DUCK TRACKS
By DANNY BROWN
Sports Editor
Down the road about thirty miles a band of dissappomted
fi-B^avers are waiting, with a few misgivings, for the be-i
ginning of the Northern loop of the Pacific coast basketball
conference. Yes, much as I hate
to admit that any institution in
our fair state could have a dis
t i n c 11 y mediocre baskeball
team I'm afraid this is the case
at Oregon State. After such a
rip-roaring season last year, the
Aggies will be hard pressed to
fstay out of the cellar this win
ter.
The team that carried the
SLATS GILL
Orange torch to PCC title laurels a season ago, has almost
completely vanished from the OSC scene, with only Cliff
Crandall of the regular players left to do cage chores this
year. Of course “Slats” Gill, the able Beaver hoop mentor,
always has several good lads that he seems to pull out of the
hat at the first game, but he’ll need more powerful magic
than that to floor a winning squad.
Webfoots Potent
Teams to beat in the Northern division will be Washington
and WSC with the U of O Webfoots looming as darkhorses in
the cup race. Coach "Honest” John Warren (the quotes not
[meant in a derogatory manner) has a team of great potential
ities but whether he will be able to weave them into a winning
pattern remains to be seen. Opening games against Washington
and OSC will test the Duck pilot's ability to coordinate the
local talent.
Turning to secondary schools for a paragraph or so, this
afternoon on the Multnomah stadium turf in Portland, two
teams will vie for the right to be crowned football champion
of the state of Oregon. A scrappy contest is in order from
The Dalles Indians and the Hillsboro Spartans, but the odds
are well in favor of the Eastern Oregon contestants.
Hillsboro sports at the left-halfback position one Jerry
Doyle, a 170-pound, swivel-hipped, track star with enough meat
on him to perform line-plunging duties well, and light enough
feet to run away from most of the pigskin-pushers around these
■parts. But alas and alack, this is just about the only claim to
■fame that the Spartans have, with about a 160-pound average
lline. and other backs not fleet enough or heavy enough to do
any damage.
State Champ—The Dalles
In the other corner of the ring The Dalles Indians, the
odds-on favorite to cop the title. Four speedy backs and a
190-pound average on the forward wall are backing up the
bookies in the betting, and also the reason why they are my
choice to be the prep gridiron monarchs of 1947.
The outcome of the Notre Dame-USC fray this afternoon
Swill picture pretty well the result of the Rose Bowl tilt next
■ New Lear’s clay. As Michigan and the Irish are picked as tops
in the nation, with about ten votes seperating them in the AP
Isportwriters poll, both teams should, on paper, register ap
Iproximately the same score against the Trojans. Of course the
I the long lay-off between games could make a change in the
| point age but it's improbable.
Prep Hoopers Start
Defending champs, the Washington high basketball
s. Colonials are slated for the upper division laurels in Portland
prep cage play, but the teams to watch will be the Jeff Demos
and Grant Generals. The G-men have eight returning letter
men from their first division club last spring and will field
the most potential squad although lacking in height. The
round-robin schedule will begin Tuesday, January 13.
Chi Psis-Phi Psis to Clash
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i games. The last Chi Psi victory
was in 1941, 6-0.
One of the highlights of the long
series occured in 1935 when George
Varoff, who held the world pole
vault record at the time, intercep
ted a Chi Psi pass and sprinted 60
yards for a Phi Psi touchdown. The
game turned into a 38-0 rout for
Phi Kappa Psi.
The Chi Psi eleven has been
under wraps during the last
week of practice, and no official
announcement has been made of
I the game captain for Sunday.
However, it is rumored through
the official information bureau, j
Alpha Phi, that ‘•Choo-Choo” j
i Charlie Rufner of frosh basket
ball fame has been given the
nod.
The Phi Psi gridsters, sublimely
confident, have gotten no further
than the chalk talk stage, prefer
ring to save all their ebbing
strength for the game. Late ses
sions have been held recently at
Clingman’s however. Les “Old
Man” Hixson has been named to [
captain the eleven. Les was recent-'
ly married, and it was fel't that he {
had the necessary experience for
the job.
Half-time entertainment will be 1
provided by fist fights, a tap dance j
by Snowbelle (who will wear roller I
skates for the first time), and aj
chorus of “I’ve Been Working on']
the Railroad” by the Alpha Phi j
trio.
Staff Picks fliVS Squad
All-Star Volleyball Selections
FIRST TEAM “A”
George Van Pelt .ATO
Chuck Taylor .Fiji
Ed Devaney .Phi Delt
bloyd Mitchell .Yeomen'
Bill Hutchinson .OX
Chet Haliski .Fiji
With the current volleyball sea
son at an end, the outstanding
players have been selected for the
Emerald's All-Star teams and Fi
Fighting Irish
Battle Trojans
At Coliseum
Los Angeles, Dec. 4.—(UP)—
The aerial might of Notre Dame,
most potent weapon of the Mid
west football colossus, will be met
Saturday by a barrage of flying
pigskins thrown by Southern Cali
fornia, and they wont be just des
peration passes.
Coach Jeff Cravath today for
the third consecutive practice ses
sion had his quarterbacks throw
ing the ball, indicating he intends
for the Trojans to take to the air
against the Irish.
The Trojan coach hasn’t said
much about his team’s passing
ability but the statistics speak
where Cravath would prefer that
they didn’t. They show that South
ern California’s passing record of
its two top hurlers surpasses that
of Notre Dame’s Johnny Lujack
and Frank Tripucka.
The great Lujack has attempted
102 passes and completed 56 for
a percentage average of 54.9. His
understudy, Tripucka, has hurled
42 and completed 24 for an average
of 56.7.
But Trojan Quarterback George
Murphy has attempted 66 and
completed for an average of 64
percent. And his understudy, Jim
Powers, has thrown 75 and com
pleted 41 for an average of 54.7
The completion average of the
two Southern Californians is 59.3
and for the two quarterbacks from
Notre Dame it is 55.8. But the
passes completed by Lujack and
Tripucka were good for 1135 yards
while the Trojans’ passes made
970 yards.
Of much interest to Southern
California was the possibility that
Lujack may be shifted to halfback
in place of the injured Brennan
and there take over Brennan’s
role both in pass-receiving and
rushing.
“You can’t get away from it,”
Cravath concluded, “no matter
what happens we’re going to have
that guy Lujack in our hair all
afternoon.”
I-—
SECOND TEam -a
Dick Brown . .Kappa Stg
A1 Thomas .Phi Sig
Roy Baughman .OX
Ed Sanford .Delts
Ken Morin .SX
Jim Dunlap . Delts
jis have dominated the stars by
placing three men on the mythical
squad.
Some of the finest volleyball ac
tion displayed in recent years was
evident throughout the season's
play as the maple boards were
abundant with talent. Picked by
Jim Vitti, Bob Reinhart, and Ward
Bebb, the IM All-Stars were select
ed for their ability at the net, spik
ing power, setting up plays, control
and teamwork.
One of the big factors In the Phi
Delt victory in the "A” league was
the maple-board pounder, Ed De
vaney, who continually spiked for
valuable points and was a constant
threat at either the net or back
court, Chuck Taylor proved him
self very apt at place shots from
his net position for the Fijis or an
easy tipover that dropped in close
to the net or sidelines.
Outstanding for the powerful
ATO sextet was leader George Van
Pelt who assisted his team in many
wins with a fine display of control
and a fast net game. Lloyd Mit
chell, the only independent of eith
er league, copped fourth spot on the
* 1 ■'.
ALL STAR “B”
Mickey Brophy .ATO
Ray Heidenrich .Fiji
John Korenz .Sigma Nu
Bill Harber .OX
Ralph Duncanson .Pi Kaps
Chuck Rufner .Chi Psl
first six, and Chet Haliski of the
Fijis was second man from his
team to nab a melon-ball spot. Bill
Hutchinson, who proved his ability
as a fine pigskin tosser in IM foot
ball, also spiked the volleyball in
good form to hold down the final
position on the first team, for his
Theta Chi gang.
In lower-division play, Ray Hie
denrich of Phi Gamma Delta and
Chuck Rufner of Chi Psi, were
sparkplugs of their teams by show
ing versatility in every phase of
rotation volleyball.
Quaker Sports Editor
Sports editor for this issue of
the Emerald is Danny Brown, sen
ior student of Franklin high school
in Portland.
At Franklin Danny is sports edi
tor of the Post, weekly publication
of the Quaker student body. He Is
also president of the PARR club,
an organization of the sports writ
ers and editors of the ten Portland
public high schools and surround
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