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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1947)
DUCK TRACKS By DON FAIR Assistant Sports Editor The rain is officially here, and along with it comes the prob blem of how. the Oregon T-system will function in the mud. Although the Ducks will be playing in so-called sunny Cali fornia this weekend, the Aikenmen still have six more games to play up north, where rain is a deciding factor in many close grid battles. Throughout the final quarter of the Nevada upset, the Web foots were performing from the tricky T, in a light downpour JIM NEWQUIST which apparently didn t seri ously hamper either team. However, the field, even with the wet weather Saturday, of | fered the ball carriers sure footing, something that can’t be counted on following days, and even weeks, of steady rain. As an offensive attack, the I T-depends for its strenght on | deceptive hand-offs, optional * run-passes, and quick opening line thrusts. On a sloppy grid iron, the first two factors are rendered somewhat impotent, leaving only bruising, line-bust ing power to rely on for yardage. Passing is possible, but with a slippery, wet ball, much of its sting is lost, too. Van Brocklin Passes in Rain In the rain against Nevada, Webfoot passer deluxe Norm Van Brocklin didn’t seem to be too hampered with the elusive pigskin, although a couple of his heaves slipped off in wobbly arches. Yet the sophomore signal caller is still in the learning process.'of passing under any conditions, and should improve as the occasions arise. However, the rock-ribbed power necessary to crash over, around, and through the opposing guards and center is lack ing in the Webfoot attack. On lightning-like dashes through the middle of the Wolfpack line, speed-merchant Jake Leicht was bottled up tighter than the old aged-and-mellowed. The openings simply weren’t there. Even though the Oregon running carried time and again in side the Nevada 30, especially in the late stages of the game, when that extra yard was needed down in 6-point territory, the Duck line and backs couldn't find the scoring punch. Wet Field Hampers Leicht Leicht's biggest ground gainer this year has been the hand off where he skitters either outside the opposing ends or be tween the flank arid tackle. On a good soggy, muck-and-mire gridiron, as was the condition against Washington State at Hayward field last season, the diminutive speedster isn't going to have the steady footing for quick starts, which makes^ many of his gains possible. Picking up of yardage then is clearly left up to other knee churning, hard-hitting backs. Only Bob Sanders, as yet, has shown that this rock-em, sock-em business is right up his alley. Jim Newquist, although leading the team in average yards gained with six yards per try on 19 attempts, isn’t the answer to the problem as he doesn’t pack the beef needed to make a 1 through-the-iniddle attack click. Johnson May Click Bob Koch has been hot and cold. At times he tears the opposing line to pieces, and on other occasions can get no where. The possible shift of southpaw halfback Dewayne Johnson to a starting role in the Uclan game this weekend may alleviate the problem because he has the weight and is rugged enough to be a tough customer. The loss of Ken Maine through ineligibility hurt the Oregon running no little. The Ducks, if they expect to keep on the heels of the big boys, must find that hidden spark, which means a sure two yards with the blue chips down and the goal line in view. Apparently the Northwestern upset win over UCLA last - weekend was somewhat costly to the highly-rated Bruins, with at least temporary injuries to starting backs A1 Hoisch, Skip Rowland, and Jerry Shipkey, and to all-conference center Don ~ Paul. But you can bet your marbles that come next Saturday at the Los Angeles Colisieum, these bovs will definitely be * putting out for coach Bert LaBrucherie, particularly if the Webfoots give the Bruins a rough go. < Speaking of the Colisieum, why is it that the teams from the Northwest never draw the crowds to even partially fill the . 103.000 capacity stadium? Surely the brand of football played cip-^rrthe is no different than that displayed by the southen. _ schools. Nevertheless the fact remains that if -any northern eleven draws 40.000 to the huge stadium, it’s considered sue-; cessful as far as Californians are concerned. A TO, DTD, SAE, Phi Delts, Tekes, Pi Kaps Take IM Tilts TODAY’S SCHEDULE 3:50 Theta Chi vs. Sherry Ross hall Sigma Alpha Mu vs. Yillard hall Phi Kappa Sigma vs. Omega hall 4:45 Stitzer hall vs. Phi Gamma Delta Yeom’en vs. Cherney hall. DU vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon By EDDIE ARTZT Atop a slippery turf, twelve crown-seeking intramural grid powers bulldozed one another up and down lower Howe field yester day, until six of the scrappy outfits toted home the laurels and moved up a peg in the red-hot race for the 1947 championship. It was another case of six shut outs, with scores ranging from way down at 1-0 to the impressive total of 20-0. The big game of the after noon, the Sigma Chi-Alpha Tau Omega tiff, saw two undefeated units come together in a thriller that ended with the ATOs out in front 7-0. Pi Kappa Alpha topped the scoring for the day by flatten ing Sigma hall 20 to 0. Phi Delta Theta still holds an unblemished record with its 14-0 triumph over Nestor hall, and Sigma Alpha Ep silon rumbled over French hall 13-0. Delta Tau Delta dumped Kappa Sigma 13-0, and by the old first down tickler, Tau Kappa Epsilon eked out a win over Campbell club 1-0. An important change in schedule was released by the Intramural of fice to the effect that Lambda Chi Alpha would face Beta Theta Pi instead Of the Legal Eagles next Friday afternoon. ATO 7, Sigma Chi 0 Chasing all over the gridiron in a match that had everyone on edge, Alpha Tau Omega tossed a hint to An injured ankle, inflicted during the Phi Delta Theta-Nes tor hall game yesterday, sent Hal Schick of the Phi Delts to the infirmary for x-rays. Schick, one of the first to receive a seri ous injury in intramural foot ball this year, is now on crutch es and is awaiting the doctor’s verdict. the rest of the teams that they in tend to take their second consecu tive championship by erasing Sig ma Chi from their list 7-0. Early in the third quarter, Mo Thomas, shifty ATO back, smashed the Sigma Chi defense to block a punt. The ball was pounced on by Bill Monroe on the Sigma Chi six yard line. Two plays later Dick Stoinoff pitched the TD aerial to Thomas. Stoinoff fired again, this "CHICKEN AT ITS BEST" Fried Chicken Dinners $ .90 Chicken a la Carte — with french fries, toast and drink $ .90 We serve a full line of STEAKS AND SEAFOODS at the WHITE PALACE CAFE Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 47 E. 10th Phone 172 The Best in Leather Goods I ~ Billfolds * Luggage * Shaving Kits * Writing Folios * Cigarette Cases Preston & Hales 857 Willamette Phone 665 time to Ramsey Fendall to rack up the point after touchdown. Pi Kaps 20, Sigma 0 Displaying the kind of punch that spells trouble for the rest of the highly-touted teams, Pi Kappa Alpha unloaded on Sigma hall 20-0. Frank Beeson fired a bullet pass to Harry Slack from the 25-yard line for the first Pi Kap score. Bee son and Slack clicked again in the second quarter, this time from the 20, where Beeson unleased his touchdown-happy arm. Jack Cos tello pegged a Sigma hall lateral and danced a cool 40 yards for the final score in the third quarter. Phi Delts 14, ISestor 0 Still known as the ‘‘unbeatables" is Phi Delta Theta after hanging a 14-0 drubbing on Nestor hall. The hard-driving Phi Delts have dumped every opponent thus far by fairly convincing scores. Jack O'Connor fired special delivery to Walt Kirsch from the Nestor 10 for six early in the third quarter. Larry Hays, sensational Phi Delt veteran, snagged another O’Connor aerial in the third heat, this time from the 15, to put the boys from Nestor on ice. Delts 13, Kappa Sig 0 Delta Tau Delta hit the airlanes and flew home a 13-0 winner over Kappa Sigma. Early in the second frame, Ed (Please turn to page si.rj By AL, PIETSCIIMAN SPOUTS: Somebody at the press had too much cider or something. That story about Leicht and the “sleeper” play wasn't written in such a hobablobbin state as it ap peared in yesterday’s column. To keep the record straight and avoid many queries, here is the story about a play being illegal but not called as such: Jake snuck down the sidelines. Nevada didn’t see him, neither did the officials. A sleeper play is le gal, ours was too, until Jake laid down on the ground. Then, accord ing to the official, the play was il legal. But no one with ruling au thority saw Jake hit the turf, therefore, no penalty. But now the Nevada coach may have heard about it and may pro test, but they won the game, "sleep er or no sleeper. FASHIONS: House dances are on the agenda and everybody is checking their formal attire. May be you haven’t your tux shirt yet, maybe the other is shot. If so, drop down to MEN’S TOGGERY, 40 E. Broadway. They’ll fix you up. WOMEN: The colorful ’kerchiefs that ladies have worn around their neck evidently serve a dual pur pose. Yesterday they were “off the neck” and “on the head.” One gal says to tirade against them as she doesn’t like them at all. Is that the consensus of feminine opinion ? Remember, in Portland for the finest jewelry it is at CARL GREVE’S. SPORTS: Norm Van Brocklin’s passing has been commended by many sources. Here are some sta tistics on his tossing. In three games he has thrown 71 times and has completed 28 of them. In per centages that reads almost 40 per cent completed. Jake Leicht is the workhorse on the team when it comes to carry ing the ball. He has lugged it 38 times in three contests. (Pd. Adv.)