DUCK TRACKS
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By LARRY LAU
Emerald Sports Writer
An underdog, 36-man Webfoot eleven, a thousand miles from the
warmth and familiarity of the Oregon campus, will trot out onto the
turf of the mammoth Los Angeles Coliseum under the doubtful, not
too-friendly eyes of an expected crowd of 75,000.
When the Trojans come on the field a great majority of that crowd
will jump to their feet. The SC fight song will fill the giant bowl in a
thunderous, spirited ovation. The boys in the Lemon and Green may feel
just a little lonely.
We just wish there w as some way of telling them about all the thou
sands of small, silent groups that will be gathered around radios. . , .
We wish they could be aware of the tight, tense fierceness with which
Oregon fans will be listening their hearts out . . . We wish they could
see the nervous, tapping feet drumming their hones and fears ... or
tft£ attempts at conversation while trying not to miss a single play,
thinking, foolishly perhaps, that everything will go all right if they listen
as hard as the team is playing.
Fans are funny people. Most of ’em can’t play football, many more
don’t understand the intracacies of the game too well . . . But, if we lose,
Saturday night will have lost much of its gaiety ... If we win, the hearts
that thumped wildly over the narrowness of the Cal game will surely
overflow today.
We hope the Webfoots “feel” a little of this earnestness that comes
singing down from the Oregon country. If they do, we feel sure they’ll
grin, just for the knowing that they aren’t reajly alone after all.
AP All-American Choices Due Soon
Notice has been received that the twenty-second Associated Press
All-American football team will be mailed from New York on Tuesday,
November 19. The matter of selecting this team is enough to give most
sportswriters a hard chill. Choosing between outstanding ballplayers
like Blanchard, Tucker and Davis of Army; Harry Gilmer of Alabama,
Georgia’s Charlie Trippi, Texas’ Bobby Layne, Oregon’s Leicht, Iversen
and Ecklund; St. Mary’s Herman Wedemeyer, Washington State’s Fran
cis Bakoka, Stanford’s Frank Merriman, USC’s Mickey McCardle and
Johnny Naumu; UCLA’s Ernie Case and a host of others will surely
prove a terrible task. Whatever their decision, great ballplayers by the
dozens will have been left off th list simply bcause the rules say you can
only play eleven men on a team.
Red Raiders Triumph
Over Ducklings, 12-7
Chi Psi Gridders Down Vet’s A;
V-Ball League Ends Third Day
Howe field’s ankle deep mud
didn’t slow down a high geared Chi
Psi football machine yesterday af
ternoon, as they rolled over Vet
Dorm “C” 20 to 0. With this win
they cinched a playoff berth by
winning their league title.
The first Chi Psi score came
early in the first quarter when
Kroder ran wide around his end
for 25 yards and a TD. Kroder’s
pass to Rufner was good' for the
conversion. The rest of the quar
ter was of see-saw variety with nei
ther team making serious bids.
The second quarter produced
another Chi Psi score. This time
the winners took to the air on a
pass from Rufner to Reams,
which was good for 65 yards.
Kroder passed to Rufner for the
conversion, making the score at
the half 14 to 0.
In the second half, the “mill race”
boys pushed over their final score.
Kroder unlimbered a beautiful pass
to Ellison for the score. The con
version try was blocked.
Kappa Sigma won their game
from the Rowdies by a forfeit.
Theta Chis Dump
SAE in Close One
The Intramural volleyball sea*
son in its third day saw a strong
SAE team fall before the proficient
ball handling of the Theta Chis in
two heats by sores of 15-5 and
16-14. The SAEs came back after
a sound drubbing in the first tilt
to challenge Theta Chi right down
the line. As the teams went into
extra play with a 15-14 count in
favor of Theta Chi, SAE muffed
their chance to tie the score and
lost the game.
Kappa Sigma combined fine team
work with careful defensive play to
outlast Vets Dorm “B” in two tilts
out of three by scores of 15-2, 11-15
and 15-2. Kappa Sigma set up their
plays and boomed the ball across
with deadly accuracy that found
them wanting only once.
In the closest game of the day
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Cal Seeks First PCC
Win Against Cougars
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 1—
(AP)—The University of California
Bears, beaten four times in five
starts, will be gunning for their
first Pacific Coast Conference win
of the football season when they
meet the Washington State College
Cougars in Memorial Stadium here
tomorrow.
For the Bears, tomorrow’s game
comes at a critical stage in their
1946 campaign. Beaten 20-6 by
Washington last Saturday, the
locals not only must stop the po
tent Cougars but mount an offense
_^with a punch if they are to break
into the conference victory column.
The Bears will be at full strength
in the ball toting department, with
Right Halfback Bob Dal Porto and
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QUAKTIfiKBACK MICKtiV McCAKULK . . . will be a sure starter in Jeff (Jravath’s Trojan backtield to
day. His brilliant signal calling and accurate passing is expected to cause the victory hungry Ducks plenty
of trouble. With Naunia, Battle, Musick, and McCardle in the Trojan backfield, the highly rated Oregon line
will be forced to play their best game of the season if they expect to stop the touted Trojan.
MEDFORD, Nov. 1. — (AP) —
Southern Oregon College of Educa*
tion scored its fifth straight victory
of the season tonight, defeating the
University of Oregon junior var
sity, 12-7.
The John Warren-coached jay*
vees put up a brilliant fight against
the tighly touted southerners who
went into the game as heavy favor
ites to down the visitors.
The SOCE eleven last week
dumped the OSC jayvees, and the
fine showing by the Ducklings here
tonight definitely boosted their
chances of downing the Corvallis
JVs when they play later this sea
son at Hayward field.
The baby Webfoots came out on
the short t end of a 40-7 score in
their first contest with the Bevos
Oct. 18 at Corvallis.
Bell Field Said Dry;
Injuries Plague Cards
CORVALLIS, Nov. 1.— (AP)—•
Stanford and Oregon State College
ran through final light workouts
today for the Coast conference
game tomorrow which may not be
played on as soggy a field as every
one thought.
A week-long rain ended and the
weather turned clear and cold.
Stanford Coach Marchie
Schwartz declared himself less up
set over a wet field than over his
backfield, anyway. He reported two
starters, Quarterback Jack Brown
son and Center Dick Flatland,
v/ould be benched with injuries, and
Fullback Lloyd Merriman would
start but not play much. Kickoff
time is 2 p.m.
Probable starting line-ups:
Stanford Pos Oregon State
Hall .LE Lorenz
Wakefield.LT .Puddy
Madigan .LG .Evensen
Kindler .C.Gray
Hatchen .RG.Chaves
Boensch .RT.Austin
Deswarte .RE.Miller
Devine .Q.Reiman
Quist.LH.Stevens
B. Anderson ....RH.Samuel
Merriman.FB.Carpenter
Swimmers Meet Monday
Attention swimmers! Don’t over
look the initial paddler’s meeting
slated for Monday at 8 p.m. in the,
PE building. The meeting will be,
conducted by “Honest John” War
ren who urges anyone interested te
be present. “We especially need di
vers and sprinters,” the varsity
aqua-mentor stated.
Sports Staff This Issue:
Bill Stratton
Bernie Hammerbeck
Wally Hunter
A1 Pietschman
Larry Lau
Bob Bradlee
A1 Tykeson
Review to Appear
The November issue of the Ore
gon Business Review, a monthly;
published by the school of com
merce, will appear next month, Dr.
Wesley C. Ballaine, associate pro
fessor, business administration, an
nounced yesterday.
This month the Review will feat
ure two articles on lumber by Dr.
J. B. Garanthon, business professor
at Oregon State college, and Mr. Art
Priaulx publicity director for the
Oregon West Coast Lumbermen’s
association.
“Keep Oregon Green”
Dr. Garanthon has written a feat
ure article on “Keep Oregon
Green.” Re-logging, or the science
of obtaining full use of left-over
lumber materials, is the subject of
Mr. Priaulx article.