Nary a weekend passes but wliat an eager football follower
Can’t scan the results in the Sunday paper and find gobs of
teams that came under the rope winners by scores such as
7 to G, 14 to 13, and such. We take a quick look at the score and
•dly remark, “Boy! That was a close one,’’ and then think
nothing more of it. But there are two sport followers in Eugene
■who have been giving the idea some serious thought and have
come up with some startling results.
Ted Harris, local sports enthusiast, and Austin Colbert,
All-Coast when he played tackle for Oregon a good many
• years ago, were discussing the tender subject yesterday
and between the two came up with some novel ideas.
A New Method
Ted was all in favor of cutting the whole thing out and just
keeping track of the touchdowns, but Colbert had another Idea.
Colbert suggested that the drop kick, or place kick, should be
abolished and replaced with some other method of getting
that all-important extra point, llis suggestion was: after the
touchdown place the ball down on the three-yard line and let
the team that scores the touchdown shove it over from scrim
mage in any way that they saw fit.
This idea didn’t seem so bad to Ted but lie still had a lot
ot get off his chest. His first and biggest pet peeve was
that too many teams are evenly matched but one takes the
cake because they made the after-touchdown kick good.
A Tale Tall
While on the Subject of kicking Colbert dug up a tale that
■would put to shame even those told by Paul Bunyan, and yet
lie swears it’s true. So if you have the dash of salt ready,
this is it. In, 190tf t,he University of Oregon defeated Idaho
27 to 21. Nothing tall about that but Colbert said that Oregon
won the game without making a touchdown. Every Oregon
jpoiut was made via the field goal method. That adds up to
a. total of 9 field goals, all which Dudley Clark, Oregon back,
t*ooted himself. That's one for the books.
The boys had some more changes they would like to see
developed. Ted started the idea and before the two were
4 through they had a new regulation figured out for the
• boys who draw up football rules each year. The new ruling,
i as suggested, “was that each football squad be limited to
30 or 33 players, a regulation very similar to that used in
• major league baseball. This restriction wouldn’t apply to
practices in which the coach could have as many players
‘ cavorting as he pleased. But at game time he would be
1 allowed only the alloted number of men on the bench in
uniform.
Interest and Cooperation
Intramurals start today. This column doesn’t think: that the
•consideration due this sport program has been given. Tpo few
people realize that |hc participation in this activity is far in
excess of that in varsity and freshman, athletics, both in num
ber and in material worth. It majr be more fun to watch the
football team play, but even though it’s your team, it isn’t
quite the same as watching the boys from your house play.
The organization of sopie of the teams entered in the
• intramural prograih has been very poor in the last several
• years. Many teams have entered and never shown up to
1 play their scheduled games. Most of the violators have
! been the independent team, and the oversight has been
4 their own Waterloo because they are in a logical position,
• with all the talent they oould import, to take a command
1 ing position in this activity. The Greeks have organized
• their participation in this sport and have, year after year,
• run off with the honors. This column would like to see
better cooperation.
Tiid-bits
Seen at the Stanford-Oregon game a week ago Saturday were
.Kog •lohnson and Jake Leicht. Hog Johnson says lie is going to
return to Oregon winter quarter to attend school so he will
l»e eligible next year. ‘‘Hook" Robertson, catcher on the frosh
team two years ago, was offered a contract with Tucson, Ariz.,
H Cincinnati chain club this summer.
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Football Soup a la Ohio State
By WALLY HUNTER
Once-mighty Southern California—where a bedraggled gent called
El Trojan hangs his battered war gear—gets a taste of football served
up the Webfoot way Saturday, when the University of Oregon plays
in the Los Angeles coliseum.
The Ducks enter the abode of Cal’s surly Trojans on the heels of
a 33 to 0 drubbing administered by a terrific Ohio State team, and
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Oregon-born, Oregon-bred, and
University - of - Oregon - educat
ed Joe Gordon, whose seven hits
in the World Series (including a
double, triple, and homer) were
potent in the New York Yan
kees’ defeat of Lippy Leo Du
rocher’s Brooklyn, four games to
one.
Girls Will Play Hockey
This Week at 4 o'Clock
Members of the intramural
girls’ hockey club will hold meet
ings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. in
back of Gerlinger, announced
Miss Janet Woodruff, instructor,
yesterday.
Equipment for the game is
available in Gerlinger and WAA
checks will be given for partici
pation in both tournament and
practice games. The two tourna
ment clubs, Evergreens and Cas
cades, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Barry s boys would like nothing
better than to saw the legs from
under Oregon’s hobby horse. The
Trojans and Ducks both have one
scalp nailed to their victory belt,
but Cal’s win was a little more
impressive. Oregon State met and
lost to SC while Idaho felt the
fangs of Tex Oliver’s men.
Teams Even
If one goes by facts and fig
ures the two teams could be
rated about even. Things like
Oregon’s last ditch battle
against Stanford can’t easily be
forgotten—nor can the Trojan
dynamite that exploded in the
final seconds against OSC be
overlooked.
The Webfoots will enter the
game in fair physical condition,
as will the Trojans. Val Culwell,
guard, and Kenny Oliphant are
the only Oregons bench-locked by
injuries. Southern Cal’s “Monu
ment to Man,” tackle and cap
tain, Bob De Lauer was injured
and probably will not see action.
Center Dick Danehe, and Half
back Bill Bundy are others on the
SC injured list.
Last night the varsity worked
but with the freshmen and every
body got a look at Southern Cal’s
offense, which Manny Vezie who
scouted the SC-Ohio State game,
says is powerful.
According to Vezie the Trojans
were caught off guard and the
Ohio Staters were off on the up
beat and were never headed.
As “Gentleman Manny” put
it, “those Southern Cal boys
will be out there Saturday with
that old glitter in their eyes—
and we know Soutfiprn Cal,
they aren’t used to things like
that happening to them.”
Vezie further said that Coach
Sam Barry was forced to juggle
his lineups against the lads from
the east and that this weakened
the Trojans. Halfback Bob Rob
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BACK AGAIN
Back pounding the Igloo floor
in practice sessions after a res
pite from last year’s hoop wars
is Archie Marshik, 6 feet 7 inch
Webfoot center. Marshik finish
ing up brilliantly last season, is
among the veterans returning for
northern division competition
this year, and is one of the sea
soned campaigners around whom
Coach Howard “Hobby” Hobson
will probably mould his 1942 out
fit.
ertson was shifted to fullback,
and the other half, Mickey An
derson was moved to the ball
carrying slot at quarter. Regular
fullback Bob Musick is expected
to be ready for Oregon, which
will straighten out Barry’s trou
bles somewhat.
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