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
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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.
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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