DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Sports Editor
Among the interesting comments on what could happen
this weekend was made by University of San Francisco’s
* Athletic News Director in a letter here to Oregon’s publicity
man Art Litchman. Said Grant: “I’m still convinced that
* we should have been beat worse by you Webfoots the way
we played ball that afternoon. . . but you should have seen us
knock off Santa Clara. That was a pleasure. I predict the
score between you and Stanford as follows. Oregon 51,
Stanford O. . .”
\\ bile this tends to cast the well-known rosy glow on the
Ducks possibilities against the Indians there are a couple of
* other views on the subject. Oregon State's small, but handy
guard Ray Crane commented briefly on the Stanford team fol
lowing the OSC-UCLA game and was of the belief thatjhe
Indian team was one of the most improved on the Coast. He
believes the Webfoots should be ready for a full 60-minutes
against what he considers a fair ball club.
Supporters in Maryland
Another interesting letter received by Litchman at the
Athletic News Bureau recently was from Baltimore, Mary
** land . . where it seems Oregon has a band of young support
ers. According to the correspondent, one Joseph A. Gilbert,
„ “. . . Yesterday we took a vote of popularity and the Univer
sity of Oregon won. Would you, therefore, please tell me
^ how I can secure a pennant of the University. . . ” Young
Gilbert followed with the information that if they procure
the pennant his class plans to hang it in their classroom.
Though no official statistics reports have been received or
sent out by the Oregon news bureau on the WSC clash, there
- is a good possibility that the 48-yard punt average chalked up in
regular game stories for Oregon are incorrect. Though most
'♦papers carried the 48-vard total that does not necessarily mean
that it is correct. As in home games here, the statistics are re
corded by representatives of the school and are handed out to
correspondents at the conclusion of the game. If a mistake is
’ made it stands a good chance of going through because of the
lack of time to check each figure. The punt total recorded, if
* correct would be nothing short of sensational.
Last season Bob Koch was one of the leading kickers in
* the nation and his average was usually around 39-yards. This
season the leading punters in the nation are toeing the ball
- from 40 to 44 yards. According to the latest statistics charts
of the National Collegiate Athletic bureau—which does not
* include last week’s game—North Carolina’s Charlie Justice
was leader in this department. His average was 44.6. All of
which makes a 48 yard average look pretty good.
We Weren't Ridiculing Johnson
, Received last week from several readers of the Emerald
sports page was a complaint that we had been too hard on re
k serve quarterback Arnett Johnson in telling of his lack of ex
perience following his appearance in the Idaho game. Accord
ing to the several signers of the letter “. . . It is our opinion
that Mr. Johnson does a very nice job, and that when a person,
particularly in your position, attempts to diagnose the faults
: in our team by referring to individuals, he is out of order . . . ”
, In answer to that we can only agree.
The information on Johnson was not meant to be derogatory
by any means; That information was printed only after some
sour remarks on his ability as a quarterback were heard. Critics
of Johnson overlooked the fact that he had little experience and
were looking for a Frankie Albert type quarterbacking perfor
. mance from him. This, we believed, was a mistake and merely
meant to point out that ^criticism of his actions should be
tempered with the information that he wasn't an old-timer.
It's Unusual and Newsworthy
Add to this the fact that Jim Aiken is using such inex
perienced men-while other coaches such as Bert LaBrucherie
can call on several experienced quarters such as Ray Nagle,
Benny Reiges, Carl Benton, Cliff Schroeder, Mark Maurer,
and Rod O’Meara, it is unusual. And when something is
unusual it is sometimes considered newsworthy. But because
it is considered so by a writer, does not mean that he is hold
ing him or his team up for ridicule. We have no apology to
make for that brief bit oh Johnson. . . It was a simple state
ment of fact and was not meant to cause him or his friends
discomfort.
Webfoots Stop
(Continued from page four)
foots played careful ball for the
remaining time.
The Eugene club’s first touch
down, the one that came as a re
sult of purely offensive operations,
came after a sustained 80-yard
march, featuring the Ducks’ power
squadron of Bob Koch, George Bell,
.and Jake Leicht.
Sports Staff:
Fred Taylor
Elwin Paxson
Ward Bebb
Coralie Thomson
Don Fair
Frontier hunter Daniel Boone
regarded himself as “ordained of
God to settle the wilderness.”
IM Volleyball Playoff Nears
As Teams Battle, for Berths
By WARD BEBB
Today’s Schedule
3:50, Court 40; Theta Chi, A
vs McChesney hall, A.
3:50, Court 43; Campbell club,
A vs Kappa Sigma, A.
4:35, Court 40; Alpha Tau
Omega, A vs Villard hall, A.
4:35, Court 43; Sigma Nu, A
vs Merrick hall, A.
5:15, Court 40; Alpha Tau
Omega, B vs Theta Chi, B.
5:15, Court 43; Legal Eagles,
B vs Sigma Phi Epsilon, B.
With only seven more days re
maining in Intramural volleyball
play, a half-a-dozen upper division
teams battled their way into the
top bracket in an attempt to get
in the playoffs.
The Fijis and Delts both grabbed
wins to remain hot on the trail
of the leading Phi Delts and Sigma
Chis. The winners demonstrated
fine teamwork and rotation volley
ball.
Betas Via Forfeit
Beta remained in the running
for the IM crown yesterday after
noon by gaining an easy win on
the hallmen of Omega, as Omega
once more failed to put a team on
the floor to face the millrace gang
of Beta. With the standing as
close as it is, a win by forfeit only
adds an unearned victory and a
higher league standing for the
Betas or any ocher team that wins
in such a manner.
SPE Drops French Hall
The Spes took a two out of three
game series from French hall by
racking up 15-8 and 15-6 victories.
SPE had no trouble from the
French team in either game but
with more practice the volleyball
enthusiasts from the French hall
might have showed much better.
Fijis over Nestor Hall
With the melon ball being
pounded to submission the Fiji
Conference Head
Reveals Michigan
Being Spotted
By UNITED PRESS
The Pacific Coast conference has
been scouting University of Mich
igan as the leading Big Nine con
tender for the Rose Bowl game,
Conference Commissioner Victor
O. Schmidt said today.
“A representative of the confer
ence was present at Michigan’s last
game,” Schmidt said, “and the Wol
verines will be scouted in their re
maining games.”
Schmidt also disclosed the Coast
conference will begin balloting on
the western representative in the
Rose Bowl immediately after the
games of November 22. He said the
ballots would be received by the
conference office by the following
Monday, November 24, and the re
sults then will be announced.
Ski Meeting
A meeting of those interested
in trying out for the varsity ski
team has been called for 4:30
this afternoon in room 122 of
the P.E. building by Leo Harris,
ath.'etic director and new ski
team advisor. Purpose of the
meeting is to discuss elegibility
requirements, time trials, and
the schedule for the comming
season.
Harris plans to travel with
the team on trips this winter
and will attend all pre-season
time try outs, the first of which
will be held on November 29 and
30 at Santiam pass. All skiers
planning ..on ..attending ..these
trials are urged to start working
into shape as soon as possible. ..
sextet garnered another win and
continued to be one of the top
contenders to win the “A” bracket
in the volleyball circuit. They
downed the inexperienced hallmen
of Nestor hall in two quickly
played games.
Phi Sigs Down Pi Kappa Phi
The Phi Sigs started off on a
shakey start but managed to sub
due their opponent, Pi Kappa Phi,1
15-8. With telling serves and a
good spiking game in the air the
Phi Sigs captured the second con
test to win the set. Each team dis
played fine form and many long
volleys were made.
Phi Psi Gain Win
In the second forfeit of the day
the Phi Psis won their scheduled
contest as the Cherney hall boys
failed to make an appearance at
the scheduled time.
Doits Advance
A late scoring rally by the
Hawaiian artists of Minturn hall
failed' in the initial game with the *
power-laden Delts. Minturn could
not counterattack on the hard
dropping serves of overhand
(Please turn to page six)
Beaver Scorer
Dick Twenge, Oregon State halfback, saved his team from a shutout
last Saturday by nabbing a pass from Don Samuels for a touchdown.
The Beavers went down to defeat before UCLA 27-7.
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