Ducks Lead Pass Defense;
Prepare for Hawkeye Game
From PCC...
LOS ANGELES — Quarterback
Bob Celeri of California took over
a,.’ the individual leader in total of
fense in the Pacific Coast Confer
ence this week-—mainly because he
ran and passed for 169 yards last
week against Washington and part
ly because Ken Carpenter of Ore
gon State was hurt on the first play
against Stanford.
Figures released today by the P
CC Commissioner’s office showed
Carpenter in fifth place after lead
ing at mid-season. Celeri cannot
claim the best per game average,
however. He is a fraction of a yard
per game behind Jim Powers of U
SC, who has averaged 117.6 yards
in five erames.
Bob Sanders of Oregon main
tained his commanding lead in
rushing with 503 yards in s ^
games and 5.9 yards per try. He
also leads the Conference scoring
derby with 48 points.
Tommy Kingsford of Montana
leads in pass completions with 44
and yardage with 627, but Powers
has been more accurate with a .581
average.
The record of 27 pass receptions
in a season, currently held by ex
Oregon star Dick Wilkins, is
threatened by a former team mate,
Darrell Robinson. Robinson has
ch ught 20 with four games yet to
ptay.
Tim Cullom’s PCC record of 21
conversions in a season, which he
set last year at California, is cer
tain to be broken. Cullom and Ches
ter Daniels of Oregon have tied the
record and Daniels has added three
field goals to his extra point total,
t.i> lead the Conference kickers with
30 points.
UCLA’s Hal Braly maintained
his punting superiority with a 41.7
average on 20 punts, and John Wil
liams of USC has the best total on
pent returns. He has returned 12
for 211 yards, an average of 17.5
per return. Woodley Lewis of Ore
gon leads in kickoff returns with a
46.3 average on 6 returns, and pass
interceptions with seven.
Stanford continues to lead tne
undefeated California Bears as the
offensive leader of the Pacific
Coast Conference. The Indians have
gained 2271 yards from rushing and
gassing In six games, and averag
ed 378.5 yards per contest. That is
eight yards per game better than
tiie Bears.
Although USC found Oregon’s
p-iss defense easy to penetrate
last week, the Ducks have the
best over-all pass defensive rec
ord In the PCC. Their opponents
have a completion average of
.869 and the Ducks have inter
cepted 21 enemy passes.
Idaho took a quick jump up the
statistical ladder to lead in rushing
The Vandals have averaged 260.8
y .rds per game on the ground in
their five contests.
Washington retained the Confer
ence passing lead with 70 comple
tions in six games. However. Mon
tana has the best yardage total
from passing with 911 yards, and
Southern California's completion
average of .581 is the best in the
league.
California leads Stanford in both
total defense and rushing defense.
The Bears have allowed only 209.6
y erds per game from rushing and
passing, as compared to 230.1 for
Stanford. The Bears have given
3 15.8 yards per game on the ground
and the Indians are a close second
wuh 127.8.
Ranked on the basis of comple
tions per game, Idaho lias the best
p ■ -is defense record. The Vandals
h ve allowed 31 completions in 04
attempts: i
WOODLEY LEWIS, shown in
last spring’s track competition,
is at present using track-learned
speed to lead the Pacific Coast
Conference in pass interceptions
and kickoff returns.
Huskies Ready
'Mr. Jinx/ As
USC Tilt Nears
SEATTLE—(UP)—The Univer
sity of Washington Huskies are
hoping a little guy in an invisible
suit will start playing on their side
again when they meet Southern
California here Saturday. And
some disgusted Husky fans say the
squad could use him.
The little fellow was a 15-year
old jinx going by the name USC
can’t-win-in-Seattle. He died from
a 19-0 score in 1947, but the Wash
ingtonians hope to revive him.
It all started in ’32 when a great
USC team with Cotton Warburton
as its star squeaked through a 9-6
win over the Huskies. Until two
yea-rs ago, 5-5 was the last time the
Trojans had an enjoyable train ride
back from the Puget Sound city.
The last five times the Southland
giants came here they were heavy
favorites to blast both the jinx and
the Huskies. Three times they con
fused the experts by losing, in 1942
they had to settle for a double-zero
tie, but in ’47 they shook loose Jim
(Mystic) Powers for their victory.
The last Washington victory in
the series was in ’45. USC was
bowl-bound and Washington was
classed as a low mediocre. The Tro
jans batled the Huskies on almost
even terms until a few minutes be
fore the end of the game. With
Southern Cal leading 7-6 and
Washington close to pay dirt with
fourth down and several yards to
go. Coach Ralph Welch sent in Wal
ly Dash, who spent his entire time
kicking extra points.
But on this occasion, the ball was
snapped to Dash, who tossed to.
Gordie Hungar in the end zone and
Mr. Jinx had his last lease on life.
As the Southern Cal-Wasliington
series stands 12-9 in favor of the
Trojans, the Huskies will be bat
tling a USC squad once again eye
ing the dim chance of Rose Bowl
honors. The Huskies are plainly
counting on the sophomore powers
of Hugh McElhenny and Don Hein
rich keep them in the game, and
the possibility of the return of the
S^attlf jinx.
To Iowa...
Preparing for their Saturday en
counter with the University of
Iowa, Oregon’s Webfoots ran
through what Coach Jim Aiken
called a “semi-scrimmage” Wed
nesday at their practice field.
Although they wore pads, the
Ducks concentrated on dummy
work, punting, kick-offs and pass
ing, with much of the rough stuff
eliminated.
Weather permitting, Aiken and
his flock will leave Eugene this
morning by plane, with arrival at
Iowa City scheduled for about the
time the Midwesterners are sitting
down to supper.
If conditions are favorable, Aik
en hopes to run his charges through
a drill this evening under the arc
lights of big Iowa Stadium.
Physical condition of the Oregon
squad was described as near-per
fect. Halfback George Bell is still
hampered by a bad ankle, but is in
better shape than he was prior to
the USC game.
Two weeks ago, Oregon might
have been rated superior to the
Hawkeyes, but since Southern Cal
ifornia’s annihilation of the Ducks
last Saturday, and Iowa’s upset of
potent Northwestern, the odds fa
vor the midlanders.
The Hawkeyes have been estab
lished as at least seven point fav
orites, with some sources favoring
them by as much as three touch
downs.
About Iowa, their stadium, with
a seating capacity of over 52,000, is
only the sixth largest in the Big
Ten conference.
The Hawkeyes have seldom been
known as a football powerhouse,
with many Iowa seasons winding
up four or five won and four or five
lost. Don’t count the Midwestern
ers as weak targets through that
information though. Iowa is a
member of the Big Ten, and as such
does not have the benefit of being
fed on “set-ups.”
Iowa is regarded, at least in the
midlands, as a school that has pro
duced lots of good, clean-playing,
hard-hitting football teams that
are capable of giving any team in
the nation a rough Saturday after
noon.
When Iowa lost ai uuviarco at
the end of the 1948 season, it was
as big a blow as Oregon’s sudden
quarterback vacuum made possible
through the departpre of Norm aVn
Brocklin.
The Hawks still have two top
notch pass-catchers in Bob McKen
zie and Jack Dittmer who teamed
up last season to snag 44 areials
for 756 yards.
At a motorcycle exhibit in Ohio,
walking equipment was displayed.
We still think legs are here to
stay.
Ez Charles Mgy
Enter Movies
SAN FRANCISCO—(UP)— All
except two of NBA Heavyweight
Champion Ezzard Charles’ schedu
led exhibition bouts after this week
may be cancelled so that the cham
pion can take some movie and
radio work, his manager, Jake
Mintz, said today.
“Through our Hollywood attor
ney, Greg Bautzer, Charles is in
line for radio work (either with
Jack Benny or Bob Hope) and
there are plans for the champ to
star in a motion picture,” said
Mintz.
“Bautzer wants Charles to stick
around Hollywood for the next five
or six weeks while the story is be
ing prepared, so we may have to
cancel the exhibitions.”
The two still on the schedule
after this week are in Wyoming
One is for Casper, Nov. 26, the
qther for Cody, Nov. 27.
Sports Shorts
GLASGOW, Scotland (UP) —
World Bantanweight Champion
Manuel Ortiz of El Centro, Cal.,
knocked down Jackie Paterson of
Scotland four times last night and
won an easy 10-round non-title de
cision at Hampden Park.
Despite the beating, Paterson,
former World Flyweight Champ
ion, remained on his feet during the
last two rounds.
LOS ANGELES—(UP)—South
ern California Coach Jeff Cravath
said today injured halfback Jay
Roundy and right tackle Jim Bird
would be able to play Saturday in
the Trojans’ game against Wash
ington at Seattle.
Cravath sent the team through a
light workout today, taking no
chances on injuries and giving it a
rest. Ends and backs went through
a long passing drill.
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