DUCK TRACKS
By BILL STRATTON
Assistant Sports Editor
Today we are out to prove to all the peoplfe that write letters
to the editor that the Emerald is not the only paper that makes
mistakes. In the mail today was a copy of the Oregon State
Barometer, and after scanning over the sports page we felt pretty
good. In their weekend football round-uo the Barometer had
the following to say about the -
Oregon - Washington State
game: “In Eugene, Oregon :
turned back Montana in a i
King’s X conference game keep- \
ing their season’s record un
blemished along with a perfect
conference showing. But the
Webfeet have yet to meet.' a
formidable opponent and their
two PCL games to date have
been of the King’s X variety,
•which are clubs of the confer
ence that do not play the round
robin schedule.”
In the first place, we sincere
ly hope that some time people ,
will learn the plural of Webfoot.
If, by any strange coincidence,
this column is read by other
sports writers, we would like to
tell them that the accepted pin
BILL SEWELL
ral of Webfoot is Webfoots. That is incidental, however. Fur
thermore, the Barometer article says that the Ducks have not
met a formidable foe in the PCD. We most certainly have not
played anyone in the Pacific Coast League. The baseball season
has been over for several weeks, and we are sure that Oregon
does not wish to destroy its amateur standing by competing with
Pacific Coast League baseball teams.
Moreover, the statement that “the Webfeet have yet to meet
a formidable foe” is questionable. Oregon started slow against
COP, which was supposed to be an easy starter, and then came
the Cal game. We are sure that no one on the team considered
that one-point victory a breather, and the Bears showed that they
had a fair ball club when they knocked over St. Mary’s last week.
College of Pacific and Montana were supposed to be of the
breather variety, but it is safe to say that Frank Wickhorst’s
Bears were really first class competition.
Our last criticism is in reference to the round-robin. Although
it has been the policy in the past to play a round-robin schedule,
it is not being done in the Pacific Coast Conference this season.
That is incidental, too, but to say that the high-ridin’.Webfoots
have not met any formidable foes is sheer nonsense.
Chance to Make an Honest Dollar
Last week the Emerald's sports staff sponsored a financial
aid program designed especially for those who have confidence
in the Webfoots, but because of a slight misunderstanding, the
deal did not materialize. This week there might be a chance to
really make an honest dollar. Food for thought is this boast that
appeared in the Washington State Evergreen. “Oregon is at the
present time undefeated after scoring wins over COP 7-6, Univer
sity of California 14-13, and Montana 34-6 (we question that
score). Despite their'so-called ‘million dollar backfield’ and their
‘question mark line’, the Ducks will end their winning streak
when they run up against the Cougars on Oregon’s Hayward
field.”
Let it be known that those persons interested in chal
lenging that statement are cordially invited to see anyone on
the Emerald sports staff at the journalism shack. They will
be given full particulars on how much they will be allowed to
invest. No points this time, though, fellas. Oregon is really
rolling, but the Cougars are bitter, and they have a highly
regarded ball club.
Sorboe Angling for an Up set?
Is Phil Sorboe angling for an upset? He certainly isn’t giving
up. In a press release yesterday he stated five reasons why he
thought his Cougars should be beaten by Oregon tomorrow, but
he didn't give any reasons why WSC should win. He said that
the return of Jake Leicht to the lineup doesn’t help his Cougars;
that Oliver’s resignation has made him a martyr and the boys
will put out all the way to defend him ; that the Ducks are always
tough to beat against the homecoming crowd; that his team is
no as good as it was last year at this point and the Ducks are
better; and that Oregon beat Cal, who beat St. Mary’s, who
whipped the Huskies, who beat Washington State.
Sorboe is regarded as one of the up and coming coaches
in the conference, and it is hard to believe that he and his
assistants—Puck Bailey, Bill Sewell, and company—are
throwing in the towel before game time. Although his team
has been beaten twice in the conference, his Cougars are
highly regarded and no one that we know of in this neck of
the woods is looking for an Oregon push-over.
Betas Blank Yeomen;
Fijis Trip Vets. 18-7
Beta Theta Pi s redhot gridders
registered a one-sided victory yes
terday by knocking over the out
classed Yeomen 19-0, and Phi Gam
ma Delta outlasted the Vet Dorm
“E” aggregation to win going away,
18-7, in the second round of intra
mural touch football play on Howe
field. The Betas had their game
completely under control from the
start but the Fijis had a stiff battle
before the Vetmen finally were sub
dued.
Scoring started in a hurry in the
latter tilt, as the Fijis took over
the ball on their own 10 yard line
following the kickoff and in four
plays went into paydirt. Fullback
Vern Wheeler sparked the drive, as
he flung one 50 yard pass to end
Chuck Taylor on the enemy 40 yard
marker, and then repeated the feat
to Taylor over the goal line. The
try for point misfired, and the score
after only a minute and a half was
6-0 for the Fijis.
Hopes for an easy victory were
soon dashed, however, when Wil
son Walker, left end for the Vets,
snagged a pass that had been in
tended for a Fiji end, and he raced
all the way to the 15 before he
was stopped.
A short pass over center put the
ball on the 2, and from there full
back Bill Plue threw one over end
which the lanky Wright pulled down
for six points. Then, on the try for
point, Plue scooted wide around left
to score, and the Vets were out
ahead, 7-6, at the end of the first
quarter.
Wheeler Intercepts Pass
Six plays late, sub back Jerry
Webber of the Vets made the mis
take of passing the pigskin into the
territory guarded by the nimble
Wheeler, and the Dorm-dwellers
suffered for it, as Wheeler gathered
in the ball and streaked 40 yards to
paydirt. The extra point try failed,
but the Fijis didn’t need the point,
as things turned out.
No scoring was done in the
third quarter, although the Fijis
drove to a first down on the Vets’
six-inch line. The drive stopped
there, as Wright intercepted a
pass.
Late in the final stanza the last
counter was made, but the Fijis had
to go over the line twice before
they got it. The first time a 35-yard
aerial from Wheeler to Taylor in
the end one was called back because
of an offside, so the duo repeated
the performance two plays later.
This time it counted, to make the
final score 18-7, when the Fijis
again missed the conversion.
Betas Start Slow
Beta Theta Pi was a little slow
in starting its scoring, but after
they got going they had little trou
ble in defeating the game Yeomen.
A penalty against the Yeomen that
placed the ball on their four-yard
line set up the first touchdown for
the Bets, midway in the first canto.
Quarterback Danny Dion, trying to
pass his mates out of the hole,
pitched one squarely into the arms
of left end Tom Edlefson, who gal
loped across for the first touchdown.
Book in Chinese
Received by Dean
Kai l W. Onthank, dean of person
nel administration, recently re
ceived a book that he will probably
never read. Except for a title in
English on the cover, “Meet the
U.S.A.,” the entire contents of the
book are in Chinese.
Sent out by the Institute of In
ternational Education, these books
are given to colleges which antici
pate exchange students from China.
The conversion try failed.
The Betas had to wait until the
last of the second before their next
marker, although they came close
several times. The Yeomen were
again having tough sledding, and
as Will McCulley attempted to kick
the ball was blocked on the five
yard line.
On the next play Beta quarter
back Bob Svenson ran around left
end to score. The jinx on extra
points continued, and the half
ended 12-0 for the Betas.
Bast touchdown of the day came
in the fourth quarter after the Be
tas had opened a smoothly clicking
run and pass offense, sparked by
Bob Svenson. Starting on the Beta
30-yard marker, Svenson complet
ed two passes to Fullback Vic Sr
putting the ball on the YeomeD
From there fleet-footed Sver
raced to the 24, then passed to S
don Jones on the 14, again car
the ball, this time to the 10,- and
maxed the drive by tossing a j
to center Walt McKinney over
goal for the third touchdown.
The jinx was at last broken
the conversion was made on a j
from Svenson to Larry Kramer
make the final score 19-0 for
Betas. '
Scores by quarters:
Beta Theta Pi. 6 6 0 7
Yeomen . 0 0 0 0
Phi Gamma Delta 6 6 0 6
Vets’ Dorm “E”.... 7 0 0 0
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