Spring- practice, a preview of fall football play, wound up
this Wednesday for the Lemon and Green machine under Coach
Warren.
What’s the outlook for the 1942 season? Coast champion
ship and the Rose Bowl? It may be too early for a football
forecast yet—but Oregon can definitely be considered in the
running for top honors.
'Por John Warren has tons of top-flight material—rugged
boys who should show plenty next fall. True, there were some
really standout men lost by graduation -and to the armed
forces, but for these you've got player after player returning
and improved.
WSC First Test for Webfoots
Oregon opens its conference play against the Washington
State Cougars at Pullman on October 3. The first home game
scheduled to date is on October 24 against Idaho. Homecoming
will be November 7 with Babe Ilorrel’s UCLA outfit. The
always-good feud with Oregon State’s Beavers will be staged
at Corvallis November 21. Oregon will not play Stanford next
season. Games with Montana and service teams will probably
fill some of the open dates.
—« Now let’s take a look at the husky men who will occupy
the seats of the dressing- room at McArthur court and listen
to Coach John Warren and Manny Vezie deliver the first
pep talk next September.
Russ Nowling, smart and hard-crashing, will be snagging
passes and charging through from the right end position. Jim
Shephard has recovered fully from the operation on his leg
and will be back in uniform next fall. Cottage Grove’s George
Duggan, up from the frosh, looks good on defense and can be
counted on for action. Small but rugged Don Vernier, rough
and ready Pete Torchia, track man Bob Simpson, and Marshall
Pattison are also eligible for end duty.
Oregon Has Tackles to Spare
^Tackles won’t be much of a problem for Coach Warren,
(lip-antic “Cruiser” Dick Aslicom, who is plenty fast for a
hip boy, will batter opposition from the right side. On the left
thoiV's good-natured Ed Moshofsky. Ed is probably the most
consistent tackier on the squad. Powerful Chuck Elliott, ag
gressive Merritt Kufferman, Torn Terry, and big and blond
Cliff Giffin round out the shock troops.
Warren has been working Steve Bodner, last year a guard,
into a center, leaving a hole for that blocking post. “Scrappy”
Bhea returns to show* the opponents a tough time. Then there’s
the Steers twins, Howard and Henry, and ex-frosh Vic
Atiyeh.
Loss of “Little Abner” Wilson and Ilersh Patton creates
qu/fe a center problem. In addition to Bodner, tackle Bill May
tlicr, speedster ,has been a snapper-back in spring drill.
A Preview of the Backfield
Hefty Val Culwell. right guard who was out by injury
much of last season, will be throwing blocks at quarterback.
Lm Surles, who has shown much improvement; Bob Donnelly,
frosh who couldn’t play spring ball, and Don Brown will back
up Val.
One of the nation's best, Tommy “Rainbow” Roblin, will
be running the ball at left half. Recently injured Jimmy New
quist, “the Camas Cyclone,” speed boy Bobbie Reynolds, flyer
Clyde Lee, and Leroy Erickson are more heartaches for Duck
opposition.
Kenny OHphant, probably the fastest man on the squad;
Cameron “Scotty” Deeds, spring practice sensation, and Bob
.Morrison are coming right halfbacks.
And these aren’t all. There are others, good linemen and
backs, who will probably step into the lineup for the Webfoots
next fall.
At fullback there’s the team’s No. 1 punter, Bob Koch,
and frosh Bill Davis, who looks very much like the real thing.
1942's Style of Play
Koeli, Newquist. and Reynolds have been doing the punt
ing with Newquist, Roblin, and Reynolds shooting passes.
Next season Oregon will continue the modified Notre Dame,
or “Oliver Twist,” play. Warren stresses fundamentals mors
than Oliver and the odds say that Oregon will have the best
conditioned club in the Coast conference next season. Spring
indications say that the squad is also blessed with a winning
spirit which makes lots of difference when the play is tough
and the breaks break the wrong way.
Ho . . . that’s the spring preview of fall football . . . Ore
gon outlook.
Here’s wishing the best of good luck to John Warren, Man
ny Vezie, and the men in the Lemon and Green uniforms for
the coming 1942 season.
‘Civil War’
Yearling Ys
Battle at3;00
Two top-flight yearling squads
square off in the Howe field ring
today at 3 o'clock in the inaugur
al contest of the “little civil war”
series.
Oregon State’s Rooks, under
the guidance of Slats Gill, have
stormed through a rugged nine
% game slate without a black mark
against them. The Ducklings,
formerly under John Warren but
now caking Anse Cornell “Skip
per,” have had just one reversal
to date.
Lokan to Twirl
Pilot Cornel! has signified his
intention of starting his fair
haired boy, “Whitey” Lokan, on
the mound against the Rooks.
Lokan has turned in several cred
itable twirling jobs this year.
Aubry Cromwell will complete
the battery with the remainder
of the lineup as follows: Si Side
singer, first base; John Gitzen,
second base; Art Murphy, short
stop; Bass Dyer, third base; Jir;i
Prior, left field; Merle Aden,
center; and Bob Aiken, right.
Oregon State’s high-flying
club wili' probably list Spike
Johnson, first base; Don Bower,
second base; Hal Martenson,
shortstop; Bob Churchill, third
base; Walt Kuzman, left field;
Dick Kohler, center; Andy
Frahler, right; and Jim Wag
ner, catching.
The Ducklings added Eugene
high to their victim list Thursday
by belting the Axemen, 7 to 1,
behind the pitching effectiveness
of Fred Kuhl and Bill Clabaugh.
Each gave only two blows to the
preppers and never was Eugene
able to bunch their safeties with
any great measure of success.
Aden, Dyer Home
On the yearling’s offensive side
of the scene, it was Outfielder
Merle Aden, Third sacker Bass
Dyer, First baseman Si Sidesin
ger who kept the ball rolling.
Aden and Dyer both hit for the
circuit, while Sidesinger poled out
a pair of doubles.
K H E
Eugene high.1 4 4
Oregon frosh .7 11 1
Academic year of the Univer
sity of Vermont will oclse May
18, a month ahead of the pre-war
schedule.
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l Elected Track Captain
Newly elected captain of the
1942 varsity track squad is Fran
cis Tuckwiler, one of the few let
termen on the team. He was elect
ed early in the week.
"Tuck is a middle distance man,
and one of the most dependable
on the squad. He doesn't always
win his race, but consistently
places. He runs either the half
or quarter mile, and looks good
in both.
One-Year Letterman
He has made one letter at Ore
gon, but it is entirely possible
that he would be a two-year man
had he been here to do it. Before
registering here last year, he at
tended Pasadena J. C., where he
made two letters.
Perhaps one reason for his
election, is the fact that he is
cool-headed. He always runs a
smart race, and knows all the
events, not only liis own. He
should prove to be a valuable
captain.
He is rugged appearing, even
though he is small. He only stands
5 feet 9 inches and weighs 135
pounds, but he is wirey and can
always be counted on to hold up
his end in a race.
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