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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1945)
Duck Drill Intensive Watchword Is Defense Defense, defense, • stress the de fense, is anvil theme being heavily pounded by head coach Tex Oliver as he rounds out metal roughness of his Webfcot grid men in prepar ation for (he weekend setto at Hayward Field with turf tearers from Washington State. A cyclonic blow whirled over McArthur Court yesterday when fullback Jim Byers packed his grip and left apartmentless Eugene. He and his brother, Bill, both Army Air Forces veterans, returned home to Bend with their families after fruitless searching brought no anwers to their housing prob 'lem. Bill was slated to carry the pigskin from the halfback position this weekend. Tentative starting lineup of the Ducks shows drastic changes. The first-string right tackle booth was taken over by 200 pounder Curtis Dcskins in a switch from ball tot ing duties in the backfield. Dale Hargett. 105 pound temporary watch charm guard, returned to the backfield in the fullback slot, co-starring with first string Dean Fond and Andy Bodner. Previously announced "Change in the lineup placed triple-threat Bob Reynolds in the quarterback posi Foil. Completing the backfield | quartet are Jake Leicht at left halfback and Walt Donovan hold ing down right halfback duties. Ace ball carrier Jake Leicht was still ironing kinks out of his neck in yesterday’s workout. Initial fears that he had received, broken vertebrae in the Oregon State game proved false, but still the flashy halfback took limited part in the heavy practice session. Hefty linemen took brunt of the workouts yesterday. The strong side line positions find Abe Hath away at left end, Gene Gillis at left tackle and John Kauffman at right guard. Supporting Curtis Deskins at right tackle are Bob Anderson, right end, and Harry Reiton in the right guard position. Bill Anderson is a pivot slot. Reports emmanating from the Cougar camp brings word that the Pullman eleven is hitting for the comeback trail after dropping a final minute 0-G decision to the University of Washington last week. Coach Phil Sorbee’s “T” formation will enter the fray as comparative score favorites. Coug ars clawed Oregon State 33 to 0 and the Beavers in turn thumped Ducks 19 to 6 last week. Idaho fell before the Pullman grid men 43 to 12 while Oregon posted a 33 to 7 win sheet. Santa Ana Transfer, Donovan, Strenqthens Right Half Slot Adding to the many new faces on the Oregon campus this year is broad-shouldered Walt Donovan who strayed far from his old stomping ground, friendly Santa Ana, California, and ventured north to enroll at mighty Oregon. Thanks to his natural eye in our great fall time sport, he has an-, pwered Tex Oliver's plea by fillfhg' the essential right half-back posi tion and rapidly gained popularity as a capable ball carrier and effi cient line plunger. Walt started his football career at Garden drove High School in Santa Ana and also spent one year at Santa Ana Junior College before trans ferring here. Joyful Sidelines Aside from football as his favor ite pastime, Walt likes basketball and track too. When asked about his feeling's for all the cute coeds, he bashfully remarked, “Santa Ana was never likb this.” Upon farther inquiry, he admitted he 1 ked dancing and an occasional walk arm in arm with the oppo site sex was not to be denied, but made it very definite that training r..les were pretty strict. During the summer in order to keep in condition, Walt's time has been taken up in the hustle and bustle of a meat market, and tHut probably accounted for his well balanced diet. Along with most of IPs team mates, his abode is the famous Alder Hall where he con i' dies hashing out the daily prob lems of the gridiron. I’. FI. Major As major, the 5'tO”, 170 jpound sophomore has chosen physical education, feeling that nothing better would satisfy lus life plan than a successful job coaching a leading school on the west coast. With two more years to prove his ability, this fair-haired Californian should be placed on the list of all important students now engaged in the art of higher education. Sherry Ross Victor Sherry Ross Hall continued its winning streak in the intramural football league by downing the boys from Omega Hall 9-0 on Howe Field Wednesday afternoon. All the scoring took place in the fourth quarter when Selman of Sherry Ross caught the Omega Hall 9-0 on Howe Field Wednes day afternoon. All the scoring took place in the fourth quarter When Selman of Sherry Ross caught the Omega ball-carrier be hind his own goal line for 2 points. Jim Ellison's bullet pass to Ozzie Seida netted the only touchdown of the game, and a duplication of this feat, Ellison to Seida, added the extra point for a total of nine. SPORTS STAFF THIS ISSUE Editor Bill Walkenshaw Assistant editors Bob Chapman Dave Goss Staff writers Leonard Turnbull Jack Reeves Dale Tyler Tom Riley Ross McCormick Harold Wright Typists Jeanne Carpenter Beverly Deadlier Hobby Longs For Days of Tall Firs “I have a good group of basket ball players but I lack men with height,” said coach Hobson when asked how his hardwood group was progressing. Hobson has twenty men he is working cn, trying to pick his future varsity five. Eleven of these men are lettermen from coach Warren’s last year squad. The other nine are newcomers that Hobson felt privileged to be taken from fifty men who responded to the duck call for basketball play ers this season. Ken Hays, 6’5” center from last year and George Bray 6’4” letter man, who played ball in ’43 at Ore gon, are the only men that stand above 6’1” in basketball shoes. With this handicap of not enough tall timber, some basket ball strategy can be counted on in “Mac” court under the command of the casaba mentor. Hobby put his boys through a tyenty-minute scrimmage, and found conditioning another ob stacle that hampers the team at present. ‘‘I could put a team of five men on the floor that have speed, scoring ability, and experience, but it would be too inadequate in size, in comparison with colleges throughout the country,” declared Hobby. A tremendous amount of work has yet to take place in practice before the team can really be called a threat to the opposition we must encounter, claims Hobson. The Marines from Klamath Falls are the first team on sche dule in a practice game to be played at Klamath Falls Novem ber 23. Swimmers Call: Tank Men Meet Tonight at Pool Non-webfooted Ducks are issued a. call for a meeting of all men in terested in swimming with aquatic coach John Warren tonight at the University men’s pool at 7 p.m. All events are wide open and any man with previous swimming experience or who likes to swim is invited to come out. Only one re turning letterman is enrolled at the University at present. Bob Prowell, back stroke ace of the finalists in 1943, is back again for record seeking races. ‘‘We want everyone out that will swim, or thinks he can swim,” Coach Warren said in giving the call for water splashers. “In the past Oregon swimming teams have been on the upgrade—we want to keep this trend going with first post-war team,” he stated. Past history of Duck teams in cludes the best team this side of the Mississippi publicity renown ir^ 1941-42. In 1942-43 finals the Webfoots were ducked by the University of Washington. The issue remained in doubt until the 400 yard free-style relay event, with a Huskie ace finishing one hand ahead of a trailing Duck. Men interested in the sport are urged to come out tonight for in formation on the nine competition events. These include the 50, 100, 220 and 440 yard free style, 150 yard back stroke, 200 yard breast stroke, the 300 yard three man medly relay, the four man 400 yard free-style relay and diving events. VOLLEYBALL NEWS Judson beat University House 51-22 in yesterday’s vcllyball game which opened the volleyball season. The paper industry makes more than $500,000 worth of coin wrap i pers a year. By Dave Goss After the discussoion on the OSC-U of O tilt has somewhat cooled off. it is about time for another little bit of jaw bieaking to take place over the University of YY ashington game scheduled for Saturday. This is the second game played this season on Hay ward Field by the Webfoot eleven and will be a very hotly con tested battle. The Welchmen will be out to get their third scalp on their list of trophies for this season and lex Olicei s bo\ s aie out to stop them from getting into their hair. Cougars Backs Changed A short news story in the Journal of l uesday mentioned the fact that the entire Huskie backfield with the exception of Joe Stone, quarterback, has been revamped, taking o\ei the leit half position is Maurice Stacy and Leo 1 rask is holding dow n the fullback assignments. Alternating at right half are Gordon Hungar and Dick Given. Hugar was the star of the 6-0 victory over W’SC last Saturday and is expected to be very instrumental in anv plans the Crimson and Gray have about the tilt this weekend. Gale Guns for Ducks Perhaps some of the older students on the campus have al ready recognized the tall, powerfully-built ex-Webfoot seen roaming the old familiar byways of the local homeground, but for the newer set we would like to make a statement on the best basketball player turned out by Hobby Hobson. He was all-Am erican on the Oregon National champions of '39 which also were the Coast conference champs. Along with Slim A\ intermute, Wally Johansen, John Dick and Bob Anet they formed the best team seen in recent years. This 6’4" tall fir is now taking life easy hunting ducks while on leave of absence from the Army. Oh ves, in case you already haven’t guessed, this former Webfoot is Lauren, better known as “Laddie,” Gale. Seven Comes Again For those interested in numerology an interesting article was found in the UCLA dope book. Head coach, Bert LaBrucherie, wore No. 7 jersey, as a Bruin player; is the seventh UCLA foo$» ball coach ; he was introduced to the student body on the seventh, of May; he won seven varsity championships; and is beginning his 17th year of coaching. As I said you have to be interested in numerology to get excited about this, but you don't have to be a mystic to get hepped over the game taking place on the 27th of Ocober with the Bears. 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