Ducks Off for Seattle Today
Washington 'll'
Slated Saturday
Although Tuesday’s contact
scrimmage was the final “with
pads” workout scheduled for the
Oregon Webfoots this week, Coach
Jim Aiken continued drills for the
Washington game this Saturday in
Seattle.
Working out on a muddy prac
tice field yesterday afternoon, the
Ducks might have been getting a
sample of what to expect this
weekend in the Puget Sound city.
Yesterday’s practice was the
final pre-game home workout,
since the Seattle-bound footballers
leave Eugene by train tonight at
5:35. The Webfoots are scheduled
to arrive in Seattle at 7 a.m. Fri
day, and Will hold a short practice
that afternoon.
“Bugs” Stressed
Practice this week has been in
tended to eliminate bugs in the
Lemon and Green offense and de
fense which almost lost the St.
Mary's game. Duck linemen have
been receiving special attention,
and line play is expected to im
prove this Saturday.
.Oregon backs have been running
well in practice, and Quarterback
Norm Van Brocklin has been pass
ing effectively despite a slippery
ball. DeWayne Johnson has been
playing in the offensive fullback
spot this week, and may do the
same against Washington.
Seven Carry Load
Both Keith DeCourcey and Jim
Aiken have been showing in prac
tice, and will probably see plenty
of action against the Huskies.
Johnny McKay and Woodley Lewis
have been dividing left halfback
play, while George Bell and De
Courcey are running at right half.
Seven running backs, McKay,
Lewis, and Aiken at left half, Bell
and DeCourcey at right half, and
Sanders and Johnson at fullback,
are likely to head Oregon’s ground
attack.
Out for Upset
Although the Seattle club has
won only one conference game this
.season, they are a capable team
looking for an upset.
Washington Quarterback Anse
McCullough is the fifth-ranking
passer in the conference, with 30
completions in 67 attempts, and
Coach Howie Odell has a flock of
sticky-fingered receivers to gather
in McCullough's tosses.
Brooks Biddle, Marsh Dallas,
Cordy Hungar, Larry Hatch, and
Roland Kirkby head the list of
Husky running backs. Hatch is
the leading pass-defender in the
PCC, with five interceptions to his
credit.
Verducci, Cravath
[Don't Agree on Top
Conference Team
Which coach is right? Joe Ver
ducci, after his St. Mary’s team
was narrowly nipped by Oregon
last Saturday, picked California’s
-Golden Bears as the better of the
, two teams, both unbeaten in PCC
• action.
But on the other side of the pic
ture is USC Coach Jeff Cravath,
, who doesn't make such a blunt
statement, but seems to lean
towards the Webfoots. Cravath,
whose Trojans have been beaten by
both the Rose Bowl contenders,
stated that he would take the
team .“with the best passer, in a
given game, that is.”
California was last in the Rose
, Bowl in 1938 when they beat Ala
,bama.
He Plugs Husky Hole
VERSATILE ALF HEMSTAD, 183-pound senior is slated to start at
right guard for the Washington Huskies when they meet Jim Aiken’s
Webfoots in Seattle Saturday. Hemstad has played tackle, end and
quarterback besides his customary guard spot, where he was all
coast in 1945.
Ducklings Prepare for
Rook Battle Saturday
Coach Bill Bowerman sent his
Ducklings through another rugged
scrimmage in preparation for Sat
urday’s game with the highly
touted and favored Oregon State
Rooks.
The little Beavers have already
downed the Frosh once, by a whop
ping 32-14 margin, but Bowerman
believes his boys will be ready for
revenge in the second meeting.
The game, which will be the only
home game for the Yearlings this
season, starts at 2:00 Saturday af
ternoon at Hayward field and
should be interesting. The Rooks
have the biggest line on the coast,
averaging 219 ppunds per man, and
they boast of a good backfield to
go with it.
Rook stars include fullback Sam
Webfoots Still
2nd in Attack
The Oregon Webfoots continue
to hold down second place in to
tal defense and rushing, according
to statistics released this week by
the Pacific Coast conference com
missioners’ office. The Ducks have
a total of 2401 yards from total
offense, and have 1618 yards from
rushing.
California dropped below the
400-yard mark in total offense this
week for the first time in their un
defeated 1948 season but main
maintained a sizeable lead over
runner-up Oregon in the Pacific
Coast conference offense standings.
The Bears have gained 393.9
yards per game from rushing and
passing in their seven victories
this season. The Webfoots, also un
beaten in conference play, have
averaged 343 yards total offense in
first seven games this year.
California also maintained its
lead in total defense, rushing of
fense and rushing defense, but
dropped to third place in pass de
fense. Both Montana and Southern
California now rate ahead of the
Bears in this department with S6.8
and 87.7 yard records to Califor
nia's 92.7.
tsaKer irom uorvams, wno is ex
pected to be the Aggie workhorse.
Close to 200 pounds, Baker is a
fast and tricky runner and also
does the punting and PAT at
tempts.
Others in the Beaver backfield
include Cub Houck at quarterback,
Bill Sheffold at right half and
either Gene Morrow or Bill Cross
at left half.
The Ducklings will be paced by
the right arm of Quarterback Jim
Calderwood, who has steadily
shone so far this season. Sparking
the running attack will be pint
sized Tommy Edwards at left half,
Emile Holeman at right half and
burly Chuck Missfeldt at fullback.
In the 1920 Rose Bowl, which
Harvard won 7-6 over Oregon, the
Webfoot points came on two field
goals.
F
Jensen Still Paces PCC
In Total Offense, Rushing
Jackie Jensen, California’s all
America-bound fullback, had a big
week end: at the expense of the
Southern California Trojans. This
enabled him to retain his position
as the No. 1 Pacific Coast Confer
ence back in total offense and rush
ing.
Jensen, while leading the Bears
to their eleventh consecutive win,
gained 132 yards through and
around the big SC line and added
11 more to his total with one com
pleted pass in one attempt. The
Bear junior now has 790 yards to
his credit in total offense, 686 of
which came from rushing.
Norm Van Brocklin of Oregon
has the third highest total offense
mark, with 709 net yards gained.
Johnny McKay, Duck left halfback,
is in third place in the rushing col
umn, with 447 net yards, and
Warren Works
Duck Hoopsters
Scoring was evenly divided in
yesterday’s varsity basketball
scrimmages, with most of the
squad seeing action in the four
practice games.
Two guards were outstanding in
the opening game, with Bob La
vey and Don Peterson leading Rog
er Wiley, Kenny Seeborg and Jer
ry Switzer to a 12-6 win over Art
Milne, Will Urban, Rod Slade, Jim
Bocchi and Jack Keller. Lavey and
Peterson both had four points as
did Milne for the losers.
In the second game, it was Rog
er Wiley, showing the same form
he did Monday, dumping in eight
points in a 12-4 win. Slade and Le
roy Coleman split the other team’s
scoring honors with two each.
Roger Mo.ckford picked up four
points to take top honors in the
third session, but his team lost 8-4
with Johnny Neeley, Dick Unis, Wi
ley and Bob Don all scoring two
for the winners.
In the final rounds, Will Urban
hit four for the winners and Lynn
Hamilton the same for the losers
with the score being 8-6.
Wiley and Slade were both ef
fective under the backboards with
the sophomore towhead giving Wi
ley a bad time in the first game.
Wiley was the workhorse of the
afternoon taking part in all four
scrimmages.
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George Bell is fourth with 422 yards
jained.
McCullough Gains
Biggest gains made during the
weekend’s play were by Ray Nagel
md Anse McCullough, UCLA, and
Washington quarterbacks. Nagel
recounted for 160 yards against Ne
braska moving up from 4th to 2nd
in total offense with a 767 total.
McCullough improved his position
from 25th to 10th place in total of
fense with a 173-yard performance
against Stanford.
Van Brocklin remained the lea
gue’s top passer with 51 comple
tions to Nagel’s 45. Rudy Ruppe,
Oregon State quarterback who is
the optional blocker-receiver on the
Beavers optional run-pass play,,
leads in number of passes caught
with 20, followed closely by Dick
Wilkins of Oregon with 17.
McKay Tops Scorers
McKay continues to lead'' PCC
scorers with seven touchdowns in
seven games. Charlie Sarver and
Jack Swaner of California and Don
Samuel of Oregon State are tied for
second with five TDs apiece.
Larry Hatch, Washington’s back
field utility man, ranks at the top
of an important department of de
fensive play—pass interceptions.
Hatch, who led the nation in inter
ceptions two years ago, has snag
ged 5 opponents aerials to date this
season.
The punting and scoring leaders
remained the same, but each im
proved his record slightly.
SCORECAST
WINNERS!
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