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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1941)
Have you heard the latest rumor, children? Oregon is on the top of the Pacific Coast conference. I mean on top and I don’t mean just tied with four other clubs. To show you just what I mean, I quote from the San Francisco News, Don Caswell, United Press, writing: “Mid-season dawned today in the Pa cific Coast conference and there was still no clear cut favorite for the Rose Bowl. Oregon stands alone at the top of the stand ings with three conference wins and one loss. The Webfeet beat Idaho, IISC, and California, each by two touchdowns—” The San Francisco News isn’t the only paper that is crediting Oregon with three conference wins, counting the Idaho game, as many California papers are singing the same eong as are also several Washington papers. Oregon Holds Back Rut here’s the grain of salt for you. Up and down the coast the papers are parking Oregon on top of the heap and the Oregon papers, yes, the Oregonian and Journal, are dividing the honors with the four other teams. What about it Gregory— will you cheek on that and get it straightened out for me? I’m Curious to find out just where the Ducks are-sitting. Incidentally, and while I’m still on the subject, if you’re interested in seeing a good write-up of Oregon and their man Mecham, take a look in the PM for October 19. John Weiss, staff writer, throws about some nice superlatives and adjectives concerning Mecham’s kicking and passing. California Talent My honorable colleague, Johnnie Kahananui, poured out a pretty batch of words yesterday about some California sport waiter's accusations that the Oregon team is in reality a Cali fornia team, or words to that effect. You covered it well, Johnnie, but you’d better start preparing another column just jib out like it for next year about this time. Take a look at the freshman football roster and you’ll catch what I mean. To name a few of Warren’s boys that hail from the southland there’s Johnnie Garrison, Marty Feldman, Bob Donnley, Bill Stewart, Bill Body, and “Long John’’ Mc Gowan. They’re all close to being A-l material and will probably have the California scribes crying again next year. 4 ... ,.i . r'.tyi Warren's Out to Win Warren will send his Duckling team out on Hayward field tonight fairly snorting fire. Too many years have passed since John has won one from the Babes from the Washington coun try and he wants to win the one tonight. Straight from Seattle reports say that Coach Pest Welch has one of the best teams of his career. Tales out of the f north country report that Welch has a couple of great backs in Fred Provo, Vancouver, and Ray Sankowski from Chicago. Because the Frosk,didn't cross me up last week. I'll stick with them again and say the Ducklings to beat the Babes by a touchdown. Here and There See by the papers that the T formation is still the best offensive weapon in the game. This year it isn’t Stanford but Utah that has used the T to hang up the best offensive record in the nation. Found out last night—the “bootleg’’ reverse will work like a charm in the late afternoon dusk. The Sammies ran it for GO yards yesterday to break up a tie game in touch football. Complaint department: From the girls’ PE depart ment we have a complaint: “We do not like to have our girls referred to as muscle-women.’’ I checked and it ain’t true. We humbly retract the statement. i ; j i Try Our Steak Dinners Try one of our famous Anchorage steaks, sizzling hot from our chef's hands. You will always be satisfied with the food and service, so why not dine in this pleasant atmosphere overlooking the millrace. Th Anchorage ON THE MILLRACE Frosh, Babes Tangle; Ducks Eye Bruin Den By AL GOULD Oregon’s once victorious Ducklings hope to break a four-game losing streak with the Babes from University of Washington tonight, when the two teams tangle on Hayward field at 8 o’clock. As is the case each year, the Frosh are keyed up for the first Rook game, and then suffer a let-down before the Babe clash. However, as Coach John Warron nhccrxrorl Thiirorla^r this year's edition seems to be more fired up than in past seasons, and tonight may be the time the Frosh will come through. Tochia May Not Open The only doubtful starter is Pete Tochia at left end. If he fails to open, Frank Lopez will get the nod. Re maining positions are all set with George Dugan, Cottage Grove lad, due to start at right end. Accord ing to Warren, Dugan has really been trying in work outs, and has shown such marked improvement that he will draw the starting assignment. At right tackle will be Bill Stewart and next to him at guard is Marty Feldman. The center slot is taken care of by Johnny Daniels, flanked by Bob Donnelly at left guard. Ray Blatchly, a local boy who learned his football from Fritz Kramer at Eugene high, is slated for the opening left tackle job. The backfield, which has re ceived special attention this week, will have John Garrison at quar terback. At the two halfbacks, Bob Garrison and Lyman Glas gow will hold forth. Bill Davis will again open at fullback. Noticeable by their absence are LeRoy Erikson and Bob Reynolds, both of whom figured in the one score of the Rook game. Although not stalling, both of these boys are expected to see plenty of ac tion before the game’s finish. Vezie Tutors Frosh Manny Vezie, Webfoot back field coach, has been tutoring the freshmen in the intricacies of the UCLA ‘QT’ formation, and it is barely possible that they will throw a little of the southerners’ magic at the Babes. Unless they bog down, however, the Frosh will stick to their tried and true plays, featuring a single wing back, box formation. No advance material on the Babes squad is available, but reports filtering to Eugene claim the Washington school has the finest collection of first year men in several years. The Babes employ the same system of ball used by their big bro thers, the Washington Huskies. This features a Notre Dame shift, with a flanker on several formations. As a final tune-up before they go into action on the local turf, the Frosh held a workout under the lights on Hayward field last night. The practice consisted of a light drill on running and passing patterns, plus a few trial kick offs. The primary purpose of the drill under the arcs was to accus tom the squad to play under the artificial light. Despite the tough workouts of the past week, the entire squad is in excellent condition. FREDDY MARTIN and His Orchestra WILLAMETTE PARK Sun. Afternoon, 4:30 to 7 $1.25 per Couple Xotiee: Reservation tickets on sale now at Campus Shop. Act quickly to get best tables. By TOMMY WRIGHT While Oregon’s home-bound football fans trudged their way to afternoon classes Thursday, Tex Oli ver derailed his Webfoot special at Sacramento for a tuneup practice session on the Sacramento Jun ior college athletic field. Using the same travel procedure that preceded the Duck’s 20 to 6 walloping of Southern Cali-^ fornia’s Troians two weeks FROSH vs. WASHINGTON BABES Hayward Stadium, Tonight, 8 p.m. FROSH Pos. Torchia .LE Blatchley .LT Donnelly .LG Daniells. C Feldman .RG Stewart . RT Dugan .RE J. Garrison .QB Garrison .LH Glasgow .RH Davis.FB BABES .Deets .Saltsa . Manion . Hoff YVeinmaster . Tadish .Yovetich . Walsh . Provo . Sankowski . Petre BRUIN BEATER? Webfoot Coach Gerald “Tex” Oliver tuned un his gridders in Sacramento yesterday before hauling them south to Los An geles and turning them loose on the Memorial Coliseum field against Babe Horrell's UCLA Bruins Saturday afternoon. University of Hawaii's fresh man class is the largest in his tory. ago, wily “Tex” was tak ing no chances on being jinxed out of a victory over the up-and-coming UCLA Bruins. With his 39-man traveling squad in tow, Oli ver left the train at Davis, California, and grabbed a bus for Sacramento and an afternoon workout. UCLA Tops on Offense One look at the statistics was enough to take any cockiness out of the favored Ducks. The Uclans ranked first on the coast in all around defense and passing of-> fense, leaves the Bruins as any thing but pushovers for the top of-the-heap Webfoots. At full strength, with but one exception—Val Cullwell—Ore gon is favored to walk off the Los Angeles Memorial Coli seum field Saturday with their fourth consecutive victory in hand. The return of Kenny Oli phant and Frankie Boyd to the Duck lineup will bolster the Ducks to their greatest strength since the season open er against Stanford, Frank Al bert, Inc. Word from the Bruin camp indicates that the Uclan eleven wound up practice Thursday and hoped to duplicate the up set handed a then high-flying Duck in 1939. For Oregon, a win on Saturday would be just another notch up the ladder to the coveted coast title and an even more coveted invitation to play in the Rose Bowl. For the Bruins—down but not out — a loss would entirely eliminate them from any cham pionship hopes, while a victory would tumble the Webfoots ou£r of the running. JOE RICHARDS MEN’S STORE Exclusive agent in Eugene for. LEE HATS • Buy yourself The University Gab—a brand new LEE Water-Bloc*' that costs only $5. You’re in one of the smoothest bats you ever wore (with matching gabardine band and brim binding) . . . you’re in style with your bat and in clover with the gals! w m / . ^ ■ LEE H AT S 358 Fifth Avenue, New York * Reg. U S. Pat. Off.