Norm Van Brocklin, Williams
To Match Ability in Passing
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Ducks to Use Power Offense Against
Idaho If Weather Grounds Air Attack
J f the sloppy turf of Hayward field doesn’t hinder the ball
handling too much a top-notch passing duel may take place
when the Webfoot gridders hit the Idaho \ andals at 2 p.m.
Norm Van Jirocklin, one of the nation’s top aerial artists and
leading passer on the coast, will be thatching bosses with Billy
Williams, who is second in Coast passing Both the Oregon
quarterback and William^ are sophomores, having broken into
first-string positions in sensational ways.
Van Brocklin had trouble staying on the fourth string of the
Webfoot crew last fall, and the Ida
ho flash was drafted from an in
tramural touch grid team during
tire season to take over the passing
duties of the undermanned Van
dals. Van Brocklin was spotted as
the man to lead the T for the
Ducks this season in spring prac
tice by Coach Jim Aiken. After
Williams’ outstanding work last
fail he was a cinch to lead his
mates again this season.
May Use Power
If bad weather grounds the aer
ial attacks Oregon will rely on
their vastly-improved power offen
sive to blast the Vandals. Indica
tions of a first-rate ground attack
showed up against Washington, but
tiie powerhouse really showed its
peak last week against the San
Francisco Dons, as Van Brocklin’s
passing was stowed away after the
first quarter.
Various combinations of backs
have been worked during the week
by Aiken to select the most effec
tive trio of ball-carriers. Still
working together are Jake Leicht,
Jim Newquist, and Bob Koch, but
W ith plenly of assistance by George
Kell at right halfback and Bob
Sanders at fullback. Also expected
to see action in the halfback spots
Will be Keith DeCourcey and Ben
Holcomb, former running piates at
The Dalles high school.
Vandals Outweighed
When the Oregon gridders meet
the Vandals this afternoon the
Ducks will be against their lightest
opposition of the 1947 season. The
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Eugene club has a 12-pound team
advantage over the invaders, with
197 pounds to Idaho’s 185.
The hefty Oregon line, averaging
208 pounds per man, will have the
greatest advantage, as they will
be up against a forward wall av
eraging 196 pounds. The Webfoot
backfield has a ten pound margin
over the 177 pounders of the Van
dals.
Oregon will start the men who
have opened in the past, with pos
sibly the exception of right end
Larry Stoeven, Pete Torehia, and
Lou Kobinson have all been bat
tling for the opening berth.
Despite the fact that Idaho has (
a better season’s reel'd than Ore
gon at the present time, the Van
dals are lower in the conference
standings. The Vandals have a rec
ord of three victories and two loss
es, against Oregon’s three and
three, but both the Moscow club’s
defeats were by conference teams.
Washington State and Oregon
Sta(,e knocked off the invader,
j Francisco Dons, as Van Blocklin’s
Idaho has beaten College of Pu-1
get Sound, Stanford, and Portland
university. The latter was a thrill
er that was decided in the last min
(Flense turn to paiie si.v)
The Boss
Doing- wonders in his first year
as coach at Oregon, Jim Aiken
will seek his second conference
win today against Idaho in an ef
fort to place the Ducks near the
top of the pile.
Rooters Separated
For Idaho Contest
“No pigg'gin’ at today’s game.”
That is the edict from Order of
“O” President Ed Dick.
Three section will be set up in
the rooting section. There will be
one at the south end of the stands
for girls, one for men in the middle
and a special section for veterans
and their wives at the north end.
All students are asked to enter
the stands through the gates
nearest the stands. Order of “O”
men will meet Rog Wiley in front
of the rooting section before 12:30 i
and set up the ropes at that time.
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Peek at Grid Briefs
Of Top Coast Games
San Francisco, Oct. 31—(UP)—
A precise, machinelike University
of California eleven that special
izes in the art of recovering fumb
les, still had hopes tonight of con
verting its tfall-hawking talents
into at least a tie for the Pacific
Coast football championship.
Battling UCLA before 80,000
fans at Los Angeles tomorrow in
a struggle for survival in the Rose
Bowl convention, the Golden Bears
found comfort in the Uclan’s rec
ord of “hard luck” that already
has cost them two heart-breaking
intersectional defeats.
UCLA’s Losses
Fumbles and a string of tough
breaks dumped the Bruins for a
one-point decision to Northwestern
and four disasrous UCLA bobbles
against Southern Methodist last
week handed the outgained and
outplayed Mustangs their victory
on a platter.
If the Bears get by UCLA, their
major obstacle, the “new wonder
team” will have an outside chance
of deadlocking for the title—pro
viding one of Southern California’s
three remaining league opponents
is obliging enough to knock over
the pace-setting Trojans.
UCLA still would have to nose
out USC after beating California,
but the speedy Brains are an un
predictable outfit that just might
turn the trick.
Trojans to Win
The Trojans of USC meanwhile
were expected to lengthen their un
beaten victory string tomorrow
against an off-and-on Washington
eleven. Southern California hasn’t
beaten the Huskies on their home
grid-iron in 15 years, but the 1947
Trojans are no respecter of tradi
tions, and should win handily.
Oregon State’s big, powerful
Beavers run into a soft touch
against Stanford at Palo Alto.
The Indians have lost five games
straight, and figure as 3-1 under
dogs against OSC. Oregon also
has an easy afternoon ahead' in
another conference game, taking
on Idaho on the Ducks’ gridiron.
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