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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1949)
DUCK TRACKS - By Tom King Emerald Sports Editor Let's hop on the merry-go-round and see what the latest is from places scattered all across the sports map : First name to crop up a candidate for an assistant coach’s job at Oregon is that of Bill (Dutch) Fehring . . . Fehring. one of the greatest tackles Purdue ever had when in his hevdav, was employed at UCLA last year until Bert LaBrucherie decided to resign (under pressure), thus bringing to an end one of the PCC’s stormiest regimes. I A stickler for details, he - coached at the U. of Oklahoma in 1946-47, developing a line „ that led the nation in defense 1 against opponent’s rushing and I also players of such stature as Buddy Burris, Plato Andros and Bob Rapacz . . . However, there is a hitch . . . Marchy Swartz at Stanford also has a - hankering for him, and the In juns may get him inked first. r Roger Wiley, who already has secured a place for himself as one of the better cagers ever to wear Webfoot spangles, has been accorded his first All-Am- I erica honors of the season . . . 1 he Spotting News, premier i % ' publication in athletics, gave BERNIE BIERMAN him a fifth string berth on its squad . . . That's a lengthy ways ■ down, but there are a raft of first-rate centers in the country this season, and being designated the fifth best one is no mean feat . . . He placed ahead of the muchly publicized Jim McIntyre of Minnesota . .. There seemed to be a little mixup though, because Wiley is listed as a forward. Cal's Touchdown Twins Set for Another Go USC’s Bill Sharman, whom some San Francisco players tab bed as the best performer they went up against all year, landed on the third string . . . little Rene Herrerias got a fourth team berth ... Among the honorable mentions was WSC’s husky Eel Gay da. Downat the Berkeley campus, Coach Lyn Waldorf is allsmiles these days . . . The “off again,” “on again” status of Jack Swan er, concerning whether he will return, supposedly has been clear ed up .. . Swaner will take another fling, or so says Waldorf . . . Wonder how much it cost him? ... For that matter, both of the Bears’ “Blonde Bombshells” are set for the ’49 campaign ... All America Jack Jensen has hiked his scholastic average and has decided against turning professional. Over in little old New York, Ned Irish, Madison- Squat e ' Garden impresario; Joe Lapchick, pro coach, ancl Referee Dave Walsh each picked a list composed of what they thought were * the most valuable players to show at the Garden this season. It's MacCauley All the Way Curiously enough, the first eight names on each of the three lists were exactly the same. Easy Ed Macauley of St. Louis was number one man in each case, followed, in order, by Alex Groza - and Wallace of Kentucky; Vince Boryla of Denver, Yern Gard - ner of Utah, highscoring Tony Lavelli of Yale, Ernie Vande weghe of Colgate and Georg'e Kaftan of Holy Cross. John Warren’s Ducks certainly have changed face from the beginning to the end of the season ... The improvement has been marked, and probably will make its presence felt this weekend against the Oregon State Aggies ... And the lad who has shown the most improvement over the course of the campaign is Paul Sowers. . . He should really make a niche for himself in these - parts next year . . . Bob Amacher, string-bean center, is another _ who has come along fast. Bierman's System Now Out of Fashion Clint Conger of the LA Mirror reports this one. It seems that Wake Forest's Doug Walker has given a new twist to an - old gag made popular by Bernie Bierman of Minnesota. Bierman, who can spot a good line-backer at several hun ' dred paces, tells how he goes out into the country and asks the farm boys which is the way to the next town. Said farm boys * naturally have some ploughs around. Those who pick up one and point the way to the next settlement are promptly hurried - off to Gopherville. » » Walker, however, uses a more modern approach. He takes a " bunch of boys out into the woods and turns them loose. Those that run around the trees are backs, and those that run over ’em ~ are linemen. Enough for one day! Lofgran, Wiley Unanimous Choices of All-Mac Couriers With Oregon Players Without Oregon Payers First Team Don Lofgran (USF) .F Eddie Gayda (WSC) .F John Pilch (Wyo.) .F Roger Wiley (Ore.).C Lou Lipman (LIU) .G Cliff Crandall (OSC) .G LeRoy Smith (LIU) .G Second Team Bill Vandenburgh (Wash.) .F Bob Walker, (Cal.) .F Ron Livingstone (Wyo.) .C Rene Herrerias (USF) .G Paul Sowers (Ore.) .G Third Team Bob Pritchett (Ida.) ..F.Bob Pritchett (Ida.) Sam White (Wash.) .F.Preston Brimhall (Ida.) Joe McNamee (USF) .C.Sam White (Wash.) Frank Kuzara (USF) .G. Bill Harper (OSC) Loy Doty (Wyo.) .G. Mack Peyton (Wyo.) ... Joe McNamee (USF) . Bob Walker (Cal.) Ron Livingstone (Wyo.) .. Rene Herrerias (USF) .LeRoy Smith (LIU) .Don Lofgran (USF) . Eddie Gayda (WSC) . John Pilch (Wyo.) Bill Vandenburgh (Wash.) . Lou Lipman (LIU) . Ciff Crandall (OSC) Only Roger Wiley of Oregon and Don Lofgran of USF were unan mous choices for an All-McArthur court quint picked by John War ren, Art Litchman, Bill Stratton, Johnny Kahannanui, Fred Taylor, Tom King, Don Fair, and Dick Cramer, Dave Taylor. Each one picked two teams, one with Oregon players and one with out. Only Lofgran was picked on both outfits unanimously, with Wi ley drawing full support on the “with” Oregon quints. The vote was close with the exception of those two men and resulted in more than five men being picked for the first team on both selections. The outfit in cluding Oregon players was filled out with Eddie Gayda, John Pilch, Lou Lipman, Cliff Cran dall, and LeRoy Smith. The second quint was completed with Gayda, Pilch, Lipman, Cran dall and Bill Vandenburgh. Pilch was a unanimous choice on this team on every ballot where he was listed but was not picked by three who did not see him in action. The only other Oregon player besides Wiley to gain recognition was Paul Sowers, regular guard, who pulled down a second string spot. Worth noting is the lack of Northern Division players throughout the quints. Out of 17 players chosen on the team includ ing Oregon only seven were in the loop. On the other squad there were seven out of 16. Wyoming had more players men tioned than any other school, get ting four of their five regulars on one of the other of the teams. John Pilch, 6-foot 5-inch forward, pulled down first string berths on both teams and Ron Livingstone was on both second units. Guards Loy Doty and Mack Peyton were named on the third strings. Long Island was the only school to land two first places, placing guards LeRoy Smith and Lou Lipman on the Oregon club. Smith dropped down to second team on the other outfit, how ever. Sammy White, who has played all positions for Washington this season, was unable to get any higher than third team on either squad, despite the great amount of publicity he has received. From the voting, an all-Northern Division five would consist of Wi ley at center, Gayda and Bill Van denburgh at forward, and Crandall and Sowers at guard. Hogan Suffers Relapse EL PASO, Tex., March 3 — (AP)—Famed progolfer Ben Ho gan was operated on early last night to relieve a blood clot bn his lung. The operation was performed by Dr. Alton Oschsner, New Or leans specialist who flew here yesterday. 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