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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1941)
Ducklings Face Rooks Under Lights Friday Once upon a time in the land of tall pine trees and swirling blue water there was a football team. Came spring practice one year and hopes soared high for these men of football on this campus. Experts shouted their praises, students glanced hopefully southward and had Bowl dreams, and life was happy. But football season came and the iey hand of the army, ' jobs and other disturbing elements grabbed some of the cream of this crop. Followers sighed and the dreams d s solved. Experts proclaimed that they should end the season ‘ an also ran. But hark what happened. When these birds migrated southward to take their first suposed whipping they got mean and scared the favorites witless before subsiding. On their next trek south they toppled the house of Troy for the first time in oh so many years. The prophets started echoing their praises. Then they de pelt ed the south country’s Bear. From out the air came visions of Bowls and the scent of roses. Finis a Sad Tale Thi'n they went south to play a cinch. Before they were through tail feathers from the unhappy bird were strewn on the turf and they came home with what tail they had left hanging between their legs. But they weren’t out yet—no—a vicious cat from the far north finished the job. And so ends an unhappy installment of a very sad tale. Since the last two disastrous weekends great gobs of rumors have been hurled at this column by any number of interested Oregon followers on why Oregon faded. The column won’t try to tie it down to any one reason because it feels that the answer just isn't going to be found. Home Field Suggestions One reason was somewhat as follows: All the teams on the coast this year are pretty close. Being so evenly matched, the field on which they play may be the deciding factor in deter mining who wins. This may he the reason for so many upsets thus far but it isn’t the reason for Oregon's sudden fall. They gave Stanford a terrific battle in the Indian’s own back yard and trounced Cal and CSC on foreign fields. Washington State in turned trimmed the Ducks on their own field. Cross that one off. Some smugly suggest a “house divided.’’ We’ll cross that one off because wre just don’t believe it. Oregon—Second Division But here’s one solution that does sound plausible. At the first of the season Oregon was rated as a second division team and they’re right there now. What’s wrong with that? Oregon was liot at the first of the year. Stanford in the first game of the year wasn't the team they are now. That point will he proved when Oregon plays Santa Clara next Tuesday. Remember that Stanford barely squeezed by Oregon, and yet trounced Santa Clara. That would make Oregon an odds on favorite. Watch it. If you believe in the psychological theory note this. For most of the week before the Washington State game i Oregon was playing under unfavorable conditions. The weather was rotten. Thy couldn’t get in any decent prac tice because of the rain. (I hope you don’t throw this back in my teeth and say that after practicing in the rain that the Ducks should have been ready for the mucky field of Saturday.) I’m not a psychiatrist but I can believe that depressing pregame conditioning might put a lousy spirit in a team, Stanford in the Rain Who says Stanford isn’t good in the rain? That wasn’t dew they were parading through in California (my apologies to the ( d Chamber of Comnieree it probably blew in from Nevada) h*'t week w hen they scuttled Santa Clara. Their offensive will powerhouse in the r;yn. Rain may wash out the intricate plays of the T but it dofsif’t dampen one bit the power of the Indian offense. While I’m talking of it 1 think I'll order my ticket to -ee Stanford play Texas next New Year so 1 won’t be watch ing the game from atop a telephone pole somewhere in South i*csadeua. Entire Squad Set to Renew Annual Scrap By All GOULD Oregon’s ’undefeated but once tied freshmen will attempt to take their fourth straight win in two years from their intense ri vals, the Oregon State Rooks, when the two teams meet for the second time this year, in Corval lis, Friday, November 7. Last year the local first year men eked out two wins, by com ing from behind in the late stag es of the games, and surpassing early Rook leads, to win. Thus far this year, the Ducklings have stopped the Rooks, 6-0, in the first game of the season for both outfits. Frosh Win, Tie Since their first game, the Frosh have picked up one victory, and last Saturday finished their game in a scoreless deadlock with the Soldiers from Fort Ste vens. Meanwhile, the Rooks have not been idle, as they waxed the University of Portland Freshmen just two weeks ago, and according to reports have improved tremendously since the two teams’ initial meeting. An old feud dating back to high school days will be renewed when the two teams clash this week. Mel Ramos, a boy who made the Southern Oregon all star club at Klamath Falls two years ago, has worked his way to the starting post at right half for the Rooks. Davis No. 1 Full Meanwhile, Bill Davis, a boy who played a lot of fullback at Grants Pass in the same South ern Oregon conference, and while doing so ran up against Ramos in the Klamath Falls and Grants Pass annual game, is now the i number one fullback for the 1 Frosh. It should be very inter esting, to say the least, when ; these two ball players collide in UP AN' IN! Warren Taylor, towering WeMoot hoopman, is one of the few “tall Firs” back on this year’s Duek basketball team. collegiate competition. In the Fort Stevens game, lack of offensive punch in scor ing territory, showed up 51s the principal weakness, and the main purpose of this week's practice will he to inject some fire into the Duckling offense. The Frosh defense, which has been their strong point all year, (only seven points having been scored against them in three games) again held up well in their last game, holding the Soldiers to a mere 50-odd yards from scrimmage, and a total of four first downs. The Frosh survived the Army clash with but the usual minor cruises and the entire squad should be ready to renew their mnual warfare with the Rooks Friday night. DUCK FULLBACK ^ .. tiwnniaj, m«——aa—_ mi iiIIMMIIBHIMIMii imiiiii illliillf— ***** uuum^ iuauii^ nu* iiu-Sunii‘-uua ihuiuuc ie.a.».iilg on a two-day blow. By FRED TREADGOLD Oregon’s hoop five, once :i-*i stronghold of towering “tall firs,” is on the downward swing, so far as height is concerned. The cur rent Ducks have only four men who can be classed in the same “Paul Bur.yan” category as Slim YVintermute, Hank Anderson, Wally Borrevik, and Laddie Gale. The remainder of the squad of 14 is decidedly “half-pintish” in comparison. Marshik Longest Tallest of the 1941-42 Webfoot casaba stars are Archie Mar shik, two-year letterman, and Lloyd Jackson, promising sopho more, both of whom boost th^ measurement bar to 6 feet 7 inches. Next in line are a pair of 6-feet 5-inch “beanpoles,” War ren Taylor, one-year letter win ner, and Les (Butch) Thompson, frosh player three years ago. Two forwards, Rolph Fuhr man and Warren Christiansen, are both 6 foot 2, while the only others six feet or better are Bob Wrenn Rodger Dick, and Bob Newland, three sopho mores. Porky Andrews, Don Kirsch, Cliff Anet, Willson Maynard, and Paul Jackson, all come below the six-foot level. Scrimmage Held Intrasquad scrimmage, again ^ highlighted varsity practice Tuesday night, with four ten minute periods being played. The “A” team functioned with precision-like effectiveness with Captain Andrew's turning in his usual sterling game. Remainder of the first team’s lineup was Bob Wren and Rolph Fuhrman at forwards. Lloyd Jackson, cen ter, and Andrews and Bob New land, guards. The second unit was composed of Warren Taylor and Warren Christiansen at forwards; Archie Marshik, center, and Don Kirsch and Willson Maynard at guards. President Roosevelt’s youngest son, John, w'as among 376 naval reserve ensigns recently gradu- , ated from a three months train ing course conducted by the navy’s supply corps at the Har vard business school.