Scouts Impressed
As Duck Gridmen
Tramole Gauchos
Perhaps the “Rose Iiowl talk will not be in Aain.
Jim Aiken shifted his classy 1948 football machine into
high gear last Saturday afternoon at Hayward field, and the
resulting 60-minutes of grid action proved to one and all that
the Oregon Webfoots are as strong as pre-season notices main
tained and that they are a definite threat to walk off with the
Pacific Coast conference champ
ionship.
In dropping a 55-7 decision to
the power-laden Ducks, the visit
ing Santa Barbara Gauchos were
outmanned and outplayed in
every respect, except at the open
ing kickoff, when Halfback Ken
Duddridge twisted 86 yards on a
well-hidden reverse from San Cath
cart to give the Gauchos first blood
and a six point lead. Duddridge
kicked the extra point to make it
7-0, Santa Barbara.
That one play was perhaps the
best thing that happened to the
high-spirited Oregon squad, since
they weren’t caught napping a sec
ond time.
Backs lake over
Oregon Quarterback Norm Van
Brocklin merely turned the game
over to the Aiken hoard of shifty,
speedy backs, and just a scant
three minutes after Duddridge’s
thrilling sprint, Oregon’s Johnny
McKay had taken a Van Brocldin
pass and scampered over. Van
Brocklin booted the extra point,
first of seven for the afternoon, to
tie the score. Woodley Lewis helped
set up this first score with two
yards and the other covering 18
yards. Lewis retired with a shoulder
injury after these two gains, and
McKay took over at the left half
post.
From that first TD on, it was
simply a question of how many
points the Webfoots could pile up.
'End Dick Wilkins hopped on a
Gaucho fumble to pave the way for
a second Lemon and Green touch
down. With the ball on Santa Bar
bara's 26-yard line, Van Brocklin
flipped a beauty to Darrell Robin
son, who was forced out on the four.
Bob Sanders cracked over from
mere.
Bell Scores
George Bell scored his touch
down late in the first period to
make it 21-7 Oregon, when Van
Brocklin converted. After Sanders
moved the ball to the Santa Barba
ra one-foot line, Bell sliced over
right guard to score.
A 170-pound package of gridiron
swift, Left half McKay racked up
Oregon's next 12 points, the first
on a sparkling 34-yard gallop and
the second from one yard out. After
Van Brocklin missed the first and
made the second extra point, the
scoreboard read Oregon 34, Santa
Barbara 7. McKay, with 18 points,
was the leading Duck scorer.
Holcomb on Punt Return
Benny Holcomb, usually a de
fensive stalwart, proved lie could
really scamper by scoring Oregon’s
final first-half touchdown on a 35
yard punt return. Gaucho Bob
Baker, trapped behind his goal line,
finally got his kick away, only to
have Holcomb gather it in and
travel all the way behind effective
blocking. Van Brocklin again con
verted to make the halftime, score
41-7, Ducks.
Another Gaucho fumble, recov
ered this time by Jim Berwick,
gave reserve fullback Bud Bouqua
a chance to add still another six
points. He piled through a gaping
hole from six yards out. After Keith
DeCourcey intercepted a Gaucho
pass, little Bob “Bunny” Easter
took a pitch-out and scooted 48
yards to the Santa Barbara four.
De Courcey took over from there
to score Oregon’s final touchdown
of the game. Van Brocklin kicked
these two final extra points for the
final 55-7 score.
Both coaches cleaned their
benches in the second half, Aiken
using 46 players and Williamson 32.
Reserves battled all-even in the
last quarter, until the Gauchos
threatened to score again late in
the game. Oregon first stringers
were trundled in to put out the fire.
Visiting sports writers and scouts
were properly impressed with the
power displayed by Aiken’s wreck
ing crew. Scout Ernie McCoy of
Michigan especially noticed Ore
gon’s baclcfield speed and bruising
line play, as did Mai Eiward of
Stanford.
Daniels Chosen
The Santa Barbara squad picked
out Chet Daniels, sophomore guard,
as Oregon’s most effective lineman,
but it would be difficult to select
one or two standouts from the host
of Webfoots who played a fine
game.
Duck backfield men put on an
impressive show, although a weak
Gaucho defense gave our men the
chance to ramble at will. Reserve
Quarterbacks Earl Stelle and Joe
Tom both saw action behind Van
Brocklin. Stelle flashed ball-hand
ling skill with several smooth hand
offs. and Tom’s passing clicked for
gains. Van Brocklin played his
usual fine game at quarter.
Halfbacks Lewis, McKay, Bell,
Easter, DeCourcey, and Jim Aiken
all made their share of yardange, as
a glance at the averages will illus
trate. Easter, a mite of a ball play
er, had the top yards per-carry
average, with 16.8 average on four
tries. Lews followed with a 16-per
try average on two carries. Mc
Kay proved to be Aiken’s back
field workhorse, packing the ball
11 times to gain 114 yards.
Bob Sanders was the leading
ground-gainer at fullback, going
for 25 yards on four tries. Ken
Maine followed with 24 yai’ds on
two carries.
The turf on Hayward field seem-'
ed to be in good shape for the game,
viewed by more than 10,000 open
ing day fans. No action is on tap
in Eugene until October 23, when
the Ducks entertain Washington
State's Cougars in the annual
Homecoming game.
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END DAN GARZA, TOP, AND CENTER BRAD ECKLUND, bottom
are expected to give another fine performance in the weekeend game
with Stanford. Both men will be starters for Jim Aiken’s eleven when
Oregon takes the field in Palo Alto this Saturday.
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Aiken Calls
Indian Test
'Key'Game
“I believe that the Stanford '
game is the key game coming up.
If we win, I feel we will start roll
ing,” stated Coach Jim Aiken at
football practice yesterday. “Stan
ford has a good team and is laying
for us, so this is one game we have
to win,” he added.
The Duck mentor sent the grid
squad through a light workout
without pads yesterday, and gave
them a pep talk to make them real
ize just how serious the Coming
game is. Today he plans to give the
team a chalk talk, with backfield
coach and scout Frank Zazula ex
plaining the Stanford offense and
defense. This will be followed by a
full workout with the entire squad
suited up with pads.
Aiken Pleased
Aiken was well pleased with the
results of the first game, especial
ly the running attack. The only de
partment that looked weak was
the passing attack, “and that was
n’t the fault of the passer,” he said.
“Van was remarkably accurate
with the seven passes he threw,
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