University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

r\ h/i i Oregon takes the field — Oregon vs. O. A. C. Varsity Baseball With only three lettermen as a nucleus for a team, Coach Bohler set himself upon an almost impossible task. The old grandstand on Kincaid Field was transformed into a batting cage to enable the men to train their batting eyes, and was of invaluable aid in this particular department. However, in the line of teamwork it was of little or no help. The weather was exceedingly cold and rainy, prohibiting any sort of outside work before the varsity started on its trip of the circuit. " Spike " Leslie at catch, Beller on second and Don Zimmerman in the left garden, were the only experienced men avail- able. An entire new pitching staff had to be developed out of the very raw material from the previous year ' s freshman team. Ringle, Wright, Baldwin, and Gray took their turn on the mound, but did not strike their stride until late in the season. Warde John- fon, the clever backstop from the 1924 Frosh team, from whom a great deal was ex- pected, was in very poor shape for the greater part of the season, letting the entire re- ceiving burden fall upon the veteran Spike Leslie. The infield combination that opened the seasqn was composed of Terry Johnson, first; Beller, second; Collins, short; and L ' uuuli IJithlur Page J 75