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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1947)
Oregon Emerald SPORTS Wally Hunter, Editor Don Fair, Fred Taylor, Assistant Editors Duck Grid Reserves Get Heavy Workout By FRED TAYLOR Coach Jim Aiken eased up a bit on his first-string gridders and top reserves Tuesday as he sent them through practice with out pads, but he concentrated tlie work on the rest of the team. The head mentor sent the third string through a lengthy scrim mage against the Frosh eleven, as he introduced some new plays to be used against the Washington Huskies in the Portland tilt this Saturday. All the gridders who saw heavy action last weekend against tne rsruins were given a reprieve from scrimmage with the excep tion of Norm Van Brocklin, who handled the passing chores for the reserves agains the Ducklings. Af ter a short dummy scrimmage and -calisthenics, the top men watched the reserves put the new plays into action. The Webfoots will be gunning for their first victory over the Huskies since 1941, when they knocked off the Washington squad 19-16 aty Seattle. Not since 1938 have the Ducks managed to defeat the Hus kies in a Multnomah stadium battle. That year a field goal gave the Eugene team a 3-0 win. The first major change in the starting line this season is expec ted against Washington, when Jim Berwick will take over the right guard duties. Berwick proved to be a standout both defensively and of fensively last Saturday against UCLA. Regular guard Ted Meland suffered a broken bone in his wrist in practice last week, and was used sparingly against the Bruins. The Ducks’ hopes for a break into the win column after three straight defeats rest largely on the rifle-arm of quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, Van Brocklin, along with end Dan Garza, stole the show in Los Angeles last w’eek with his per formance. The combination of Van Brocklin to Garza will undoubtably get a workout Saturday. Oregon's ground attack proved impotent against the Bruins Satur day, as the Webfoot ball-carriers could rack up only 65 yards from rushing. As a result, the average of the Duck’s leading ground-gainer, Jim Newquist, dropped to 4.9 yards per carry. Oregon’s chief weakness still lies Ir • '■ -..*»-— — in lack of capable reserves to spell the first eleven. Center Brad Eck lund and tackles Steve Dotur and Don Stanton have been forced to play nearly 50 minutes of every game this season. Tuesday’s prac tice with the second arid thirty strings was an attempt to pick out men able to serve as relief for the forward wall UW Gridmen Set for Oregon The Washington Husky scrubs substituted for the Oregon Web foots in yesterday’s practice ses sion at Seattle as they ran Oregon’s plays against the regulars. The second team used mostly pass plays as they will be facing one of the best aerial artists on the coast in Norm Van Brocklin when the in vade Multnomah stadium next Sat urday. Coach Ralph ‘‘Pest’’ Welch and his gridders expect no soft touch in Saturday’s date with the Ore gonians. Assistant coach Johnny Cherberg has been scouting tho Ducks and has been impressed by the fighting spirit instilled in them by mentor Jim Aiken, Cherberg commended Oregon’s play last week against the coast Champion UCLA Bruins. The Ducks looked es pecially well in the first half when they trailed by a 12-7 margin. Another factor pointing to a bang-up game is the intense rivalry between the two schools. The Hus kies hold the edge in the matter of past records, at they have chalked up 20 wins to 15 for their rivals. ■ - ,1 I COMPLIMENT YOURSELF With PEARLS from Bristow's Jewelry Store (>20 Wiilamolte Heldt's Frosh Seek Second Grid Conquest Oregon's Duckling gridders will attempt to mark up their second victory in a row next Saturday when they square off against the University of Washington yearlings in Seattle. After dropping the opening con test of the season to OSC, ftie frosh bounced back hard against the Eastern Oregon College of Edu cation last week to defeat their heavier foe, 6-0. Mentor Carl Heldt said yester day that his charges looked better on defense than they did offensive ly. Only apparent weak spot in the otherwise rugged Duckling defense was plugging up the air lanes, for the only penetration into frosh ter ritory by EOCE was via the aerial route. Neither the Hooks nor the Wolves were able to solve the Ore gon babe’s ground defense, and the line received praise from Heldt for the manner in which it smeared running plays Saturday. Yesterday the frosh ran offens ive signals against the varsity re serves, as flaws in the yearling at tack were emphasized and reme died. The only player who did not see action, due to injuries in Sat urday's contest was Dick Morrison, who sustained a knee injury while playing an outstanding offensive game against the eastern Oregon ians. Heldt’s charges will continue to run plays from the “T” this Satur day, with Earl Stelle doing the pass flinging from the quarterback slot. Reports from the Washington camp indicate that Sandy Sandberg’s junior squad will also employ the T-formation, so pass defense will receive special attention in frosh workouts this week. Conference Basketball Practice Starts Monday Practice for the 1947-48 basket ball season get under way next Monday at Oregon as the Pacific coast conference schools open their training sessions. Newly appointed head hoop men tor John Warren has already an nounced his intention to stick with the fast break, the style of play set up by former Coach Howard Hob son. All men turning out for the. maple team will have to be in top physical condition to stand the rapid pace that Warren proposes to use this winter. Possibilities for an all-letterman squad w^l loom next week at the first turnout, although several of the stripe-wearers are doubtful. On hand for sure when the first practice starts will be Jim Bartelt, sophomore forward with one year of experience behind him. At the center post will be big Roger Wi ley, probably backed up by Bob Amacher, who played part of last season on the varsity squad as a freshman. The guard posts are certain to De hotbeds until starting assign ments are settled, with four let. termen scrambling for berths. Di minutive Stan Williamson, A1 I Popick, and Reedy Berg, all with l three years’ experience, will be back, as will be last winter’s fresh man sensation, Bob Lavey. Questionable players will be Marv Rasmussen, 6 foot 3 inch forward out all last season with a knee injury, who may not be speedy enough this year to run with the Ducks. Dick Wilkins is also in the questionable ranks, as he was declared scholastically ineli gible for football this year, and won’t be able to play basketball till the first of the year. Ed Dick, first string forward last year, may not be able to compete this season because he has entered the law school and the heavy study load may keep him out. Warren said that a varsity squad of about 20 players will be carried. The size of the turnout will deter mine whether a junior varsity team will be formed. Assistant coach Don Kiisch will handle the jayvees if a team is started. Freshman basketball also gets underway Monday under the direc tion of Carl Heldt. Van Brocklin, Garza Top PCC LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14.—(UP) The University of Oregon’s pass ing sensation, Norm Van Brocklin, and his long legged receiver Dan Garza, hold the lead in three of eight ground gaining departments in the Pacific Coast conference. Van Brocklin holds a comfort able lead in passing yardage with 565 yards in 38 completions. He is trailed by Billy Williams of Ida ho with 314 and A1 Morris, Stan ford, with 212. Van Brocklin, an unknown tan back in the single wing last year, also heads the total offense depart ment with 581 yards followed by Williams with 487 and Jim Powers of USC with 324. Garza has hauled in 11 passes for 253 yards to top the receivers. He is followed by Jerry Williams, WSC, with 128 and Don Mast, OSC, with 132, also on 11 comple | tions. California fullbacks John Graves and Jack Jensen head the ground gainers, Graves with 297 yards and Jensen with 196, followed by Jake Leicht, Oregon, with 185. Roy Malcolm of Montana leads . the PCC in punting with a 40.2 average on five tries. He is fol lowed by Van Brocklin, who has the most kicks, 25, with a 39.6 av erage, and B. Williams, 39.5. WHO HAS THE TOUGHEST COACHING JOB IN FOOTBALL? Some say it’s Lynn Waldorf, the fourth coach in four years at the University of California — once a renowned football power, but now chiefly known as the school where’the students can, and do, fire their coach. Head this revealing article ^in today’s Post. COACHES’ GRAVEYARD by Collie Small