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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1946)
Ducks. Montana Clash Today Tony Crish Breaks Leg; Hymie Harris To Start By WALLY HUNTER Coach Doug Fessenden’s victory hungry Montana Grizzlies and University of Oregon’s Webfoots clash today on Hayward Field, in a grid circus that will see one of the pair pushed into the lonely swamplands of defeat for the first time this season. Game time is 2 p.m. Oregon’s Webfoots took another low blow from injuries when it was announced yesterday after noon that left end Tony Crish had broken a leg in Thursday’s practice. Crish, who was listed as starter at left end, was believed to have had only a severe bruise. X-rays taken yesterday showed a break that will bench him for the season. Hymie Harris has been chosen by End Coach Dick Reed to fill the flanker spot absented by Crish. Montana, an unknown but re spected powe in Coast grid cir cles, has this season lambasted the life from two opponents, Colorado A&M—26 to 0, and Cheney Normal 33 to 7. Coach Tex Oliver’s Ducks, on the other hand, have squeezed into the wiu column twice this year, by virtue of one point victories over College of Pacific 7 to 6, and Uni versity of California 14 to 13. The precision point after touchdown kicking of Oregon's All-American Jake Leicht and versatile Jim New quist have given the Webfoots their slim victory margins. Best in History Montant brings to town what is generally considered the best Grizzly football team in their his tory. Running from a razzle-dazzle T-iormation, the Grizzlies are paced by a talented' bevy of backs com paiative in speed with the best on the Coast. Reading the list of Montana speed merchants is quarterback John Helding, who Oregon Backfield Coach Ben Winkelman called, “one of the most deceptive ball handlers that I have ever seen." Winkelman saw a preview of Montana things to come when he watched them clob ber the Cheney Normal squad. Grizzly plunging power will count' from big John Reagan, 200 pound two year lettermaii at fullback. Reagan made Ills debut on Hayward Field in 1941, the last time that Montana and Ore gon met. Left halfback starter will be Loren Palmer, a 190 pounder who played first string trail with Minnesota in 1943. He also saw service with the Minter Field Flyers while In the Army. To round out his hackfiehl com bination, Coach Fessenden will Ktirt Harrell Wardion at right halfback. Standout in the Montana line will probably be right end Danny Yove tich . A 212 pound sophomore, Yove tieb is number one pass catcher on the Grizzly squad. Agile for his size. Yovetich holds Northern Divi sion high and low hurdle titles wtuuh he won last spring. I.KICHT BF.NCHKD Til the absence of Oregon's All Auieican Jake Leicht. who was definitely benched for today’s bat tle. Coach Oliver will start handy Jim Newquist at left halfback. Though loss of Leicht will cut Ore gon backfield speed down, the -Sucks will still have a conversion or field goal specialist in Newquist. Gncrgc Bell, who had a big day in the California game, will get the starting nod at right half. Oregon’s Duke Iverson, rated by many as top hloeking buck on the I*ncifie Coast, will start at quar tcrbnek. Big Bob Koelt, whose punting lis averaged 42 yards per game this year, will open at full back. Officials for todays game will be James Cain, Washington, referee; Mel Ingram, Conzaga, umpire; Robert Hall, Washington, head /inesman; Glen Johnson, Washing ton State College, field judge. Ski Officials Call Volunteers All students interested in skiing and willing to add to Eugene’s rapidly expanding Upper Willam ette Ski Area ae asked to dornate a day Of thei time Sunday in the inter est of the area, according to George Korn, president of the board of the Upper Willamette Winter Sports Association. Mr. Korn, who also holds the office as secretary in the Winter Sports Association, is anxious to secure all possible aid to clean up an a.rea recently released by the forest service for winter ski use. Thirty-five acres of virgin tim ber are being cleared daily by a contracted logging company, Korn said. This approximates some 25,000 hoard feet that are removed from the area every 24 hours. The work party that is being solicited in the Eugene area wiil collect and burn brush in the new location Sunday. Transportation had been sche duled for all those willing to con tribute their time, but all available facilities for moving large groups have been filled, and Korn is hoping ski enthusiasts at the University will respond to the call by forming their own work parties and heading for the designated area. Those in terested in this may contact Hend ershott's sports store downtown for possible rides, and those who plan to go and who do not have a full car are asked to check in at the sports shop which is acting as a central location for a car pool. Last Minute Notice The last minute notice arrived from Mr. Korn last night, as enough logs have been hauled out this week, and a work party is needed to clear the space logged off. Clearing and burning is scheduled i from 10 a.m. until later in the afternoon. It is 75 miles to the work location and sufficient time should be allowed to start work en masse. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served to workers at a specially constructed snack shack and there is a fireplace available for warming of any grub carried along. This entire area is one of great possibilities, according to Mr. Korn. The hope is to make it the ski center for Eugene and plans are tentatively scheduled to build special trails similar to those : used in the New England winter spots. There is even a possibility that one of the larger transporta tion companies may institute a special campaign, putting this J (Please turn to page file) J JAKE LEICHT ... Ore gon’s All-American halfback who is expect ed to sit today’s game out on the bench. Al though Leicht is expect ed to suit-up for the Montana fray, reports have it that he will not take a chance of re-in juring the knee he banged up in the season inaugural against Col lege of Pacific. Leicht with the team and watched the Ducks edge out California, 14 to 13. Selund the Scene*, aj ^lodau'* Qame It By AL PIETSCHMAN For the second time this year an exuberant amount of noise, spirit, and general hurlyburly was appar ent at the Oregon athletic acreage. The Friday before gametime is al ways one of excitement at Oregon with rustling around McArthur court, the practice field, and Hay ward field. The effigy of the California Bear still hangs with a tight noose around its neck in Trainer Tom Hughes tape and linament abode. An aptly worded sign denotes “We hung the Bears, the Grizzlies are next.” Players are anxious to put a few more patches on this Bruin, change his habitat, and convert him into a grizzly for the desired “necktie party” after today’s encounter. Colonel Bill Hayward was switching about from his appar atus and what-have-you den to Hughes training room, fixing up any of the players that needed mechanical aide. Hayward had Jake Leicht’s special knee adapt ter ready to go in the event the star halfback is needed in the game tomorrow. Bill had ingen iously devised this rig that will give added protection and sup port to Jake. From a distance it looks gruesome, something like a historic knight might wear as armor. Leicht was getting his daily ex ercise via a bicyde, pedaling it around the campus in the afternoon to aid in limbering up the knee and later squirreling arqund the locker' room with his high-seated veloci pede. Riding the bike in the locker room was practice for both Jake and players. He limbered his knee and they got in some extra dodging practice as he careened around the concrete floor. No Dawdling Members of the team dressed down in their “green” and jogged onto the upper athletic field in pre game style for their final session before the game. There was no daw dling in putting the cumbersome shoulder pads and other regalia on —they were out and ready to go in fast time. Monday-after blues were evi dent at Hayward field when the COP tiff was over. Coke bottles, peanuts and peanut bags, cigar ettes and containers, newspapers, pre-game dope sheets, and even a crumpled dollar bill cluttered the track and the bleachers. Special crews have cleaned up this typi cal “Coney Island” mess and once again the field and stands are set for teams and spectators. The cleaning of the bleachers was no quick job; a squad of men spent several afternoons reconverting the residue into a spotless stadium again. The paper collected from the 10,000 students and fans who viewed the game would have made a suit able contribution to any bonfire planned for Homecoming. Communications Ready Telephone men were again ready ing their lines for communications that would work properly, and wires were checked to see that everything was set for game time. 31 From the press box Montana’s team was seen running through their plays in the sparkling ' turf that is still a bit splotchy from the first home game. Chunks of grass are torn out and it is evident that there has been action on the grid iron. The white and purple of Mon tana shone out on the fieeld as the sun cast shadows across the field. All that was needed at that moment was the green of Oregon to appear and game time would have jumped ahead 22 hours. Members of the sports staff were hustling around the, area, trying to obtain interviews with the Montana representatives and coaches, checking any last minute changes in the Oregon lineup, and generally sizing the situation up before their betting money was put on the boards. Art Litchman was going through the last minute preparations any athletic publicity director is faced with. He is the boy who sees that all guests and proper information is properly cared for. Wires from large national firms contracting for advertising space in the pre-game (Please turn to page six) Radio Oregon State vs. Southern Cali fornia—KUGN, 1400 Kc. (ABC), at 1:45 p.m. Oregon vs. Montana — KORE, 1450 Kc. (MBS), at 1:45 p.m. Portland vs. Santa Clara—KWJJ, 1080 Kc., at 1:45 p.m. Sunday.