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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1945)
Ducks Head For UCLA To Attempt Third Victory By Leonard Turnbull A chugging locomotive wheeled a line of cars out of the Eugene station last night, while inside 33 Hefty men listened to the. mount ing tempo of a clickety-clack carry them south to Los Angeles for a Friday night gridiron arc ctassie between opposing elevens of the University of Oregon and U.C.L.A. Thrill-packed affairs are com mon when the two elevens meet. The game is yearling series in Facific Coast conference. It all a farted in 1928 when Bobby Robin son of Oregon twirled through U'clans for 95-yard touchdown jaunt, to lead a 26 to 6 victory. Ducks hold a 9-6 edge in the series, and also took the last game played, when in 19-12 they bounced the Bruins 14 to 7. A crowd of 50,000 fans is ex pected to rub eyes dazed by bril liant ball-handling tactics of Ore gon's Jake Leicht and UCLA's Cal Rossi. Californians will remember Leicht for his work at Pasadena Junior college and with service teams of Randolph Field Ramblers and the Fourth Air Force Fliers. Reports emanating from curves on the Bruins road to glory state that hard-running, end-skirting Ca! Rossi is best on the coast in half back position. Ducks quack oa universal wave-lengths that skat-back Jake Leicht is unsur passed in the triple-threat depart ment. Coach Tex Oliver sent his squad through a lengthy and pommeling scrimmage yesterday afternoon, in one of two propping workouts for the team before feathers and fur fly Friday night. Next practice session for the Ducks will he under lights in the Los Angeles coliseum Thursday night. Ducks are in a fine fettle for the approaching action, with ex ception of fullback Andy Bodner, who suffered a leg injury in the Washington State game. Curtis Deskins and Bob Gillis are set for a repeat performance of high cali bre tackle play. Bill Anderson, Harry Reiton, Abe Hathaway, John Kauffman, et al, are primed for tlie lighter Bruin line. In the backfield, Dean Bond, Bob Rey nolds, Walt Donovan and running mates all closed workouts last right with no limps. Won-lost records of the clashing g i aiders run on an even keel. Last weekend the Bruins dropped a tussle to Frankie Albert & com pany of St. Mary's Preflight. 13-6. 1 irdage-chewing dashes by Cal Rossi twice slid to a halt within Prcflighters ten yard line. Bruin's tallied with a 25-yard pass from quarterback Ernie Case to left half Strip Rowland, who trotted over from the four-yard line. Oregon’s conference rating buzz e to third place as they crashed a 26 to 13 win over Washington State. Second place hangs in the j balance when the Uelans and Ducks tangle under artificial lights Friday. Oregon will hold a heavy weight [ advantage over the Bruins. The starting lineup averages ITS jK<unds for the Uelans, with a fast jS2-pound line ami 171 pound i b a c k f i e 1 d. Soaking-wet Ducks average up to a 198 total, with 200 in the line and 19 in ball-toting de partment. Webfoot will spot the Bruins plenty in the letterman side. Nine returned letter wearers are start ing the game for UCLA, with a squad total of 21 having won a letter in previous years bruising Jaall. Ducks count hard for a zero total of letterman on their start ing lineup. The Los Angeles fray will be a farewell event for several UCLA pigskinners. Cal Rossi tops the list of V-12 students leaving for naval assignment as the stepped-up war schedule term ends and transfers the trainees to advanced bases. Sorboe Praise Ducks It is interesting to note the opin ion of Coach Phil Sorboe of the Washington State Cougars after last Saturday’s game. As Sorboe put it, Oregon clicked for the first time this year, and we were here at that time. Reynolds and Leicht are the two best all-around backs the Cougars have yet faced, and are probably the two finest on the coast, said Sorboe. The home team jinx played a big part last week. With the Coast Conference in the worst mix-up that has occurred in many seasons. The jinx is many times the decid ing line that makes sports auth orities say what they do about who will win, no matter what the odds. This jinx will be given the ini tial test ttiis week when U.S.C. travels to Seattle; Washington State at Idaho, ;uid Oregon at Los Angeles. Army still holds first place among the nations top team with Notre Dame in second place, and Navy in third. Purdue moved into fourth place by dropping Ohifl State. The only coast team to move towards the nation's top, was St. Mary’s, which is now in the num ber ten spot. Alabama, the South’s number one team, is trying hard for a Rose Bowl bid, they hold sixth place in the nation’s standing. Georgia seems to be the only clod in their way for a trip to Southern Cali fornia. The big games Saturday are Army v. Duke, Navy v. Penn, Notre Dame v. Iowa, and Alabama v. Georgia. These gigantic tussles all take place east of the Missis sippi. The coast will see Oregon clash with U.O.L.A., U.S.C. v. Washing ton, California v. Nevada, and Washington State tangles with Idaho, Oreganas for Sale Departments wishing to pur chase copies of the 1040 “Ore gana" should place their orders with the educational activities office, McArthur court, as soon as possible. Orders placed before January 1 are $5.50; the price after January 1 will be $6.00. Ducks Rally For Send-off Ey ADUC HOOTER To spur the Webfoots to a confident start against their southern California rivals, UCLA, the rally squad sponsor ed a big cheer session last night, preceding their 10:30 departure. The game is scheduled Friday night in Los Angeles. Held in front of Alder hall, the *team’s Quarters, the rally intro duced members of the squad to the student body, and various players muttered a few unintel ligible words into the mike. The geneial attitude of the team seems to be one of the we’ll-get in-there-and-fight type, and Bobby Reynolds, Bill Pickens, Walt Donavan, Bill Abbey, Bill Anderson, and Jake Leicht, all said the same thing in various ways. Yell King Mickey Davies led the squad through a round of cheers, including the “With an O,” and “Give ’em the Axe,” and the rooters sang “Hail to the Lemon,” and “Mighty Oregon.” UO students, including Kay Schneider, Pat Darby, Mary Lou Helmer, Husky Weir, and Bob Hamilton, predicted the scores of the game, and expressed Ore gon’s hopes for the team. Members of the rally squad included Yell Dukes Jim Mc Clintock, and Bill Gross, as well as squad members JoAnne Bush, Patty Beaten, Lois McConkey, Winnie Carl, Sally Mann, and Bernie Layton. Neptune’s Court Held for Pledges The ceremony of King Neptune’s court, held for Amphibian pledges at the beginning of each term, took place Monday night in the Gerling er pool room, when nine girls were honored. Maryanne Hansen, sopho more in liberal arts, was in charge of the ceremony. Pledged this year to the‘women’s swimming honorary were Lucille Bellinger, Delta Delta Delta; Pat Mounts, Hendricks hall; Lynne Langa, Susan Campbell hall; Ber dealla Ball, Judson house; Penny Welch, Sigma Kappa, Sharlee Hei mann. Gamma Phi Beta; Harriet Minot, University house; Betsy Moffett, Gamma hall, and Lucy Trowbridge, graduate assistant in chemistry. Amphibian president Betty Crabb urges all members to come to the next meeting, Monday night at 8 o’clock in the pool. Swim Team Practice Sixteen men splash water in the scuppers daily at the University men’s pool as the under-manned swimming team works toward gaining endurance for the ap proaching season. Letterman Bob Prowell, back stroke trophy winner, is putting the aquatic men through their paces in the workouts from 5 to li p.m. at the men’s pool. “We need more men for the team, and exper ience is not necessary, just see Coach John Warren or myself during the day, or come to the pool at 5 o'clock," Prowell stated. Swimming is one of the ten letter-winning sports returned to the campus since the end of hostil ities in Pacific. All men winning a place on the regular swimming team will be given a letter qualify ing them for membership in the order of the "O”. In 1939 a similar shortage of material faced the Duck swim mentor. Seven men, with no swim ming experience whatever, splash ed the 15-man team to the finals I of the West Coast aquatic tourna J ment. Oregon Beavers Meet Vandals In Fifth Conference Struggle OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, Oct. 24—With four games already under its- belt, the Oregon State football team has its only open weekend of the season this Satuida}. Next game on the Beaver schedule is aaginst Idaho at Coivallis on November 3. Coach Lon Stiner welcomes the open Satui da}, for he figures it will give the injured members of the squad an opportunity to get back in top shape for the remaining five games on the Orange schedule. The extra week also will give the Beaver coaching staff some much-needed time to drill men who have been shifted to new positions. Vic Hartmann, NROTC student who turned in a good game at right half against Washington last Saturday, had practiced at this position just two days before the Husky game. John Karamanos, who joined the squad only two weeks ago, also was rusty and will benefit from the next two iveeks’ workouts. Buster Hollingbery, letterman transfer from A ashington State, returned to his center duties this Aveek after being on the sidelines since the Camp Beale opener Avith a seA'erely sprained foot. His presence aa'ill relieve Bob Kroll, Roseburg freshman, from his ironman duties in the last, three games. Stiner was high in his praise of the showing made by the Beavers against Washington. He was es pecially pleased by the way his young club fought back against the Husky veterans after getting several bad breaks. On one oc casion when the Huskies had a first down on the Oregon State two-yard line after recovering a fumble, the Beavers took over on their own 11 after throwing Wash ington back nine yards in four plays. Two other similar goal-line stands were made by the Stiner men. Oregon State’s offensive punch was greatly handicapped last Saturday by the absence of two of the first team backfield quartet. Bob Stevens 14 only letterman on the squad and key man in the Beaver’s attack, had the flu and was unable to suit up for the game. Bob Reiman,* first string right half, was injured the firsjj^ time he carried the ball and mis sed the rest of the game. A third first string Orange back, fullback Garth Rouse, also was injured early in the game and saw only part-time duty. SPORTS STAFF THIS ISSUE Sports editor—Bill Walkenshavv Assistant editor—Dave Goss Reporters this issue Tom Riley Dale Tyler Leonard Turnbull Larry Neer Roundup of Western Football Scores California— 13—St. Marv's .20 2—S. Cal. ’.13 27—Washington .14 0—UCLA ..13 Xext: Nevada Colorado U— 0—Fort Warren. 6 13—Colo. College . 0 18— Utah .'.13 21—Colo. A & M .. 6 31—Colo. College . 0 Next: Xew Mexico Denver— 0—Colo. College .12 19— Kansas ..20 7—Okla. A. X M.31 19—Drake .19 Next Utah State Fourth AAF— 17—Second AAF .14 21—Trans. Comd.14 AAF Tr. Com. Next: 1st Air Force Idaho— 12—Wash. St.43 7—Oregon .33 7—Farragut X.18 46—Montana . 0 Next. Wash. State Montana— 0—Idaho .46 Next: Idaho Oregon— 6—Washington .20 33—Idaho .'.. 7 6— Oregon State .19 26—WSC .13 Next: UCLA Oregon State— 1-1—Camp Beal .14 0—WSC .33 19—Oregon . 6 0—Washington .13 Next: Idaho Pacific— 7— Santa Barbara . 0 0—-Fresno St.13 0—St. Mary’s PF .69 0—UCLA ..50 0—St. Mary's .61 0—S. Cal. ..'.52 S. California— 13—UCLA .. 13—California . 26—St. Mary’s PF . 6—San Diego . 52—COP . Next: Washington St. Mary’s— 20—California . 26—Stockton Com. 39—Nevada. 60—COP .. Camp Beale Next. S. Cal. St. Mary’s PF— 69—COP ‘. 14—S. Cal. 4th Air F. 13—UCLA . Next Fleet Citv UCLA— 6—S. Cal. 20—San Diego 50—Pacific 13—California . 6—St. Mary’s PF Next: Oregon Utah 14—Nevada . 20—Colo. U. 7—Denver . 6—Ok la A. & M. Next: Colo. A C Utah State— 45—Idaho Marines BYU 44—Montana . 13—Colo. A & M ... Next: Denver Washington— 20—Oregon . 14—California . 6—WSC . 13—Oregon State .. Next: Southern Cal. Washington State— 43—Idaho . 33—Oregon State .... 0—Washington . 13—Oregon . Next: Idaho . 6, . 2 .14 .33 . 0 .13 . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 .26 .13 .14 . 0 / 0 ....If .33 .18 .21 .46 .. 0 .13 . 0 . 6 .27 . 0 . 0 .12 . 0 . 6 .26