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Webfoots travel north in ND Baseball chase Don Kirsch's Oregon baseball crs move north this week for a (rugged six-games-in-seven-days schedule against three Northern Division representatives from Washington and Idaho as the 1P5S loop slate moves into its stretch run. The Ducks, back in undisputed possession of first place, take on Idaho at Moscow on Wednesday and Thursday: then they move to Pullman. Wash, for a two day stand against Washington State Friday and Saturday. A final pair of games with Washington Mon day and Tuesday round out the road trip. Oregon defeated Portland Uni versity last Saturday in its final home game before the trip. The 10-4 victory avenged an earlier 5-0 defeat to the Pilots in Port land. Oregon’s \ iotory ended a 14-game Portland winning streak. Sophomore Pete tiu inina, veteran catcher Ellis Ol son and outfielder Jerry l"r ness collected all but one of the Webfoot’s 10 hits. The Ducks scored four runs in the first, three in the third aiul three more in the eighth. Gumina continued his red-hot hitting streak with four singles in as many trips to the plate to set up three of the runs. Olson doubled home two runs in the first inning and Urn ess belted a two-run homer over the left field fence in the thiid and added two singles. Ron Whittaker and Rollie Heath combined to give the Pi lots only nine scattered hits. They were aided by no-error fielding by the Webfoot defenses. The visitors took a 2-0 lead in the first, but lost it soon after and added single runs in the fifth and sixth. The speedy Webfoots stole sev en bases including three apiece by Urness and Jim Pifher and another by Gumina. After Portland’s two first in ning runs, the Ducks came Hitless victory highlights IM's BY AL HANDING Emerald Sport*. Writer Three make-up games com prised Monday s Intramural soft ball action with highlights pro vided in a 12-6 hitless victory for the Legal Eagles over University Arms. Other action resulted in a P-4 win for the defending cham pion Pogo Pups over Hale Kane, and a 11-11 deadlock between Barrister Inn and Philadelphia House. Eagles triumph The Legal Eagles decided to do it the hard way. obliging L'ni versity Arms pitcher Dick Stone by not tapping a single base hit enroute to a 12-6 ‘■walk-’ away triumph. The Eagles accepted nine gift tallies in the first frame and hung on as University Arms rap ped out five last inning runs. Eagle hurler Joyle Dahl, per haps one of the best of this Spring's crop of softball hurlers, gave up three hits, letting up slightly in the final frame. Pups rap Kane The Pogo Pups, hoping to rake in all the marbles again this j year, kept title aspirations burn ing bright with a hard-earned 9-4 win over stubborn Hale Kane. Holding a slim 5-4 advantage going into the final frame, the Pups laved the wood on but good, denting home plate four times to gain a 9-4 decision. Instrumental in the Pup vic tory were fireballer Max Chan cellor, who gave up three base hits, and shortstop Jack Hennon. who rode three Hale Kane deli veries out of site and settled for a triple on another occasion. Barrister, Phillies tie A futile, but thrilling see-saw battle resulted in an 11-11 tie between Barrister Inn and Phila delphia House. Faltering 1-3 in the third, the men from the Inn bombed across nine runs for a 10-3 lead, only to fall behind one frame later during an eight-run Philadelphia uprising. Barrister rallied once in the final frame to deadlock the score and walked off with an exhaust ing 11-11 draw with the Phils. Football squad slates scrimmage A major scrimmage will be on tap this Saturday for Webfoot spring footballers according to Duck grid mentor Len Casanova. The scrimmage will be one of the | highlights of an active junior! week. Oregon’s veteran line has pleased the coaches while back- j field depth is still a major prob lem. Casanova stated that the coaches have been experiment ing in the backfield and empha sized that his squad will probably look better when “we get settled on who is going to play where.” | Battling for the quarterback position vacated by Kose Bowl star Jack Crabtree are letter man Paul Grover and Sandy Fraser along with Dave Grosz and Dave Arbuckle. Backfield coach John McKay regards all four as good pros pects and stated that the top spot wrould probably remain un decided for a week to 10 days. Battling for the fullback posi tion vacated by Jack Morris and Chuck Osborne are Marland Hoi land and Dave Powell. Holland is a senior who saw limited action on last year's Rose Bow! squad and Powell saw' action last year at fullback and center. Veteran halfbacks Charlie Tourville, Willie West and Don Laudenslager are fighting for halfback positions along with several members from the 1957 Duckling football squad for the position left open by the loss of Jim Shanley and LeKoy Phelps. Veteran linemen back from the Rose Bowl team are Bob Grott kau at right guard, Jim Linden at right tackle, Alden Kimbrough at left end, Ron Stover at end, Darrell Ashbacher at left tackle, Joel Shaffeld and Will Reeve at guards and Bob Peterson and Dave Fish at center, Grottkau was injured in a car accident early Sunday and hos pitalized from cuts, bruises and a concussion when his car left the road. He is expected to return to Eugene today. The accident oc cured north of Salem. hark with four of their own. Olson's double droi'e in I’iflier and Len Kead. (iumlna's tlrst single drove in Olson and after he stole second, I'rness slulled in the rourtli run. Gumina and Olson hit again in the third and Urness belted his homer to give Otegon a 7-2 lead in the third. The Pilots closed the gap to 7-4, but in the eighth. Oregon combined two hits, an error, a walk and a squeeze play for three game-clinching runs. Line score: Portland *00 011 OOd— 4 ft 2 Oregon 403 000 OSx—10 !0 0 Bull and Met 'alien; Whittak er, Heath (5) and Olson. Forrester wins annual award Mike Forrester, one of the Northern Division's best first year hurdlers and a conslstant point-winner for Oregon's varsity track squad, was awarded the Doyle Higdon honor Saturday night at the annual junior prom m McArthur Court. The award, presented annually to the sophomore who excels in athletics, scholarship and cam pus service, is in memory of Doyle Higdon who was killed be tween his sophomore and junior years in a logging accident. Forrester is from Pendleton High School where he was one of the slate's top hurdlers. On Bill Bowerman's track team he has developed into a top-notch hurd ler and has performed brilliantly while the Ducks have increased their consecutive dual meet string to 28. Last Saturday he won the 220-yard lows and placed thiid in the 120-yard highs. In addition to his athletic suc cess. Forrester has maintained a high scholastic average and is currently the editor of The Eme rald's editorial page. Past winners of the award were Phil McHugh, John Ra ventos and Steve Anderson. 7kt Ortf* Mfy e. EMERALD SPORTS Ducklings win against Rooks A potent wnimg attacK {inu effective clutch pitching enableti the Oregon Duckling basebuil squad to walk away with two i weekend victories over previously ; unbeaten OSC Kooks. Friday's game resulted in a 12-5 victory for the Webfoot Frosh and an other Oregon victory was regis tered on Saturday by a 11-7 score. Denny Peterson. ex-The Dalles pitching ace pitched and batted the Ducklings to their opening victory over the Beaver Frosh at Kugene. Peterson collected three hits in three times to the plate and limited the Kooks to nine | scattered hits. Coach Norv Ritchey’s Duck lings picked up an early 6-0 lead to ice the game. The Frosh picked i up or.e run in the first, two more | in the second and seventh, three in the fourth and four in the sixth. OSC picked up two runs In both the fourth and fifth in nings and then added its final tally in the ninth. Pacing the Duckling batting attack were Chuck Jacques. Walt Baranski. Jim Livesay and Del Jordan each with two hits and Peterson with three base blows. A 24-hit batting at tank by Duckling batters enabled Coach Ritchey's freshman nine to cap I ture their second consecutive vic tory over the Beaver Frosh at ' Corvallis on Saturday. The Frosh defeated the Rooks by an 11-7 score. Fred Ballard pitched the Oregon victory and gave up eight hits. Trailing 2-0 going into the fifth inning, the Ducklings greeted Rook starter Bill Oerding with six runs. The Frosh padded their run total with a two-run sixth inning ana n mree-run wevenm. The Rook* picked up five mm in the eighth to narrow the gap to 11-7 but OSC couldn't get any closer after the eighth. I'ni'iii); the Frosh hatting at tack on Saturduy was I.lvenaj with four lilts In four times at but. Ui my connected for llirin singles and a double. Jim Hollister, Hutch Nyssen and Jordan each had three base blows for Coach Ritchey's vic torious Ducklings. Congest hit of the day was Jerry Bertrand s third inning triple. The victories over Oregon State give the Ducklings an h-4 record for the season. Oregon State pre viously unbeaten before the series started now holds a 7-2 record. The two clubs meet again on Fri day and Saturday with Friday's game at Eugene and the series finale at Corvallis. IM Schedule Tuesday, May 13 Softball 3:50 Stafford vs. Young. North Field; Morton vs. Hale Kane, South Field; McClure vs. Doug las. Upper Field. 1:55 Alpha vs. Hugo Pups. North Field; Delta Upsilon vs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. South Field; Theta Chi vs Phi Gamma Del ta, Upper Field. Worried About The Army? LOOK INTO THE NATIONAL GUARD! We can offer college graduates: • A chance for a commission. • Only 6 mounths active duty and 5 years active reserve. • The chance to fulfill your military obligation while holding down a cilivian job. We will be interviewing on campus May 19 Sign up at Graduate Placement in Emerald Hall. Check into the possibilities of becoming a commissioned officer in the National Guard and serving only 6 months active duty. COMPANIES K and L, OREGON NATIONAL GUARD Eugene Armory The Oregon Daily 0 EMERALD
