DUCK TRACKS
. . By FRED TAYLOR
, Assistant Sports Editor
- It is still too early to definitely pick the coast football chain
‘•pion, but one fact has already emerged from the gridiron scene:
©regon is on its way to the best record the Eugene club has
"had for many years.
" If the Webfoots keep up their present steaming pace through
PRINK CAIXISON
their last four games they will
wind tip the season with a con
ference record of five victories
against only one defeat, which
will give the Ducks at least a
tie for second place. And such
a whirlwind climax to a slow7
start is not impossible for the
Webfoots. At,least two of the
elevens to be faced, Idaho and
Stanford, should prove small
hurdles. Washington State, de
spite its poor showing this sea
son, is always tough against
the Ducks, but should be
beaten.
The big game of the four,
of course, is the closing tilt
with Oregon State. Against
the other three .the J/Vebfoots
will be heavy favorites; they should be at least on even term?
with the hot-and-cold Beavers. _ _ __
*■ Best Since 1933?
" If the Aikenmen do keep on their wining way till the season’s
” end. it will be the most outstanding-Oregon football team since
"1933. That year Prink Callison’s men racked up a conference
* record of four and one to tie for first place in the league with
--USC and Stanford, SC going to the Rose Bowl.
- * Looking at the season as a whole, including the non-con
ference game results, the Webfoots are certain to have the
best year in at least a decade. Four more victories would
make the record read seven triumps and only three losses, the
'greatest number of victories since the same Callison 1933
record of nine and one.
Even allowing one defeat, between now and the end of the
-4 1947 grid year, the final standing of six victories against four
"defeats would top any since 1935, when another Callison team
finished the year with six and three.
Its A Big Jump
So it seems certain that Jim Aiken will hang up his working
„ clothes at the end of November on the conclusion of the best
■year of football at the University of Oregon in at least 12 years.
' For a coach to take a team from sixth place, in or near which
'the Ducks have dwelt since the early thirties, and in one year
' Roost that squad up into the upper ranks, is nothing short of
'a miracle. It is too much to expect, but that is what is very
jfikelv to happen this year, with Aiken at the controls.
- - Morevoer, the present crew is a hard-charging, always
fighting outfit, a far cry from the demoralized squad of last
season which after winning the first four failed to score a single
point in five games. This feature alone would warrent keeping
' the head coach and his assistants around for another season.
Down in San Francisco, Don coach Ed McKeever was so
' impressed by the performances of first-string quarterback Jim
Rvan and his imported passing hot-shot Don Panciera against
„ tire Ducks last Saturday he has moved them down to the second
and third teams, respectively, and put third-string Fred Klem
enock in the starting lineup.
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Mfrew cxira ivoies
ILK recent publicity handout reports that Jimmy Conzelman,
' ^oach of the Chicago Cardinal professional gridders, used a
teltvision set to get a bird’s-eye’ view of a game while directing
- Iris team from the bench. In this manner, it said, he was able
.to watch the defense and offense at the same time. The set
can pick up regular broadcasts, and comes equipped with record
player. The latter, no doubt, is to keep the reserves amused
t-vjhile the first team is in action.
Every week Associated Press sports writers are polled
r Tor their choices of the nation’s top twenty grid teams. This
week Notre Dame got the nod, with 78 votes. But Oregop
"was not entirely excluded. Both Oregon and Catawaba, a
< member of the ‘Little 14’ league, received one vote for a po
sition among the leaders.
WORK ON PASS DEFENSE
Pullman, Wash., Oct. 29. The
. Washington State Cougars devo
.ted a long and grueling session to
their passing technique today in
an attempt to iorn out a bad case
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of the fumbles.
Coach Phil Sorboe, who spent
the day with his new backfield:
combination, said the team was
also working on its spotty ball
handling.
'A' and 'B' League Teams
Battle for Volleyball Crown
3:50—B
Court 40 Alpha Tau Omega vs Lambda Chi Alpha
Court 43 Delta Upsilon vs Chi Psi
4:35—A
Court 40 Tau Kappa Epsilon vs Yeoman
Court 43 Sigma Hall vs Sigma Chi
5:15—A
Court 40 Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs ( Sigma Alpha Mu
Court 43 Westminster House vs Sherry Ross Hall
By WARD BEBB
The “B” team of the Phi Delts
showed much promise of support
ing their “A” team in the battle
for the IM volleyball crown yester
day afternoon as they spiked out a
2 to 1 game win over the surpris
ing Phi Sigs. In an exciting three
game series the Phi Delt men won
the opener 15 - 10, as a brilliant
court game in setting up position
for spiking was the deciding factor
in the win. The second contest saw
each team come from behind, main
ly on‘accurate serving but the
Phi Sigs outlasted their opponent
to win a close 15 - 13 tilt. In the
closing game the Phi Delts troun
ced the undermanned Phi Sigs 15 to
2. As a result the Phi Delts are
at the top of both “A” and “B”
team standings. The Betas gained
their first “B” win as the hallmen
of Omega failed to put a team on
the floor.
Kappa Sigs Win
The Kappa Sigs won their first
game in the series with French hall
as they neatly battled their way to
a 15 - 11 win, and eased up in the
final to cop the contest, 15 - 4.
On the east court the Fijis never
let down as they played a good
game of rotation volleyball and
went the full route of three games
before wining 2 - 1. In the opening
game, the melon thumpers of SAE
routed the Fiji men by a score of
15 - 22, but were helpless during
the next game as the Fijis opened
up, dropping a 15 - 4 decision. In
the last game hte Fijis could not
find their range until the closing
moments, but set up good plays as
they finally won by a 15 - score,
made fast work of Campbell Club
and wasted no time in winning two
straight contests and finished with
their first “B” team win.
In the closing game of the day,
the fast-playing men of Sigma
Chi quickly routed the Sigma Al
pha Mu squad by displaying fine
teamwork and net play, and the
result was 15-7 and 15-3 win
which kept them in the running for
the volleyball championship.
SPORTS STAFF
Fred Taylor
Coralie Thomson
Wally Adams
Ward Bebb
Dick Thomson
Dick Mase
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