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