Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, April 04, 1958, Page Five, Image 5

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    Trackmen Enter ND Realys
Web foots Picked
To Get Meet Title
Oregon's track and field Ducks, unbeaten in Northern Di
vision competition since 1953, will send a full team to Cor
vallis Saturday in quest of the first annual Northern Divi
sion relay championship.
The Ducks will be slight favorites for the meet, with stiff
opposition expected from Washington and Washington
State.
Washington’s main strength lies in the middle distances,
wijcii; il nun Hrverai pur
formem. Heading the list in the
■Huskies' great quarter rmler Ter
ry Tobacco, a member of the
1950 Canadian Olympic team,
wiio will run anchor on their mile
relay team, and may also see ac
tion in the two mile relay.
Washington also has middle
distance area Dave McCullough
and Hill Moser, a couple of sub
1:55 half miter* ready for duty in
both the mile and two mile re
lay*.
Husky Jack Damon, a very
promising sophomore, will prob
ably fill out Washington's tough
middle distance relays, and he
may also be entered with dis
tance man Krnie Branom in the
medley relay.
HSC Mill Ite strongest In the
field events where it hu-t weight
man Ste\e Frye, a 53-foot stmt
putter and a 150-foot discus
man. set to perform in his two
favorite events.
Also the Cougars have a duo
of top pole vaulters in football
ends Don Kilingiten and Jack
Fanning, and a versatile high
jump, broad jump flush in Duane
Keranen.
I'sually-weak Idaho Is not a
title threat, but will take plenty
of [mints away from the favored
schools In the distance events.
Joe dander almost has more
distance runners than he knows
what to do with at Moscow, and
will put up tough teams In the
medley and two mile relays,
leading the list of Vandal
harriers Is 4:04 fuller Frank
Wyatt, who placed second be
hind I'.HC’s Max Truex In the
cross country meet last
fall.
The Vandals also have 9:09
two-mller Ray Hatton, sub-9:20
two-mller Ron Adams, and 1:81
8H0 man Dick Boyce ready for
action In Saturday's longer races.
Against all this talent W'ebfoot
boss Bill Bowerman will send his
usual array of thinclads. paced by
versatile Steve Anderson and
Dave Kdstrom.
Anderson will compete In
the hurdles, broad Jump, jave
lin, and sprints, while Kdstrom
Is due In the hurdles, broad
jump, discus, and high jump.
Other Ducks slated for much
action include Mark Robbins, in
the two mile and medley relays,
plus the individual two mile;
Jack Morris, sprint and hurdle
relays; and Jerry Schwartz in
the mile and hurdle relays.
Spring Term Intramurals
Scheduled to Open Monday
Intramural softball gets under
way next Monday with a full
six-game slate on tap. Three
games are scheduled to begin at
3:.'<0 and three more contests will
start at 4:55.
Last year's softball champion,
the F’ogo Pups, will open their
title defense Thursday.
IM golf and tennis action are
also slated to begin Monday with
Omega Hall meeting Barrister
Inn in the net opener and Lambda
Chi facing Harristed in the initial j
divot clash.
Defending champions in golf (
and tennis are Alpha Tau Omega ;
and the Legal Kagle.s respectiv
ely.
The 'mural track competition
will again bo handled by varsity
coach Bill Bowerman who will
make out the schedule. The IM
track meet date has not yet been
set.
Sports Staff
Desk Editors: Pete Shaw and
Boh Mullin
Staff: Phil Knight. June Night,
Last Night, Opening Night,
Grubby Night, Dark Night,
Empty Night, Full Night, Goo<J
Night!
TKKKY TOBACCO, great Washington runner, will be the man to
beat in Saturday’s first annual Northern Division relays at Cor
vallis. Oregon, entering a full squad of trackmen, is favored to
cop the meet.
Oregon Fans See
Five ND Squads
OREGON STATE COLLEGE,
Corvallis, — State of Oregon
track and field fan9 will have
their only 1958 look at all five
northern division teams on the
same afternoon Saturday when
Oregon State plays host to the
1st annual ND relays.
Preliminaries in the high and
low hurdles and the 100-yard
dash will start promptly at 1 p.m.,
with ifrst field events at 1:15.
Bell field will be the scene of
action. Relay events are sched
uled in the 440, 880. mile and
two-mile, in addition to the dis
tance medley.
There will be individual com
petition in the 100, high hurd
les, low hurdles, two-mile spe
cial, plus all field events.
Oregon looks like the best bet
to win the first annual Northern
Division relays, although in some
events Washington could press
the Webfoots closely. Corvallis
fans are anxious to see Washing
ton's great 440 ace, Terry To
bacco, in action here for the first
time.
Bill Bowerman's Ducks have
far more depth than any of the
other clubs entered, headed by
TWO OI.m'IMKKS, Stan Musial of the Cards and T»h1 Wiliams of Boston, a pair of perennial hatting
champs, chat prior to exhibition game at Sarasota, Florida.
such well-known performers a3
Jim Grelle, Steve Anderson, Jack
Morris, Dave Edstrom, D. C.
Mills. Jack Burg and many oth
ers. Grelle ranks as one of
America's top distance runners,
and was a recent sensation on
the indoor circuit this past win
I ter.
Washington State’s material
is only mediocre, but the Cou
gars do have some top indi
viduals. Don EUingsen and
Jack Fanning, a pair of foot
ballers, are strong in the pole
vault, and junior Duane Keran
en is a fine point-getter. Gone
is shotput ace Burl Grinds, but
WSC has one almost as good in
Steve Frye.
Idaho and Oregon State figure
to fight it out for fourth place,
neither club having much depth.
Coach Joe Glander has only five
lettermen available at Idaho, and
Hal Moe has only seven at OSC.
Veterans on the Beaver squad
include Duane Marshall, Benson
Foley, Doug Ballew, Cliff Cordy,
Tom Blackstone, John Carson
and Don Fergusson. Marshall
and Cordy are all-time school
record holders in the shot and
I 880, respectively.
—
Duckling Runners
Open 1958 Season
In Willamette Test
Freshman track coach Ken
Reiser will take a large squad of
first year thinclads to Salem
Saturday to compete in the an
nual Willamette relays.
The varsity, which usually en
ters the relays, will not run in
the event this year because of
the first annual Northern Divi
sion relays, also to be held Sat
urday.
Ducklings entered in the re
lays include Jon Abraham, who
has hit :10 flat in the 100. Bill
Dellinger, ex-UO great who has
won the last two invitational
mile events, has also been invited
to attend.
The huge track carnival, which
will be run from 1:00 p.m. to
5:45, will include 1,500 athletes
from high schools and colleges
all over the Northwest.
The number of events will de
pend on the final list of entries,
and. while 137 events were run
off last year, relays Director Ted
Ogdahl doesn't expect quite that
many this time.
So far, 61 high schools and 14
colleges have indicated they will
send track delegations to the re
lays.
EASTER
DINNER
SEYMOUR’S CAFE
is serving a special Eas
ter Dinner all day, Eas
ter Sunday.
Make a date and dine
with a friend at Sey
mour’s this day. Dinner
served in both dining
room and Riviera room.
Note: also serving a spe
cial Easter breakfast till
11 a.m.
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