| DUCK TRACKS
By PETE CORNACCHIA
Emerald Sports Editor
“What’s that? The petrified forest?’’
The poser of this question wasn’t looking at one of nature’s
wonders. He was looking over the western rooting section Sat
urday at Multnomah Stadium. He was looking at the Oregon
rooting section, where an occasional high giggle could be heard
above the signal-calling and grunting on the field. Considering
his remark, he must have expected some cheering at least equal
to the spirit shown on the field.
We wonder if the members of the Webfoot squad expected the
same thing. We wonder if our “over-stuffed, midgets” and the
rest of the boys felt repaid as they poured in everything they had
to fight overwhelming odds.
“Our cheering was a LITTLE louder Saturday than it was
down at Los Angeles,” was one player’s opinion.
Our men looked more than a week better against Cal in com
parison to the UCLA fracas. Who knows? The knowledge that
someone cares and appreciates could drive them on to even great
er efforts.
A Blue Moon
Southern California’s Trojans come north next Saturday to
battle Washington State in the opening game of the Cougars’
home football season. How can the television people say that
their wares aren’t hurting sports attendance? What else could
bring the great Trojans into this unsettled country?
Not only will the Trojans be battling the Forest Evasheviski
coached Cougars, but they also will be battling a jinx which hov
ers over Rogers Field whenever the USC squad enters the Pa
louse Hills. For 20 years, the Trojans have tried to win a game on
Rogers Field. That’s a rather startling statement, considering the
parties involved, until we delve a little deeper. USC has played
exactly two games on Rogers Field during those 20 years, both
of which resulted in losses to WSC.
The Pullman stadium, by the way, holds some 20,000 ice cubes
without erecting bleachers.
Money For Pictures
Editor Anita Holmes probably isn’t accustomed to having her
name on the sports page, but neither is she accustomed to being
tendered a marriage proposal when she answers the phone.
“Who is this?’’ asked a voice when she answered the phone the
other day.
“Anita Holmes.”
“Will you marry me?”
“Who is this?”
“Your track coach.”
“Oh, no you aren’t.”
“Oh, yes I am.” This continued for several minutes until Bill
Bowerman told her that his rvife would divorce him if the Emer
ald ran that picture of him again. Our editor entered the sports
office a few seconds later and suggested we could perhaps have
some money for new pictures after all. Thanks, Bill. No more
cruel and inhuman treatment.
Geremiah At COP
Tony Geremiah, reserve cpiarterback on the 1948 Duckling
squad, is making a strong bid for the quarterback spot vacated
bylEddie LeBaron at College of Pacific. After leaving Oregon,
he was first-string cpiarterback at Sacramento JC. Geremiah does
all the place-kicking for the Tigers.
They say Gene Morrow, Oregon State quarterback who com
pleted 12 of 22 passes in his 1950 debut against Michigan State,
learned his deadly accuracy as a schoolboy. They say he spent
tireless hours passing a ball through a tire suspended by a rope
in his back yard. Bob Feller is supposed to have developed by
using a similar method—firing a ball through the knotholes in
the farm back home. Somebody is missing a good publicity bet by
not having a photo of Morrow slinging footballs through knot
holes in the Beaver barns.
The great passing ability of this fine OSC quarterback makes
us wonder if he didn't sneak in a few flying flings at a rolling
Goodyear.
Speech Activity Meets Tonight
Speech students will meet at
7:30 tonight in 205 Villard to plan
a program of engagements
throughout Oregon and neighbor
ing states.
Debate, discussion, extemporan
eous, and symposium speakers
schedule 50-70 appearances
before service clubs, schools, and
colleges.
Any speech student interested in
participating in programs or get
ting acquainted with the func
tions of the group is extended an
invitation. There will be no obli
gation, new students are especial
ly urged to attend.
Forencics directors W. A: Dahl
berg and Herman Cohen will be
glad to answer any questions re
garding speech activities.
Teaching GrantsToOpen Abroad
leaumng grants open lor tne
1951-52 school year have been an
nounced by the American Schools
Service of the American Council
on Education, according to Earl
M. Pallett, director of the Teach
er Placement Service. These posi
tions will be open in schools and
colleges in Greece, Turkey, and
Egypt and are available under
the provisions of the Fulbright
Act.
Candidates must have had ac
tual classroom experience and
those with a Master’s degree will
be given preference. The award
is for one school year only. It is
paid in the currency "of the coun
try to which the candidate is as
signed. The value of the award
ranges from $4500-$6800 includ
ing transportation.
Positions open m ureece for
both men and women include:
English, agriculture, shop, music,
Spiked Ice Cooler?
Ice cubes at the SU are spiked
through the center. Could this
be to insure greater cooling value
by having ten instead of 6 sides
of ice exposed, or merely to stick
straws through, so that they’re
held upright and left to lean
damply against the glass? Hmm
mmm ?
social work, physics, library and
language.
Schools in Turkey need men for
biology, physical education and
mathematics, and women for
home economics, tests and mea
suring, and English.
In Egypt, the American College
for Girls needs one teacher.
Applications should be made by
October 31. Further information
is available at the Teacher Place
ment Service.
UO-Cal Movies
Shown Tonight
Movies of the Oregon-Califor
nia football game will be shown
at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday in the SU
ballroom.
Coach Jim Aiken will explain
the movies and John McKay will
give tips from his scouting. Hank
Panian, chairman of the SU
board, will open the program.
The entire show is expected to
last about an hour. Spectator’s
will be asked to sit on the mats
provided in order to make a more
informal atmosphere.
The movies aie limited to Uni
versity students and faculty mem
bers.
Radio Series
To Present
First Show
Opening of the University ra
dio workshop season for 1950-51
is set for 4 p. m. Oet. 12, when
Robert Montgomery, instructor in
speech, will present the first in
a series of fantasies for radio,
“Sand Through His Fingers.”
Tryouts for the drama, writ
ten by Sanford Schlessinger and
to be produced over KOAC, will
be held Thursday in studio A, be
tween 3 and 5 p. m. Readings for
later shows, however, will be on
Fridays, at the same time and
place. Everyone, and especially
freshmen and transfer students,
is urged to try out for the dramas.
The second play in the series is
“Mildred Crams Forever,” a play
adapted for radio by Paul Beles,
and directed by Glenn Starlin,
head of the university radio de
partment. Tryouts for the drama
will be held October 13, from 3
to 5 p. m. in studio A of Villard
hall.
Those who live the fastest are
the first to reach the finish line.
Do You Know a Rumor—
when you hear one■
During the war we knew enough to
mistrust rumors and particularly
knew how dangerous it was to
spread them. We knew then that
rumors affected our unity, and
Unity was vital to winning the war.
But perhaps we don’t know that
rumors are just as dangerous today
as they were during the war.
Because — rumors about other
groups, other religions and' other
races always threaten our national
unity—without which we cannot
hope to survive.
Be an active citizen—help keep
your country strong, united and
secure—a good place in which men
can live together, prosper together
and pursue happiness together.
Make sure that you are not spread
ing rumors against a race or reli
gion. Speak up, wherever you are,
against prejudice, and work for
better understanding. Remember
that’s being a good American, ,
Accept or reject
people on their
individual worth