DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Sports Editor
Win lose or draw today, the University of San Francisco
gridders have expressed their satisfaction with Oregon’s athlet
ic set-up. When the Dons arrived in town they headed for
Hayward field and a workout, and what was found there met
with their approval. The ball players were especially impressed
with the Hayward field turf. Finding it in good condition they
compared it favorably with the Rose Bov/1 turf at Pasadena, and
figured it to be good and fast.
Modern day football is a game featuring specialists in all
branches of play and today spectators will undoubtedly have
a chance to watch one ot the
nation's foremost college place
kickers in action. Doing the
point-after-touchdown chores
for the Dons is a lad named
Marvin “The Toe” Willis,
whose record of success com
pares with that of any other
converter in the nation.
According to USF publicity
director Bill Grant’s releases,
Willis was a very good end
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who was forced to the side
lines during spring practice with a kidney ailment. Unable to
scrimmage Willis began to work on conversions—and his
work has been little short of phenomenal.
He Thumps With Regularity
In games against San Jose State, Nevada, Duquesne, Miss
issippi State, and Marquette he thumped 20 successful extra
points, while missing only two. The Don booter failed in his
first attempt against San Jose and then maintained a perfect
record until failing in his final attempt against Marquette last
weekend. However, while missing once he toed four other kicks
squarely between the uprights in that contest.
Statistics compiled by Grant reveal that if the San Francisco
kicker is tq break any record he must top a total of 64 success
ful boots out of 67 rapped by the accurate toe of a ball player
named Acker of St. Louis University in 1906. For the individual
game record he must outdo Jim Preas of Georgia Tech who,
in 1916, was succesful in 18 kicks in the first half of a ball game
where his team steamrollered Cumberland 222 to 0.
That Point is Important
So, if and w'hen a Don ball carrier makes it to the end zone
and that big six points go up on the scoreboard spectators can
give odds, bet Willis will be successful and feel fairly confident
that he will add that seventh counter. And many a close one
has been won on nothing more than that tiny extra point. Ex
amples close at hand were the University of California and Col
lege of Pacific game last season. Another was the 20 to 19
Oregon victory over Santa Clara in Portland in 1942.
Oregon left the field at halftime with a fairly safe 20 to 0
lead in that one and skipped away with the victory only by
virtue of an extra point toed over the bar by Jim Newquist.
who was a sophomore then. •
They Wanted Money Then, Too
Though the cry of commercialism in connection with college
football is often heard, modern gridders aren’t the only athletes
in the history of the game who have had a great respect for the
power of a dollar. When football at Oregon was in its infancy
the lads were eager for coin too, according to the records of
C. E. Wagner a graduate in the class of ’01. In a 1941 issue of
Old Oregon Wagner, an Oregon grid historian, said no pictures
of the 1895 team was available for the following reason: “An
effort was made to get a picture of the ’96 team, but a few mem
bers refused to pose for a picture unles they were paid to do so.
Not being able to get all of the real team, no picture was
was taken.” The simon-pure lads crying give the game
back to the players should take a check on that one.
University of Tjxas has been booming T-quarterback Bobbie
Layne for All-American honors, and in some respects may be
succesful, but Layne’s season record will have to be mighty
good before he can top Notre Dame’s Johnnie Lujack for that
choice. Masterminding what is generally considered the finest
college team in the U. S., Lujack had that all-star nod on that
position long before the season started.
The Sigma Xu intramural football team that tramped off
with the championship in recent playoffs was one of the
biggest touchball clubs ever seen on the campus. They averaged
195 pounds to the man and would probably make any high
—school ball club hustle for its money.
1947IM All-Stars
FIRST TEAM
DICK WILKINS, SIGMA NU END
BILL BAYLISS, SIGMA CHI END
BILL HANNA, PHI DELT GUARD
MERCE BROWN, SIGMA NU GUARD
FRANK RAUCH, ATO CENTER
JOE TOM, MINTURN BACK
CHUCK RUFNER, CHI PSI BACK
RAMSEY FENDALL, ATO BACK
BILL HUTCHINSON, THETA BACK
SECOND TEAM
ED DICK, SIGMA NU
CHUCK STRADER, CHI PSI
BILL CRAMER, THETA CHI
JOHN JONES, SIGMA CHI
MOE THOMAS, ATO
ROG DICK. SIGMA NU
WYN WRIGHT, MERRICK
AL CROSBY, PHI DELT
AL BULLIER, BETA
By BOB REINHART
With the final whistle having blown upon the Intramural football season, the Emeralds ,
1947 All-Star team has been selected. It is composed of some of the finest material to trod upon
lower Howe field in recent years.
With such an array of outstanding men, Eddy Artzt, Jim Veedv and Bob Reinhart, who
covered every game, felt that it was necessarv to increase the all-star roster to nine men rather
than the regulation squad of seven, to make way for the over-abundance of material and give
the players the recognition.
The mythical wonder squad includes five carry-overs from last years first and second
teams. They are: Chuck Rufner who is the only first string repeater; Bill Hanna who moved
up a notch from his last years spot to garner a first team guard post; Bill Cramer dropped
a notch to the second team; and Rog Dick and Wyn Wright each remained at their second
team positions.
Chuck Rufner received backfield spot as he continually sparked his Chi Psi charges
throughout the campaign. He proved himself both in the pitching and kicking department as
he hit his receiver tune after time tar down field with payoff)
heaves. He also kept opponents deep in their own territory with
his long, looping punts.
Had Minturn Hall been a bit deeper in material they might
have gone a great deal farther than they did. With Hawaian Joe
Tom in their backfield throwing, they werfi an ever-threatening
oufit. Tom was the best triple-threat man on the turf this fall,
as he passed beautifully, was a great breakaway runner, and
contiunally sent kicks spiraling far over the opposing safeties’
head.
The big reason the ATO’s advanced to the final to defend
their 1946 crown can be found in the hinged arm of Ramsey,
Fendall, third member of the backfield who connected with far
more aerials than any other paser this year in the intramural
race. Kendall's ability to pick out his reciever was uncanny as
he would place the pigskin squarely in the arms of a receiver
after he seemingly had been covered by the secondary. Also
outstanding was his coolness and ability under pressure.
The fourth man in the backfield, Bill Hutchinson of Theta
Chi, was also a standout from the passing angle. Hutchinson
was the main cog in his teams pennant drive as he continually
found his man with his bullet tosses. Hutchinson also showed a
great deal of ability to romp in the heavy going when the turf
of Howe field became inundated. He also shown as a punter and
was an excellent receiver.
Grabing the number one pivot spot on the All-star roster is
big, rangy Frank Rauch of the runner-up ATO outfit. Rauch
was far and away the outstanding snapper-back in the race as
he opened gaping holes in opposing lines for his fleet back
field men to ramble through and was a pillar of strength on de
fense.
Merce Brown of Sigma Nu and Bill Hanna of the Phi Delts
nabbed the first two guard spots on the squad as they proved
themselves both on the offense and defensive angle of the
game.
The end slots were filled by two of the finest wingmen seen
on lower Howe field for many years. They are Dick Wilking,
whose pass receiving was near flawless and rangy Bill Bayliss
who was a defensive spark for the Sigma Chi’s throughout the
season.
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By AL. PIETSCHMAN
SPORTS: Lou Robinson is still
mumbling in his beard about an
episode that happened last week.
Seems that husky Lou was having
a late treatment in the training
room one evening and what does he
hear but feminine voices!
Thar he was! Lou couldn’t be
lieve his ears, but what he heard
was gal’s voices for sure! Coach
Aiken was taking some of the
Ducklings and their counselor, Beth
Busier through Mac court and in
sisted on showing them the train
ing room!
CAMPUS: The Pi Phi pledge
the night that votes are cast for
Joe College and Betty Coed. Need
less to say, we think Harry Nyland
is the man. Crews blues and sporty
shirts are his favorites—typical of
what a Joe College should wear.
FASHIONS: Men’s robes are
going to be harder to get in the fu
ture. That is the report from the
industry. The manufacturers just
can’t get enough woolen flannel
yardage.
CAMPUS: The Pi Phi pledge
trainer must be slipping. Seems
that one of her charges was amazed
that dessert was not served at
Wednesday desserts.
Remarked the fledgling Pi Phi,
“We are having an exchange din
ner soon. Will we have dinner?”
She was ‘serious, too. Pi Phis,
please orientate your young uns to
campus life . . . Fiji meadows, beer
busts and all.
FASHIONS: One of the newest
types of ties is a two color crochet.
The pattern ties so the knot is a
different color from the rest of the
tie. Don’t let Jack Schnaitt get one,
’cause after his tubbing disgrace
yesterday he doesn’t deserve any
thing nice.
CAMPUS: Now we don’t want to
influence anyone’s votes, but a cer
tain blond-haired young fellow with
the initials of H-A-R-R-Y N-Y
L-N-A-D is up for Joe College.
That’s right, you spell it N-Y
L-A-N-D. (Pd. Adv.)