| DUCKTRACKS |
i By Charles Peterson
' Emerald Sports Writer
What cards Lady Luck will deal the Ducks Saturday are of
course a mystery, but if fickle dame fortune should choose to pass
out a few well-chosen kings and aces she couldn’t pick a better
place or a better time. It’s been along two years since the Web
foot warriors made a successful
invasion of the City of Angels,
and it was the Trojans of USC
who gave them a push on the
downhill trail when they romp
ed to a 40-13 win on the Colise
um turf just one year and one
week ago tomorrow.
While nobody can write off
nine losses in ten games to
lousy luck, bad breaks, or fickle
fate, the fact remains that there
has been little if any good luck !
over that span, either. And we
recognize that plain old un
varnished luck wins no football
Bob Sanders
games,.aim any team wnicn waits to nave a nan game dropped in
its lap will find itself on the short end until ice forms way down
bjgjow.
Nevertheless, we’ll allow that the Ducks wouldn’t be averse to
a portion of fortune if it should come their way. It will probably
take a quantity of that mixed liberally with a winning spirit to
bring Oregon out on top against the Trojans. If you are inclined
to sneer at these elements, take a look at the Purdues, UCLA's,
and North Carolina States who have made life miserable for fa
vorites all season long.
If football games were decided in bookie joints and horse par
lors, there would be no point in going through the motions on
Saturday afternoons. If getting on the short end of the odds guar
anteed being on the long end of the score, Oregon would be sport
ing a record of three wins and two losses. But Idaho and St.
Marys had ideas apart from the experts, and here we are. So don’t
write the Ducks off yet. USC has had its troubles, and is certain
ly not infallible.
The last time the Webfoots rolled into Los Angeles to meet
the Trojans they were a feared and powerful crew which had
knocked off 19 of 22 opponents over a three season stretch. They
had Bob Sanders, top running back in the conference, and Wood
ley Lewis, who led in kickoff returns. Chet Daniels was raising
havoc with one of the most accurate kicking toes in football, and
the team’s offense was averaging 365 yards per game. All that
failed to impress the men of Troy, who paraded up and down the
Coliseum as though they owned it as they scored all their points
in a wild second half.
That just about brings us up to Friday’s predictions of Satur
day's games, a task we have undertaken with many misgivings.
The nature of this season’s outcomes is^nough to drive even the
veteran pickers to distraction. Last week’s record for this de
partment was 25 right, 8 wrong, and 2 tied. We’ll see if we can’t
better that .757 average with these straight-from-the-barn
choices.
Oregon over USC. Call this one what you like, but we’ll refer
you to the record for proof that Trojans don’t have much on the
I^lcks in any department. In fact, they haven’t won a game at
all, which puts them one behind in the most important depart
ment.
Washington over Stanford. Both these clubs saw perfect rec
ords go by the board last Saturday and need this game badly. The
Huskies rate the nod on their better showing in defeat and their
more convincing wins over common opponents, UCLA and Ore
gon State.
Oregon State over Montana. Tommy Kingsford won’t operate
as effectively in the Bell Field morass as he did here. The Beavers
are hungry for a victory and shouldn’t pass this up.
Washington State over Idaho. The battle of the Palouse Hills
should go to the Cougars, who are coming along well under For
est Evashevski.
Non-conference tilts include California-St. Marys where the
Bears get the call, and UCLA-Purdue, in which we’ll string
along with the Bruins. Elsewhere among coast teams, it’s Wil
lamette over College of Puget Sound, USF over Fordham, Mar
cpiette over Santa Clara, and Lolola over Nevada.
In the Midwest and the Rockies we give you Northwestern ov
er Wisconsin, Michigan over Minnesota, Ohio State over Iowa,
Illinois over Indiana, Notre Dame over Michigan State, Oklaho
ma over Iowa State, Kansas over Nebraska, Colorado over Utah,
Iowa State over Kansas State, and Arizona over Denver.
In the South and Southwest they look this way: Rice over
T^.xas, Texas A&M over Baylor, TCU over Mississippi, Ken
tucky over Georgia Tech, Wake Forest over Clemson, and Geor
gia over Boston College.
Student Affairs Gets Proposal
For Wednesday Coke Dances
A proposal to hold Wednesday
night coke dances in the fish
bowl has been forwarded to the
Student Affairs Committee for
approval. Action on the Student
Union Board’s measure will be
taken Nov. 14.
If approved, the dances would
probably be held each Wednesday
night from 9:30 until 10:30. The
SU Board recommended that the
dances be held on the basis that
they would provide recreation for
students that would normally be
in the Union that evening anyway.
All-campus functions are not
permissable after 7:30 during
week nights, and if the Student
Affairs Committee decides that
the coke dances will constitute
an all-campus function they will
necessarily reject the proposal.
During their regular Wednesday
night meeting, the SU Board also
discussed proposals by the Stu
dent Union Ballroom Committee
that would provide weekly movies
and Friday night dances in the
ballroom. Action on these mea
sures is pending.
Approval was given to plans
submitted by the SU Recreation
Committee for faculty and stu
dent bowling leagues during wint
er term and for the setting up of
bridge and ping-pong tourna
ments.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Today
12:30 p.m.—Freshman candi
dates, SI3 SU
4 p.m.—Foreign students, 110
111 SU
7:30 p.m.—WAA Fun Nite, Ger
linger hall
Saturday
9 a.m.—Oregon High School
Press Conference, Stu
dent Union
9:45 a.m.—Panhellenic, Gerling
er Men’s Lounge
11:15 a.m.—Broadcast of UCLA
Purdue Game, Student
Union
12 noon—Phi Delta Phi, 114 SU
1:30 p.m.—Broadcast of Ore
gon-USC Game, Student
Union
8 p.m.—Nisei group, Gerlinger
men’s lounge
Sunday
3 p.m.—String quartet concert,
School of Music auditor
ium
6 p.m.—Newman club, Gerling
er Annex
7 p.m.—Panhellenic, 815 SU
7:30 p.m.—Freshman assembly,
Ballroom SU
♦Monday
12 noon—Deseret Club, 110 SU
4 p.m.—Foreign Students, 110
111 SU
7 p.m.—Co-ed Co-op Council,
114 SU
Orides, Gerlinger sunporch
Yeomen, 110-111 SU
7:30 p.m. SU Browsing Room
Comm, 201 SU
Yell Squad, Ballroom SU
8 p.m.—Phi Mu Alpha, 334 SU
SU Cultural Comm (Art Gal
lery group), 114 SU
8:30 p.m.—Newman club, 113
SU
8 p.m.ASUO Executive Council,
337 SU
* This schedule does not con
stitute all meetings to be held
in the Student Union on Mon
day, Oct. 30. For other room as
signments, please check Bulle
tin Board in Main Lobby.
Mrs. Wickham Away
Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, direct
or of women’s affairs, has taken
a vacation trip to California. She
is expected back on Nov. 6.
Fulbright Award
Applications Lag
Only four applications have
been received for Fulbright schol
arships by James D. Kline, foreign
student adviser. The deadline has
been extended to Nov. 3, Kline
said.
Graduating seniors and gradu
ate students should consider the
possibility of filing for the award
which offers opportunity for study
abroad in one fo 17 countries, ac
cording to Kline, and pays trans
portation, tuition, books, and
maintenance for one academic
year. Value of the scholarship is
about $5,000.
Basic qualifications are: Unit
ed States citizenship, a college de
gree or equivalent at the time the
award is to be taken up, and some
knowledge of hte language of the
country where the student is go
ing.
It is absolutely certain that at
least two students from the state
of Oregon will be selected for
awards, as that is the number al
lotted by fdeeral law, Kline stated.
Rush Party at SU
For Phi Mu Alpha
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is hold
ing a rushing program for 27
guests at 8 p.m. Monday, at the
Student Union. There will be a
program and refreshments, after
which the members will vote on
rushees.
Included in the program are
Eldon Penttila, tenor, who is to
sing the “Last Song,’’ by Tosti,
and Verdi’s “Drinking Song,” ac
companied by Gene Slay ter; Don
Hibbard, who will play a bassoon
solo, “Romanze,” by Weissenborn;
and Jack Loughery and John
Keinzle, who will present a trom
bone duet by Ansden.
To some people “law is order”
simply means to lay down the law
and give orders.
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More
Days
Until
HOMECOMING
Employment Service
Offers Various Jobs
The University Employment
Service has jobs for men who will
work as banquet waiters at the
Student Union at 70 cents an hour.
Men will be called only whe|i
banquets are being held.
A qualified barber is also need
ed for Saturday work at a locql
shop.
Also needed are men and wom
en for various commission selling
jobs.
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NOTICE
Saturday, October 28th is the last day
for delivering books and supplies to
veteran students.
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The Co-op is now returning unsold
books to publishers. Students who
have not purchased needed text
books should do so at once.
U. OF O. CO-OP