss these home contests where
they stand their best chance of
winning.
Washington and Idaho are the
only teams that have managed to
get in games, the Huskies winning
all four. If all the rest of the
Northern Division games should
be rained out, the Huskies would
be; ND champions.
In ease the weather improves
sufficiently to let the teams play
today, the contests probably will
be played on the Froah diamond,
below Howe field.
Oregon Coach Don Klrseh has
u well-rested mound staff and
can pitch any one of a number of
hurlers. Kill Blodgett (2-1) and
either Bill Darner (1-1) or Terry
Maddox (1-0) are likely start
now fiHour
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«th, with John Ltindell (1-0) and
Fctfi Williams (1-0) In reserve.
Clem Perberry, Idaho mentor,
will call on Dick Dodel and Aubrey
Stephen!) to start, with Tom Vo
pat, Hog Ranta and Dominick Pol
lilo ready to go in.
Centerfielder George Shaw is
still the leading Oregon sticker
with an average of .400. Shaw has
had no trouble holding his position
since April 8 when the last games
were played.
Oregon Net Team
Faces Willamette
On Courts Today
The last non-conference tennis
match of the season is on the
schedule for today with the Wil
lamette Bearcats. It will depend
on the weather conditions and will
begin at 3 p.m. If played outside.
An earlier match with the Bear
cats was rained out, but there is a
possibility of playing indoors at
McArthur Court. The Ducks fin
ally got in two matches last week
end, but lost two straight to
Washington and Portland univer
sity.
Next match for the Duck net
ters will be this weekend at home
against Oregon State's Beavers.
The Ducks and Beavers will be
meeting for the first time this
season, with the approval of the
weatherman. ,
Gridder Wrenches Knee
SEATTLE (AP)- The Univer
sity of Washington football camp
suffered its first injury of spring
training Monday as Coach Johnny
Cherberg put the squad through a
tough sdrimmage session.
Veteran guard F. Robinson was
pulled \yith a wrenched kneq and
Cherberg said the big lad would
be sidelined the rest of the week.
Emeralds Slate
OpenerTonight
By The Associated Press
The Northwest Baseball League,
only seven-team circuit in the na
tion, swings into its first season
Tuesday night with untried clubs
and high hopes.
Opening night schedules of the
new Class B league place Eugene
at Salem, Wenatchee at Yakima
and Spokane at Lewiston. The sev
enth club, Tri-City, draws a bye
for the first three days. *
The Northwest League takes up
where the Class A Western Inter
national League left off. Eugene
is the only club in the new circuit
that wasn’t a member of the WIL
in its troubled 1954 season.
Eugene Renews Franchise
Headed by Dick Richards, the
former general manager at Yaki
ma, Wenatchee and Tri-City, Eu
gene returns to professional base
ball after a four-season absence.
The Emeralds were in the Class D
Far West League when it folded in
1951.
The WIL closed down after last
year's disastrous season, when
Calgary, Spokane and Victoria all
disbanded during the year.
The six surviving teams voted
to enter 1955 with a Class B op
eration, the Northwest League,
and Arthur H. Pohlman of Wenat
chee was elected president.
Fans Own Team
Pohlman was president of the
Wenatchee club in 1950 and 1951.
when Wenatchee became the first
community - owned team in the
WIL. All the Northwest League
clubs now are operating on a fan
owned basis.
On the eve of the season Phol
man, at Wenatchee, expressed op
timism.
Good Season Viewed
“The WIL enjoyed some of its
best days from 1946 to 1952 when
it was a Class B league and the
new league is looking forward to
a very successful first season.”
Pohlman announced these um
pire teams and their opening day
assignments: At Yakima, Gordon
Bogle and Bob LaRue; at Salem,
Ted Howe and Phil Reed; at Lew
iston, Mike Runyan and Mel
Ross.
Managers of the league teams,
all veteran baseball men, are Edo
Vanni at Wenatchee; Hub Kittle,
Yakima; Cliff Dapper, Eugene;
Hugh Luby, Salem; Don Pries,
Tri-City; Eddie Lake, Spokane,
and Hillis Layne, Lewiston.
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