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Duck Tracks By BOB FLAVEIXE Sports Co-editor Oregon Dally Emerald Want to hear something funny? Clair Fehler, sports editor of the Oregon State Barometer, has it all figured out that the first six con ference games of the season mean nothing and that it is a rank in justice for 99 out of every 100 men on-the-street to put his third place team on the spot by favoring them to defeat our seventh place Web foot gridders today. To use his own words—“All this talk about Oregon State be ing highly favored for tomor row’s contest brings three words to my mind . . . NUTS! BA LONEY! and FOOEY (How do you spell Phooey?) Most of the talk has originated ... of all places . . . from the east coast . . . where so-called experts know practically nothing of the relative merits of the two squads. . . . It’s even money around these sectors on the out come of the game . . . and with Bell field due to be soggy and wet, Oregon could easily be given the favored role.” It amazes me how the Beaver publicity tries its best to convince one that her lowly team is really over-rated. If you were to talk to any Stater they would throw a fit if the suggestion were made that their boys aren’t as good as they are cracked up to be. Oregon Is Ready In the rest of his column, Fehler does tell something nearer the truth when he says Tex Oliver must have something up his sleeve to throw at Lonnie Stiner’s men today. Secret practices have caused me to boil over recently and I haven’t the slightest idea what the wiley Oregon mentor has cooked up, but you can assure yourself right now that the Web foots weren't playing dominoes during those private sessions. If there is any way that Oliver can break the long drought of Oregon losses to the men from Corvallis, he will shoot the works. It has been four long years since a Duck team last whipped the Beavers. That's a long time as far as football rivalries go. On paper it looks as if this game today will stretch the string of consecutive losses to five, but be prepared for anything, because it may happen. Oregon State's line may boast of three men wor thy of all-coast nomination, but statistics show Oregon’s line to be pretty fair also. Boasting of only the outstanding star, Jim Stuart, the Webfoot forward wall has slugged toe to toe with the best teams on the coast this year and up to date tops all other teams in defensive play. Our pass defense has been pretty air-tight against several of the na tion’s best pigskin tossers. In all probability they can stifle any aerial attacks that the Beavers have planned for them, especially if the rain falls today and makes a muddy mess of the playing field. Must Score First In my opinion the first five min utes will tell the story. If Oregon can get the jump on Oregon State, as they did so neatly against UCLA, they stand a da'ned good chance of tipping the Staters. The Ducks need the fire and confi dence in their own ability that an early score would give them. What 1 fear most is that they will let the a$EWidea for a smart gift ROYAL PORTABLE WITH AIRPLANE LUGGAGE CASE A smart, modern airplane-luggage case with brass fittings is an exceptional feature of the New Royal Quiet O' Luxe Portable Tan in color, with dark brown leather binding. With the Port able out—it makes a convenient over night case... complements any luggage. Office Machinery and Supply Co. SO East 11th Phone 14 o Signed Oilers Trip Ducks in Opener, 45-41 Former Webfoot Sparks W inners 'Chuck' Patterson Cops Scoring Honors; Jitters Plague Oregon in Season Debut; Townsend Plays Stellar Ball ior Losers By BOB FLAVELLE Sports Co-Editor A more experienced Signal Oil quintet ruined the pre-season debut of Coach Hobby Hobson’s University of Oregon basket ball team last night at McArthur court, when they set the jittery Webfoots back by a score of 45 to 41. It was dusky “Chuck-’ Patterson, former Webfoot star, that put the skids under the bean-pole Oregon team. His free throw opened the scoring, and before he was through with his even ing’s work, he had poured nine field goals and three free tosses 'Civil War Flares At Corvallis; Odds Give Staters Lead Nine Seniors Close Gridiron Careers Against Old Rivals (Continued from page one) foot tackle echoed, “Go-sh, we’ve just gotta win this one!” Coaches Gerald “Tex” Oliver of Oregon and Lon Stiner of OSC cast a weather eye over the situation and “scribbled” these entries on the “pre-game log”: Oliver Speaks Oliver—If we get half the breaks . . . Oregon State wil lhave to be at their very best to beat us . . . Stiner—. . . Gang, let’s battle! All week long OSC sports writ ers and ballyhoo boys have been plucking anti-Beaver quips from the Emerald, blowing them up three or four sizes. Tauntingly they have been holding these up to their players’ noses like mata dors swishing red capes before ferocious bulls’ faces, anything to gain that all-essential psycholog ical advantage. Practices Secret All week long Coach Oliver has had his charges working out in the shadows, figuratively and lit erally. What he has accomplished will be divulged this afternoon. Today's game will be some sort of “Swan Song” for nine Webfoot seniors, the last time they'll pull on lemon and green grid suits and trot out to the grid field for Ore gon. It’s exeunt Captain “Big Jim” Stuart, all-coast tackle; Johnny Buck Berry, right halfback, “cli max runner,” and key man in the Webfoots’ secondary defense; Dick Horne, rugged wingman; Len Is berg, one of the nation’s top punt ers, a left halfback who lias surged forward in the past few games and should crown his playing for Ore gon with a brilliant performance this afternoon; Fullback Marsh Stenstrom, a hefty lad who c^n crash through the opposition for large gains; Erling Jacobsen, cen ter on the beefy Duck forward wall, student and athlete; Chet Haliski, quarterback and teeth jarrin’ blockCr; Jim Harris, end, nimble of feet, sticky of hinds; and Don Mabce, veteran of two years’ campaigning, letterman both years, and one of the fastest halfbacks on the team. Hats off! I manors isecrer No one but Oliver has a definite idea as to who'll start for the Web foots. Rumor has it that he’ll throw the senior backfield of Halis ki, Stcnstrom, Berry, and Isberg in ■ at the outset. There is a possibility, however, he'll issue first call to his "sophomore” backs, and should they get dumped into a squeeze, turn his seniors loose, giving the latter a mental boost, a final op portunity to come through in story 1 book fashion. The line has been a rather fixed institution, except at times when j injuries crept in. Dick Horne and Bill Regncr.arc the ends, Johnson . and Stuart, tackles, Ray Segalc and Val Culwcll, guards, and Ja cobsen, center. OSC is dedicating today’s game to Jim Dixon, one. of their coaches. Oregon dedicates it to her out going senior gridders. Beavers beat them across the goal line and will then slump back into their hot-and-cold style of play. To -liin Stuart, .Johnny Berry, Len Isberg, Dick Horne, Jim Harris. Don Maher, Chet Haliski, Marsh Stenstrom, and Jake Jac obsen, all graduating seniors, the best of luch in this, your last tor the Lm.cr„;ty of Ore gon. into the bucket for a total of 21 points, more than twice as many as any other player on the floor. Captain Vic Townsend sparked the Webfoots with his great ball hawking and floor work, leading his mates in the scoring column with 10 points. Slow-’Em-Down Tactics The Signal Oil five, composed of four former Oregon State perform ers and the aforementioned Pat terson, employed the slow-'em down tactics usually used by Bea ver teams and effectively pene trated the slow-moving Duck de fense for many scores from under the hoop. In a see-saw first half, Anderson started the Webfoot scoring with a two-handed fling from off to the side, making the score 2 to 1. Roy Pflugrad and Patterson dropped free throws to put the Oilers into the lead 3 to 2, and then Vic Town send tied the game at four-all with a left handed lay-in from under the hoop. Scoring alternated between the two sides for the next few minutes, and at the halfway mark Oregon had worked themselves into an 11 to 11 tie, when Pflugrad sank a left handed push shot from the left side of the court to put the Oilers into the lead. At half time, the score stood 23 to 21. Little Paul Jackson kept his Webfoot mates in the running by sinking two looping .howitzers from way out, during the last few minutes of the half. Ducks Take Read The Tall Firs opened the second half fast and in a few seconds, free throws by Taylor and Jackson, followed by a left handed toss by Townsend had put them in the lead 25 to 23. Romano then fouled Taylor and Referee Heniges called a technical on the former Beaver star for objecting too strenuously to the ruling. Taylor dropped the throws through to jack the total to 28 points, the highest margin that the Webfoots ever held. The Oilers came back with new life at this point and before the startled Ducks could pull them selves together, two field goals by the pesky Patterson with a Pflu grad score sandwiched in put the Portland crew into the lead again. With seven minutes to go, Ore gon pulled into the lead at 35-34 for the last time. A free throw by Patterson tied the count at 35-all and Frank Mandic’s field goal put the Oilers into the lead, which they held for the remainder of the game. Oregon Desperate Three minutes remained and the score was 43 to 40 when the frantic Ducks tried desperately to pull the game out of the fire. Countless shots were flung at the hoop, but the jittery Webfoots didn't take time to aim and the ball bounced harmlessly away from the basket. The Oilers very effectively stalled in the closing minutes, and the Ore gon players lost precious minutes before they deoided to rush the ball handlers. Oregon leaves the campus next Friday, December 5, on the first leg of their eastern trip which wiil see them play eight games with the leading teams in the nation. The clomax being with Dong Island IT Jim Kisselburgh-Jim Stuart Grid Rivalry Highlights Annual ‘Big Civil War’ Today Jim Stuart Stalwart Of Oregon Defense All-Coast Nominee Eager to Defeat Traditional Foe By TOMMY MAYES When big Jim Stuart and his Webfoot colleagues start exchang ing swats, curses, or whatever the football situation calls for up in Corvallis this afternoon, their heftiest collaborator will undoubt edly be another "Big Jim,” James K. Kisselburgh of Lonnie Stiner's authentic team laureate. Dreams and reams of publicity tape will ticker off press dispatches today when these two prospective all Americans dig their cleats into the tain-sogged turf of Bell field. No one knows how good Kis selburgh will be. He was the Beaver’s one-man riot this sea son after roaming the backficld since his sophomore year. The «2-ycar-old Hollywood, Califor nian is adept in all three branch es of backfield art, and is as hard to stop as any skylarking youthful maniac when he gets out in the open. Whether he has papers to prove it or not, Stiner claims him superior to Stanford’s Norman Standlee. This mere slip of a 185-pound fullback can put his feet down faster than Sou thern Cal’s Jack Banta and his soaring spirals are even a blot on the record of Dean McAdams. Mediocre First Year Kisselburgh won his high school stripes at Fairfax prep, Los An geles, but he has no particular rea son as to why he came as far north as Corvallis to pat his imprints in collegiate football. His high school and frosh seasons were nothing to be commemorated as flashy, but during his second year with the Beavers, Stiner uncovered some distinctive earmarks that set him off to all-coast honors last fall. No bigger, but a lot smarter than he was back at Fairfax high school, Kisselburgh is ready to toe the leather again. Nor is he taking to day’s game lightly - it's his last chance to add another vaunted monicker to Oregon State’s long string of victories. This will be Kisselburgh’s final game unless he gives an accepting answer to an eastern professional offer. university at the opening of the Madison Square Garden intercol legiate hoop season. Rubenstein’s Oregonians will in vade McArthur court on Monday night to oppose the Webfoots in what will be the last opportunity for Oregon fans to see their team before they depart for the east. Oregon (41) F Anderson . F Taylor . C Marshik . G Jackson . G Townsend .... G Andrews . F McNceley .... C Borrevik . C Borcher. F Sandncss . Totals . Oilers (45) F Romano . F Mandic . C Patterson . G Pflugrad . G Mcrryman . . F O'Donnell . G Garber . G Raylcy .. F Wcichmann .. FG FT PF TP .3 0 3 6 .15 2 7 .10 12 .3 1 1 7 .4 2 3 10 ,.1103 .0 2 3 2 , 1 0 0 2 .0212 .0 0 0 0 .14 13 14 41 FG FT PF TP . 1 1 4* 3 .2 2 2 6 .9 3 1 21 .3 2 2 8 .2125 .10 2 2 .0010 ..0010 .0 0 0 0 18 9 15 45 * Technical foul. Refcree-Emil Piluso. Umpire—Frank Heniges. V Did you know that OREGON STUDENTS prefer bread from PETE’S Health-giving vitamin bread delivered to you daily, fresh from our ovens. Our bread gives you the energy so necessary to carry you through these cold days. Special cakes and pastries made for parties upon your order. Merely call Pete’s ad your order will be promptly filled and delivered. PETE’S BAKERY 1622 Olive Fboue 1134 PITS HIS FORCES AGAINST BEAVERS Coach Gerald (Tex) Oliver, Oregon headman, will be directing his team's strategy from the bench in the traditional Oregon-Oregon State football game today at Corvallis. Oregon has not won this game in four years and is rated the underdog today. 'Big Games’ Wind Up 1940 Coast Football By F1UL, BUIK'O Traditional rivalry shows up at its brightest up and down the Pacific slope today when the eight conference football teams wind up their league schedules wiLh llie year's most important games. Headlining these t.itantic battles is the Slanford-California game at Berkeley. An expected crowd of around 60,000 should see one of the more thrilling games of the year, as Frankie Albert, Hugh Gallerncau Pete Kmetovic, Norm Standlco, and company attempt to get over the last barrier between them selves and the Rose Bowl. Although the Stanfords with their razzle-dazzle T formation plays are favored to win by a majority of the, experts, the up and-coming Bolden Bears will certainly be no pushover. With one of thestrongest lines on the coast and an offense led by two tremendous backs, Orville Hatcher and Jim Jurkovich, they have a 50-50 chance to upset the mighty Indians. At Corvallis Oregon meets Ore gon State in the Beaver’s first game since that disheartening loss to Stanford two weeks ago. This, the "big game." of the year for both teams, will wind up the nineteen-forty season for these squads. Past Backs The Staters with their speedy backfield composed of George Pet ers, Bob Dethman, Gene Gray, and Jim Kisselburgh, are favored to take the big Green machine. After a two-week layoff the University ofWashington is well prepared fo rtheir “Civil War” with Washington State. Washington's Dean McAdams and Washington State’s Bill Sew ell, respective stars of the two teams, will as usual head the squad’s offense. Great Passer This year Sewell has been dyna mite against every team that he has opposed, running and passing For Smooth Haircuts . . . try the Kampus Barber Located next to College Shop CLASSIFIED ADS READER ADS Tea word? minimum accepted. First insertion 2r per word. Subsequent insertions lc per word. DISPLAY ADS Plat rate. 37c column inch. 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Kisselburgh Stars For OSC Gridders Versatile Fullback Considered Best By Coach Stiner Tex Oliver’s tremendously re juvenated defensive setup rests chiefly on Jim Stuart. The red headed Oregon field general plugs up the left tackle position with a 212-pound wrecking system that has flattened touchdown parades of Jackie Kobinson and the dusky Montana halfback. Johnny Reagan. Blocker, Tackier, par-excellence, Stuart has added great advantages to Oliver's defense by knocking down passes and punts that were destined to throw the Webfoots farther down the ladder of Pacific Coast conference standings. Stuart is an Eastern Oregon ian, having rambled the plains of the Hermiston lands in his pre coliegc days. An all-coast des tiny last year, he was held back several times l»y injuries this season, but as one of his team mates speaks, “he played a bang up game even when he was in the most critical condition." He saw little action against Washington due to a hip injury, which if non-cxistant, might have left Jim Phelan and his boys on the losing end. California was his toughest team, but it is true that he'd rather beat a Beaver squad than any other school in the world. His direct opponent today will be Vic Sears who has gone through almost similar stages of interfer ence strides, and it will be on nerve and value that the deciding factor of OSC's homecoming classic will hang. The boy’s all there! This is also his last turn to show how it's done, and this three - year - old Kissel buigh-Stuart filed will put a cli max to the high-geared tenacity of these two traditional rivals, and may the best man win! The University of Illinois phy sics laboratory has a mass-specto graph, which in effect "weighs’’ atoma. JOE RICHARDS MEN’S STORE Exclusive agent in Eugeoie for LEE HATS VourH^-TW^^rr. ' lVE Water-®0* Ual wiili a LlX The UNIVERSITY 85.00 Not only a now color but a new band and a new edge. 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