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DUCK TRACKS By BILL STRATTON Assistant Sports Editor We sincerely hope that the editorial appearing in the Register Guard Sunday, stating that “a sound (over-all) policy cannot be built (in the University of Oregon athletic department) by listen ang to the taunts of Mr. Greg ory and his ilk, or the fancies of incoherent .alumni, or the bleat ings of immature editors of the Emerald,” does not refer to the present Emerald sports staff. Last year when Oliver re turned from the Navy, he was blasted by the Emerald and one; of the sports editors left school. Oliver has resigned effective at hhe termination of his contract, and his team has won three straight. We think that Oliver has done a commendable job, DOUG FESSENDEN anu icgaruiess oi wnat our convictions might be, criticizing a winning coach would be poor policy. After Saturday’s decisive 34 to 0 win over the highly touted Grizzles, Oregon and UCLA remain the only unde feated major schools on the coast. As the season grow? older, the schedule becomes tougher, and the need for support be comes more vital. 1946 is destined to be a banner year in athletics at Oregon, and this column is interested in doing its utmost to give Oliver, Hobson, Hayward and all the other coaches and their teams as much support as it can possibly give. Since Oliver's resignation last week, there has been consider able comment about the choice of a new coach. The selection of a new football coach is the function of the athletic board, and this column feels that their choice will be a good one. Ordinarily, the selection of a new coach takes place in the spring, but in this case there is plenty of time, and the athletic board should be able to shop around. Webfoots Started Slow ^ The Webfoot football team has been comparable to a locomo tive this season. They started slow against COP, and began to show more power against Cal. Saturday they looked like a great ball club against Montana, and this week they have an opportu nity to really show their ware against Washington State in the homecoming game. Backfield Coach Ben Winkelman returned from the WSC-Washington game and reported that the Ducks will have to play near perfect football to satisfy the homecoming crowd. According to Winkelman, the Cougars were the superior team in the first half, but blew up in the last half. If the Oliver men improve as much this week as they have during the past three, they have a good chance of thumping the Cougars. Next comes the trip to Moscow for the Vandal homecoming, and this should be a breather. By that time the Ducks should be at their peak, and with the possibility of finishing the first half of the season unde feated, they should be well groomed for the tail end of the schedule and the tough ones. After Idaho, the Ducks catch USC at Los Angeles, UCLA at Portland, Washington at Seattle, and OSC at Corvallis. That’s a rough schedule, but if the Webfoots can continue to improve at their present rate, they will live up to what Doug Fessenden said after the game Saturday—that Oregon will be a tough team for anyone to beat. Bob Koch continued to maintain a fine punting average in the Montana game. His average against the Grizzlies was 39 yards per punt, which gives him a three game average of 41.1. He was sixth in the nation last week, and he should stay within the upper bracket with his present average. Grizzlies Tour Duck Dressing Room When the Montana team arrived Friday, they took themselves on a self-conducted tour of the basement of McArthur court— including the Oregon dressing room. Jim Newquist and Bernie Hammerbeck discovered the Grizzlies looking at the charted plays that line the wall of the dressing room, and became some what peeved. They informed the Montana lads that they should not be in the Duck abode, but they were reluctant about getting out. Somehow, they'couldn’t understand why they shouldn’t have access to the Duck strategy. According to Bernie, they were especially interested in their own plays that had been charted and the defenses against them. Finally, Newquist was forced to be firm with them and insist that they vacate. His tone was convincing. They were undoubtedly even more im pressed by Mr. Newquist after the game. Jim has done a fine job of carrying out the assignment intended for Leicht in three games, and if Jake is ready this week, the backfield of Leicht, jjewquist. Koch, and Iversen—backed up by such reserves as Reynolds, Shaffer, Bell, and a host of others—should cause the .Cougars no end of grief. UCLA Maintains Lead PCC Standings Team 'W. L. Pet. UCLA .3 0 1.000 Oregon .2 0 1.000 Wash.1 l .500 Oregon State .1 l .500 USC .1 1 .500 Stanford .1 l .500 Cal.0 1 .000 Montana.0 1 .000 Wash. State.0 2 .000 Idaho . 0 2 .000 Weekend Results Oregon 34, Montana 0. Oregon State 6, USC 0. Wash 21, Wash. State 7. California 20, St. Mary’s 13. UCLA 26, Stanford 6. Idaho 6 Marquette 46 Legal Eagles Reject Bids By BOB WHITELY Fenton Hall Correspondent Reliable sources disclosed today that three members of the Legal Eagles football team have received offers to play for all things . . . money. All offers were bluntly re fused, however, according to Roy Culler, president of the law school. “After our smashing defeat of Vet Dorm EE several of our boys were approached with lucrative of fers to play with other less fortu nate aggregations,” continued Cul ler, “but unfailing loyalty to the school came to the fore. What’s a leetle feelthy money these days?” Head Coach “Curley” Walker did reveal that an anonymous group known only as the “Purity Boys” had approached Marcus Winkler with an offer of fifty cents a week and per diem if he would coach their line. Marcus’ indignation could be heard to the third floor library. Coach Walker is keeping his two prize packages, John “Rubberarm” Brooks and A1 “Gumshoe” Gray un der wraps along with the rest of the squad. The Theta Chi’s challenged the barristers to a contest, but Walker in his reply to the Emerald stated, “Being that Theta Chi is my fraternity, I deem it only fair that my football team should not embar ass new pledges.” The Shysters, with one victory under their belts are eagerly await ing the next intramural contest. “I (Please turn to page six) Dumps Stanford by 26-6 Count to Remain Undefeated With Oregon Only two teams, UCLA and Oregon, remain undefeated in the Pacific Coast conference, UCLA continued to roll towards Pasadena s Rose Bowl with an impressive 26-6 victory over Stan* ford. Oregon’s Webfoots took some of their wraps off and steamrollered Montana 34-0. Although the backfield, as usual, came in for much applause, it was the Webfoot line that caused most of the enthusiastic comment in the press box. Oregon, bit uy DU, IS picaing up speed as the season grows older, while the Bruins are maintaining the terrific pace they set for themselves in their initial 50-7 drubbing of Oregon State. Coming as a surprise to some, was the Oregon State 6-0 victory over USC. 165-pound Lee Gustaf son plunged over from the two yard line in the second quarter to rack up the only tally of the game. Nearly 30,000 people jammed Muinomah stadium in Portland. Both OSC and USC now have a win and a loss in the conference standings. Huskies Dump WSC The University of Washington Huskies scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to dim the hopes of Washington State as far as the 1946 Rose Bowl is concerned. The Cougars scored in the second quar ter, the Huskies evened the score in the third, and went on to win 21-7 in the fourth. The Huskies go into the fourth week of the season with a .500 batting average in two con ference games. California’s Golden Bears came roaring back after two successive defeats to hand a highly touted St. Mary’s team a 20-13 spanking in a non-conference game. St. Mary’s famed Herman Wede meyer ran 70 yards for the first touchdown soon after the game started, but the Bears were un awed and scored twice in the sec ond quarter to lead 13-6 at half time. Cal scored again in the third and held St. Mary’s to one touch down in the final period. Across the nation, Army squeezed out a 20-13 victory in its thrilling contest with Michigan to boost the Cadets’ consecutive win streak to 22 games . . . Columbia, fresh from thumping Navy the weekend before, battled over a rain-swept field in the second half to hand the favored Yale team a 28-20 setback . . . Ar kansas kept its conference record clean with a 13-0 victory over Bay lor .. . The Texas Longhorns still stand undefeated, but a stubborn Oklahoma team had to be convinced the hard way: 20-13 was the final score. Irish Crush Purdue Notre Dame used four teams in crushing a weak Purdue eleven 49-6. Five of the seven touchdowns were made by reserves. This was the worst defeat ever suffered by Pur due at the hands of Notre Dame. . . . Indiana swept to a 14-7 upset victory over a star-studded Illinois team before 27,000 fans. Benny Rai mondi, a Brooklynite gone west, who completed ten out of fifteen passes, set up the winning score early in the fourth quarter. Efcck in their own bailiwick after a 21-0 victory over USC, the Buck eyes from Ohio State were smashed 20-7 by a surprisingly strong Wis consin team. The Badgers scored three times in the second half to chalk up their initial conference vic tory. ... A crowd of 35,000 saw Harvard edge Princeton 13-12 in one of the tightest contests the eastern seaboard has seen this year. NolM GamesToday There were no games played in the intramural touchball program schedule yesterday. The Delta Upsilon squad failed to appear for its contest with Omega hall, while the SAE team did not show up for its scheduled game with Yet Dorm B. Sports staff this issue: Bernie Hammerbeck Bill Stratton Wally Hunter Larry Lau A1 Pietschman Fred Taylor Elwin Paxson PUjAnin Peoteui.... &ob Koclt “Date Bait” is the nickname handed versatile Bob Koch by his teammates. The good-looking full back on Tex Oliver’s team recently was selected by Kwama as the ideal campus man and the man they would like most to meet. College of Pacific, California, and Montana gridders, however, may give him the mythical crown "The man we don’t want to meet,” after Bob’s pile-driving plunges in the first three games of Oregon’s 1946 season. Bob’s right foot is a terrific asset to the team this year, as he has one of the best punting averages in the country with 41.1 yards per try. Na tional statistics inclusive of Satur day’s game are not yet released, but this plus-forty-yard average should keep Koch in the country’s upper ten. “Most of the technique in punt ing lies in dropping the ball cor rectly,” he commented, “and no matter how much power you have in your legs you are not going to get long kicks if yoi don’t drop the ball right. As a first string fullback, Bob’s job is to pick up those vital yards. He has been able to fulfill his as signment during the season, giving opposing linemen rude jolts. A full back also is required to do a lot of effective blocking for the ball-carry ing halfbacks, and Bob has cleared the way effectively for the Oregon speed boys. Plenty of Experience Experience galore is behind this 203-pound, 6-foot 1-inch fullback, having played for the Washington (Portland) high school team, the Stanford frosh team in 1940, the Oregon Varsity in 1941, and the St. Mary’s Pre-Flight team in 1942. He was named to the Portland prep team while he played for the Washington high school team. Along with this he was named the most valuable player in Portland prep circles during 1939. An outstanding player on the powerful St. Mary’s Pre-Flight team, he considers his best game with St. Mary’s against a strong College of the Pacific eleven in 1942. Bob is an architecture major. No plans of continuance in athletics were discussed as regards the fu ture. “Montana was a pretty weak team; in fact they were the weakest we have met thus far,” was his view of the 34-0 victory for the Ducks Saturday. Bob felt that Ore gon is beginning to find itself. When informed that yesterday’s radio program favored Washington State over Oregon this Saturday, Bob replied, “That’s OK. It will give us an advantage over them.” Along with most Oregon fans, he was a bit puzzled as to how the Cougars could be rated over us on basis of previous performances. Still Likes DSC University of Southern Califor nia, the team labeled the power house in pre-season prognostica tions, and the “down in the mouth” club” up to now, still is admired by Koch. He figures they are better than they have shown and are liable to blast forth in any of the coming contests. The high-flying UCLA Bruins are labeled “the team to beat,” by Mr. Koch, who is very much impressed by the victories the Westwood school has compiled. Copy Desk Staff: Susanne Sommer Diane Mecham Helen Gatewood Jane Ingram Dick Rayburn Dian Krieske < i*j