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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1949)
COASTING By Bill Willard ; Emerald Sports Writer Up and down our great Western Coast. The teams are playing at their annual roast. The Beavers invade Duck Heaven—Eugene, And Stanford will try to stop the Blue and Gold machine. The Cougars go forth to Seattle, While the Bruins play S. C. in quite a battle. There’s bound to be blood and sorrow for some. When Saturday night but four teams have won. We R. Poets? This is the last week our our attempting to pick the winning teams. There have been more upsets this year than lights on a Christmas tree. But we’ve tried our best to pick the winners, but who the h— in their right mind thought that OSC would knock over Michigan State? Who would have thought that Cal was going to knock over Oregon? (everyone). Bowl Full of Roses The Cardinal and White will be out to take Cal’s place at the Rose Bowl when they meet the Bear eleven Saturday, at Palo Alto. Once Stanford got back on its feet there has been no stoppin’ ’em. They have risen from the dead and are now just a neck be jyhind Cal in the conference race. Marchie Schwartz will have his team ready for this tilt, but we don’t think that they can stop the Blue Machine. An odd thing to note is that California hasn’t a real standout in it’s backfield. Last Saturday against “Cuddles” the outstand ing stars were Paul Baldwin and Jim Montachino, two players that had not held the lime-light all year. That has been the story of the ’49 Bear team, no true stand outs, just a group of fellows that enjoy playing football to gether and fighting for one another. The backfield of both teams are equal and the man difference is once again in the line. Cal has the greatest defensive line that we have seen this year. You can skirt their ends, but the only way to gain yardage against the Bears is through the air and you can bet your last buck that pass defense is what Waldorf is practicing this week in Strawberry Canyon. California 28, Stan ford 20. if. Bowl Full of People Ah, yes, our little giant killers from Corney valley are coming here this weekend to pay their tributes to Hayward Field and to spoil our Homecoming. We would be better off if they would leave Ken Carpenter at home. But even with the famous Mr. Carpenter (nails and all), we will give the Beavers an atfernoon of it. Our big-toothed amigos are a bit fatheaded after their great game against Mich igan State. We have better men in every position than they have, except possibly left half. Our main trouble of late has been in defense and that’s What “Uncle Jimmy” has been sharpening up on. We ask you who is going to win . . . that's it! Oregon and by more than most of you think. The Green Machine 28, OSC 14. Bowl Full of Hopes Another annual clash will take place in the Los Angeles Coli seum, where this Saturday the UCLA Bruins play the USC Tro jans. Ths game may still have some bearing on the Rose Bowl nominee. For if Stanford beats Cal, then UCLA, Stanford, and Call will be tied for the conference representation. UCLA will be at full strength for the contest. Ernie John son will be back in the lineup. On the other side of the field the Trojans will be minus the services of Jim Powers, Frank Gif ford, and Bob Robertson. These three boys are all quarter backs which in the T formation is the key spot and “Daddy Jeff” will have to make one of his fullbacks into a quarterback for the occasion. UCLA has a slight team edge, especially in the backfield. Out of the 14 previous games the Bruins have won only three. We think this will be their fourth victory against the Men of Troy. Well, what do you say to Lb C. L. A. 21, USC 13 ? Bowl Full of Tears The two rivals in Washington meet Saturday in Seattle. The loser probably will have the honor of being in the cellar of the conference. It’s too bad that the Huskies haven’t been at full strength all year. They have a powerful teani with no particular standouts except quarterback Don Heinrich. The Cougars’ main hopes will be running on the legs of fleet-footed Don Paul, but they lack the depth necessary to stop the Mg Huskies. Outcome— Washington 34, WSC 20. To pick the four winners of these contests will take not only an expert, but a man with a lot of luck. Oh, well, we'll carry our rabbits foot to the game Saturday. Adios to the fellows that are playing their last game for the Ducks. Thanks fellas for playing and fighting all season for the Lemon-and-Green. | Pigskin Personality Swede Johnson Rounds Out Fourth Grid Year By Jack Landrud Four year lettermen are quite a rarity in today’s rough and rugged game of football, so when one is that, plus being an outstanding baseball letterman and also having starred on last year’s intramural championship team, he really is an athlete of distinction. Such is the record of DeWayne Johnson, vete ran gridman of Coach Jim Aiken’s 1949 Oregon football team. DeWayne, or “Swede” as he is known to his Sigma Chi fraternity brothers, is twenty-one years old, carries a well-packed 210 pounds, and stretches to a full six feet and one inch. This is his final year in Lemon and Green colors and Saturday’s clash with Oregon State College will close his college football ca . reer. Swede was born in Maywood, Nebraska, and after stops in Idaho and Washington, his family settled in Silverton, Oregon, where he graduated from high school in June of 1945 after lettering in football, basketball, and baseball. In the "fall of 1945, Johnson en tered the University of Oregon and earned a varsity football letter as a freshman fullback under Coach Tex Oliver. He also played Frosli basketball that year on a hoop quintet that lost only two games. Uncle Sam called in February of 1946 and Johnson served in the Marine Corps until May of 1947. Rebec Wins1 Playoff Bertfi Rebec House defeated Kappa Kappa Gamma 30-17, to win a berth in the five league playoffs. Yesterday’s story stated the Kap pa’s won in this league, but that game just put the league into a tie for first place. Outstanding players for the Re bec team were Lois Hamar, Carol Lippman, Jessie Totten, Bell Doris Russel, and Ruth Organ. High scorers were Clara Belle Roth with six points and Jo Morton with 5. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Harriet Vanatta played a good game. Em ily West and Deane Bayly, each with 4 points, le dthe scoring. The five league winners are Uni versity House, Rebec House, Hend ricks Hall, Ann Judson Hause, and Alpha Delta Pi. They will play off for the winer of intramural volley ball. He returned to Oregon that fall and played linebacker under pres ent Duck tutor Aiken, a position which he has held ever since that time. In the spring of 1948, Swede de cided that he would like to take a “fling" at college baseball, and what a fling it was! In his first col lege game he pitched a one-hitter against Idaho, and followed up with successive wins over Washington and Washington State. Only* Oregon State managed to stop him, and he concluded the season with a record of three games won and one game lost! In his four football seasons at Oregon, DeWayne has played prac tically every backfield position imaginable with home linework at a defensive end besides. By so do ing he has set what must be some kind of football record by start ing in thirty-seven grid battles and having participated in forty games altogether! Sigma Nu, SAM Win in Tough IM Net Games Two hard fought contests and a pair of straight sets wins featured yesterday’s action in “A” volley ball competition. Winners were Phi Gamina Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Me Chesney Hall, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon, Sigma Alpha Mu, and Sigma Nu. In the closest battle of the day, Sigma Alpha Mu and the YMCA outfit traded wins, 15-5 for SAM, and 15-10 for the Y. Then the two teams went to the wire neck and neck before the Sammies won 15 13. Sigma Nu took an easy 15-7 tri umph over Hunter Hall, but the dorm team bounced back to eke out a 15-13 thriller in the next set. Fired up by the setback, the Sigma Nus came to life and tromp ed the Hunter crew 15-0 in the finale. In other games, the strong serv ice of Bonnie Vannatta was the margin of victory as the Fijis dumped Merrick Hall 15-3, and 15-1, while SAE topped Cherney Hall 15-7, 15-13. Homecoming Specials SUITS 1/3 off of regular price TOPCOATS 1/3 off of regular price RAINCOATS 1/3 off of regular price SPORTCOATS 14 off of regular price SLACKS Vt off of regular price FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY JOE RICHARDS Eugene Springfield HOMECOMING DINNER SPECIALS Featuring— Turkey dinner_$1. Chicken | ready to go.95c French Fries and rolls.90c GREGG'S Drive-In Springfield Junction Ph. 7-9124