Life just doesn’t seem to hold much for anyone nowadays.
Once people could laugh and smile without a care in the world.
• Today it is different. Times have changed.
It looks like Smilin Jack will “never smile again”, as he
and Cindy, the Incendiary bond fire, lie fathoms below the
surface of the Atlantic in a battered Nazi sub. which is ship
ping water faster than a $1.98 raincoat. Thousands are endan
gered as "I’rune bace" makes his escape with a secret and
deadly gas formula, leaving that indominable sleuth, Dick
.1 racy, scratching his head in bewilderment. Lil Abner is
.^bout to be snatched from the lovely arms of Daisy Mae by
* half-pint imposter in the annual Sadie Hawkins day mara
thon . . . and Oregon lost again.
Ducks Bumped Hard
Just when our darling Ducks appeared to have regained
their footing in that amazing Uclan conquest, those pesky
1 rojans had to come along and dismantle the Oregon grid
iron chariot.
Leading this pack of SC vandals on the foray in which
they plundered Oregon by some fantastic margin—10 points
ii the memory hasn t failed—was a minute-sized stripling who
answere "Here” to the name of Michael McCardle. The dar
ing of Mr. McCardle, who prefers the monicker ‘'Mickey”,
was a well-known factor before "Honest Jawn” Warren &
gang packed their valises, donned their parkas, and headed
for the southland.
Mickey had slipped many a lethal “Mickey Finn” into
the cups of Trojan opponents in previous games, namely
touchdowns on the wings of his alusive footwork and
accurate passing. The Ducks knew this. They readied
9 their defense. But stopping Mickey McCardle and his up
start teammates on paper and on the greensward were
two different things.
A little too much Troy speed on the cracker-dry L. A.
Coliseum floor made for the Duck downfall, a crash that re
sounded in distinct contrast with the Webfoot performance
of just a week previous.
Things Look Up
But lest we get too pessimistic at this point with every
thing, let s lift a leaf from the book of the philosopher. He's
the kind of a guy who manages to salvage just a "little sun
shine from even the most depressing circumstances.
Smilin Jack and his vuluptous blonde companion will
somehow find a way back to solid ground in that leaky, old
tub. Prune Face can’t elude the wizardry of the master de
tective, Richard lracy, forever. And we doubt very much if
even Lil Abner won’t dodge the snare which the wily wench
laid for him . . . and Oregon s football season isn’t over yet.
The big game's still on tap.
^ Oregon State hasn t been treading any path of roses this
year either. They’ve taken just as many haymakers on their
chin as Oregon has absorbed.
Big Game Counts
As any veteran sports follower will vouch, the big game’s
the thing. Win that one, and your football season is a real
success, regardless of earlier fortunes or misfortunes.
Now, Oregon is notorious for coming through with
flying banners in this traditional clash. Or else how come
the Webfoots no whold a 24 to 14 edge in the 58-year
old series?
You can rest assured that when T. Roblin, B. Reynolds,
and the remainder of Warren’s contingent of grid gladiators
trot onto the patched green of Bell field in Corvallis Satur
day. that they will be focusing their optics on one thing—
the Beaver scalp.
WSC Back on Top
Back up there again as the circuit's ‘‘big time operator”
after a lengthy sojourn in the oblivicn of third place are Babe
ffollingberry's clawing Cougars. They hold a slim one-game
margin over UCLA, displaced, thanks to Oregon.
One barrier remains for the Cougars to batter down before
they can claim the R. Bowl garland—Washington. It’s an
other one of those cross-state brawls in which tension is ter
rific. past performances outdated, and anything can occur.
1 he Cougars had a narrow squeak last Saturday when lit
tle Idaho, everyone’s cousin, rose to tremendous heights be
fore succumbing 7 to 0.
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Cornell Returns; Slates Heavy
Drills for Oregon Ducklings
ONE OF COUGARS’ BEST . . .
. . . Frank Akins, Washington State halfback,
one reason why WSC currently tops coast loop.
By FRED BECKWITH
Head Coach Anse Cornell returned to the
fold yesterday to put his frosh gridders
through one of their stiffest workouts this
season. Still cavorting around on a muddy
turf, the first year men were conditioned with
a series of wind sprints and extensive calis
thenics.
1 he two and one-halt hour drill was not
confined .to exercising the boys; no, my
friends, not just that. Our Ducklings, who
have one eye on their grade point average and
the other eye on the approaching fotball game
with the Oregon State Rooks Friday night at
Hayward Field, were sent through a stiff re
view of plays and a heavy scrimmage.
Another Scrimmage
Coach Cornell announced that today's practice,
would be confined largely to another heavy scrim
mage, the last one that the Ducklings will undergo
before their return battle with the Rooks.
Skiles Hoffman, the hard luck kid that has been
plagued with injuries all season, limbered up yes
terday, but sustained new damage to an already
“bunged up" leg. It was nothing serious, however,
and the halfback speedster hopes to see some action
against the Roks.
Incidentally, he was injured for the first
fray with the OSC freshmen this year, and con
sequently he would like to get a crack against
the mFriday night.
Thus far, Cornell has given thre freshmen no
new plays, and is concentrating strictly on funda
mentals for a possible victory over the Corvallis
youngsters.
Shifts Indicated
There were a few shifts in the first string line
up yesterday, but Cornell said that changes would
continue today and possibly tomorrow, and he hesi
tated to name a starting lineup for the game Fri
day night.
The Ducklings will be concentrating their de
fensive work on stopping burly John Karamanos,
Rook fullback, who made an impressive showing in
the Rooks 6-2 win over the frosh earlier in the
season.
The game Friday night marks the end of the
freshmen's 1942 schedule.
Highland Cinches Coed
Volleyball Championship
Harlan Fiske Stone, chief jus
tice of the United States, and Jo
seph Clark Grew, former ambas
sador to Japan, received honor
ary degrees recently at Colgate
university.
By MARY ALDKKSOJN
Highland house won the gills’
intramural volleyball champion
ship yesterday afternoon as they
edged out Susan Campbell, 24-23.
Susie built up a 13-11 half-time
advantage as Highland got off to
a poor start.
Susie took an early 9-1 lead
as Captain Helen Gilson and
Dorothy Gustafson added four
tallies, respectively, while High
land could only crash through
with one point. The victors set
tled down and came within 3
points of the Susans as the first
half ended.
The second period saw a switch
to non-rotation play. Dorothy
Gustafson's untouchable spikes
to the sidelines were a vital fac
tor in Susie’s stand. Three times
she placed the ball on the line,
far away from anyone. Deris
Craig, spearhead of Highland, at
tack, showed signs of tension, but
settled down and showed Susie
some of her famous smashes.
The game was hard fought,
every point coming the hard
way. Susie lost a tough one.
Ot.her players deserving spe
cial mention were: Delsman, who
came through with impossible
shots when the point was sup
posedly lost, Crabb and Mensley
of Susie; Captain Gertrude Kay
and Audrey Holiday of High
land.
Lineups and points:
Highland — Craven 2, Kay,
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EX-DUCK BOSS TURNED SAILOR . . .
. . . Tex Oliver, last year’s Oregon coach, is having a big year tutor*
ing St. Mary’s Pre-Flight Naval eleven.