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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1947)
Center Leads Ducks Today Reno Squad Outweighs Favored Oregon Eleven Brad Ecklund, Oregon’s iron-man football center, was named by Coach Jim Aiken to captain the Ducks in their 2 p.m. con test at Hayward field with the University of Nevada today. Ecklund, letterman junior, has been one of the big,factors in the strong Webfoot defense this season, as well as proving plenty tough on the offense. The blond line-backer has played about 50 minutes of each of the two games. Duck Line Out-weighed For the first time this season the Oregon line v’ill go into a fra)- out-weighed. The Nevada Wolfpack scpiad has a first string line average of 215 pounds. The Webfoot forward wall >s the scales at an average 208 pounds. In the backfield the Lemon and Green have the advantage as the Ducks average 182 to the Wolfpack's 177. Three men are the main bulk in the Reno squads’ line. Right guard Dicfl Tilton is a hefty 230 pounds, while tackle Tinnas Carlson is even bigger, at 235. Two of the linemen arc 6 foot 3 inch giants, the left end, Duke Lindeman, and Carlson. Guards Weigh 220 Left guard Ken Sinofsky weighs 220 and Fred Leon, right guard, hits 220. Right end Scott Beasley and center Tom Rein hardt are the small boys of the line, pust topping 200 pounds. Backfield power of the Wolfpack may be hampered by the injury of left halfback Tom Kalmanir, who broke his hand in last weekend's contest. The swift-moving Kalmanir, w ho bears a big load of till running plays of Nevada, may start the game but will be used snarinedv. Nevada Uses T The Nevadans employ the T-formation attack that was start ed by Jim Aiken w hen he was coach. In the vital quarterback spot for the Reno team will be Mike Mirabelli, a 190-pounder. Right half duties are carried by Dick Trachok, and the fullback Lloyd Rude. Oregon is physically in good condition for today’s tilt. Tw.o gridders, Bill Abbey, hard tackling defenseman, and Art Milne may not see action. Milne, reserve end who scored for Oregon against Texas, has been out with a cold. Abbey is troubled with a leg injury suffered against Texas. Oregon Lineup Same The starting line for Oregon will be the same that started the first two games. Ends will be Dan Garza and Lou Robin son; tackles will be Steve Dotur and Don Stanton; guards will be Ted Meland and Ed Chrobot. At center will be captain Brad Ecklund. In the back-field the quarterback post will be held by Norm Van Brocklin, ace passing wizard of the Ducks. At left half ■will be lightning Jake Leicht. Right half will be Jim Newquist, leading ball-carrier for Oregon this year, and at fullback duties will be Bob Koch. Backfield May Vary The starting lineup in the backfield may vary slightly. De Wayne Johnson, husky reserve back, may start at quarter as the rugged lad is used chiefly on defense. George Hell will see considerable action today. The halfback has been groomed to take Abbey’s spot on defense, and in the latter’s absence w ill see much action. Dan Garza . LER .Scott Beasley 50 77 Steve Dotur .. LTR . Fred Leon 40 64 Ed Chrobot . LGR . Dick Tilton 43 50 Brad Ecklund . C. Ted Reinhardt 57 65 Ted Meland . RGL . Ken Sinifsky 31 73 Don Stanton . RTL . Tinnas Carlsen 56 65 Lou Robinson . REL . Duke Lindeman 49 44 Jake Leicht LH. Tom Kalmanir 24 10 Jim Newquist RH. Dick Trachok 20 17 Bob Koch . F. Lloyd Rude 11 15 DeWayne Johnson Q Mike Mirabelli 32 -W■■ ' ■ <■ Frosh, Rooks Clash Today j Game Captain Big, blond Brad Ecklund will captain the Webfoots in today’s game with the Nevada Wolfpack. Brad’s younger brother Bruce is playing for the Oregon State Hooks against the Frosh today at Corvallis. Important Tests Today For Coast Grid Giants San Francisco, Oct. 3. (UP) — California, UCLA and USC, the three grid giants of the West, lay their perfect records on the line Saturday against time-tested foes —and the results of these games may go a long ways in deciding the Pacific Coast Conference rep resentatives for the West in the Rose Bowl game. Coach Lynn (Pappy) Waldorf’s Bea2rs at Berkeley will be gun ning for their third successive vic tory over major league foes. In two games the surprising Waldorf club has thumped Santa Clara, 33-7; and upset Navy, 14-7. The Bears have uncovered one of the finest forward walls in the business and if their backs devel op as expected, the Blue and Gold may find themselves playing on New Year’s Day. Against Wedemeyer The Bears already have proved they can beat good solid lines; Saturday they come up against the trickiest backfield in the business in the Galloping Gaels of St. ' Mary’s, featuring the Hawaiian sensation, Herman Wedemeyer. The USC Trojans, a lack-lustre outfit in 1946, may be on the way up—if last week’s performance is any indication. The men of Troy Foot (mil Scores (Eastern Wash. 6, Whitworth 0 'Willamette 19, Whittier 0 Marquette 27, St. Louis 23 .Portland Teachers 28, Mohawk ( Maryland 43, Delaware 19 laldwin-Wallace 28, Akron 0 •My J C 6, Virginia 0 Vetroit 40, Wayne 7 Vnn State 33, Penn Military 0 /Ulanova 7, Miami 7 •Aorgetown 40, Fordham 7 PRINTING OF DISTINCTION DANCE PROGRAMS ^ ANNOUNCEMENTS < EXPERT i LITHOGRAPHY £ HOUSE PAPERS t CRESTED ► STATIONERY VJLu pruitmg coiRPflnY v 76 W est Broadway Telephone 470 smothered Washington State un der wraps. They may have more trouble against the Rice Owls this this week—because the Texans are rated one of the powerhouses of the Southwest conference. UCLA at Evanston UCLA, traveling to the mid west to take on its second Big Nine foe in nine days, tangles with an underdog Northwestern club in Evanston, Illinois. The Bruins put on a terrific display in crush ing the better-than-average Iowa eleven last week and the Wildcats should be no tougher for Coach Bert LaBrucherie’s aggregation. In the north country, Washing ton and Oregon State, both smart ing from 7-6 defeats at the hands of Minnesota and Utah, respec tively, tangle in Seattle, with the Huskies slight favorites. Undefeated Idaho, the surprise of the conference up to this time, entertains twice-beaten Washing ton State; and Montana goes south to tackle a good Arizona outfit. Heldt Names 33-Man Team By ELWIN PAXON The first Oregon Frosh foot ball squad since 1942 swings into action Bell Field, Corvallis at 2 p.m. today, when they battle the Oregon State Rooks in the opening clash of the season for both teams. The Duckling 33-man traveling squad will leave for Corvallis at 10:30 a.m., accompanied by Coach Carl Heldt and his three assis tants, Len Surles, Ray Lung, and Leonard' Warren. Today’s game will mark the first test for Heldt at Oregon, when his Frosh attempt to avenge a pair of trouncings suffered at the hands of the Baby Beavers in 1942. The Oregon team enters the contest in fine physical condition, according to the mentor. Big Line The Frosh forward wall, averag ing 192 pounds, will be anchored by a pair of 180 pound ends, Doug Coghill and Glen Keltner. Cog hill hails from Medford where he placed on the southern con ference all-star lineup, while Kelt ner played for Gresham, serving as team captain his senior year. At tackles, Heldt will start Bill O’Hara and Hank Ced'ros, the former a four-year letterman at Oregon City, while Cedros twice placed on the big-six all-star with Springfield. Negro Guards A pair of Negroes, Chet Daniels and Art Harris, will open at guards. Daniels shifted from center, is another all-stater and comes from Portland. Harris played fullback for Garfield high in Seattle. Starting at center is defensive bearcat Dick Patrick, from Vale. In the backfield, another Med ford boy, Earl Stelle will hold down the quarterback spot, and handle a good share of the pass ing. At left half, Gene Miner, a big-six all-conference back for the Eugene league champs last year, | gets the nod. Another big-sixer and the only veteran on the club, Denny Sul livan of Bend will carry the mail at right half. Sullivan is one of the fastest boys on the team. Round. ing out the backfield is Jim Hanns, another Eugene man, at fullback. He will also do a large share of the Frosh kicking. Moscow, Idaho, gets its curious name not from anything Russian, but from an Indian tribe called originally “Masco.” RadioTimelsNow i Have a bedside radio in your room angl hear the finest in music and entertainment on your own personal radio.