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By BOB MULLIN
F.meruUI Asst. Sports Kditor ■■
Oregon's greatest track team in the school's history"
looked better and more powerful than ever in their second
place finish in the Pacific Coast Conference track meet l'ri
day and Saturday. After winning all their dual meets and
the Northern Div ision clash by greater scores than ever be
fore. Hill Rowerman's superb athletes had their finest hour,
scoring 39b: points in the west's finest track competition.
The Webfoots not only finished higher in team standings
than in any year since 1(>24. but actually bettered the 37
point total they made that year.
But of greater significance than their high score were
the peak performances made by each athlete on the squad.
Eleven Webfoot entrants gained the finals in Friday’s pre
liminaries. next best following UCLA’s and Southern Cali
fornia’s 13. In addition, Oregon had five other entrants in
the four events which did not require qualifying rounds.
Saturday came. What a sight! A collection of many of the
greatest track and fie^l men in the country on the floor of
Havward Field. The S.OOO or T000 fans on hand waited
tensely for the opening race —- the mile run. The gun sound
ed and the large field, including Rob Seaman. UCLA; Sid
Wing. CSC.; Jim C.relle, Oregon, and Ray Hatton. Idaho,
began the four lap ordeal. A slow start ruined chances of a
record-breaking performance, but the race was close with
Seaman and Wing fighting for the victory. The Rruin miler
ltd most of the way, but his cross-town rival made hi> bid
on the final turn. They broke the tape in almost a dead heat.
An unfortunate bumping cost Seaman at least a second place
in the race and the victory was awarded to Wing. C.relle
finished a strong second in his best time of 4:0l,.4.
Tobacco Comes from Behind
Then came the 440-yard dash. UCLA’s Russ l*" 11 is and
Washington's Terry Tobacco clashed for the fir-t time.
These two highly-touted quartermilers were rated co-favor
ites before the race with their 47.2 and 47.5 best clockings
respectively. Kills appeared to take the lead at the half way
point, but Tobacco, who was on the outer lane, unleashed a
tremendous burst of speed and headed the field coming into
the final 100-yard straightaway winning easily in 44>.(>.
Possibly the greatest field in American college compe
tition assembled for the 880 — Oregon’s Jim Bailey. Cal s
Don Bowden, and UCLA’s Seaman were favorites. The
long-striding Bowden took the early lead and never gave
it up. With about 200 yards to go Bailey, who had been
running fourth, made his move, sprinted to second place,
and then disappeared behind the stands in hot pursuit of
his California foe. But when they reappeared on the other
side, the Bear half-miler was pulling away and finished
the race in the third best time in the history of track and
field — 1:47.8. Bailey finished a strong second in 1:49.4.
The two mile run resulted in two races — one between
the fabulous Max Truex of USC and Cal’s Bob House and
the other a battle for third place between Oregon’s Mark
Robbins, Idaho’s Ray Hatton and USC’s Mai Robertson.
Truex and House matched strides until the final of eight
laps when the diminutive Southern Californian won going
away in 8:57.5. But Oregon fans centered their attention on
the other race. Robbins wasn’t given a chance to place be
fore the race. His best time ranked tenth in the 11 tnayi
field. But the game Web foot never wilted under the tremen
dous pace, finishing a close fourth to Hatton and beating
Robertson, vvho‘s best time had been 20 seconds better than
Robbins’.
'With One Event Remaining .. /
All hut one of the events had heen completed. Southern
Cal was awarded the championship trophy, but on the oppo
site side of the field three athletes were still competing in
the pole vault. The point total was announced over the i’uh
lic Address system, “With one event remaining: CSC, 60
points, UCLA, 38, Oregon 32 hi . . But the Ducks had
clinched second place with Sam Whittle)’ and Jack Burg
among the three remaining vaulters.
Both had cleared 14’4”, then both narrowly missed the
14’8” mark, but it didn’t matter. The seven points gained
for the second place tie in the event gave them their 39hs
point total and second place. The other entrant? USC's Kon
Morris, who finally managed to wriggle his narrow frame
over the pole set at 15’ 3/8”.
Yes, it was quite an afternoon at Hayward Field.
Webfoot Nine Plays
Seattle., Oregon State
Oregon's strong bid for the
19.')" Northern Division baseball
crown climaxes this weekend with
a final home-and-home series
against Oregon State's second
place Beavers.
The Ducks, who are way out
in front in the ND race with a
10-2 record, face Ralph Cole
man's Aggies here Fiiday after
noon. and travel to Corvallis for
their last test on Saturday.
After a three-win, one-loss
road trip through Washington
anil lduho last week, the Web
foots of l>un Klrseh are within
a gnat's antenna of their fourth
Division crown in fixe years.
They’re 2'. games ahead of
DSC, who has sets with Wash
ington and the Ducks remain
ing.
Oregon coach Don Kirsch hail
this to say about it: "We're not
in yet. although we're pretty
close. W’e can win the title if OSC
DON LANK
Sparks Wrhfoot Itimtl Trip
is rained out of both (fame-* at
Seattle this week, or if they split
with them But if the Beavers win
both games from Washington.
Voting Saves UCLA
From PCC Expulsion
SPOKANE. Wash >V UCLA
missed expulsion from the Pa
cific Coast Conference by a sin
gle vote Monday.
Last August, the presidents of
the nine member schools ordered
the four institutions which were
on probation to pie.sent proof at
this spring meet that their ath
letic houses were in order.
If this proof was not satis
factory, they were to be "expel
led from the conference as of
August 1. 1957."
The conference accepted the
reports of Washington. South
ern California anti California
on unanimous votes of nine to
nothing.
On the report of the Univer
sity of California at Los Angeie3
the vote was five to four, with
Oregon. Washington State. Stan
ford and Idaho opposing accept
ance of the UCLA report.
The presidential order said:
“Any member institution now
on probation which fails to pre
sent to the conference on or be
fore the regular spring meeting
of the conference in 1957 evi
dence satisfactory to a majority
of the faculty athletic represen
tatives indicating that the ath
letic program of the institution
then is and will continue to be
operated upon a sound basis on
strict accordance with all con
ference rules and policies and by
personnel in whose integrity the
conference may have confidence,
shall be expelled from the con
ference as of August 1. 1957.”
1J. (ilenn Sealn>rg. ronfer
enc*> spokesman, said at a
press t'onrrivnrp the reports of
tin* four Hi houU Hire pre *ent
e«l oralis.
Kach described the method of
operating its athletic department
at the present. Dr. Scaborg said
he could not disclose the t e a sons
of the minority for disapproving
the UCLA report. He said that,
an of California's faculty repre
sentative. he was satisfied that
the UCLA athletic staff is pre
pared to adhere to conference
ru les."
The probations stemmed from
illegal unauthorized payments, to
athletes Washington and USC
were placed on probation foi two
years and UCLA for three year*.
California has nearly completed
its one year probation.
Washington and CSC each
have one year to go and UCLA
is on probation for two more
years. All except California a’-e
denied the right to paiticlpale
in the Rose Bowl football game
even if they should finish atop
the conference football stand
ings.
Order off the O
Meets Wednesday
The Order of the O will meet
Wednesday noon at Beta Theta
Pi. according to letterman presi
dent Bob Decker. Members are
asleei to disregard the earlier
notice they received in the mail.
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Monday thru Thursday
2:00 A.M.
Friday and Saturday
Pit Barbecue
957 Pearl
South of Eugene Hotel
und take both from us. then they
will get the trophy."
The Ducks' trip North hint
week was mostly a success. .
cording to Kitsch his gioup was
ruined out of a pair with Idaho,
they flattened Washington State
twice and stubbed their toe for
only the second time this season
against Washington, hut re.
deemed themselves In the second
battle.
“The team as a whole hit well
against tVSC. hut they definite
ly tn|MTr«d oft in Seattle—Terry
Maddux wan the only man to
gel more than one hit—I think
we hud wirn Kills Olson and
Don L*>ne both continued |0 hit
will throughout their trip."
( ouch Kirsrh also praised the
Mebloots defensive play lor the
four games.
•'Our pitching was good most
of the time," the Oregon coach
continued." I thought that
Dntochowitky threw effectively
in the second Washington game
particularly because it drizzled
most of the time.”
This afternoon, the pennant*
driving Ducks face their final
non-conference trd. with Seattle
University's Chieftains due at
Howe Field at 3.
The interim tilt Is expected t•>
be a seventh-!!.mng stretch and
little else for the Webfoots: Port
land downed the Seattleites de
risively recently, and then »e.«
son record isn’t spectacular.
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