Ducks, OSC Bank on Good Offense
Oregon State's up-and-down
football Beavers stand as the
last hurdle between the high
flying Oregon Webfoots and
their first undefeated confer
ence season since the Pacific
Coast Conference was organiz
ed in 1916.
The two ancient rivals collide
tomorrow at 2 p. in. on Bell field
in Corvallis, in the big game of
the 1948 season for the state of Ore
gon.
Coach Jim Aiken’s Ducks will be
shooting for their most successful
grid campaign since 1933 and a pos
sible bid to the Rose Bowl, and the
beefy Aggies are dwelling on the
•possibility of an upset, to deflate a
soaring Oregon balloon. , ?
22,000 Fanatics Expected
A capacity crowd of 22,000 fans j
is expected to be on hand for the :
game, including 1500 Oregon root- j
ers dispatched from Eugene.
The mighty Webfoots will enter j
the stadium as one to two touch- j
down favorites to defeat Oregon j
State, but the Ducks aren't think- ;
ing of the favorite angle on the j
practice field.
Aiken continued his pre-Aggie
drills yesterday, working the team ;
in the mud with a wet ball.
No pads were scheduled, and the
workouts will remain light this af
ternoon. A padded scrimmage was
held Tuesday, for the only contact
work of the week.
Don Samuel, OSC Ace
Quarterback Norm Van BrocRnn
is adapating himself to the slippery
ball well, and expects no trouble in
passing and ball-handling. His re
ceivers and the backfield men are
ready for any field condition, al
though OSC officials maintain the
reconditioned turf will be firm.
Any hopes of an upset Orange
victory hinge on the ability of Coach
Lon Stiner’s men to stop Van
Brocklin’s passes. The Aggie pass
defense has been weak in other
games this year, so must show im
provement to halt Van’s accurate
tosses.
Although the OSC record is not as
impressive as the Webfoots’, the
I Beavers have flashed a high-geared
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points less than Oregon. If both of
fenses get rolling, a high-scoring
game could result.
Four Games—95 Points
In running up three wins, three
losses, and three ties this year, the
Beavers have racked up 174 points.
In their last four starts, the Orange
men have scored 95 points. All four
starting OSC backs—Quarterback
Rudy Ruppe, Lefthalf Ken Carpen
ter, Righthalf Don Samuel, and
Fullback Dick Twenge—are top of
fensive threats.
Samuel ranks fourth on the Coast
in total offense, and Carpenter is
seventh. Carpenter has a .632 pas
sing average, including 10 touch
down tosses.
Fisticuffs
Featured
'34 Contest
By Gate W. Sheldon
A listless punting duel contin
ued into the second quarter of the
Oregon-Oregon State traditional
grid game of 1934. It was a dull,
monotonous, scoreless contest that
little resembled the “Civil Wars
of previous years. Then Michek.
Webfoot fullback, picked up chree
yards and a first down on Oregon’s
famous “cruncher” play.
The whistle had blown but Alex
■Eagle, Duck left tackle, and Jack
Brindis, husky lineman for OSC,
were still struggling. Eagle got
to his feet making some remark to
Brandis, whoge reply was perhaps
(none too courteous. At any rate, A1
Eagle led with a right to the jaw
and Brandis sprawled on the turf.
Swanson Starts Pier Sixer
Immediately Tommy Swanson,
Beaver halfback, jumped on Eag
le’s back and the battle was on.
Several blows were exchanged in
the melee as both elevens tried to
separate the belligerents. Referee
Nibs Price managed to quell the
fray, banished Eagle, Brandis, and
Swanson from the game, and
soundly lectured both teams.
Coaches Stiner and Callison then
called their players together and
let them cool off.
It was this individual feud that
fired up the two squads and the
remainder of the game was a
bruising, battling, hard hitting af
fair. Frank “Scappoose Unlimited”
Michek. 185-pound power house
fullback, tore through the Beaver
line for great gains, one of them
good for 23 yards.
The Webfoots broke the score
less tie early in the third quarter
when End Lamp Walker kicked a
field goal from an angle on the
19-yard line. They added six more
points early in the fourth period,
climaxing a 74-yard drive.
Franklin Sparks OSO
Oregon State rallied late in the
game, due chiefly to the brilliant
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Beavers Ranked One of Best
“One of the best teams on the Coast in returning punts and kick
offs,” says Webfoot Scout Frank Zazula. concerning Oregon State.
“They are one of the best teams in that respect that I have ever seen,
and they will give us a lot of trouble.”
Zazula was especially impressed by the running of Ken Carpenter,
Bob Laidlaw, and Dick Gray in returning both punts and kickoffs.
“All good backs, all very dangerous, and all of them capable of going
all the way,” he added.
TVVENGE WILE MAKE YOU TWINGE—The reference, of course,
is to big Dick Twenge, Oregon State’s hammer-and-tong fullback,
who intends to kick up quite a few clods of turf after he takes the
field against the Wefoots in Saturday’s crucial.
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This is “final” week for a ma
jority of the teams around the na
tion. On the Coast the Rose Bowl
question may well be definitely set
tled. In the Midwest, a Northwest
ern win over Illinois will send the
Wildcats westward January 1.
Californians are praying for -the
Beavers, while in the rainsoaked
Northwest, pigskin fans are wish
ing underdog Stanford the best
possible luck.
East
Dartmouth by 3 over *Princeton
Holy Cross by 3 over *Temple
*Georgetown by 6 over Geo. Wash.
* Harvard by 7 over Yale
*Layfayette by 13 over Lehigh
^Boston Col. by 14 over St. Mary’s
Penn State by 16 over *Pitt
Iowa by 25 over S:Boston U
* Rutgers by 26 over Fordham
*Columbia by 27 over Syracuse
*Villanova by 27 over USF
South
*Wm & Mary by 1 over NC State
* Florida by 7 over Miami
TCU by 10 over *Rice
*So. Meth. by 13 over Baylor
Alabama by 13 over *LSU
•‘Delaware by 13 over Wash & Lee
•■Tennessee by 13 over Kentucky
*Texas Tech by 14 over New Mex.
•■Vanderbilt by 15 over Maryland
*W. Virginia by 19 over W Reserve
* Arkansas by 21 over Tulsa
•No. Carolina by 28 over Duke
Tulane by 33 over •‘Cincinnati
*Geo. Tech by 34 over Citadel
•‘Clemson by 41 over Duquesne
•■Georgia by 41 over Furman
West
Oregon by 7 over *Ore. State
* Washington by 12 over Idaho
San Jose by 13 over *Fresno State
*Col. Pacific by 14 over Santa Bar,
•‘Montana by IS over N. Dakota
•‘California by 19 over Stanford
So. Calif by 20 over *UCLA
Wyoming by 21 over *Brig. Young
Midwest
Indiana by 1 over *Purdue
•‘Colorado by 3 over *Colo. A&M
Minnesota by 12 over ^Wisconsin
•‘Northwestern by 15 over Illinois
Michigan by 15 over ‘‘‘Ohio State
Oklahoma by 15 over ^Kansas
•‘Marquette by 20 over S. Dakota
Missouri by 21 over ^Nebraska
•‘Okla. A&M by 26 over Kan. State
*Michigan State by 27 over WSC
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