*Duc&07'iac6& tty Chuck Mifchulmor* EinmU Co-Sport* Editor ■■ The calendar savs it is May, which is traditionally a time for April showers to end and allow the national pastime to continue being the national pastime. But as far as colleges in the Northern Division of the Pacific Coast baseball con ference are concerned, there’s not much that the month of May can do to make up for April's showers. Rain in the Northwest has produced what will probably be the most disastrous spring sports season in history for the five ND schools. Art Litchtnan, Oregon’s athletic publicity director,* has compiled some statistics that show just how disastrous the 1955 monsoon season has been to the University athletic de partment financially. Although the total is “not too big a chunk out of a fairly large spring sports budget.” in the terms of a common man it’s still money that can’t he spent on Oregon athletics. Rain Costs Money The Webfoots have been able to run all their track meets and have been rained out of only three league baseball games, but the overall loss for the spring’s work will run from $2000 to $2500 in modest figures. Rain beat the Webfoots twice against Washington State and once with Idaho and two more times in non-conference play. Litchman rates the WSC pair as $700 or $800 quite literally down the drain and about $250 to $300 gone on the Idaho single. The non-leaguers were worth about $100 apiece, which makes a total of only $1200 at the most, but there is more to figure in. Although both Washington games were squeezed in on makeshift fields, tire handful that saw them got in free.' since the regular diamond wasn't used, added a second $S00 to the amount. OSC Admissions Cut On top of all this, although the early Oregon State pair -was rescheduled and will be played in two doubleheaders, only one admission can be charged for each pair. Thus $500 each must be talked onto the deficit tor two games that will be played. This takes care of baseball, with the exception of a few minor expenses which mounted up when the grounds crew tried to get Howe field in shape for the rained-out games. However, the crew would have been working anyway and the materials used cost very little in relation to the total. Of course if the elements descend in force on one of the Beaver doubleheaders coming up, another $500 must be added in red. Track Crowds Down Track is another contributor to the difficulties, since paying crowds have been appreciably cut down by the inclement weather. In addition, the revenue that usually comes from four or five hundred fans watching the Hayward relays at approxi mately a dollar a head was cut out when rain and cold moved the high school cinder carnival to the physical education track. One expense that hasn’t troubled the Webfoots too much is traveling expenses. Litchman estimates that Idaho and Washington State lost nearly $1000 apiece on fruitless trips to the Willamette valley. Oregon lost about $150 on its only trip rainout, a jaunt to McMinnville for a Linfield game. These trips, though, are the sole hard luck of the traveling team, since no guarantees are in force in spring sports. Duck Gridders Work Out In Third Week of Practice Oregon's spring football R£ac tice entered its third week yes terday as rain let up temporarily to let the 60-man squad get in some practice. Coach Len Casanova's youthful squad had to work out most of its first two weeks of practice in late spring rains, but the dry skies the last few days has given the team a chance for more ball handling and experimentation. Casanova is still trying to find a good replacement at end to go with Phil McHugh, the only let terraan wingman. Oregon Leads ND Standings In Spring Play Northern Division Dual-Match Standings Tract W L Oregon 0 Washington State 2 1 Washington 1 I Idaho 0 2 Oregon ^Mate 0 2 Tennis W L [ \Vashiufftun ... 3 0 I Washington State 1 0 i Oregon l 1 Idaho 02 Oregon State 0 2 Golf W L Orgon ... .20 Washington 2 1 Idaho -I 1 \\ ashington State 0 l Oregon Stale 0 2 Pet. 1.000 .667 .500 .000 .000 Pet. l ooo 1.000 .500 .000 .000 Pet. 1.000 .667 .500 .000 .ooo With about half the Northern Division spring sports seaaon gone. Oregon is well on its way to defend its 19.r>4 championships with a good chance for a run nerup spot in tennis. Besides leading the league in baseball. despite three can celled games. Oregon teams have gone into the lead in track and golf with two matches played in each. The Duck tennis team cur rently stands behind perennial champion Washington. One Loss Suffered A tennis loss to Washington has been the only defeat suf fered in league competition by any of the Oregon individual-par ticipation teams and both the golf and track teams are good bets to remain unbeaten, just as they were last season. In track the Oregon squad has only a match with Oregon State in two weeks to wrap up an un defeated string. Both the golf and tennis teams play two matches this weekend as they go to the Inland Empire to tangle with Idaho and Washington State. Beavers Fail Tests Standings are virtually the same in all three dual-match sports with Washington State in second spots and Oregon State bringing up the rear in all three. The Beavers have not won a conference match in six tries. Oregon will rule as the favor ite in both the golf and track tournaments, even if they fail to win the d ual-match titles. Washington is generally conced ed the tennis championship again, but Oregon will be out for the Number Two spot. looks cooler - is cooler! 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In Monday's games no-hitters were pitched by Joyle Dahl of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Bob Hinman of Phi Kappa Sigma. It was the second straight no-no game for Dahl, who beat Lamb da Chi Alpha 14-0 in his first start April 5. The SAE's beat Pi Kappa Al pha 10-0 In their Monday start, which went only four innings. Howard Hedinger hit a home run with two men on base for the big blow' for the winners. In the Phi Kap game llln man’s mastery of Sigma Al pha Mu led to a 17-0 victory’ in four innings. The victors got 12 hits and Cordon No hrigu had a perfect four-for four day at bat, Including a home run. In other action Monday Camp IM Schedule Tuesday Tennis 4:00 Delta Tau Delta vs. Gam ma hall, courts 4, 5, 6. Golf Legal Eagles vs. Sigma Chi, Oakway. immI club remained undefeated in' League IV with a 9-5 win over Kappa Sigma. It was the Kappa Sign second straight Iona. The Straub Froah needed only four Innings to crush Hunter hall H-i for their second straight win. The two forfeit wins were picked up by French hall and Barrister Inn. French got Its first win of the year when Chcr ney hall failed to field a team and Barrister won its second game the easy way from Comma hall. The rest of the schedule this week will see six garnet post poned from April 18 slated for Wednesday, six from April 111 scheduled for Thursday and six from April 22 planned for Fri day. .More games will la* made up next week. Intramural track will open next Monday ufter a schedule was recently drawn up. It will be run on the same plan as softball and the schedule will be released j later. I Intramural teams this term are aiming for four team titles last season all won by fraterni ties. Phi Delta Theta won both the track and golf titles while Alpha Tau Omega .won tennis and Phi Kappa Sigma topped softball. Sports Staff Desk Editor: Jerry Clatin-en. 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