Ducks Hide Again—Vandals Next Foe
Pull up a chair, reader, I’ve got a couple of orchids to pass
out. I know, the score was 19 to 15 and whether they took us
by four points or four touchdowns, it’s all the same—it’s a
mark in the loss column. Let’s forget the score, it’s over with
anyway, and start dividing honors.
One for Tex
It was a nice job Coach. With hut a few scant weeks of
preparation, you had the task of finding out what the 1941
model T looked like and just how potent it could be. Personally,
I have a hunch that several coaches up and down the coast have
begun breathing easier after you showed them it could be
matched.
A Few for the Sophomores
Nice going gentlemen. It’s a big jump from high school
football to college competition, even if you do knife in
a year of freshman ball, and you handled the transposition
rather well. Jimmy Newquist, your defensive work was
good. Chuck Elliott and Merritt Ku^rman, you did o.k.
Tom Oxman, you’ll do. Have an or- ^ fellows.
Outstanding, We Thought
Elliott Wilson. Over the radio it sounded like “Li’l Abner”
had taken a monopoly on tackles, batting down passes, and
knocking down aspiring blockers. Every other phrase from
the announcer’s lips was, “Wilson made the tackle,” or “Wil
son knocked down that pass.”
But you can’t write a column like this without mention
ing others who did a good job, like Ashcom, Mecham,
Eoblin, Iverson and—but still better, just take a look at
the team roster and you’ve got the list of boys who did a
fine job.
The Proverbial "If"
I don’t suppose any game is played and lost without some
sports writer sitting down at his typewriter afterwards and
having a few dreams about what might have happened if—.
The column and I don’t deny that the breaks weren’t about
even, but we would liked to have seen a few go the other way.
For instance, the holding penalty which set the Stanford
machine on the Oregon one-yard line with four downs to push
it over. Albert did it on the first down with a quarterback
sneak. That hurt.
Perhaps if Ab Wilson had had just a little longer reach,
things might have been different. When Albert fumbled
in the last quarter and the ball rolled free in the end zone,
lots of things could have happened to change the com
plexion of the game. Fawcett curled around it just a few
seconds before Wilson so it was two points for Oregon
instead of six. Oh well, they’re just dreams anyway.
What About the T?
The famed T has had its first anniversary under Shaugh
nessy. They’ve won the first game but what next. Is it still
as potent as last year’s model and will the Stanfordites go
through another undefeated season on its strength? Nobody
has the answer yet but this column has a few suspicions.
It (the column) sticks out its neck and says no to both ques
tions. The T that raised so much fear and confusion in the
hearts of west coast coaches last year ain’t what it used to be.
It was a great offensive weapon last year (the number of teams
copying it this year proves that) but something is lacking
this year. When everyone went overboax-d on it last year they
i*aved about the deception. Too much of this deception, it ap
pears, was in Albert, Standlee, Kmetovic, and Gallarneau.
Standlee and Gallarneau are gone and “Hoot” Armstrong and
Milt Vucinich just aren’t their equal, at least not yet. Time
may prove this wrong, but remember, it’s just the column that
makes the suggestion anyway.
Hymie Harris has finished his football days at Oregon,
it is feared. When Tex called the football aspirants for the
first days of opening practice this year Hymie was not on
hand. Hymie notified Tex from Portland, where he was
staying, that he had asked for extended leave from the
navy, where he was then classified as a reserve ensign.
The national emergency has won. Now Harris is in Chicago
awaiting his call to active duty. It looks like his next play
ing days will be under the red, white, and blue.
Webfoots Shock Coast Experts!
As Oliver’s Men Scare Indians
Before Dropping Game, 19 to 15
By FRED TREADGOLD
While the football world was still trying- to catch its bream
after the wild-and-woolly Stanford-Oregon whirlwind of last
Saturday, Duck Coach Tex Oliver once more had his boys in
“hiding” Monday in the confines of Hayward field, hard at
work in preparation for their home opener against Idaho
Friday night.
However, the thoughts of the game stand made by the Web
foots could not be put aside so easily by those fortunate 28,000
ians wno witnessed the bitterly
contested battle in the Stanford
oval, nor those thousands of fol
lowers listening on their radios.
It was the story of a heroic little
band of underdogs from Oregon
who had the courage and forti
tude to defy the Rose Bowl cham
pions in their own back yard, to
twice assume the lead, and to
scare the living daylights out of
the touted Indians, before finally
succumbing before a narrow mar -
gin, 19 to 15.
Coach Oliver was justly proud
of the showing made by his Web
foots, who almost succeeded in
becoming the first team to crack
the heretofore unshakable “T”
formation. “We were a little
lucky at times, and when our luck
did come we were on the wrong
part of the field,” the soft-spoken
Oregon coach declared. He added
that his charges were determined
to have a fine season anyway.
Oregon had to fight from be
hind on two occasions, but the
third time wasn’t quite able to
counteract the Indians’ touch
down, having to be content with
a safety—and two points.
Albert Sparks
All-American Frankie Albert,
head tactician of the Stanford
machine, who ran the Indian
team with unerring canniness,
sparked the first drive to pay
dirt. In six plays the Shaugh
nessymen moved from their own
42 to the one-yard line. An A'bert
fumble which he recovered cost
them three yards, but on the next
play Fleet Frankie took it over.
Just five minutes later the sur
prising Ducks cancelled the Stan
ford score with a bit of fancy
doings themselves. With the oval
on the 50, Southpaw Curt Me
cham snaked a beautiful 34-yard
pass to fellow halfback Tommy
Roblin who took it behind the
Stanford pass defense and gal
TOUGH BOY
Bruno Banducci, right tackle
on the Shaughnessy T team.
loped 16 yards to tie up matters.
Jimmy Newquist, dependable
sophomore fullback, place kicked
the all-important conversion to
place Oregon in front of the In
dians, much to the chagrin of
Stanford rooters.
After having their lead
snatched thusly from them, the
1941 Rose Bowl titleholders got
down to business again. They
drove to the Oregon one, only
to have the staunch Green de
fenders hold for downs. Anoth
er Stanford “push” carried to
the Webfoot ten, where a pen
alty for roughing handed the
Indians the bail on the one. On
the ensuing play Quarterback
Albert wiggled over for the six
points and slip the lead back
into Stanford’s pocket.
Ducks Drive Again
The Webfoot power shone forth
again in the third period when
Oliver’s boys pulled a drive of
'9t Gan Be 2>ane—f
Say 1800 U of 0 Workers
“He’s working his way through college” isn’t just a song title at
the University of Oregon. For recent surveys show that over half
of the student body is more than half self-supporting.
These work-your-way students, who earn more than $175,000 each
year in part-time jobs are direct proof, says Dean of Personnel Karl
W. Onthank, that “the typical Ore
gon student has neither the time
nor money, if he had the in
clination, for ‘country clubbing.’ ”
Much From the U
Chief source of employment for
undergraduates is the $73,655 ex
pended by the school itself dur
ing 1940-41 to hire students as
assistants, janitors, waiters, etc.
Greatest friend of working stu
dent is Miss Janet Smith, Oregon
employment secretary, who main
tains in her office in the YMCA a
clearing house for those who wish
to employ and those who wish to
be employed. The value of jobs
secured through the employment
service in a given year amounts
to more than $63,000.
NYA Slashed
Five hundred Webfoots last
year received aid from the
National Youth Administration,
which provides $40,760 to employ
students in University offices and
campus work. Dean Onthank,
who heads the NYA committee,
said this week that there is a
possibility that the NYA grant
for the coming year may be
slightly reduced. “However, stu
dents who really need aid will
have work again this year,” the
personnel dean explained, “for
we make a special policy of ex
tending at least half of the
annual NYA grant to new stu
dents trying to get started.”
After this beginning assistance,
many students find jobs in
Eugene stores, offices, and news
papers based on the record they
make in their University-pro
vided jobs.
HE WON
Clark Shaughnessy, whose T
formation celebrated its first an
niversary with a win over Or^
gon.
their own—78 yards all told. With
the ball on the 11, Roblin shoved
a pass to Substitute End Tony
Crish who covered the five yards
to the goal with Pete Kmetovic in
hot pursuit. It was still a one
point advantage for Oregon when
Newquist missed the try for con
version.
A 12-yard boot by Frank Boyd
put the Ducks in a bad hole in
the fourth quarter, from which
advantage the Cardinals wrung
out the winning touchdown. Th«^
punt went out on the 19 where a
pass by Albert set the pigskin
up on the Oregon 3. Fullback Milt
Vucinich punched over the score,
while Albert converted.
Determined, fighting -mad
Oregon threatened in the
fourth period, but a Stanford
pass interception cut short the
drive on the Indian 22. A wild
pass from center rolled over
the goal, but Buck Fawcett,
Stanford half, beat Oregon’s
Elliott Wilson to it by a step.
This safety which awarded the
Ducks but two paltry points,
averted a touchdown which
might have resulted in an Orfe^*
gon victory.
A last-second rally for the
E^cks which advanced 42 yards
had reached the 40 was abruptly
cut short by the gun.
Lineups:
Oregon (15) (19) Stanford
Shepard.LE .Meiners
Moshofyky .LT . Stamm
Segale .LG . Robesky
Wilson . C .Lindskog
Culwell.RG . Laprade
Ashcom .RT . Banducci
Regner.RE . Meyer
Iverson. Q . Albert
Roblin.LH.Kmetovic
Mecham .RH .. Armstrong
Newquist . F Vucinichjj,
Score by quarters:
Oregon. 7 0 6 2— 15
Stanford . 6 6 7 0— 19
Oregon scoring — Touchdowns,
Roblin, Crish (for Regner). Point
after touchdown — Newquist
(place kick). Safety on Stanford
— (Fawcett for Armstrong).
Stanford scoring—Touchdowns
—Albert 2, Vucinich. Point /after
touchdown—Albert (place kick).
Substitutions: Oregon — Ends,
Borcher, Crish, Nowling; tackles,
Elliott, Kufferman; guards, Rhea,
Bodner; center, Patton; half
backs, Oxman, Oliphant; quarter
back, Surles; fullbacks, Dunlap,
Koch. Stanford — End, Norberg,
Brubaker; tackles, JohanneserVr
McCain; guards, Taylor, Francis;
center, Stahle; quarterback, Mit^
chell; halfbacks, Fawcett, Ditiev
sen, Mitchell, Cole; fullbacks,
Shell, Crane.