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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1949)
ISSeRALD_ California Remains Victorious; Ducks Droo Rout 41-14 By BILL VVILLAItD The fourth team in the nation turned back a gliding University of Oregon eleven 41-14, as the Univer sity of California rolled to it's ninth straight victory of the season. The contest was witnessed by 78,000 tans at Berkeley. The two teams were tooth and nailed together in the statistical department. The total offense for Oregon was 231 to 219 for Cal. The Ducks rolled up 15 first downs to the Bears 9. The real fight was waged in the line with the Bear defensive team showing its might. They stymied our running attack until the final period when they us ed their reserves. Neither team played their best game of the year. Cal could not get their ground game moving and had to take to the air. We likewise were stopped bn the ground and took to the air. It took but two minutes in the third quarter for Cal to rack up 21 points and cinch the contest. This was the Bears 16 straight conference win. OUTSTANDING PLAYS A first period' interception by Woodley Lewis, in which he pack ed the’ mail for 47 yards was the outstanding offensive play that the Ducks could muster. George Bell showed signs of power in the final quarter against the third string Cal line; combined with eight good passes by Stello the team managed to make their 14 points. The Bear offense never really rolled but their fine blocking set up many touchdowns. This block ing opened the way for Paul Baldwin fti^j’ace 68 yards for a touchdown; Jim Monachino for $050 I AT ENDICOTT'S RADIO SERVICE 871 E. 13th Dial 5-6272 17 and another tally; Eric Shultz intercepted a Stelle pass and rambled 48 yards for another t.d. Cal used no secret weapon or se cret play in giving the Ducks their worst trouncing of© the year. The main difference in the two squads was in the great blocking by the Big Bears and their powerful de fensive line. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS I had the privilege of sitting next to Ernie Godfrey, a scout for the Western States Conference, better known as the Big Nine. Mr. Godfrey pointed out the great de fensive play of Les Richter, Billy Montagne, and Ed Souza for the Bears and Dick Dougherty, Chuck Missfeldt, DeWayne Johnson, and Earl Stelle for the Green and Lem on. Mr. Godfrey was a busy man looking for errors in the Cal. de fense but in the final period George Bell showed him a weak spot off the Bears left tackle. On offense he noted: Jim Mona chino, Frank Brunk, Dan Bego vich, and Jack Swaner for the Blue and Gold. For the Big Green Machine he liked; Woodley Lew is, Lou and Darrell Robinson, and George Bell. In the dying minutes of the first quarter Bob Celeri threw a pass to Jack Swaner for 54 yards and a t. d„ but a California off-side penal ty off set this great offensive play. When Swaner caught the pass there wasn't an Oregon player within ten yards of him. This was the most sensational play of the game and by far the best executed. SIDE LITES Rah, Rah Crismon pulled the funny of the afternoon, when at the end of the third period with the Ducks behind 41-14; he shout ed, “O.K. gang lets really yell now the team is just giving themself a handicap.” Tlie spirit of the team and stu dent body was good, as neither stopped until tlie final g u n sounded. It was a tired but not discourag ed Oregon team that went into the dressing room after the final gun had sounded; the team tried their best but they were outmanned. The score does not truly tell the story of the contest for in two-minutes and fifteen seconds in the third quarter the breaks went against us and that was all the time that an alert U. of California team needed to sew up the contest. Unbeaten Teams Top College Play NEW YORK, (UP) — Sixteen dauntless small colleges led by College of Pacific, St. Vincent and Gannon, rubbed elbows with the powerhouses of Notre Daihe,Army, Oklahoma, California and Virginia in the select circle of the nation’s 21 perfest record football teams. Six teams toppled from the ranks of the unbeaten and untied as Cornell, Boston University and Wyoming among the major col leges and Valley City, N.D., Teach ers; Henderson State of Arkansas and Middle Tennessee State among the smaller schools were defeated on another topsy-turvy weekend. The Midwest, with eight perfect record teams, topped the list by sections; the East had five, the South four, the Far West three | and the Southwest one, Indiana and Pennsylvania each had three unbeaten and untieck teams. Wayne, Neb., Teachers, who have completed their schedule; California and Emory and Henry of Virginia, each with one game left to play; and Wofford of South Carolina, with two games left, had the most victories with nine each. But the College of Pacific Tigers of Stockton, Calif., St. Vincent of Latrobe, Pa., and Gannon College of Erie, Pa., sported the most im pressive scoring records among the unbeaten and untied. College of Pacific was the high est scoring eleven on the list with 367 points in eight games for an average of 45.9 points per game. St. Vincent and Gannon had the best defensive records, each hav ing yielded only one touchdown. St. Vincent has scored 193 points in eight games and Gannon 132 in six. Army was the biggest point pro ducer among the major college teams with 316 and an average of 39.5 points in eight games. Notre Dame had 273 points in seven games for a 39 point-per-game av erage; Oklahoma 295 in eight games for a 36.9 average; Cali fornia 272 in nine games for 30.2 and Virginia, which was idle last weekend, 178 in seven games for 25.4. The Irish from South Bend, Ind., boasted the longest unbeaten string, 35 games which included two ties; Army had an undefeated skein of 19 including one tie, and Oklahoma 18 straight victories. SPORTS STAFF Ray Alpeter Tom King Bill Clothier Bill Willard Clyde Felhman h The camera fan who really prides himself on taking good pictures knows that a light meter is an inval uable asset. Our complete stock of light meters and our reasonable prices will be sure to please you. 'Cool Pappy' Daniels' Educated Toe-Famed By BILL. CLOTHIER When a lineman piles up 40 points in eight games its about time to take a second look to see what keeps him out of the back field. In the case of Chet Daniels, Oregon’s versatile guard, its just a matter of his being too good where he is. So far Daniels has kicked four field goals and made 30 conversions in 33 attempts. At that rate he’ll wind up with a sea son’s total of around 52 points, and a lot of fullbacks are too little to fit those statistics. LINE PLAY SHINES He has received considerable ac claim for his ability to pump the pigskin through the uprights like (Please turn to page five) Step up your beat with the extra tone you get from Van Heusen Bolder Look Two-Tones! Wide-spread Van Bold collar and French cuffs are white.. . the shirt is in clear, bright pastel. Van Heusen keeps you in great shape with fine quality... smart, new styling... $3.95 0 Van Heuseif i.. "the world’s smartest” uAJ.l.J. I/O PHILLIPS-JONES CORP., NEW YORK I, N. Y. VVVVVV\\VVVV\VVVV\VVVV\VVVV\VVY\\WV\VVVWVVVVVVWV*