The Maurer's are a notable athletic clan in Oregon. There were five Maurer brothers, three of whom played football at OSU. The best known of the Maurers was Andy, who played at the UofO and had a long NFL career. The Maurers were from Prospect, where they played 8 man football.
The first postwar Northern Division conference game between OSC and Washington State College was celebrated with President A. L. Strand, Beaver coach Ralph Coleman, and WSC coach Buck Bailey taking part in the ceremonial "first pitch" as batter, pitcher and catcher. OSC participated in intercollegiate baseball for the first time since 1943, when competition was halted due to the war.