DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Sports Editor
Tucked away in the back pages of most Sunday sports sections
in the state was a small article about PCC eligibility ruling on
Oregon end Dick Wilkins. Wilkin’s petition for reinstatement
was voted down by nine member schools in the Coast Conference.
The stories were coldly factual in most cases, and simply re
vealed that Wilkins would not be able to play ball at Oregon this
vear. They also made brief mention of statements by Coach Jim
Aiken to the effect that he considered Wilkins a fair prospect.
What those stories didn t *"'
say, was that such small things
as the eligibility of one such
man can point the way to
either success or faijure on the
gridiron for a team such a:s
Oregon is this year. The Web
foots this season have in Norm
Van Brocklin one of the finest
passers on the Pacific slope.
At present his batting average
in completions is 39 percent.
That is good enough to put
him at the top of the confer- DICK WILKINS
ence list of successful passers and gives him the No. 4 spot in
the nation with 364 yards. This is considered a fair average.
What Could He Do With a Hutson?
At present \ an Brocklin is hitting this average with ordinary
receivers. Give him an A1 Krueger or a Don Hutson on the other
end of those tosses and that average could well soar to new
heights. 1 hat s easy enough to believe—but the average college
doesn't have many potential Kruegers or Hutsons around. But,
according to Coach Aiken the Webfoots had one in Dick Wil
kins. Aiken has gone on recqrcl as saying that he compared the
ineligible Duck end with either Hutson and Krueger, and that
is cpiite a statement.
Idaho Coach Dixie Howell led a great Alabama team into the
Rose Bowl in 1935 and he passed the Stanford dizzy. On the re
ceiving end of those flips was Hutson., who went on from there
to become a legend in professional leagues. Hutson is an all
time all-timer in every sense of the word. Krueger, though
not gnerally conceded the spot with the immortals as is the ex
Alabama ace is still ranked with the best.He is probably known
best for his game-winning Rose Bowl touchdown in 1939.
Duke and "tJjeJCrojans were locked in a death struggle in the
bowl and Wallace Wade’s Blue Devils were fighting to keep
a slim three-point lead. Then in the waning moments of that
contest a substitute halfback with a mighty arm named Doyle
Nave threw a long pass that broke the backs of the lads from
Durham. On the receiving end of that pass was Krueger.
These are the men that Aiken compared Wilkins with. What
more in the way of an accolade could any coach present to a ball
player? That is indeed a hard one to top. But, the sad thing about
this whole situation is that Wilkins is not eligible.
However it isn’t too hard to see what the addition of this
potential great would mean to the Duck football machine of
1947. Van Brocklin is hitting a goodly percent of his passes now
when he has average receivers; What could he do if the man
going downfield under those passes were able to flag ’em
down in the Hutson manner? Possibly Wilkins wouldn’t be the
answer to all of Aiken’s problems, but smaller losses than this
have submerged more than one ball club.
Williams Trails Van Brocklin
It's interesting to note that the man following Van Brocklin
in the passing department in the PCC is Idaho’s “Billy the Kid”
Williams. He’s the lad that was found last year tossing pigskin
strikes on a Vandal intramural field. A short talk with the then
head Coach Babe Brown and Williams drew a varsity uniform.
He's been tossing for the Vandals since that time and is possibly
one of the big factors in the upsurge at Idaho. Of course his
tutor is the aformentioned Dixie How"ell who has quite a little
experience in that field of operations. Williams tosses’ have
been covered a total of 268 yards thus far in the season.
Basement Throwers Effective
Though it’s probably a coincidence the five leading passers
in the conference all are doing their aerial work for ball clubs
that are conceded to be basement material. Leading of course
is Van Brocklin, in second place is Williams, taking No. 3
honors is a Stanford lad named A1 Morris who can toss a
feather-like oval 50 yards and hit a receiver. Rounding out the
quintet of flingers is Washington State’s Deane Eggers and
‘Tierre Roberts of Montana.
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Sloppy Grid Hinders
Intramural Contests
Today’s Games
3:50
Pi Kappa Phi, French hall
Merrick hall, Sherry Ross hall
Phi Sigma Kappa, Villard hall
4:45
Sigma Nu, Omega hall
Chi Fsi, Cherney hall
Lambda Chi Alpha, Beta Theta Pi
By Eddie Artzt
Old man rain took a three hour
vacation yesterday afternoon, and
while he was napping eight eager
intramural grid squads put on a
fiery exhibition on lower Howe field
that was a combination football
water polo battle.
Four more days of play remain
before the top outfits tangle in
elimination playoffs.Yesterday was
the first day that an unbeaten team
was not present on the field.
Handling the wet pigskin in
smooth style, Sigma Chi paddled
their way to a smarting 19-0 victory
over Pi Kappa Alpha. Phi Kappa
Psi stayed on their feet long enough
to float home the winner over Kap
pa Sigma 6-0. McChesney hall earn
ed the title of “mudder deluxe” by
manuevering their way to at 20-0
triumph over Sigma hall.
Providing plenty of thrills right
up to the final gun, Minturn hall
and Westminster House ran all
over each other with Minturn
cashing in 14-12. Beta Theta Pi was
awarded a 1-0 forfeit win over the
Legal Eagles, as only three Eagles
showed up at the scheduled time.
Delta Tan Delta added another win
to their string on a forfeit nod from
Nestor hall.
Sigma Chi 19, Pi Psi 0
Capitalizing on a deadly air at
tack, Sigma Chi didn’t let the mud
gum up _their attack. The once
beaten Sigma Chi’s took to the air
and trounced Pi Kappa Psi 19-0.
Early in the opening quarter
Norm Henwood fired a touchdown
pass to Bill Bayliss from the Pi Kap
24 yard line. Still going strong in
the second frame, the Sigma Chi’s
struck it rich again on the only
touchdown run of the afternoon.
Henwood faded to pass on the Pi
Kop 20, then changing his direction
galloped through the mud passed
a host of opponents into the end
zone.
In the fourth heat Leroy Cole
man flipped to Johnny Jones from
the 18 yard-stripe. Jones skated
into touchdown territory juggling
the ball with both hands. The slip
pery pigskin managed to stick and
the Sigma Chi’s had the ball game
on ice.
Phi Psi 6, Kappa Sig 0
Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Sigma
raced' around for three quarters
but couldn’t score. Finally Phi
Kappa Psi flew into action in the
fourth quarter and upset a potent
Kapa Sig crew 6-0.
Mac Eppley carried tlte ball over
after taking a short pass from Vic
Selman on the 12 yard line. Both
teams were hard his by the uncer
tain footing, which curbed their
scoring power.
Minturn 14,
Westminster 12
Minturn hall ignored a 12-0 half
time deficit and bounced back in
the second half to take Westmin
ster House 14-12. Westminster
opened' the program with two long
touchdown passes to Bill Larson
from George Huggins. The two in
complete conversion trys proved
to be the Westminster downfall.
Jos Tom, Minturn ace, unlim
bered his whip arm and fired two
long ones to Bob Melim, who was
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In paydirt both times. Both extra
point trys clicked, and Minturn
brought home the victory.
McChesney 20, Sigma 0
Ed Falwell led a McChesney hall
air invasion to a 20-0 landslide over
Sigma hall. Falwell tagged Dale
Lint from the 15 yard line for the
opening six points early in the first
quarter. It was Falwell again in
the second heat; this time his target
was Ralph Belyeu, who reached for
the second score from the 10 yard
mark. Dale Simpson picked off a
30-yard Falwell flip in the fourth
frame, and streaked an additional
40 yards for the longest touchdown
of the afternoon.
Frosh Travel
(Continued from page four)
of the following players: Doug Cog
, hill and Dick Mobley, ends; Bill
O'Hara and Bill Marker, tackles;
Art Harris and Chet Daniels,
guards; Dick Patrick, center; Earl
Stelle, quarterback; Dick Morrison
left half; Jim Hanns, fullback; and
Dennis Sulivan, right half.
End Glen Keltner, a starter last
week, will be the only regular not
making the trip, due to face in
juries sustained in the season's
> opener.
By AL PIETSCHMAN
SPORTS: UCLA will be gunning
for its 119th coast conference win
Saturday. If the Bruins beat the
Ducks they will then have an all
time conference percentage of .500.
As it stands now they have won
118 and lost 119. At present they
are one up on Oregon, winning nine
and losing eight.
JAM: Nellie Lutcher is the cur
rent sensation of the discs. Her
“Hurry on Down” and “Real Gone
Guy” are two of her best and both
records can be found at the RADIO
LAB on 11th street. Give ’em a
listen if you haven’t already.
CAMPUS: Yesterday’s article
about the ROTC colonel claiming '
corps courses are more democratic
in spirit sounds like Army release
number 402, quoted from AR 605
25.
How many times have we heard
the “democratic spirit” from rank
ing officers. Ah yes, there is a new
day in the army. Yep, and where
to we get a LincolnContinental for
free!
SPORTS: Basketball seaason is
just around the corner and some of
the boys are practicing by them
selves now. They start in Septem
ber and end in April, making for
one of the longest collegiate sports
seasons.
Marv Rasmussen is testing his
legs out on the maples and looks
good. That spill he took last year
almost ruined Marv’s basketball
career, but time and treatment
have healed the torn ligaments and
he is ready for action.
Many basketball fans claimed
that his absence was one of the
reasons Oregon didn’t click. In
pre-season games when he was in
the lineup, the quint couldn’t be
beaten—after the injury they did
n’t have the fire.
Some enthusiastic rooters are
planning on leaving at noon for
the L.A. game. Tom Hazzard is
taking a carful down; already there
is Athletic Director Leo Harris and
Publicity Director Litchman.
(Pd. Adv.)