) Oregon’s football team opens its 1940 season in a eouple of days against one of the few teams whieh was untied and undefeated in the 1939 season. This team, the San Diego Marines, boasts of 241 points scored during the fall while its op ponents were able to score 48. It seems that Tex Oliver and company bit off quite a chew for the first game. For, the Marines swamped Dixie Howell’s Arizona State (Tempe) team 18 to 0 after it had won the Border conference crown. Tempe later tied Catholic university of Washington, D.C., 0 to 0, in the Sun Bowl on New Year’s day. The Marines also cracked do\?n on Alonzo Stagg’s College of Pa cific team, 14 to 0. Pacific had previously beaten California. Superior Reserves Oregon’s ball players will be able to match the Marines in near ly every department except one. The Marines are far superior In experienced reserve strength. Also, some of the Marines will be far ahead of the Ducks in condition ing—some started workouts as early as July 1, while the Webfoots will have had two weeks of condi tioning and scrimmage behind them by game time Friday night. The roster of the Marines in clude some really tough boys. As one’s eye sweeps down the list, names pop out like Hal Roise, for mer coast conference punting king from Idaho, Johnny Ryland, all coast center from UCLA, and Low ell English, all Big-Six choice from Nebraska. Lt. Colonel Elmer E. Hall, for mer Oregon lineman and present head coach of the Marines, has some 19 lettermen with which to work plus Roise, Ryland, and Eng lish, the more promising of the new recruits. Length of eligibility is determned by the length of en listment and is not the usual three years as in college, so for this rea son, some of the Marines have five or six years to their credit under Hall. Veteran Linemen Others in the lineup include A1 Montrief, former Texas A. and M. end, who was the iron man of the squad and was the outstanding wingman last year. He holds down left end. Bill Thrash who graduated from Georgia Tech is the other probable starter at the other end. Two 215-pound ackles have been regulars for two years. These are Dick Patch, ace tackle for three years and Felix “Meat Head’’ Krause, Patch’s running mate for two years and a former UCLA freshman ball player. Glenn Hammon and Max Cow sert are the two guards. Both weigh near the 200-pound mark Duck Tracks By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Sports Editor Marines Open Webfoot Season Here Friday Oregons Practice For Tough Hurdle Sophomores and Transfers Move Into First and Second Positions; New Players Report to Oliver After this Friday night, Oregon students and other curious folk who have been wondering just what Tex Oliver has up his sleeve will have a better idea of the potentialities of the 1940 football team. For the first trial and by no means an easy one is the San Diego Marine aggregation which was placed on the schedule more as a tune-up game than enything else and which now has assumed the proportions of a large hurdle. The Marines which appear be neath the Hayward field lights, September 27, open the season for Oregon and come to Eugene with and are aggressive. Cowsert gradu ated from Annapolis and was run ning mate of the Navy football captain. He ran Montrief a close race for iron man honors last year. Ryland is the probable choice at center. Experienced Backfield English will probably start at quarterback. Rolsc may draw the nod at left half although Don Gib son is more likely. Gibson has been one of the shiftiest ball pack ers and pass-receivers on the squad for the past five years. Robert Hughey and Max Tafoya will alternate at right half. Hughey is the ace place kicker, while Ta foya is a former California inter scholastic all-star. Almon Cole man, 200-pound fullback, will prob ably retain his position. He is the fastest man on the squad. Football Beckons Jeffrey From another football front comes news which will cause anx iety in many another camp before the year is over. Clyde Jeffrey, co holder of the world’s record for the 100-yard dash, donned football toggery and turned out at Stan ford. The first time he handled the ball in scrimmage, he shifted his hips, changed his pace a couple of times, and made 65 yards to a touchdown. Hobby Hobson must worry a bit about his pitching staff next spring. The first casualty was Lanky Bob Reider. Bob leaves to morrow for New York where he will enter the naval reserve. At first it was thought he would not go until next summer, however, he received his call a short time ago. Word from Howard Robertson, brother of Ernie, reports that Ernie fared badly with the Brook lyn Dodgers—he’s on his way home with an injured leg that will do better with no football. Robertson was drafted last fall and went to the Dodgers with Dennis Donovan. Both were regular’s on Oregon’s club last year. a last year's record of no ties and no defeats. They are one of the few teams in the nation to hold that record for 1939 play. Webfoots Drill However, Oliver has not been asleep. For nearly two weeks, some 50 players have gone through their paces and conditioning processes in preparation for this first test. Oli ver and his assistants have been faced with no small task. Ten first string positions were left wide open from last year and a goodly percentage of sophomores and transfers have edged out the re serves and the handful of letter men. The weakest points in the whole team appear to be at the tackles and guards, where experienced re serve strength is the next thing to nil. On the whole it would appear that the Marines will have Oregon hands down when it comes to vet eran reserves. The Marines boast 19 lettermen while Tex can mus ter but 13. New Faces in Roster Comparatively unfamiliar names bob up in many of the first and second string positions on the Ore gon squad. Many railbirds were more than a little surprised when they saw names like Roger John son, Val Culwell, Roy Ell, Dick Ashcom, Curt Meacham, Butch Nelson, Jerry Schmerling and oth ers occupying starting or second ary spots. However, it is the veterans who are expected to receive the starring parts in the season to come. Dick Horne, left end, and Jirp, Stuart, left tackle, in the line and Buck Berry, left half, and Marsh Sten strom, fullback, have shown great work and have admittedly glad dened Tex’s heart. The tentative lineup for Friday night will put Horne, Stuart, Ray Segale, Erling Jacobsen, Culwell, Johnson, Bill Regner in the line reading from left end to right end. Probable Backfieid The backfieid will probably be Chet Haliski at quarterback, Berry, Len Isberg at right half, and Sten strom. Frankie Boyd will be a likely replacement for Berry, Nel son for Stenstrom, Mecham or Roj Freshmen Slate Three Grid Tilts Ducklings Face OSC Rooks Twice, Babes Once Freshmen will register in the University next Saturday and Mon day the Frosh football players will report to Coach “Honest John" Warren— when the curtain will rise on the men of '44, and Oregon’s first crop of athletes obtained un der the guiding hand of Mr. Ed Dyer for Isberg, and Ell for Hal siki. Two new jaysee transfers turned out Tuesday, and these coupled with three others who turned up a week ago raise the squad num ber by five. The two are halfbacks —one, Ken Oliphant, is the Gray beal type and the other, A1 Peder sen, is a bit heavier. Oliphant is from San Jose and Pedersen is from Barin. SSff KS1 BOB HOPS and 1 jrThanks | .For the Memory” 1HI PERf*c\P'*^ $ NO BREAKING IN NO BITE i. HO j BITTER TASTES CHOICE Of smis DR. GRABOW PATENTEO CLEANER A sweeter smoke he use Link exclusive . le pre-smokes every Di. Grabow pipe with(Ed£eworth) line tobacco. Dr. Grabow Pre-Smoked Pipes sold at the, CO-OP I win Atherton's conference purity code will go through their paces. Today Coach Warren can only guess who will or won't register at Oregon, but he believes that he will have a wealth of material, especially backfield men, with which to build a team. Three games have been sched uled to permit the Ducklings to test their wares and prepare for a season of varsity ball next year. Their season will open in Portland on October 18 against Oregon State's usually scrapping Hooks, who took the Ducklings into cam;) last year three times. The Babes of Washington University will play the yearlings next in Seattle on November 2, and Coach Warren will lead his proteges against the Hooks again at Hayward field six clays after the Washington game in the final contest of the season. Coach Warren will be laboring under difficulties, as he put his leg through one of McArthur court's stairways last week and suffered a broken knee. Nevertheless, he will lie out there directing the team through their opening workout, hobbling around on a cast-encased leg. 71 WELCOME FRESHMEN! WARDS Have Your FROSH PANTS t w§