DUCK TRACKS
By GLENN GILLESPIE
Pacific Coast Conference leaders in total offense, rushing,
ancl forward passing remained unchanged for the second con
secutive week, with Oregon State’s Don Samuel, Jackie Ten
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sen of California, and Oregon’s
Norm Van Brocklin holding
down their respective spots.
Ray Nagel, UCLA Bruin
quarterback, and W e b f o o t
Johnny McKay, Oregon left
half and leader of his own
team statistics, made deter-:
mined bids to overtake the
leaders.
Samuel, one of the unsub
sidized Beavers, holds a scant
three-yard lead over Nagel
in the total offense column.
The Orange tailback has com
bined 182 yards from rushing
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Nagel lias piled up a 484-yard total from forward passing
alone, but has managed to gain only four yards from rushing
for his 488 total offense.
Jensen, the Golden Bear bid for All-American, has bowled
through opposing lines for 398 yards, enough to put him ahead
of the rushing column, and has passed for 20 yards to hold
down third spot in total offense with 418.
Oregon s McKay now is in second place in rushing alone,
with 385 yards, and in fourth place in total offense. This is
significant, since the slight halfback has made all of his yard
age on the ground.
Norm Van Brocklin, Duck passing quarterback, tops PCC
passers, with 29 completions in 56 attempts, a .518 percentage.
His tosses have gained 39 lyards. Van Brocklin is fifth in
total offense, making two Oregon men in the first five.
Ducks Rate Two of First Three Rushers
Duck Righthalf George Bell is the ninth-raning yardage
producer in the conference, with his 269 yards, and is in third
place in rushing figures. In this rushing column, two of the
first three men wear the Lemon and Green.
In team statistics department, the PCC leaders also re
mained the same, with Lynn Waldorf’s California squad still
the strongest in the conference, as far as straight yardage goes.
The Bruising Bears have gained 1571 yards in four games,
a per-game average of 392.8. That’s nearly four times the dis
tance of a regulation football field, and represents some mighty
fine offensive equipment.
Our own Aggies rest in second place in total team offense,
with 1430 yards, a good-sized number. Jim Aiken’s Webfoots
are right be'hind in third place with 1350 yards.
Webfoots Second in Rushing Column
In straight rushing, the Ducks move up one, second spot,
with 1035, as compared to 1151 for California, the leader. The
Oregons don’t even figure in the first five in passing offense.
The Stanford Indians continue their tough roll on defense,
holding the opposition to 212 yards per-contest. And the USC
Trojans seem to be the hardest team to complete a pass against,
with only 29 completed against them in 69 tries. SC ranks
only fifth in rushing defense, something to remember for
Saturday’s game.
We’re interested in watching what California will do against
PCC opposition, and especially whether that flash Jensen can
keep up his terrific pace. In the four Cal games against Santa
Clara. Navy, St. Mary’s, and Wisconsin, Jensen has carried
only 37 times, but has a 10.75 per-try average.
Cal Finally to Play a Conference Game
That kind of running amounts to a first down every time
Jensen packed the ball. In gaining his 424 yards, Jensen has
lost only 26.
Due to the oddities of a conference schedule, the team rated
number one in pre-season sketchs doesn’t play a conference
game until the fifth week of action. That’s this Saturday, when
California finally gets around to a conference game, set with the
OSC Beavers.
A few forecasters in the area are picking Lon Stiner’s
Aggies to cool some of that Bear fever. It’s hard to conceive,
although Nibs Price, California’s head scout, has tabbed the
1948 Beavers “The best team Oregon State has had since its
championship club of 1941.’’
The two lines will be matched in weight, but the Bears have
an edge in experience. In the backfield, W aldorf has plenty of
depth and talent, with a first string that stands up against any
on the coast.
Two Injuries Mar l-M Football Play;
Phi Delts. Theta Chi. ATO in Finals
Two injuries marred yesterday’s rough intramural football
action, when Campbell Club tailback Mel Krause was taken to
Sacred Heart hospital with a fractured jaw, and Sigma Chi John
Jones was sent to the University infirmary with a possible
broken rib.
Krause, playing in the Campbell-Phi Delt game, was knock
ed unconscious on a blocking play. His general condition was
aescriDea as good by hospital oi
ficials late last night, although his
jaw is definitely broken.
Jones is all right, but is being
held at the infirmary for a thor
ough check. He was hurt in the
Sigma Clii-ATO contest attempt
ing to receive a pass.
In one of the roughest games,
Safety First
Phi Delta Theta took a league
championship from Campbell Club
by a single first down, 5-4. The
final score was tied at 6-all. Camp
bell scored first on a pass from
Krause to Cece Clay, and the Phi
Delts tied it up on a pass from
Jack Keller to Maude. The Phi
Delts tallied after Krause was car
ried from the field iri the third
quarter.
Alpha Tau Omega grabbed a"’
playoff spot by downing Sigma Chi
12-0. Ramsey Pendell tossed ,a
touchdown pass to Moe Thomas
for the first ATO score, and Walt
McClure intercepted a Chi aerial
and romped 60 yards for the sec
ond touchdown.
Sigma Phi Epsilon defeated Stan
Ray hall 6-0, in a close ball game.
The lone tally came on a pass from
Newton to Young.
Omega hall lost a game to Phi
Sigma Kappa by two first downs.
The Phi Sigs racked up five firsts,
while Omega made three. The
regulation game ended in a 6-6
tie.
A strong Theta Chi team con
tinued its win streak by whipping
Pi Kappa Alpha 13-0. Hutchinson
threw two touchdown passes, one
to Vannet and the other to Ken
Seeborg.
In the day’s highest scoring
game, Delta Tau Delta made a bid
for a final berth by rolling over
French hall 21-0.
Intramural Meeting
A meeting bf all intramural
managers will be held Monday at
3:30 p.m. at the I-M office, to
draw for positions in the touch
football playoff. Action in the
finals is scheduled to begin Tues
day afternoon.
BEN HOLCOMB may not carry
the ball against USC, but he
will see action as Oregon’s de
fensive safety man in Saturday’s
game.
Ducklings Stress
Passes for Rooks
Frosh grid Coach Bill Bower
man stressed pass offense and de
fense in yesterday afternoon’!
practice, a good indication that ar
aerial battle is forthcoming in th<
Ducklings’ next game against th<
Oregon State Rooks.
The Rooks have an excellenl
passer in Gene Morrow, ex-The
Dalles athlete, and he was largelj
responsible for Oregon State’s 6-(
win over the Portland University
frosh.
During the practice, Jim Calder
wood, Harry Kannasto, and Tony
Geremia divided the passing
chores, and all three completed i
good percentage of passes.
Bowerman emphasized protect
ing the passer, and all three quar
terbacks had plenty of time to pick
out their targets.
Calderwood was particularly ef
fective on zipping, flat passes tc
•halfbacks Tommy Edwards anc
Emile Holeman.
A short scrimmage followed th<
passing drill with the regulars
lined up against a combined sec
ond and third team outfit.
The team distinction was hard t(
discover last night, since the in
spired scrubs more than held theii
own against the first stringers.
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