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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1963)
Cv«s&.3c£ THROWN OUT AT HOME in a close fourth inning play was Idaho's Jeff McQueenv. McQueeny attempted to score from second on Mike Mayne’s single to left, but the relay from left fielder Don Banderas to third baseman Fred Pettengill (right) to catcher Ken Jensen prevented the run. PettenKitl paced Oregon to its 3 3 win with two homers. photo by CJeorge Hicham Idaho Seeks Revenge Today Pettengill Leads Ducks To 3-2 Win By JANET O'DELL Emerald Sports Writer It was Fred Pettengill’s bat that did it. Pettengill, Oregon's third base man, belted two home runs provide his teammates with three big runs and a slim 3-2 victory over visiting University of Idaho The win boosted the Ducks’ Northern Division record to 39 and their season’s mark to 17-2. The two teams will meet again today at 3 p.m. Coach Don Kirscii A Buck’s Worth By JOHN BUCHNER -- Emerald Sports Editor Mrs. Don Kirsch gave a sigh of relief as she greeted her baseball coach husband following Mon day's game against the Idaho Van dals. “That was a close one,” she said. The Ducks had just outlasted the visitors from the Palouse country 3-2 at Howe Field. The two teams meet again today at 3 p.rn. The Webfoot nine could again thank Fred Pettengill’s hot bat for the win. The junior third baseman from San Bernardino, Calif., was three for four at the plate including two home runs. He also picked up credit for all three rbi’s. Kirsch was not too pleased with the overall play of his team. “We made a lot of mistakes and were fortunate they (Idaho) didn’t really capitalize on them,” the Dock mentor said. Pitcher Piobbie Snow didn't have his usual sharpness as the Vandals got nine hits off him. He did finish the full nine innings. Last weekend against Portland Thatch McLeod put on a real star performance according to Kirsch. The Pilots were only able to get one hit oft the ex-Central Catholic righthander. “Down in Salem” The State Legislature keeps trying to tell everyone what a wonderful job it’s been doing down in Salem this year. We no ticed the other day that they made a special effort to congratulate the Ducks fine track and field stars. Earlier this session the solons held “Wonderful Terry Baker Football, Basketball Day,” at tempted to pass a law in which both major universities w'ould not be allowed to compete athletical ly with the University of Missis sippi, criticized OSU basketball coach Slats Gill because he didn’t have a Negro player on his team and probably some other trivial, time-consuming illusions of gran deur that we’ve overlooked. It isn’t that we don’t think our heroes deserve a pat on the back once in awhile, but the way the legislature has gone ape lately we wonder just what the taxpay ers are paying them for. We rath er doubt that the previously men tioned items deserve all that leg islative attention. We would suggest that the leg islators spend their “extra time” on lowering college tuition and leave us the job of patting Terry on the back. . . We’re Not Conceding Yet Joe Much, sports editor of the | Salem Capital Journal, reports in his column that he figures if the NCAA track and field champion ships were held tomorrow South ern California would win in a breeze. Oregon, Stanford, and San .Jose would ankle it out for second with Arizona State a contender. In other words, a western land : slide. We- would just like to remind I good ’ole Joe that the champion ships are held in June not April and Oregon is the defending champion and our money says the Ducks will still be champs after June. Diamondmen Top OSU Don Kirsch’s baseball nine has moved up to ninth spot in the lat est national college baseball rank ings. The Ducks are two spots above the Oregon State Beavers who are currently holding on to eleventh place. plans to start Arba Ager i.l-Ii on the mound. ROBBIE SNOW went the dis tance for Oregon to collect his third win of the season against no losses. Although Snow allowed a nine-hit attack by the Vandals, two key double plays in the fourth and the seventh curbed any further Idaho scoring. The righthander fanned six batters and gave up on one free pass. Tabbed with the loss was Ron Bogue who held the Ducks to sev en hits—three by Pettengill Bogue, a lefthander, recorded six strike-outs also, while walking two. He was relieved in the eighth by John Dreps who staved off an Oregon rally. KIRSCH FELT that Bogue had the Webfoots “off-balance.” He added that except for the two long hits by Pettengill, “we were pretty dormant.” The coach also commended the third baseman for his good game, both offensive ly and defensively. Oregon opened the scoring in the second, as Cal Dean led off the inning with a single. Follow ing was Pettengill who took a two-strike count and then sent the third pitch sailing 380 feet into right center and over the fence. The two teams rallied back and forth during the next three frames. The Vandals copped two singles and a double in the fourth —their first hits of the game—but a double play from Bob Porter to Eric Hardin to Sandy Nosier Schedule Tuesday, April 30 Softball (Make up games from Wednesday, April 17) 3:50 North Field — Hawaiians vs. Psychology South Field — Independents vs. Deady Upper Field — Sheldon vs. Sherry Ross 4:55 North Field — Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Theta Chi South Field — Phi Kappa Psi vs. Phi Delta Theta Upper Field — Pi Kappa Al pha vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon Tennis Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Douglass Drone up tne taano anvc THE VISITORS turned the tables on Oregon in the sixth af ter Herb Dehning opened the in ning with a single and came around on Chuck White’s 370 foot blast over the center field fence Mike Stowe followed with a dou ble, but Snow retired the next three batters to quell the Vandals' efforts. Oregon came back in its half of the frame to break the tie. as with one out, Pettengill cleared the left field fence with his 360 foot solo smash. The Ducks continued a rally sparKcn ov oanuy rsu»i**i s single, but the team v. as cut short by Idaho pitching TIIK WKBFOOT nin ■ tried to add an insurance run in the eighth, but a double play halted any more scoring. Snow came through in the ninth, however, as he retired the three batters to face him. forcing each to hit on the first pitch. It II E Idaho 0(H) 002 000 2 9 2 Oregon 020 001 00* 3 7 9 Snow and Jensen; Bogue, Dreps (8th) and McQueeny. o THE HOUSE OF DIAMONDS
