DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Sports Editor
Y\ liile Oregon will go into next Saturday’s ball game the
odds-on favorite, the visiting Nevada team is not going to be
any soft touch. The YVolfpack has a big. rugged line, averag
ing close to 215 pounds on the first string. The backfield. al
though suffering a severe setback when ace runner Tommy
Kalimer broke his hand in the San Francisco game, posseses
several break-away runners, one good passer, and a host of
hard-bucking fullbacks.
Joe Sheetski is handling the head coaching for Nevada this
season, succeeding our Jim Aiken, and his team has broken
even in two starts. The Reno lads wallopped Arizona State by
a five touchdown margin, but were dumped 37-13 by San Fran
cisco last weekend. Sheetski is a former Notre Dame performer,
was head coach at Holy Cross from 1938 to '41, and last year
served as line coach under Eddie Anderson at Iowa.
Tackles Beefy
In contrast to the YY ebfoots, the YVolfpack carries it’s weight
at the tackle positions with 212-pound Fred Leon and 235
pound Tom Carlson. Starting guards are Dick Tilton at 230.
and Ken Sinofsky who is a mere 207 pounder. Center Tom Rein
hardt tips the beam at an even 200. with the ends Scott Beas
ley and Don Orlich weighing 198 and 218 respectively.
In bowing to the San Francisco eleven, this gang of beef
trusters managed to keep the touted Don ballcarriers from
gaining extensively on the ground. But on offense, the Ne
vada line couldn’t open up the holes for their own backs.
Kalimer was the spark of the Nevada running game, but
now that he is sidelined, Sheetski will have to bank on the
services of Ted Kondell at quarter, Dick Trachok and Goldie
Farnsworth at the halves, and Lloyd Rude at full. As reserve
pigskin-toters, the Reno-ites have Mike Mirabelli, Ed Toc
zylowski, Etude Zeno, and Turk Eliades.
Back Hxts Good Average
Against San Francisco, Toczvknvski packed the leather 7
times for 66 yards, an average of 9.4 yard's per try. Mirabelli
is the outstanding passer, while Rude and Zeno rate high as
bruising line plungers. Farnsworth and Trachok, the latter at
160 pounds, will have to fill Kalimer's role of scatback in the
Nevada system.
With the increasing threat of rain, the out-weighed Oregon
line could be in for a very tough afternoon Saturday on Hay
ward field, if the situation is muddy. Also there will be the
added factor, that the Nevadans will be out to give ex-coach
Aiken as hard going as possible. But this last angle also works
the other way, as the Duck's coach will be out to dump his for
mer gridders.
Although most of the Oregon students’ attention will be fo-..
cused on this Nevada game, Carl Heldt’s Frosh football team
will be making their deut at Corvallis against the Rooks the
same afternoon. All reports from Corvallis seem to point the
fact that the Baby Beavers are going to have another up-and
coming team.
In looking over the Rook roster, three names in particular
stand out, and they are Bruce Ecklund, A1 Gray, and Mark
Puddy. The Ecklund is none other that the brother of our own
Brad Ecklund, the 60-minute Webfoot snapper-back. Bruce is
a lineman and has been showing promise in practice.
Another Gray Performs
A1 Gray, hailing from Benson high of Portland, is the brother
of Southern Cal and Oregon State All-American Bill Gray. Like
his brother, A1 is trying out for the center slot. Mark Puddy
is a candidate for the quarterback position, while his brother
Hal is playing for Lon Stiner’s varsity Beaver crew this sea
son, performing at tackle.
Rook coach Jim Dixon has plenty of weight to throw around,
led by a 255-pound guard, Harry Gouldin, from Burns. He also
has a pair of 230-pounders, one man weighing 235 and another
220.
The Aggie students, by the way, are really priming for
this week’s game with the Frosh, and are anticipating a large
crowd at Bell field. Reason, of course, is the fact that the Ore
gon State varsity will be up in Seattle, opening conference play
against the Washington Huskies.
Dixon, assisted by Jack Begelman, Lew Hammers, and Stan
Czech, .hasn’t made any hint as to a starting lineup, but has
highly recommended several men including Don Niblett, end
from Benson; Ecklund, who claims Milwaukie as his home
town; Bill Dixon, a Seattle prep star and nephew of the Rook
mentor; and Bill Pedden of Lebanon. Outstanding speedboy of
the Baby Beavers is a Nampa Idaho flash, Ron Newton, who
has been clocked at 9.9 for the 100.
From Oregon's point of view, this game may mean much as
to the Duck's future hopes in football, for the Frosh team was
-.dumped twice last season by the Aggie youngsters and will be
out to avenge these setbacks.
Lambda Chi, Chi Psi, Minturn,
Phi Delt, D U, Stitzer Victors
TODAY’S GAMES
Phi Kappa Psi vs. Nestor hall,
3:50.
ATO vs. Pi Kappa Alpha, 3:50.
McChesney hall vs. Sigma Chi,
3:50.
SAE vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon,
4:45.
Theta Chi vs. Villard hall, 4:45.
SAM vs. Sherry Ross, 4:45.
By BOB REINHART
For 'the third consecutive after
noon six powerful touch football
grid machines galloped over their
opponents in a convincing fashion
as they moved one step closer to a
lead in the pigskin race and the
1947 intramural championship.
Heading the list of victors in
yesterday’s tussles were the Phi
Delts, who knocked over a hustling
gang from Delta Tau Delta 13-7,
and Minturn hall drummed out an
impressive 12-0 win over the Legal
Eagles. The Sig Eps all but upset
the dope bucket as they were
nosed out of a victory by Chi Psi
6-0, and Lambda Chi Alpha throt
tled Westminster house 12-0. Nail
ing down their second straight tri
umph was Delta Upsilon who
trounced the Yeomen 7-0 in a close
contest, and in the tightest game
of the afternoon Stitzer hall out
gained Phi Kappa Sigma two
downs to one and thereby gained
the nod on the strength of the one
extra down.
Phi Deltl3, Delts 7
Scoring in the opening two min
utes of play, the Phi Delts man
aged to hang on to their slim lead
throughout the game as the Delts,
fired up and seemingly sensing vic
tory, came back in the closing min
utes of play to score and keep the
leaders on the run til the final gun.
Big Max Miide started the ball
rolling for the Phi Delts when he
intercepted a pass on the Delts' 20
yard line as the first quarter end
ed. Two plays later he counted
the first score of the game as he
took A1 Crosby’s looping aerial in
the end zone for six points. Mid
way through the third period the I
red-clad Phi Delts began to roll I
again. This time it was Jock O’Con
nor pitching and sticky fingered
Larry Hayes on the receiving end.
Starting on his own 15, O’Connor
connected with five straight passes,
moving the ball down to paydirt
where he threw to Hayes for the
score. With four minutes left in
in the game, Ed Sanford faded and
unleashed a sizzling 40-yard pass
to Jerry Hunter, utting the Delts
back in the game. In the remaining
moments they threw several des
peration passes, but none of them
connected.
Minturn 12, Eagles 0
Sparked by the uncanny running,
passing, kicking, and general all
around ability of Hawaiian Joe
Tom, the Minturn club named the
Legal Eagles their first defeat as
they posted a 12-0 win.
The outcome was in little doubt
from the opening whistle, the Min
turn boys, displayed speed to burn
with Tom in the tailback slot. He
broke away for several long gains
and kept the Eagles deep in their
own territory for the majority of
liic game.
Jack Simpson was on the receiv
ing end of Tom’s first payoff heave
as he nailed the ball on the 20 and
scooted the remaining distance for
the score. The was little action dur
ing the last two periods, until in
the final seconds Tom intercepted
a spot aerial on the Eagles 45 and
raced it back for the final score.
Not only did the little ace sparkle
in the running and passing depart
ments, but also shone as a kicker
when he booted the pigskin over
65 yards on two occasions while
playing in his barefeet.
Chi Psi 6, Sig Eps 0
Playing an inspired brand of
football, an underdog team of Sig
Eps put up a terrific battle against
a good Chi Psi squad and kept the
outcome in doubt until the final
gun when they succumbed by one
touchdown.
The Chi Psis tallied early in the
first period after taking the open
ing kick. They drove the length of
the field to score on a 10-yard pass
from Chuck Rufner to Preston
Holt, who took the ball unmolested
in the end zone. From that point
on, however, they were constantly
knocking aerials from the arms of
the Sig Ep receivers.
Lambda Chi Alpha 12,
Westminster 0
The Lambda Chis registered
their initial win of the year as they
humbled Westminster house in a
tightly played contest, 12-0. Half
back George Rawlins figured in
both of the scores as he hit Stan
Arthur with a 40-yard howitzer in
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the opening period, and came back
with another in the final canto
when Bill Davis snagged another
of his tosses for the final tally.
Westminster failed to get their
machine into high gear and could
n’t get inside their opponents' 20
yard line.
DU 7, Yeomen 0
The Yeomen suffered their sec
ond defeat yesterday as a gallop
ing gang of DUs, sparked by Les
Wright, ran off with a 7-0 verdict.
The only score of the game came
in the second period when Wright
broke through a gaping hole in the
left forward wall and scampered
30 yards to paydirt behind beauti
ful blocking.
Stitzer 1, Phi Kappa 0
Closest game of the day came in
the Stitzer-Phi Sig tangle, with
Stitzer gaining the nod with a total
of two first downs to one for the
losers.
Neither team got past the 20
yard line and for the majority of
the time tore up the area about the
50. Stitzer was the only team pre
sented with a near scoring oppor
tunity, but failed to take advan
tage of it.
A law in Hoboken, New Jersey,
obliges all high school students to
take two years in American history
and government.
By AL. PIETSCHMAN
SPORTS: Bing Crosby’s recent
feats in golfing left Bob Hope agog.
Bing’s chip shots were uncanny
and Hope has just
about given up beat
ing Bing. Hint to
golfers having trou
ble with putts--grip
putter with both
palms up. You won’t
hook or slice, they
say.
WOMEN: Down
at USC the men on
the campus have re
volted. They are fighting the coed’s
long skirts by forming a “roll-up
pantlegs” organization. Men of
Oregon, to the colors, Organize,
Eight, resist. No, on second thought,
not the latter.
FASHIONS: For the smoothie:
cuff links that fit on a regular but
ton. A real gadget that makes
shirts up to the minute. If you are
still filling in your wardrobe, drop
down to JOE RICHARDS. He has
the items you are looking for.
SPORTS: In case you are won
dering when Oregon last played in
a Rose Bowl game it was 1920.
Harvard 7, Oregon 6. Oregon was
the first team to play in the Bowl
twice, facing and beating Penn
14-0 in 1917.
Bob Roberts is the biggest man
an the team this year with his 250
pounds. He wears a 40 football suit,
but when they come back from the
cleaners he has to squeeze into a
12.
That “Marchie” in from of
Swartz’s name at Stanford is short
.or Marchmont. He’ll be keeping an
sye on Notre Dame this Saturday
is that is his alma mammy.
FASHIONS: For “men of dis
:inction” there' is a new cigarette
lighter that is just a quarter of an
nch thick. Press the top and a
:rap door fies open on the front of
:he lighter. Supposed to be the
nost compact lighter in the world.
(Pd. Adv).