Greens'Wallop'Whites'
In Final Spring Action
Veteran footballers Chuck Os-|
borne, Phil McHugh and Jim j
Shanley led the “greens" to a'
30-0 triumph over the scrub
“whites’* Saturday morning in
the climax to a 20-day spring
football practice. Osborne scored
twice for the “greens" on tuns
of nine and 17 yards, and return
ed a pass 3G yards to set up ;
tlie final touchdown, while Mc
Hugh caught a pass for another
TD. Shanley raced for several
good gains, one for 24 yards.
The “greens,” made up of
last fall's lettermen were out
played by the predominantly
frosh-led “whites” in the first
half and led i»-0. A strong de
fensive showing from gradu
ates of last year’s frosh team
held the veteran team against
the wall until the second half
when Osborne and Shanley
reeled off tiieir long runs.
Missing from the scrimmage
were a half dozen lettermen. in
cluding both holdover quarter-,
backs Tom ana Jack Crabtree,
sidelined with injuries. Also mis
sing from the scrimmage were
tackle John Raventos and cen
ter Nick Markulus, while full
back Jack Morris and halfback
Jack Brown were with the track
team at Berkeley.
Besides Osborne's touch
downs, McHugh, Leroy Phelps,
and Marian Howard scored for
the “greens.” McHugh caught
a pass from Compton JC trans
fer Roger Daniels, Phelps scor
ed on a seven yard run off
right end, and Holland scored
the only first half TD, a two
yard plunge up the middle.
Duck coach Len Casanova was
not too impressed with the offen
sive showing of either of the two
clubs, but the strong defensive |
playing of three 1955 freshmen
caught his eye. Tackle Bob Grot-'
tkau, fullback Will Reve and
center Pete Welch were the thsee
mentioned by Casanova.
HEKB JL'KAV (IG) quarterback of the “Whites,’; knocks down
a pass intended for hal.buck Hunk Lountenu (31) of the “Greens”
with minutes to go in annual spring practice closing intra-squad
game Saturday morning. Greens, stocked with \eteruns from
1955 Oregon grid machine, won, 33-0. (Fhoto by Brant Duceyi.
OUTSTANDING RECOUP
Stiner Awarded Emerald Trophy
Lon Stiner, captain of the 1955
Oregon Duck football team was
named winner of the Emerald
Award Saturday night. The
award, sponsored by the Oregon
Join Smokeys
Campaign!
Daily Emerald and the athletic
department, goes annually to the
outstanding graduating senior
among all sports and is based on
outstanding achievement in scho
larship, citizenship and athletics.
Stiner completed his football
career for the Ducks last fall i
and then participated in the
East-West Shrine game in San
Francisco. The former Portland j
and Oakridge star complied a j
grade average of over a straight
E for his four years of college,
and was presented the Town
Big Leagues
By The Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet, GB
Milwaukee .13 8 .619
Brooklyn .16 11 .593
St. Louis .17 12 .586
Cincinnati .16 12 .571 Ms
Pittsburgh .15 12 .556 1
New York 13 15 .464 3Vi
Philadelphia .... 9 18 .333 7
Chicago . '< 18 .280 8
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
New York .21 10 .677
Cleveland .18 11 .621 2
Boston .16 12 .571 3 Vi
Chicago .12 13 .480 6
Baltimore .15 17 .469 6 Vi
Detroit .12 17 .414 8
Washington ...12 18 .400 8 Vi
Kansas City ...10 18 .357 9Vi
Club scholarship two years ago
for outstanding scholastic work
The award was presented to
Stiner by head football coach
Len Casanova, at the All-Cam
pus Sing, a closing feature of
Junior Weekend.
The Emerald athletic award
to Stiner marked the sixth time a
senior has been honored. Previous
winners included Jack Keller
(basketball), Jack Hutchins
(track), Jim Livesay (baseball),
Ron Lowell (tennis) and Pete
Williams (baseball). The award
was established in 1951.
LON STINER
Emerald Award Winner
Ducks#Cougars
Divide Games
By Terry Sherwood
im*r«ld St»H Writer
Northern Division Standings
W L. Pet. OB
Idaho % 4 9 .308 •>
Don Kitsch's University of
Oregon baseball teum kept thetr
Northern division pennant hopes
alive Saturday afternoon when
they- dumped the Washington
State Cougars. 4-2, avenging an
8-6 defeat on Friday It was the
third Oregon ND victory In four
"Inland Empire" games and
moved the Ducks with 113 games
of the league-leading Cougats
Washington State, who has but |
two games left to play In confer
ence competition is still a strong
favorite to dethrone the Ducks
as the ND champion Oregon,
however, with two games left to
play againsf Washington today
and tomorrow and two games
against Oregon Slate still has a
chance to repeat as the ND ti
llists. In order for the Ducks to.
win, WSC must lose to least on*
of the Idaho game-* Assuming
•hat neither WSC or Oregon los
es another game, the Cougar.
will have won oae more game
and "will have a percentage edg*
on the Ducks.
Oregon’s game today against
the fourth place Huskies, marks
the first time that these two
squads have met this year. In
their previously scheduled games
they were stopped by rain aw*
ND rules forbid make-up games
WSC
Oregon
OSC
Washington
10 3 769
7 3 .700 1 *-*
6 8 .429 4'a
4 8 338 5'j
WSC 8-Oregon 6
WSC thwarted the Oregon
Ducks' chance of taking over tht
Northern dlvinion leadership
when they climbed on Oregon
pitcher Stan Dmocbowaky for
five i’ins In tfie first inning with
four singles and three walks and
foi three runs in the third inning
on a flurry of hits, including a
double and a triple.
Jack Henkel, who relieved
Dmochowsky in the fourth in
ning, held the Cougars worr
ies* but the damage was done
and Oregon hitters were un
able to get more than si\ runs
off Bolilt, the WSC ehlieker.
Oregon got a run in each of th<
first, third and eighth innings t
They rallied, moreover, in the
ninth for three more but John i
Freeman, the Cougar relief pitch
er put out the fire and the Duck1
fell shoit with an 8-6 score.
John Keller lead the Oregon I
hitting attack, garnering three
of the Ducks' nine hits. He was
followed by the Oregon first j
baseman, Dick Schlosstein, who
hit two for foar.
Oregon 4-WSC 2
Although he needed the help I
of two Oregon reliefers, lefty |
sophomoie Don Lane pitched his
fourth conference victory, his
seconu in four days, to lead the
Ducks to a 4-2 decision over
Washington State college and j
keep Oregon’s .title hopes burn
ing.
The three Oregon pitchers
limited Washington State to
only five hits. Oregon also got
only five hits but bunched
them when they needed them.
The Ducks got off to a quick
lead in the second inning, push
ing across two runs. Dick Schlos
stein singled and scored on Jim
Pingree’o triple. Pingree scored
on Jerry R033’ sacrifice f!y to
right field.
The Cougars bounced right
successful WSC pickoff play and
scoerd when Don Lane flied out
to cAiter field.
Terry Maddox tripled in the
sack to get one run In their half
jf the second to make the score
1-1.
In the fifth Rosa walked, stole
irconci, went to third on an un
ilxth inning and ecored on Pm
i{ree-s single.
WSC got to Lane In the bo|
t«m of the sixth. With two out,
Joe Trembly doubled and scor
ed on Bill Masbburn's single,
tjine managed to retire the
next < oagar hatter but then
wulked Iton Aiken ur.d (iordon
llershey, fllllug the bugs.
t'oiih Iron Klrsrh quickly sub
stituted reliefer Denny ONon
who struck out pinch hitter
llenry I.egge to retire the side
and protect the all important
Duck lead.
WSC failed to get aity runs off
•ither Olson or Jim Is?hl who
nine oil in the bottom of the
ninth toning to get the Cougar <
>ut.
Ptngree with two RBI s an !
two hits lead the Oregon hitting
ilta"k Mash burn was the l<> ••
WSC hitter to get more than o
single.
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