Oregon Heads South for USC Game After the fervor of every football game eoraes the rather unpleasant task of “mopipng up the blood* and of tabulating injuries accrued during' the battle—a fistful of broken noses in the center of the line, a cracked rib or two farther out along the forward wall, a dislocated shoulder and a bashed head in Ifhe baekfield. What, at .first glance, would appear as the most devastating injury burdening any Pacific coast conference team at present that plaguing California Halfback Jim Jurkovich. A head oilmen tthat kept him bench-ridden during a large portion of #ast season was again aggravated in last week’s Bear-Cougar <game, and lias finally compelled the Allison speed merchant 4o desert the gridiron for keeps. However, a more thorough survey would reveal that the Bears probably aren't as bad off as the ordinary layman would suppose. Len Casanova, who scouted the WSC-California brawl for Buck Shaw and the Santa Clara Broncos, was very much impressed by Jurkovich’s play but came away with an almost unbelievable opinion—that “Big Jurk’s” under study, Billy Reinhard, who passes, runs, kicks, and quick kicks, is a better all-around back than Jurkovich. Jim juries Plague Oregon Oregon too is laboring under the handicap of injuries, latest of which is the incapacitated foot of Frankie Boyd, This will •helve the-Webfoot halfback for this Saturday’s Southern California-'gumd.’-Bdyd’s Joss is magnified in view of Kenny Oliphanf’s i 1'dah1 f 1 i cted shoulder dislocation, a hurt that {retires Iiim’also tyom tliis weekend’s tilt. Both these losses have riddle Oregon’s left halfback “fort," for only Tommy Roblin of the veteran trio re ; mains. However, Jimmy Newquist, a regular fullback, may reinforce Roblin at left halfback, along with two from the reserve- bag—Clyde “Tex” Lee and Chester Stevenson— leaving Bill Dunlap to plug up the fullback slot. In any case, we are assured Oregon will field “a very representa tive team.’’ vlot Since 1915 lucidentallv, not 'since 1915 lias Oregon dumped Southern s • ■ , ••■’ip . . 1 California, ami then in glorious fashion, as the lopsided 35 to 0 «oore will reveal. Five years of inactivity, punctuated by a tiff lin 1920, preceded a 10-year moulting period after which both teams emerged to renew grid rivalry. Came the fall of 1939, an i Oregon edged to within a tail feather of finally humbling the Trojan nemesis. After having the game all but sewed up and ready for i delivery, the Webfoots were besieged with Dodger luck. Jay Graybeal, Bob Smith, and company ran into a classy battery—Doyle Nave-to-“Antelope” A1 Krueger — the same one that wrenched the Rose Bowl classic away from a avliant gang of Blue Devils from Duke university at the termination of the previous season. Net result, a miscar riage In the dying moments of the tussle Nave pitched to Krueger in the end zone and USC converted to gain a deadlock, 7 to 7. Sksmford-OSC Battle Pending A pending battle that is probably keeping more sports scribes along the coast in suspense than any other will materialize this ♦Saturday about 40 miles north of Fugene. Stanford’s Model T rolls into Corvallis for a joust with Oregon State’s Beaver prnl machine, still fired up after messing Washington 9 to (5 mi Multnomah field last week. Though there is no logical basis for comparing both teams, •don’t go goggle-eyed over a Beaver victory should the field •>e wet and soggy. The mud on that Corvallis field is mud from %vav back and can very well be the undoing of Coach Clark (JSli.n.ghnessy’s wild T attack. Profuse exchanging of the ball •unoug baekt'ield men coupled with intricate criss-crossing and #Mcktr«cking and whatever else those ball carriers may do be tf'oie deciding to squirm through or around the line, requires i-tplit-second timing. Slowed down by mud, the Indian club may discover, to its dismay, that its timing is shot to that place and back. In addition, increased passing around around of a wet ball makes opportunities for fumbling soar out of normal proportion. Meager Squad of 31 Makes Trip; Webfoots, Trojans Rated On Par By WALLY HUNTER University of Oregon's football team rolled south last night into the land of eternal sunshine, to keep a date with a shell-shocked bunch of Southern California Trojans on the turf of the Los Angeles Memorial coliseum, Saturday. A meager squad of 31 men boarded the train, along with Head Man Tex Oliver, Line Coach Vaughn Corley, Trainer Bob Officer, and INJURED Val Cullwell, injured Duck line man, who spent the w'eek on the bench nursing an ailment. Yearlings Drill Tex’s Varsity For Trojan Tilt Coach John Warren’s freshman pigskinners continued to furnish the opposition for the Oregon varsity as the final home prac tice was held yesterday on the Hayward field annex in prepara tion for the Southern California game on Saturday. The yearling first string faced the varsity first and second team alternating on the plays to be used against the Trojans Satur day. Tex Oliver, varsity mentor, engineered the offensive strate gy and Warren had charge of the fresh defense. Varsity backs continued their performance of the first frosh varsity scrimmage and gained yardage almost at will. The frosh, however, showed a great deal of fight and in spite of the fact that the pea-greeners have had only a week and a half of work together, the squad gave the varsity a tough workout. The frosh line showed a lot of fight and were forcing the varsity line men to extend themselves to gain ground. Yesterday’s tussle with the varsity was the last until the team returns from the Trojan game in Los Angeles next week. Today Warren’s boys return to intersquad practice with the us ual scrimmaging scheduled. The remainder of the frosh squad spent the afternoon under the watchful eye of Don Mabee, assistant frosh coach, banging away at the practice dummies and engaging in dummy scrim mage. Cadet Robert Showalter, who conducts a column in the Went worth Military academy maga zine called “Behind the 8 Ball,” presents a real pool ball to ca dets or faculty members who make prize “boners.” Anse Cornell. Hold Secret Practice One final practice session was held by Oliver a few hours before train time but no information about Webfoot mumbo-jumbo leaked through the official news agency. So Duck tactics are still a mystery. Frank Boyd left halfback, and Kenny Oliphant, right halfback, are the only two on the sick list. Oliphant injured his shoulder in the Idaho game and Boyd has a dislocated toe and ankle injuries. Boyd made the trip but probably won’t see action. The Oregon team will run into one of the Coast conferences’ fin est pass pitchers Saturday in the form of Pitchin’ Paul Taylor. Taylor was one of the standouts for the USC boys in the Ohio State fiesta, and according to Manny Vezie, who scouted the game, he has plenty of football savee. The Cal boys didn’t get much of a chance to show their offense, but when they did have possession of the ball Taylor was a shining light. Bob Robertson, Trojan fullback, is another who can cause the Webfoots no end of trouble. Touted as one of the hardest running backs in South ern Cal history, powder-puff blocking has been his main trou ble thus far. Boyd Makes Trip With Oliphant and probably Boyd out of the lineup Oliver has been forced into shifting Jimmy Newquist over to halfback. The versatile sophomore will prob ably see action at both halfback and fullback — replacing Tommy GONE SOUTH Vaughn Corley, who headed south last night to watch his line tangle with the Trojan front waU^ Roblin and Bill Dunlap. The complete traveling squad follows: Ends—Tony Crish, Jim Shep hard, Bill Regner, Bill Borcher, Russ Nowling, and George Van Pelt. Tackles—Ed Moshofsky, Chuck Elliott, Tom Terry, Dick Ashcom, Merritt Kufferman, and Cliff Gif fin. Guards — Ray Segale, Floyd Rhea, Morris Jackson, Steve Bod ner, and Bob Davis. ■> Centers — Elliot Wilson, Ilersli Patton, and Don O’NeilL Quarterbacks — Duke Iverson, Vic Collins, and Len Surles. Left halfbacks — Tom Roblin, Chet Stevenson, and Jimmy New quist. Right halfbacks — Curt Me cham, Tom Oxman, Clyde Lee, and Frank Boyd. I Fullbacks — Bill Dunlap and Bob Koch. Average yearly earning of a student working on the Univer sity of Minnesota campus is $100. Roblin, Mecham High In Coast Offense Listing Tommy Roblin and Curt Me cham are running high in coast conference offensive tactics and they’ll still be running when Ol iver and his Oregons meet South ern California Saturday at the Memorial coliseum. Gail Fowl er’s Associated Press total of fensice rankings have the elusive, hard-running Duck duo ranking next to Frankie Albert and Troy’s Bob Robertson. . Mecham gained 207 yards in 28 plays, giving him a higher per-play average than the lead ers. And Roblin collected 185 yards in 36 plays. Pete Kmetovic, Stanford, Sew-ell of WSC, Deth man of Oregon State and Howard Manson of Idaho follow the list in respective standings. Respective averages of Me cham and Roblin are 7.4 and 5.1 yards per play—and gains like these don’t happen in every game. Both men are booked for the kickoff in Saturday's fray, with a physical okay putting them in top form. Dry weather should lease a wide-open passing attack, duplicating the Stanford game in which both men made their largest gains. An Oregon victory would be the first over the Trojans in 26 years—the twelfth game on record—and newspaper polling seems to give the Ducks the edge in pre-game odds. Both Roblin and Mecham haif from California and played op positions in junior college ranks. This will be their last season of collegiate football. Smooth team ing and coordinated playing have figured largely to put them among the coast’s, and probably the nation’s, best ground gain ers. I Your Campus Favorite EDDIE GIPSON and His Music FRIDAY and SATURDAY UPTOWN BALLROOM 21st and W. Burnside