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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
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Washington State 2 1
Washington 1 I
Idaho 0 2
Oregon ^Mate 0 2
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Idaho 02
Oregon State 0 2
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Washington 2 1
Idaho -I 1
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Oregon Stale 0 2
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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.
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Softball Reopens
With Six Games
Intramural softball got In its
first full schedule since April 7
Monday afternoon with two no
hitters being featured among the
four games played. Two games
ended in forfeits.
The games were the beginning
of rescheduling that was neces
sary after 37 games—more than
half of the original schedule was
put off by the continuing April
rains. Monday’s contests were
the games originally scheduled
for April 13.
Meanwhile intramural tennis
and golf continued with both
bracket tournaments having
.nearly completed first ground
play. .Softball play will con
tinue Urdnisdiy after taking
a day off because of the var
sity baseball game. Both other
sports ha\e matches scheduled
Tuesday.
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.
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Desk Editor: Jerry Clatin-en.
Staff: Chuck Mitchelmore,
Buzz Nelson and Jack Wilson.
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