Ducks Ease Bears from Bowl Picture
Haven Sherman’s pathetic demise amidst the desolation of
War-ravaged China may have disillusioned you and may have
agitated your heartstrings into a mournful, sonorous tremulo.
Cindy, the misanthropic “Incendiary Blonde,’’ may hurry back
from Canada, apply the paddle to Cherry's infatuation for
Smilin’ Jack, and then herself surrender to the mustaehed
pilot s masculinity, evoking a rise here and there. Brazenly
voluptuous Sadie Hawkins V may ensnare Li’l Abner on No
vember S.
Yes, surprise upon surprise may unfurl in the comic strips,
hut until December breathes “Finis" on this fall’s Pacific
Coast conference football war, the full impact of these trumped
up surprises will certainly be diminished by those liable to
erupt as pending installments on the hectic grid front unravel.
Five Teams on Top
After last Saturday's convulsions five teams were left cluteh
Sng at the lead. Oregon, Oregon State, Washington. Southern
California, and Stanford were the principals, each with two
Wins and one defeat. 1 he Heavers and Stanford were there a
Weak ago. but while Lon Stiner’s crew loafed, Clark Shaugh
nessy, having tinkered with the timing on Stanford’s Model
T following the Corvallis debacle, sent the machine clanking
over FSF, 42 to 20, in a non-conference affair.
Oregon de pelted the California Bear, 19 to 7, and flung
the carcass into the cellar to clamp on its hold. Washing
ton’s Husky chewed up and disgorged a mangled UCLA
Bruin, 14 to 7, establishing its position among the select
five. Washington State’s Cougar clawed in vain at “Sad”
Sam Barry’s re-armored Trojan, losing 7 to 6, and enabling
the faltering USC warrior to struggle up among the
leaders.
Oregon Hogs Scoring
Last Saturdays rain-engulfed Oregon-Califoruia brawl, in
«' !it :oji !o gluing up another Oregon win, exploded the Web
■fool.s to the top of the scoring bundle and boosted Duck Half
l1 1 a lummy Roblin astride the iudividual-point-getters’ heap.
.In ihree league battles, Coach '"Tex Oliver's green giants
have amassed f>4 points, a threadbare two more than Stanford.
Roblin, whose first-quarter stab-through from the five-yard
liii:" and whose thrilling 63-yard splash down the side electri
fiud 22,000 screaming spectators in Multnomah stadium, bulged
hi* point total to •>{) and squirmed ahead of Stanford's Frankie
Albert, whoso four conversions against FSF Saturday swelled
bis to 26.
Roblin's long jaunt against the Bears Saturday was
reminiscent of last year’s Duck-Bear battle in Berkeley.
It was early in the second quarter that time. Oregon Half
back Len Isberg sifted back to boot one, but instead,
flipped a screen pass to Roblin, who was poised about a
yard back of his own line of scrimmage and near the
sidelines.
JJ<»1 >Iim speared the hall and stomping behind mass interfer
ence and supei'h blocking of the Oregon team, raced 55 yards
(o score, drawing unreserved plaudits from sports scribes there
- . . “The neatest play of the year . /. the finest downfield
blocking of any team to play in the bay region.’’
That "Boot-leg" Reverse
That “boot-leg" reverse via which Curt Mecham galloped
yards to open Oregon’s scoring Saturday is as neat a play
;>s anyone Mould hope to see unravel during a football game,
ill's a classic in gridiron artistry, a masterpiece of deception,
an : a glorious manifestation of a coach's deliberation on paper
an! his players’ coordination , and cooperation on the field.
Jt’s something thrilling to wat-ch that devastating wave of
interference rolling before the ball-carrier and slashing down
would-be ladders.
In connection, though perhaps a meaningless observa
tion, every time that play has worked the field has been
soppy, soggy, and rain-drenched—against Oregon State
last year, against Idaho and California this fall. The only
thue it failed to go the route was against Stanford in the
opening tilt this season under a broiling sun in Palo Alto.
Roblin’s 63 Yard Sprint
Headlights Muddy Fray
By WALLY HUNTER
A drenched and groggy University of California football team
felt the full wrath of a calm confident University of Oregon grid
squad in three brief spurts Saturday, and the result was a 19 to 7
shambles that sent Cal into the obscurity of the league cellar and
elevated the Webfoots to a five-way tie for the top spot.
Mighty Oregon toyed not at all with the luterless Golden Bears,
and in the first 12 minutes of the game had rolled up a rather start
ling 12 points. The delayed re
verse (or bootleg reverse), which
Oregon has used so consistently
in their scoring forays worked
again, on the sea of mud that
was Multnomah field, for 35
yards and a touchdown. Lefty
Curt Mecham carried the soggy
pumpkin after receiving a well
covered reverse from Tommy
Roblin.
About three minutes later
tough Tony Crish barreled
through the defense set up
about Bob Reinhard, to block
a punt that set up the next
Oregon score. Dick Ashcom,
Floyd Rhea, and Ed Moshofsky
all received credit fyr recov
ering the punt. Big Moe threw
a mean block on the most dan
gerous Cal man in the play
and Rhea and Ashcom both
muscled in to take possession
of the ball on the California 24.
Oregon’s ace extra point ex
pert Jim Newquist missed the
first two conversions after get
ting cooled by three Bear husk
ies early in the game.
Roblin Stars
Cocky Tom Roblin stepped into
the hero’s role late in the fourth
quarter when he took one of Bob
Reinhard’s cloud-scratching punts
on the fly and tire wire walked
his way down the sidelines for a
G4-yard touchdown. While Rob
lin had magic in his heels on this
little journey there were a cou
ple of blocks thrown by guys like
Duke Iverson and Bill Regner
that helped level the humps that
appeared on the route towards
the magic six points. Fullback
Newquist this time split the up
rights for the extra point.
The Cal score came when
Mecham fumbled the fall and
California recovered on the
Ducks’ 10-yard line. A flat
pass from Zacharias to Half
back Gordon was the payoff
play.
Web foots Swim Half Mile
In Conditioninq Workout
By DOX RICHARDSON
To a trained swimmer 880
yards is a mere drop in tiie
bucket, but to the novice it is
almost an insurmountable feat,
especially when it is a time trial
and that little watch is ticking
off the seconds.
Swimming Coach Mike Hoy
man evidently doesn't intend to
let any of his swimmers slip into
that novice category, because
last week he lenthened out last
week's 440-yard time trials to
Clark Weaver, the senior
swimming manager, still needs
two more sophomores to assist
him. Anyone eligible and inter
ested should report immediate
ly at the men’s pool, 4 p.m.
880 yards. In early season train
ing that distance seems rather
long, but every one of the boys
proved that they could take it
by each turning in good times.
Robinson Flashes
Again leading the field of free
stylers was that flashy sopho
more, Jack Robinson, vcho turned
in a remarkable early season
time. Another up-and-coming
Doctor Smith Invited
To Science Meeting
Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of
the geology and geography de
pai tments, recently received a
letter from the head of the min
ing department of the govern
ment of the Philippine islands,
inviting him to attend the Pa
cific Science congress meeting in
Manila in 1943.
Hosts to the meeting, which
will be the seventh in the history
of the congress, will be Philip
pine scientists. Included in the
association are scientists of the
whole Pacific area.
The mining head expressed the
hope in his letter that Dr. Smith
would be able to revise his book,
Geology and Mineral Resourc
es of the Philippine Islands.” pub
lished in 1935.
second year man by the name of
Bob Irvin wasn’t far behind, yet
well ahead of veterans Dick Allen
and Dick Smith.
Comparative times in the
backstroke are lacking because
veteran Cub “Check” Callis
was unable to swim clue to ill
ness. However, another sopho
more (those guys are every
where), Chuck Nelson, splashed
his way to a time that was a
surprise even to himself.
It fell to Jerry Huestis to up
hold the honor of the lettermen
by taking the best time in the
breaststroke for the afternoon,
but little brother Ralph followed
right in his wake to take second
honors.
If Mike keeps doubling the dis
tance each week, it won’t be long
before the boys can train by con
voying ships to England, using
Hitler’s torpedoes for paddle
boards. -
TEX WON
I
Boss Man Oliver, who had a
great afternoon Saturday in
Portland. There he saw his
Ducks blast Cal and jump in with
the pack at the top of the heap.
Pacific Coast Roundup..
By HARRY CLICK MAX
Saturday’s games brought the
coast conference football race
one week from the halfway mark
and produced the following re
sults:
1. The Rose Bowl representa
tive will not be an undefeated
team since all teams have a game
chalked up in the loss column.
2. Five teams are now tied for
the conference leadership, each
with two wins and one defeat.
Oregon, Oregon State, U.S.C.,
Stanford, and Washington are all
frthreats for the title, which prob
ably will not be decided until the
last week of the season.
3. Washington State, the team
wi'd game to Washington, and
which upset California, lost a
has lost two heartbreaking de
cisions by identical scores of 7 to
G, is definitely out of the race.
U.C.L.A. and California, the for
mer with one win and the latter
with, none, and each with two de
feats, are virtually out of the
running.
4. As yet there have been no
tie games in conference play.
In Saturday’s feature game,
University of Oregon's powerful
Webfoots outclassed the sup
posedly strong Ca'ifornia Bears
by a score of 19 to 7.
Southern California remained
in the race by eking out a
scant 7 to 6 v ictory over Wash
ington State.
Huskies Win
University of Washington’s
strong aggregation proved it was
of championship caliber by de
feating U.C.L.A. by a score of
14 to 7.
Stanford’s defending cham
pions, burning from their Ore
gon State defeat, routed the
San Francisco Dons by a score
of 42 to 26, with reserves doing
a major share cf the scoring
for the Indians.
Fans are now eager y awaiting
the outcome of next Saturday’s
feature attraction which pits
Stanford and Washington against
each other at Seattle, in a game
that will have important bearing
in the championship struggle.
Favorites Advance In IM Play
Close Games Take Spotlight
By ART LITCHMAN
Intramural football recaptured
the athletic spotlight after the
weekend Intermission, Pro-game
favorites chalked up v ins as the
program went into t 3 t lird week
of play.
Sigma Nus Trample
Alpha Hall, 35 0
Powerful Sigma Nu trampled
Alpha hall, 35 to 0, to maintain
their unbeaten slate. The high
scoring juggernaut scored at will
after a scoreless first period and
ran up their third straight win.
The steamroller bogged down
in the first period and battled
in midfield until the start of
the second quarter. Touchdown
number one was scored early
i:i the second period by Jim
Carney after he hauled down a
long heave from Dick 'Ti hitman.
Whitman circled the end for
the extra point.
Stan Skilicorn dashed to pay
dirt for the second tally late in
the same period with another
of Whitman's aerials. Jim Car
ney converted on a pass to end
the half.
Alpha rallied in the third
period and held the vaunted of
fense to one touchdown. Er
landson scampered across the
goal line with the lone tally af
ter snatching Whitman’s pass.
Bill Carney converted on an
other pass.
Two touchdowns in the fourth
period ended the rout. Johnny
Meade scored number four after
catching still another of Whit
man's touchdown passes. Palmer
Falgren converted. Bubalo took
over the passing duties for the
final tally and pitched to Whit
man for the score. Bill Carney
converted.
Sigma Nu .0 14 7 14—35
Alpha .0 0 0 0— 0
Phi Delts Edge
Zeta Hall, 2 to 0
The Phi Delts, one of the pre
season favorites, barely edged out
Zeta hall, 2 to 0, to ring up their
third victory.
The deciding break came in the
second period when the Zeta cen
ter flipped a low pass that rolled
into the end zone for the winning
two points.
Throughout the remainder of
the game the two teams bat
tled on even terms. The alert
Zeta defense, led by Walt Rey
nolds, smothered every phase
of the Phi Delt attack. Inter
ceptions halted several prom
ising drives into Zeta terri
tory.
Zeta’s offense bogged down af
ter crossing the midfield' stripe
in the first and third periods. A
fourth quarter drive was stopped
by Hank Burns’ interception of
a pass.
Phi Delts .0 2 0 0—2
Zeta .0 0 0 0—0
Sigma Chis Dump
Phi Kaps, 12 to 0
Two touchdowns in the fourth
period were the winning margin
as the Sigma Chis dumped the
Pi Kaps, 12 to 0. Southpaw Dick
Burns flipped the pigskin into
the waiting arms of Pederson in
Oregon Smashes Cal
Curt Mecham (left) away for
touchdown number one on the
“bootleg” reverse. (Below) Me
cham picks up a sizeable gain
over the Cal line. (Courtesy Daily
News).
Ducklings Throttle Rooks, 6-0j
Erikson to McGowan Clicks As Frosh
Grab First Game of Little 'Civil War1'
By FRANCIS TUCKWILER
A smooth Frosh passing- attack flashed briefly in the first quarter to enable
the Ducklings to mark up a 6 to 0 win over the OSC Rooks in the first game
of their “Little Civil War" series in Multnomah stadium Friday night.
After two Oregon drives had been stopped inside the Beaver 20-yard line
Oregon State’s Bill Nickaloff tossed a t»ass from deep in Rook territory but
Bob Reynolds stepped in and intercepted it on the OSC 43 and went to the
xvuuiv ii ut'iure ne was downed.
Then Bill Davis was thrown for a three
yaid loss back to the 14. It was from there
that LeRoy Erikson faded back and tossed
a perfect strike to End Long John Mc
Gow&n, who had slipped into the end zone
behind the Beaver secondary.
Atiyeh missed the try for point with
just two minutes left in the first quarter.
The rugged Frosh line was outstanding
in the second half as it turned back a de
termined Oregon State drive on the one
foot line in the third period.
A bad kick by Stan Boyd had gone out
of bounds on the Oregon 29 to set the stage
for the Frosh goal line stand. Two plays
through the line carried the ball to the
nine and gave the Rooks a first down.
Schweizer made three yards to the six and
then an offside penalty against Oregon set
them back to the one-yard line.
The' Frosh line diTg in aid threw
Schweizer for a two-yard loss but on the
next play Emanuel drove to the one-foot
line. That was as far as the Rooks
went, however, as the Ducklings .
stopped Emanuel at the line of i
scrimmage on the fourth clown j
to end Oregon State’s only scor- f
ing threat. |
Late in the game Oregon f
threatened to score again but the |
clock stopped the drive on the |
Rook 22.
Lineups:
Frosh (6) (0) Rooks
Torchia.LE Hellberg
Blatchely .LT . Wilcox
Daniels . C Stevens
Feldman.RG Senn
Stewart .RT . Stiner
Dugan ..RE .. Heximer
Garrison. Q .Keiser
G’asgow.LH Nickaloff
Morrison.RH .... Schweizer
Davis. F Huffman
Scoring:.. Frosh — McGowan
(pass from Erickson).
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society presents an annual Bacli I
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the end zone for the first touch
down.
Burns unwound again in the
final minutes of the game and
pitched to Beaver for the sec
ond touchdown.
Until the final quarter the two
squads struggled in midfield,
neither team making much head
way.
Sigma Chi .0 0 0 12—12
Pi Kap .0 0 0 0— 0
Phi Psis Win 1 to 0
Overtime From Chi Psi
Interception of an overtime
pass stopped the Chi Psi drive
and the Phi Psis eked out a tight
1 to 0 win.
The winners ended their half
of the overtime period one yard
in the hole but the Chi Psis lost
three yards on their first play
and the intercepted pass ended
the game. •
•Throughout the regular time
neither team could gather
enough steam for a scoring foray.
Phi Psi .0 0 0 0 1—1
Chi Psi .0 0 0 0 0—0
Co-ed Volleyball
Schedule Listed
The second week of coed vol
leyha^i moves into action this
afternoon with four games. Fol
lowing is the schedule for the
week:
Tuesday
Court 1 indoor: ZTA vs. High
land.
Court 1 outdoor: U-Co-op vs.
Tri Delts.
Court 2 indoor: Chi Omega vs.
Hendricks.
Court 3 indoor: Sigma Kappa
vs. Susan.
Wednesday
Court 1 indoor: Kapps vs.
Thetas.
Court 2 indoor: Alpha Chi vs.
Alpha Gams.
Court 3 indoor: Alpha Pis vs.
Orides.
Thursday
Court 1 indoor: AD Pis vs.
AOPis.
Court 2 indoor: Zeta Tau vs.
Alpha Xis.
Court 3 indooi;: Sigma Kappa
vs. Independents.
Assembly Canceled
There will be no complete stu
dent assembly on Thursday, an
nounced Dean of Personnel Karl
W. Onthank Monday. The regu
lar assembly time, 11 a.m., may
be utilized, however, by depart
mental heads for smaller group
assemblies.
New York University will ob
serve its centennial next year. «
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