Out for a Bruin
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BIG SAM NEVILLS, defensive standout at tackle for Jim Aiken’s
Oregon Ducks, will see action this Friday night, when the Webfoots
tangle with the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles.
DUCK TRACKS
By GLENN GILLESPIE
Emerald Sports Editor
'Most significant jump in the statistics released by the Ath
letic News Bureau was made by Oregon End Dick Wilkins,
rookie pass-receiving sensation. The all-around athlete caught
five passes in the Washington game, bringing his total to 22
passes for 462 yards in eight games. Wilkins 4has scored five
touchdowns, ranking behind Johnny McKay in the scoring
department.
Wilkins’ yardage total sets a new Pacific Coast Confer
ence pass-receiving yardage
mark, the old record of 404 yards
set by Oregon State’s Don Mast.
That represents quite an
achievement for a first-year §
man in college football.
McKay continues to hold his I
lead in the rushing column, de- |
spite the fact he carried the ball I
only once against Washington. 1
The speedy little lefthalf has |
carried 65 times for a net gain of |
444 yards, a 6.8 per-try average, |
Righthalf George Bell, back- I
field workhorse with 109 car- |
ries, is in second place with a
DICK WILKINS
larger net of 467 yards, a 4.2 per-carry average. Woodley
Lewis follows with 359 net yards in 69 tries, a 5.2 mark. Blast
ing Bob Saunders, who played a great running game Saturday,
stays in fourth place with 316 yards in 77 tries, a 4.1 average.
McKay continues to lead scoring with seven TDs and 42
points, followed by Wilkins with 30. Keith DeCourcey has
3 for 18, Dan Garza and Sanders have two each, and a host of
Ducks have scored one touchdown.
As a team, Oregon’s 1948 edition has piled up 1802 net yards
from rushing, compared to 1223 for the opposition. A net of
1 913 from passing gives the Webfoots a net yardage total of
2715, compared to 1956 for the other ieght teams.
The Ducks have attempted 126 passes, the same number
their opponents have tried. Oregon quarterbacks have com
pleted 60, while only 49 have been completed against the Web
foots.
Total first downs favor the Ducks 123 to 114. Oregon has
I punted 42 times for a 35.6 per-kick average, while the opposi
, tion has kicked 40 times for a 34.8 average.
1 Four men, McKay, Lewis, Bell, and Sanders, continue to
carry the bulk of Oregon’s running offense. Of the 1802 net
!. yards gained from rushing, these four men have gained 1586.
By positions, the left halfbacks get the most work, with
159 carries for 935 yards. Righhalf follows with 150 tries
for 559 yards, and the fullbacks have carried 84 times for 356
yards.
Norm Van Brocklin’s completion percentage dropped a few
points this week, but his yardage total continued to climb, with
130 gained in the Washington game. Norm hit six of 18 against
the Huskies, bringing his total to 57 completions in 117 attempts
for 889 yards, a .487 percentage. The Duck quarterback has
averaged more than 15 yards per-completed pass this year.
Cal Turns Down
Post Season Tilt
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 10—
(AP) — California’s undefeated
Bears will try to play themselves
into the Rose Bowl but will play
no other post-season game.
Athletic Director Brutus Ham
ilton yesterday ruled out any
prospects of a charity clash with
Army after the regular season
ends. West Point officials also
said any such bid would be
turned down. Reports had Holly
wood film interests trying to ar
range a California-Army game
at Los Angeles.
The big worry for the Bears
right now is Washington State—
their opponent for Saturday.
Wildcats After
Saturday Win
On Notre Dame
CHICAGO, Nov. 10—(AP)—Will
the Rose Bowl distract Northwest
ern’s once-beaten Wildcats against
undefeated Notre Dame Saturday?
The Irish better not figure it
that way. Because from the open
ing whistle, the Wildcats will be
swinging their Sunday punch in
the nation’s top football game at
South Bend, Indiana.
Bob Voights, 32-year-old North
western coach, said today he has
been swamped with letters from
Wildcat fans, telling him how to
play against Notre Dame and still
be ready to whip Illinois and clinch
a bowl trip the following Saturday.
Game at Time
“But we’re following our season
long policy of playing one game at
a time,’’ Voights told a Chicago
football writers’ meeting.
“We’re concentrating on Notre
Dame. We’re thinking about Notre
Dame. We’re going to try to beat
Notre Dame.’’
Star Wildcat Center Alex Sar
kisian, Voights disclosed, said one
well-meaning fan “assumed” he
would be held out of the Notre
Dame game to be in good health
for the bowl payoff clash with Illi
nois.
Voights said Sarkisian retorted:
‘‘If that happens, I’ll turn in my
suit for the season.”
Cats to Try
“That’s the spirit of the whole
squad,” said Voights, “They want
to beat Notre Dame first, and then
think about the Hose Bowl. I don’t
know if we can whip Notre Dame,
but my kids will go all out trying.”
The fur always flew in this an
cient rivalry, despite its one-sid
edness in the record books (Notre
Dame leads 22 to 2 with two ties).
But Saturday’s scrap before a
capacity 59,000 should be a real
wing-dinger. First of all, it will be
the last meeting between the two
schools after 23 straight years of
feuding.
20 Straight Wins
For the Irish, there is not only
the matter of shooting to match
two all-time Notre Dame records,
20 straight wins and 26 games
without defeat, but also to sprin
kle a little salt on the Big Nine’s
tail. That conference’s top teams,
Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota,
Illinois and now Northwestern,
have given Notre Dame the Brush
off.
This year’s Notre Dame football
team is running away from rec
ords set by the great Irish elevens
of 1946 apd 1947.
Ground Attack
That can be taken literally.'The
1948 Irish are doing on the ground
what they used to do on the air. In
beating seven opponents they have
gained 2,319 yards running and
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Warren Works Team
In Long Scrimmage
More long- scrimmages were in
order for varsity hoop candidates
yesterday, as John Warren sent his
charges through an extended drill.
Three practice games, all lasting
around fifteen minutes, were the
high spots of the afternoon. Sever
al players looked good at one time
or another during the session, but
no one was outstanding.
Warren followed the same pro
cedure all through the drill, starting
five men on each team and putting
in constant substitutes and occa
sionally having the players change
teams.
Overtime Game
The first scrimmage went into
overtime after ending 12-12. With
Bob Lavey hitting for two and Rog
er Wiley one basket, the “skins”
went on to win 18-14. Lavey was
high for the game with 10 counters.
Wiley and Kenny Seeborg counting
four each.
The losers put up a good scrap
and were leading for the most of
the game. Will Urban, who was
tremendous on the boards all af
ternoon, and Paul Sowers each had
four points for top honors.
Wiley Hits 12
The second game was a runaway
for the winners, with Wiley scoring
12 points in pacing a 24-12 win.
“Hot Dog” was also a demon on the
board's, constantly gathering in re
bounds at both ends of the floor.
Forward Jim Bocchi and guard
Leroy Coleman, with four and six
tallies apiece, paced the losing five.
Rod Slade took several rebounds
away from the taller Wiley, but
couldn’t hold down the veterans
scoring punch.
The final session wound up with
a score of 24-14, though at one time
it was tide at 10-all! Pacing the
winners was Johnny Neeley with
eight, Bob Amacher with six, and
Dick Unis with four. Urban’s work
under the boards was a key factor
in the win.
Bocchi, Coleman Pace
The losers were paced by two for
mer flashes from Klamath Fails,
Bocchi and Coleman, who both
dropped in six points on long arch
ing shots. Amacher and Urban were
effective in gathering rebounds for
many close-in shots.
Urban, a Frosh star last year,
showed great promise during the af
ternoon with his constant scrapping
and heads-up play. He had little
luck with his shots yesterday, but
if he finds scoring punch he might
well see a lot of action.
Bob Lavey looked good with his
shooting, being one of the high
spots of the drill. Johnny Neeley,
another little guard, also sparkled.
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