By Bill Walkenshaw
The jinx is certainly holding true so far. A traveling team
in the Pacific Coast conference has about as much chance as a
snow hall in you know where.
Every game played this season on the coast by conference
teams has been won by the stay-at-homes. .The kids on the road
just don’t seem to have a chance. Underrated elevens have
yvalked all over heavy favorites on their home grounds so
many times the football forecasters (including Riley) are pull
ing hair.
Wooden Horse Falls
k Diversity of Southern California Rose Bowl champs for
the past two years and conference leaders this vear, were
headed for the bowl again this season and it looked like no
team in the west could stop them. What happened?
Highly favored USC traveled north and an underdog Wash
ington elevn rose to the heights and dropped the Trojans 13-7.
All anyone can do or hope this year is that their favorite team
has plenty of home games left on the old schedule.
Gaels Run Wild
It’s a good thing for the Pacific Coast conference schools that
the Galloping Gaels of St. Mary's who have been howling over
football opposition with ease and regularity, are not in the con
ference, because Jimmy Phelan's lads would probable be in the
number one spot right now instead of Washington.
The Gaels have shown that they can take care of them
selves against all kinds of opposition. So far this season Phe
1 an's boys have beaten California, 20-13; Stockton Marines. 26-0;
Nevada, 3l>-0; College of Pacific, 61-0; and McClelland Field,
58-0, and have only two strong foes, USC and UCLA standing
between them and an undefeated season.
The surprising part of it is that the St. Mary's outfit is com
prised of 17 and 18 year olds built around two of the greatest
h. eks on the Coast) Herman Wedemcyer and Spike Cordiero,
ai d coached by thv supposedly has been Jimmy Phelan.
Webfoots Topic of Conversation
Coach IVx Oliver’s “T-wist" formation and his Universitv
<*f Oregon football squad are the talk of southern California
m ice last Friday night’s performance at the Coliseum in Los
Angeles. Although the \\ ehfoots went down 12-0 under the
power i)l l CLA resen es in the second half thev are now rated
as the llashiest team on the coast. At half time in Los Angeles,
the fans stood up and gave Oregon a loud ovation even though
their ow n team. LCL.A, has been literally run off the field. The
score at half time was 0-0 which was mighty luckv for the
Iii'iiins because even time the Ducks have been leading at half
time they have won their game. Oregon had four chances to
score but couldn’t cash in.
Dick Strife of the kegister-C.uard certainly made the error
•when at half time he announced Oregon was a second half team
aid would come back in the second half. Mr. Strite must have
been still thinking of basketball season when he made that
statement because it has been apparent in every game Oregon
didn’t hav e too many good reserves and was a weak second half
club.
Lcicht On the Hunt
We w onder if star halfback Jake Lcicht has found a place to
live vet. From last reports lake was getting rather touchv on
the subject and had the entire coaching staff from Mac court
bouse hunting. The situation is not a bit funny for Jake as he
has to find a place for his family to live. Anyone knowing of an
apartment or house, please contact Take Lcicht any afternoon
on Hayward field.
Greeks Splatter Emorys Seven
Nation Grid
Weekend
FOOTBALL SCORES
California—
13—St. Mary’s .20
2—So. Cal .'.13
27—-Washington . 14
0—UCLA ..13
19-—Nevada . 6
Next: Washington State
Colorado College—
12— Denver . 0
0—Colorado U .13
6— New Mexico . 4
0—Colo. U. 31
Next: Greeley State
Colorado U—
0—Fort Warren . 6
13— Colorado College . 0
IS—Utah .!:.13
21—Colo. A&M . 6
31—Colo. College . 0
Next: New Mexico
Denver—
0—Colorado College .12
19—Kansas .20
7— Oklahoma A&M .31
19—-Drake . ...19
41—Utah State... 6
Next: Utah
Fourth AAF—
17-—Second AAF .14
21—Trans. Comd.14
7—AAF Tr. C.19
1st Air Force
Next POC-AAF
Idaho—
12—Wash. St. 43
7—Oregon .33
7—Farragut N.18
46—Montana . 0
0—Wash. State .21
Next: Oregon State
Oregon—
6—Washington .20
33—Idaho . 7
6—Oregon State .19
26—WSC .13
0—UCLA .12
Next: Washington
Oregon State—
14—Camp Beale .14
0—WSC .33
19—Oregon . 6
0—W ashington .13
Next: Idaho
Pacific—
7—Santa Barbara
0—l'resno St.
0—St. Marv's PF
0—UCLA '.
0—St. Mary's .
0—So. Cal'.
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Southern California—
13—UCLA .
13—California .
26—St. Mary’s PF .
6— San Diego .
52—COP .
7— Washington ...
Next: St. Marv's
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St. Mary’s—
20—California .
26—Stockton Comd.
39—Nevada .
60—Col. of Pacific ...
58—McClellan F. ...
Next: Southern California.
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St. Mary’s PF—
69—Pacific .
14—So. Cal. ..
7—4th A A F .
13—UCLA .
Next: Fleet Citv.
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UCLA—
6—S. California .13
20—S. Diego NTS .14
50—Pacific . 0
13—California . 0
6—St. Mary’s PF .13
Next: St. Marv’s
Utah—
1-1—Nevada .33
13—Colo. U.18
7—Denver .21
6—Ok la. AN M .46
Win Boosts Intra-Footballers
For Campus Championship Fight
The Greeks yesterday defeated Emorys 8-2, in one of the
most exciting and thrill-packed football games witnessed on
Hayward field in many a day of oblong pigskins in intramural
competition. Greek gridders took and early lead in the first
quarter when an Emory man was caught scrambling around
OSC Shifts
Ace Scorers
Coach Lon Stiner, Oregon State
mentor, is working a well shaped
squad into top-notch condition for
the coming scrap with the Univer
sity of Idaho this Saturday on the
Orangemen’s homfe field.
Injuries on the Beaver lineup are
few and far between after trampl
ing they received from Washington
State last weekend. Red Jones has
been shifted to quarter from right
half to help fill the gap left by the
departure of Bob Hamblin, trigger
man quarterback recently called
into navy service.
Two different types of backfield
combinations were set on the train
ing turf table for use against the
Vandals. Weight and driving power
is stressed in the first quarter. The
191-pound averaging backs include
John Karamonos, quarterback; Bob
Stevens, left half; Bob Reiman,
right half; and Garth Rouse, full
back.
The second ball carrying crew
consists of scat-backs Murl An
derson, quarterback; Dick Gray,
left half; Don Ham, right half;
and Vic Hartmann, fullback. Neil
Richardson is alternating with
Gray at left half and Jack Heaton,
navy R.O.T.C. student is alternat
ing with Anderson at quarter.
28—Colo. A&M . 0
Xext: Denver.
Utah State—
45—Idaho Marines . 0
B. Y. U.
44—Montana .13
13— Colo. A&M . 6
6—Denver .41
Next: Idaho Marines
Washington—
20— Oregon . 6
14— California .27
6—WSC .-. 0
13—Oregon State . 0
13—So. Cal. 7
Next: Oregon U.
Washington State—
43—Idaho .12
33—Oregon State . 0
0—Washington . 6
13—Oregon . 26
21— Idaho . 0
Next California
Nonda Pirtle Wins
USC Scholarship
Miss Nonda Pirtle, former stu
dent at the University of Oregon
and member of Alpha Chi Omega
sorority, left Monday for the Uni
versity of Southern California,
where she will study for a full
year under a scholarship awarded
her by the American Red Cross.
These scholarships are given to
students interested, in getting a
master's degree in social work.
Miss Pirtle, who has earned her
B.S. degree, will go to Washing
ton D.C. after her year of studies
in California, to receive special
training. She then will go into a
hospital to work as a trained
social worker.
WHISKERINO
The romance of Jce College,
carefully reared,
Is doomed for the rocks, ’tis .
said,
Cause everyone knows that a
full grown beard
Is rough cn Betty Coed.
—D. F. S.
behind his own goal to give the
Greeks two points chalked up on,
the board.
Pifflnbarger Ace of Day
Jack Puffinbarger, ace backfield
man of the Greeks, added 6 more
points on a typical Jake Leicht
end sweep play. Pufinbarger skirt
ed his right end and raced 25 yards
to score the lone touchdown of the
game. The half ended with the
Greeks holding an 8-point lead.
Emories Lone Tally
The Emorys picked up two
points in the second half, when
Bill Williams of the Greeks inter
cepted a pas behind his own goal
and was dropped when he caught
the ball. l"
The Greeks kept the Emorys in
their own territory most of the
game with beautiful kicks by Bill
Williams, who, in spite of the rain,
had the ball traveling 45-50 yards
a. kick.
Seufert Line Star
Tom Seufert, right guard for
the Emorys, was the outstanding
lineman of the game. His body
bruising blocks and fast charging
had the Greeks forward wall busy
during the game trying to keep
Tiger Seufert from upsetting their
offensive plays.
Win Puts In Rinnls
This win entitles the Greeks to
play the winner of the Sherry
Ross-Campbell Co-op game for the
intramural championships.
The Greeks are the only unbeat
en, untied team in both leagues.
Pole Swoons
To Crooners
Huddled beneath the windows of
the Chi O house, very early Mon
day morning, the assembled group
of male serenaders suddenly rent
the air with the angelic strains of
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot” when
even more suddenly a far more
earthly sound drowned their tones
for a resounding moment.
Something had crashed! Was it
a swooning Chi O miss falling
from her third story sleeping
porch? Or had it been one of the
crooners just back from an en
gagement with one of his ances
tors (Old Grandad)?
No, it was neither. The pole
bearing the tennis court lights
between the Ohi Omega and Zeta
Tau Alpha houses had merely”
crashed earthward, ripping the
net, and crushing the pole lights as
it fell.
It may not be much of a story,
but the ZTA’s and Chi O’s are still
waiting for the singers whose
vocal vibrations must have caused
the disaster, to clear away the
debris and repair the light, so they
can once again carry on with their
tennis and volleyball.
Card Tricks Slated
Card tricks will be displayed at
Saturday’s game in Portland, and
coeds interested in participating
may sign up with Dorothy Davis,
at the Pi Beta Phi house.
Lois McConkey, rally squad
spokesman, said that the seats
reserved for the card section are
the best, and girls taking part in
the display will be asked to wear
suits and white blouses.
The national physician-to-popu
lation ratiio which is considersii^,
the minimum to protect civilian
health is probably about 1 to 1,000,
says the department of agricul
ture.