‘Zero Hour’ Nears;
Ducks Stay Inside
2 to 1 Odds Favor
Touted Orangemen
By WALLY HUNTER
University of Oregon’s Webfoots
got a reprieve from the wind, rain,
and mud on Hayward field last
might as Coach Tex Oliver moved
the Duck squad inside for a skull
session as the “zero hour” fof the
annual Civil War game with Oregon
State approaches.
Today the Ducks will probably
.get a light- workout on Hayward
field, although Head Coach Oliver
is not revealing plans. Thus far in
the week the Webfoot squad has
had only one rugged scrimmage ses
sion, that on Wednesday.
When the Oregon Duck takes the
field Saturday, Coach Lon Stiner’s
crew of Beavers will be a 2-to-l
choice to finish de-plucking the
Duck. The Webfoots, after keeping
their record clear in the early stag
on of the season have slowed to a
walk in their last three games. In
losing to Southern California, 43
to 0, UCLA, 14 to 0, and the Uni
versity of Washington, 16 to 0, only
against the hot-rod lads from UCLA
have the Webfoots shown power.
Against the high-flying, often-win
ning Bruins, the Ducks have oper
ated in grand style.
r Have t our Wins
Coach Oliver’s gridders have
chalked up victories this year over
College of Pacific, California, Mon
tana and Idaho. On the other side
of the picture are the Oregon State
Beavers who started slow but have
gained prestige and momentum
weekly.
Stiner’s lads opened the season
l»y taking a 50 to 7 lambasting from
the Uclans. Since that time the
•Staters have taken opponents in
stride—with the exception of a 0-0
tie with Stanford.
Coach Tex Oliver has not an
nounced a starting lineup for the
Saturday fracas, and Oregon rail
birds *are still guessing as to who
wMI fill the halfback and tackle
spots. At left halfback Jake Leicht
will probably get the starting nod.
Behind Leicht are Bobby Reynolds
and Jim Newquist. At right half
it’s a different story, with Sam Ra
mey, George Bell, and Walt Dono
van all possible as starters. Ramey
is generally conceded as having the
best chance of opening against
OSC.
At left tackle Cliff Giffin, Chuck
Elliott and Howard Frary have
I been battling it out. After an in
quiry in the Southern Cal game
benched Elliott, Giffin stepped up
Had has been playing first string
i ImM. Frary has also been making a
determined bid. At right tackle Don
Stanton will probably start with
Pete Miller standing by for relief
work.
To round out the Duck starting
lineup, Oliver will probably name
Brad Ecklund at center, and Ted
JWeland, and Bill Murphy at guards.
Hymie Harris and Wayne Barthol
•etny will start -at the flanks—pro
viding Bartliolemy’s game leg is in
good repair by game time.
At quarterback will be Duke
Tversen, Oregon’s blocking back de
luxe. Punting Bob Koch will handle
the fullback duties with hard hit
ting Bob Sanders a likely prospect
for action at this spot.
Band, Rally Committee
Get Free Game Passes
Graduate Manager Anse Cor
nel! announced last night that
the University of Oregon rally
committee and the Oregon hand
will not be required to have
tickets for the Oregon-Oregon
(State game Saturday. Cornell
also said that Oregon students
should enter Gate 7 at Bell field.
Southern Schools
Remain Eligible
Under New Tieup
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 — (AP)—The
new Big Nine-Pacific Coast Con
ference Bose Bowl agreement does
not slam the door on future ap
pearances by southern teams in the
New Year’s day Pasadena classic,
Commissioner It. L. (Tug) Wilson
of the Big Nine said today.
Wilson, back from a Tuesday
inter-conference confab at Berke
ley, Calif., at which a five-year con
tract was drafted, made this ex
planation of the much-discussed
pact:
1. In the final two years of
the series, both conferences may se
lect as the eastern bowl representa
tive any team which adheres to
athletic principles of both. (This,
Wilson said, could be a southern
team, “if it is traveling under our
rules.” The new Rose Bowl setup
previously was regarded by some
as a slap at southern athletic stan
dards. )
2. Pending ratification by both
leagues, the Big Nine representa
tive will have a 16-day practice
session, and the Pacific Coast,
which closes its regular season
later, a 13-day drill for the bowl
rln s«i p
Illini or Wolverines
3. The 1947 Big Nine representa
tive will be either Illinois or Michi
gan, depending upon the outcome
of their finales against North
western and Ohio State respective
ly Saturday, and will be selected
formally in a faculty representa
tive poll next week.
“Army would have been a fine
bowl representative,” declared
Wilson, “but we long have had ma
chinery started for the series, and
had tiie Pacific Coast delayed it,
we would have had to come hack
and tried to start things all over
again next year, perhaps with less
success.
“Don't forget the same picture
might have developed next year.
Perhaps Navy or Dartmouth, for
example, would come up with a
powerhouse team. The attraction
might prove as great then for west
coast fans as Army this year.
When would the Big Nine-Pacific
Coast series ever get started?”
Wilson estimated that the Big
Nine team, under the conference
plan of howl' receipts disbursement,
will receive between $25,000 and
$30,000 of the usual $100,000 which
goes to a bowl participant. The
iliese Beavers wno piayeu m me
1942 transplanted Rose Bowl will
be in the lineup that tangles with
Oregon’s Ducks on Bell field tomor
row. Top, from left to right, Warren
Simas, place-kicking quarterback;
Ted Ossowski, tackle; Bill Mclnnis,
pass-slinging’ halfback. Bottom,
Martin Chaves, who will likely get
a starting nod at a guard position.
Susie Coeds Win
Volleyball Title
Successfully retaining their
title, the coeds from Susan
Campbell trounced Rebec, house
27-17 to win the intramural vol
leyball championship Wednesday
on the Gerlinger courts.
Sparked by Pat Arnold and
Coralee Thomson, the Susie
squad defied the efforts of Bev
Bennett and Grace Edwards who
were the point makers for Rebec.
Half-time score gave Susan
Campbell a 10-9 lead under the
rotational system but on enter
ing the second half, they showed
their prowess by establishing an
early lead which they did not re
linquish during the remainder of
the contest.
Sports Staff:
Bill Stratton
Bernie Hammerbeck
Wally Hunter
Fred Taylor
Larry Lau
Mary Anne Hanson
Bob Bradlee
Elwin Paxson
Molly Pooth
remainder will be divided among
other conference teams and the Big
Nine commissioner’s office.
Bruins by At Least One
Touchdown; More if Dry
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21—( VP)
—The Bruins by at least one touch
down.
That's the general outlook for
Saturday's coast conference Rose
Bowl clincher between the UCLA
Bruins and the Southern California
Trojans. The margin could be
three TDs if the field turns dry
and the Bruins get rolling.
Bert La Brucherie’s Uclans un
doubtedly will receive their stiff
est test of the season from the
steadily-improving Trojans. Both
teams appear ready for peak per
formances. Probable muddy go
ing, which may help the Trojans, is
the only artistic impediment.
Trojan Coach Jeff Cravath’s
skill as a defense setter, plus a
rock-ribbed USC line, may give the
Bruins a very tough first half.
Such gents at 240-pound tackles
John Ferraro and Bob Hendren
and stubby guard Mike Garzonia
don't budge easily.
But UCLA has four stellar ends,
headed by Burr Baldwin, to work
over those tackles, and plenty of
center strength in Don Paul and
associates.
The all-winning Bruins bear out
the old saw about a good offense
being the best defense. They are
the nation's top offensive team—
409.9 yards per game.
More important, they have the
champion's quick-striking power.
Ernie Case's passing and a half
dozen breakaway runners make
UCLA a scoring threat from any
part of the gridiron.
Local Prognosticator Chooses
Webfoots Over Oregon State
By LAKKl MU
The eyes and ears of the nation
will be turned towards Los Angeles
this weekend. The undefeated
Bruins of UCLA will lock horns
with their traditional, cross town
rivals, the powerful, once beaten
Trojans of USC in the game that
will decide the Pacific Coast Con
ference’s Rose Bowl team. Subject
of much controversy this vear. the
visiting team will come from the
Big Nine, with Illinois the leading
contender at the moment. The two
teams stack up, generally, as even,
but in scrutinizing the picture
more closely, it may be said that
the Trojans will have the edge in
the line, while the Bruins will domi
nate the backfield. Despite the
“Florida rains’’ that have hit South
ern California during the past ten
days, the field is expected to be
dry and fast as usual and the Bru
in’s flashy backs should have a
field day. The old speed versus
power argument will be fought
out again on the hard-packed turf
of the Coliseum. Speed gets the
nod here . . . UCLA by 7 points.
At Bell field in Corvallis, the
annual struggle between Oregon
and Oregon State will be resumed
Saturday. Oregon State, defeated
only by UCLA, is a strong favorite.
The Webfoots, having lost their
last three games, seem to be rated
little chance by the experts. Some
thing the experts can’t possibly
figure in their calculations, and ac
count for, is spirit . . . fight . . .
drive . . . the will to win. This
game, between two teams who
have no chance for the Rose Bowl
bid, is such a contest. The Orange
men have won nine of the last ten
contests; they’ll be out to rack
up number ten. The Webfoots still
have the same machinery they be
gan the season with; a machine
that many thought would carry
them to Pasadena on New Year’s
Day. The same million-dollar back
field will play, the same stubborn
linemen will be in there trying to
open the holes. If the Gods of
Fortune breathe a spark of life
into this inert collection of could
be’s, the men from Beavertown
may find the raging Ducks just
too hot to handle. The Webfoots
are a great team. I think they’ll
prove it Saturday . . . Oregon by
13 points.
Cal Over Stanford
In Berkeley, a third game, that’s
not just an ordinary game, will be
fought when California and Stan
ford clash in their ‘big game’ of
the year. California, playing up
and down football all year long is
as potent a team, potentially, as
there is on the coast. Stanford,
picked for last place before the sea
son, has startled the sports world
with their amazing rejuvenation
after a four year absence from
football circles. The Indian brand
of ball is flashier, speedier than the
type played by the Golden Bears.
The condition of the field will have
much to do with the outcome, but
Cal is due for a break this season,
and it’s getting late . . . California
by 7 points.
Illini a Winner
In the Big Nine. Illinois, the
team that may well play in the
Rose Bowl, faces a powerful North
Volleyball
The Sig Eps, SAE, and Sigma Chi
posted victories in yesterday’s in
tramural volleyball league action.
Sig Ep took things easy in their
conquest of the Yeomen, flooring a
very calm and smooth working out
fit that was never in trouble
throughout the game. In the open
ing canto the Greek boys were a
little tense and it took a portion of
that game for them to loosen up,
but they went on to \yin 15 to 10.
Sig Ep had things pretty much
their own way the rest of the battle
as they took the final game 15 to 7.
SAE looked very impressive in
their game against Villard. The
Thirteenth street boys took the hall
gang into camp with the runaway
scores of 15 to 2 and 15 to 0.
The best game on yesterday’s
calendar was the Sigma Chi-Phi Psi
affair. The first game was a battle
royal ,and the outcome was in do\l|Dt
right up to the final gun. It took
the Sigma Chis one extra frame to
defeat the Phi Psi club 10 to 14. Af
ter this close one, Sigma Chi gath
ered themselves together and made
it a clean sweep, taking the last
contest easily 15 to 5.
DU, Theta Chi, and Delta Tail
Delta, won their games by forfeit.
Tomorrow’s games:
3:50, Court 40, Sigma Alpha Ep
silon vs. Phi Delta Theta;
Court 43, Vets Dorm B (B) vs.
Vets Dorm BB (B).
4:35, Court 40, Sigma Phi Epsilon
(B) vs. Pi Kappa Alpha (B);
Court 43, Vets Dorm A (B) vs.
Vets Dorm CC (B).
5:15, Court 40, Chi Psi (B) vs.
Sigma Alpha Mu (B);
Court 43, Vets Dorm C (B) vs.
Kappa Sigma (B).
Prep Grid Playoffs
Slated for Tonight
PORTLAND, Nov. 22—(AE)—Four
Oregon high school football teams
clash tonight in playoffs leading to
the state championship. ^
McMinnville, western Oregon dis
trict winner, plays Grant, Portland
champion and defending state ti
tlist, in Multnomah stadium here.
Grant is a slight favorite.
Medford, southern Oregon dis
trict winner, will meet Hood River,
eastern Oregon champion, at Hood
River. Six inches of snow were on
the gridiron there, but officials said
the game would be played anyway.
The field is expected to be cleared
by game time. Heavier Hood River
is the favorite.
western aggregation. The Wildcats
have risen to the heights this year,
as witnessed by their 14-14 tie with
Michigan that was at its peak. The
same Wildcat eleven has slumped
badly ip the stretch. Illinois has
played consistently better ball as
the season progresses. The Illini
looks slightly the better of the two
in tomorrow’s contest; the Rose
Bowl incentive for the Illinois sqiia?T~
should do the trick . . . Illinois by
14 points.