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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1948)
DUCK TRACKS 4 By BOB REED Co-Sports Editor Football fans and followers of the play-by-play radio ac counts of the Oregon grid machine will be left high and dry this weekend as the Ducks tangle with Michigan in Ann Arbor. At t the present time, no arrange- ,, ments have been made by eith er of the three stations in Eu gene to carry the ball game. , KORE plans to broadcast the Washington State-Stanford | contest, while KUGN, which | has an ABC hookup, will carry | Harry Wismer’s game of the I week, Ohio State against South * ern California. KASH will not carry a football broadcast this * Saturday. Where can fans in this area i hear the ball game? The only ; close radio outlet for CBS is in Portland, station KOIN. And NORM VAN BROCKLIN needless to say, only those with powerlul radios are going to be able to pick up this station in Eugene. Michigan Holds Rights to Broadcasts L The University of Michigan has exclusive rights to broad i casts all of Michigan athletic events. But that we means that it is entirely up to the school as to who gets the choice plum. And the powers-that-be handed the contract to CBS. IA movement is underway on the campus to get as many houses and individuals as possible to rush telegrams to the Director of Associated Broadcasts in San Francisco request ing that Associated tap a line out of station KOIN into Eugene. We definitely hope the situation will be straightened out by > Saturday. It is hardly justice to ask fans in this area to read what |' happened in Sunday’s papers. Practically every student on the : campus will be forced to take the roll of stay-at-homes this week i ‘ end because they lack both the time and the money to make the , long trek to Ann Arbor. And a Saturday afternoon without our favorite football game on the air is lost, completely lost. . Early Conference Figures Released Figures released yesterday by the PCC Commissioner’s of , fice show that Jackie Jensen, California’s all-American fullback candidate, is leading the conference in rushing and total offense t honors this season. Jensen has picked up 324 yards via running and pass re ceiving and has a wide margin over second-place Don Samuel of Oregon State. Samuel has gained 241 yards. The top man in this department for Oregon is Johnny McKay who has I ' gained 186 yards on running plays. Ini the passing department, Dean Dill of Southern California has a slight edge for top honors over Norma Van Brocklin. Dill . has completed 16 passes, four more than Van Brocklin, for net .yards gained of 176 and a completion percentage of 77. Van Brocklin has thrown 23 passes, completed 12 of them, for an av erage; of 52 per cent and 139 net yards gained. McKay Leads PCC Scoring Johnny McKay who has replaced graduated Jack Leicht in the Oregon backfield is also replacing Leicht in the scoring column. McKay has already tallied 30 points to give him a big lead in the department won by Leicht last year. Here are'the individual statistic leaders in total offense, rush ing. passing, and scoring for the conference at the end of two l weeks of plav. Total Offense Tp Ygr YgipTyp Jensen, Cal. 30 304 20 324 Samuel, Osc .... 38 55 186 241 Nagel, UCLA.. 22 7 186 193 Will. SC. 33 15 176 191 McKay, Ore .... 25 186 0 186 Passing Pa PC Pet Nyg Dill SC. 21 16 77.7 176 Van Brocklin, Ore. 23 12 52.2 139 -.Gambjold, WSC 14 9 64.3 128 Kingsfold, Mont . 15 9 60.0 109 'Nagel. UCLA „ 18 9 50.0 186 Rushing Tcb Nyg Avg Jensen, Cal.. 25 304 12.2 McKay, Ore . 25 186 7.4 Malcolm, Mont ...T 25 168 6.8 O’Laughlin, Mont ..33 140 6.8 Bell, Ore. 25 116 4.6 Soring Td Pat Fg Pts McKay, Ore. 5 0 0 30 Sarver, Cal. 3 0 0 18 Steffen, UCLA. 3 0 0 18 Webster, Cat. 2 0 0 12 Jensen, Cal . 2 0 0 12 Old Oregon Editor Names Associate Anita Holmes, sophomore in pre journalism, has been appointed as sociate | editor of Old Oregon, al umni magazine, by Editor Jim Wal lace. This is her second year on the staff of Old Oregon. Miss Holmes also worked on the Oregon Daily Emerald last year and this year served as assistant news editor of the Emerald until her appointment to the staff of Old Oregon. ★ * ★ * Football Sketches ★ ★ ★ ★ Webfoots Field Top Centers They say the backs should pay their way into the ballpark, since without a sturdy line, they ’re not worth their weight in press clippings. But with the veteran Oregon primary, spear headed by bruising Brad Eck lund, the Webfoots’ racehorse backs should pay double. Big Brad, now in his third sea son of coast competition, cannot be moved out of the starting lineup, but for the first time in, his tenure at Oregon he will have capable re serves in Dave Gibson, Dick Pat rick and John Ryan. Last year an all-coast selection, Ecklund started out in football as an outstanding fullback at Milwau kie High. He was good enough to be an all-conference selection there, when he sparked the Maroons to the No-Name league champion ship. That league was, at that time, the strongest in Oregon outside Portland. Moved to Center At Oregon, Brad was moved into the pivot spot and has performed there ever since. He has established BRAD ECKLUND himself as one of the most rock ribbed forwards ever to cavort on Hayward Field. After anchoring' a strong year ling line in 1941, the towering six feet three-inch towhead joined the marines, to return in 1946. It was then he took over as number one center and teamed with Duke Iver sen to form one of the most crush ing line-backing combinations on the Pacific slope. The 217-pound giant’s specialty is the middle man in a five-three defense. As the old Michigan standby, Bob Ingalls, Tommy Harmon’s center, used to tell the incomparable Wol verine tailbock, “You’d look pretty silly running around back there if I didn’t pass the ball to you.” And Oregon’s backs would be in the same boat if reliable Brad didn’t consistently come through. Married and the father of one son, PE major Ecklund hopes his last year will be the best. And there is no reason why it shouldn’t be cause he has all the essentials every great football player needs: speed, savvy, skill, size, and spirit, the five “S’s” of football. Gibson Second Man Behind Ecklund is one of the stars of last years’ freshman team, 205 pound Dave Gibson from Denver, Colorado. Gibson was regular pivot man for the frosh, and his remark able improvement during spring practice gained him the second string berth. Still shy on conference exper ience, he is learning fast and in time should become a star in his TODAY’S SCHEDULE 3:50 SAE vs. Phi Gamma Delta Cherney vs. Sammies McChesney vs. Yeomen 4:45 Chi Psi vs. Sig Eps Sherry Ross vs, Phi .Kappa Sig ATO vs. Omega hall. own right. An architecture major, big Dave is a defensive bulwark of the first water and is still improv ing. Patrick, Ryan Comers Alternate with Gibson on ttye yearlings last year, Dick Patrick is also in the running at the pivot post. Possessing more know-how than the average sophomore, Pat rick is a handy-man, playing either guard or center. He has plenty of initial charge, one of the earmarks of a top lineman. 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