THE Firing Line By PAT FRIZZELL The big question today, lads am lassies, isn’t who will win the Ore gon-Oregon State game. It's whe ther or not there will be one That’s the impression one gath ers from scanning the output o printed moans and weeps emanat ing from a source about 40 mile; down the road. Can Mr. Lon Stiner muste eleven men Saturday? It’s a burn ing question, for Mr. Stiner at bes has only a peewee squad. Now, i: doleful stories from the Beave: campus are to be swallowed, h< has no squad at all. Oh, a fe\i lucky Beaver footballists are of: crutches, but most of the pool fellows are on hospital cots 01 something. It’s a sorry plight the Staters are in. It tears at a man's hearl strings to see a flock of sturdy guards, tackles, and fullbacks be ing pushed around in wheel chairs and fed beef brcth through straws Of course, those Beavers art merely jesting, just as when they tell their alumni to come “Back to Bag the Quack.” They’ll have a team out there Saturday, and il may be too much of a team for the Webfoots. Why, oh why, does the Corvallis crowd each year pour on the "Bear stories” just before the big fight? It doesn’t do any particu lar harm to anyone, but it soils a lot of nice white handkerchiefs by the weeping it causes. * * * Look at the lineup of maimed and crippled the Orangemen pre sent. These’s Joe Gray, Tommy Swanson, John Alexander, Elmer Kolberg, Dick Joslin—almost the entire backfield—and Ken Deming, Frank Ramsey, Ed Strack, and a few others in the line. Rumor has it that when Coach Stiner trotted out on the practice field Monday night he was all alone, with not a gridder in sight. That’s probably overdoing it a tri fle, but it must be pitiful. * * * Well, cheer up, you Beavers, we have some injured lads over here too. When Arleigh Bentley hurt his knee in the California game, the Webfoots lost a man who promised to spark them out of the doldrums. And we have others who aren’t feeling so chipper, but what’s the use of adding still more? Don’t worry, friends, Joe Gray and most of his mates will be in there firing away Saturday. If not, it’ll be the first time such a choice assortment of bear stories ever as sumed form as a great, big, live bear. Next fall is a long way off, but with this football season no howl ing success, it’s a temptation to look toward 1937. If the round robin schedule is continued, Oregon will open at Los Angeles against UCLA on Sep tember 25. Following that comes a plum for Webfoot followers. Stanford’s horde of crazy sopho mores, who’ll be juniors then and probably not a bit crazy, journey north on October 2. The Indians will play Oregon in Eugene, if present plans are carried out. On October 9 the likely opponent for the Ducks is non-conference Gonzaga, to be played either here or in Spokane. Then, on October 23, comes the big battle with Oregon State, a Hayward field feature for next fall. And after that, believe it or not, an open Saturday, providing it isn’t filled in the next eleven months. Washington State will be the Duck opponent, either at Portland or at Pullman, on November 6, and the ensuing Saturday California will be Oregon’s guest in Portland. Then Washington in Seattle No \ ember 20. After that? Maybe an intersectional game, but it’s not scheduled yet. S: * * Short shots . . . When Southern California and UCLA battle on Thanksgiving it will be the first time the Los Angeles rivals have met since 1930 ... In '30 the Tro jans were the thundering national champions and the Westwoodites didn't rate at all . . . The score was 52 to 0 . . . The year before it had been 74 ... So they called it off until the Bruins reached coast con ference status . . . Arleigh Bentley didn't fumble at all on the two yard line the other day, they say . . . Claude Evans. California guard, grabbed the ball, held on. and got away with it . . . Frosh basketball practice begins next Tuesday ... Cross Country Runners to Vie In Annual Meet Today W ebfoots Stage Spirited Drill For Beavers Men Stage Dummy Drill Against Fake Oregon ! State Team Composed J Of Freshmen | Oregon's Ducks are desperate ; i but not downhearted. They’re out j to tear Joe Gray and his gang to pieces at Corvallis Saturday. They proved that in a spirited practice session last night. Prink Callison didn't order any actual scrimmage, but the Webfoots put in double licks of dummy scrim mage against an "Oregon State" eleven made up of freshmen. The "Beavers,” with Steve An derson impersonating Gray, com pleted numerous passes against the varsity and demonstrated what might happen if the Webfoots aren't airtight on pass defense Saturday. The entire Duckling backfield took turns at hurling the leather into receiving arms for substantial gains. Backs Shifted Around Callison shifted his varsity backs around, but the combination which stayed in longer than any other included Don Kennedy, Jimmy Nicholson, Dale Lasselle, and Bob Braddock. This group is supposed ly strong on pass defense, but it found trouble in knocking dqwn the yearlings’ heaves. Other backs who worked in the dummy scrimmage were Dave Gammon, Jean Lacau, and Ernie Robertson. Even Tony Amato took a whirl behind the line, turning over his right guard position to Chan Berry. Lost in a Fog Punting drill was a part of the afternoon’s work. Lasselle and Gammon booted the ball so high and far that on more than one occasion it slipped out of sight in the dense fog that hung over the field. The pigskin was often com pletely “lost in a fog,” and receiv ers had a hard time finding it. Indications are that a line simi lar to the one which opened for Oregon last week will face the Beavers. John Yerby and Hank Nilsen will be at ends; Captain Del Bjork and either Ken Skinner or Bill Foskett at tackles; Tony Am ato and Nello Giovanini at guards, and Ed Farrar at center. More dummy scrimmage against the frosh is the prob'able bill of fare for today. Only two days of practice remain before the big game the Webfoots are hoping will provide their first conference win. Broad, Complete Program Is ASU Committee Goa! A joint meeting of the ASUO executive council and the educa tional activities and athletic boards, will be held tonight in Vil lard hall at 7:30 o’clock, it has been announced by Fred Ham | mond, ASUO president. The primary purposes of the meeting are to found a stronger relationship between the two boards and executive committee, and to form more uniform plans as to procedure between the four j ASUO advisory councils. These 1 are the student welfare, publica tions, music and lyceum, and for ensic councils. | ! | ATTENTION ALL SENIORS 1 Special meeting at New « Rendezvous, 12:45 Friday THANKSGIVING WEEKEND IN PORTLAND THE SENSATIONAL JOOSS if EUROPEAN BALLET ‘Greatest dance troupe since the original Ballet Kusse.” PORTLAND PUBLIC VUDITORIUM, Sat., Nov. 28 if Mat.—2:30 p.m. 55c, 85c SI.10, $1.65 Eve.—8:30 p.m. 85c, SI.10 SI.65, $2.20 :: Enclose stamped, self-addres sed envelope with mail order. ELLISON-W HITE BUREAU 702 Studio Bldg. Portland cl i o. «• < Hi1 Hoopsters Drill For OpeningTilts Sophomores Battling for Starling Positions in Daily Scrimmages Long, hard scrimmage sessions ‘are being held each night on Mc : Arthur court as Oregon's varsity I basketball squad continues its pre | season training grind. I Several men are showing up well. Sophomores Bobby Anet, Wally Johansen, Laddie Gale, and Ford Mullen have been improving ana should give the veterans a bat tle for starting positions. Whether these men will continue to improve as the season approaches, and go ing gets tougher is still a ques tion. Dave Silver, Ken Purdy. John ny Lewis, and Bill Courtney, all veterans, are looking as well as i can be expected in the short time ; they have had to practice. A re serve on last year’s aggregation, Ray Jewell, is the most im proved player on the squad. Jew ell, a 6 foot, 7 inch center, has been playing consistent ball and should develop into a real threat. Oregon’s first scheduled game is : with the UCLA Bruins here on De cember 12, but Coach Howard Hobson is trying to arrange sever al practice tilts for the first week in December. I Varsity Sketches By MORRIE HENDERSON ARLEIGH BENTLEY “It was just one of those things i that can’t be helped,” said Arleigh Bentley, varsity fullback, as he looked at the injured knee which will keep him out of Saturday’s j game against Oregon State. “It , was in the second quarter about ] five minutes before the half ended , and just before California started i throwing those long passes for j their touchdown. We were on the j defense and just as I was tackling ; a California man, somebody else j hit my knee and it went out on j me.” I Bentley, one of the most improv- f ed men on this year’s Oregon foot ball team, took over Bud Goodin's I spot at fullback when Goodin in- 1 jured himself early in the season j and has played good ball all sea- i son. He isn’t built like Mike Miku- 1 lak—how many are built like that £ All-American ? — but Arleigh is 1 over six feet, weighs around 185 £ • Gray Ghost (Courtesy the Register-Guard) He wears orange and black, but when Oregon’s Webfoots see red Saturday it will be Gray. Joe Gray, Oregon State’s left halfback, has red hair and can fling a football to a dime. >ounds, and packs a lot of drive vhen he charges the line. How ever, he is not a mere ball carrier, >ut before his injury did a lot of ;he kicking and passing for the iVebfoots. A man takes a lot of punish nent when he is the principal ball :arrier and then does half of the >assing and kicking in such a sui :ide schedule as the coast confer ince schools played this year. So t is not surprising that football >layers receive injuries like Bent ey’s. Look at Goddard, Haines, ind Joe Gray. They do most of he ball carrying and each one of hejn at one time or another this eason has had leg injuries. “I still think Oregon has poten ially the best club on the coast his year, but they pay off bn ;ames won and not on how good , team is,” Bentley said. ‘‘We laven’t had a break given to us 11 season, while other teams have ad at least one or two. They can ay all they want to, but breaks Semi - Formal If you're a stickler for the proprieties of fashion, and appreciate individuality, we urge you to get acquainted with the Allow Rodney. This smart, colored deeptone, or striped shirt with detach able white starched collar (preferably the Lord Kent) is the latest style note for well-dressed undergraduates. Mitoga fit. Sanforized shrunk. Neckband Shirt—$2.50 Collar 25c Arrow Demi-bosom Shirts — S3<00 ERIC MERRELL “THE ARROW SHIRT STOKE” in football still win games. Maybe next year it will be our turn to get them, but with the fine team coming up in 1937 we won’t need any.” Lloyd Ruff, assistant in the geology department, led 30 stu dents on a field trip Sunday after noon. The group drove along tho Willamette river from Springfield to Skinner’s butte, studying river erosion and flood control problems. Meet me at TAYLOR’S.—adv. COLD WEATHER means it is Topcoat Weather at DeNeffe’s who are featuring a wonderful Coat at the low price of 225° and if there is any thing else that you are needing for the weekend, either in Campus Dress or Formal Wear you are sure to find it fully stocked at DeNeffe’s McDonald Theatre Bld