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It’s nine clown and one to go for the Ducks as football, 1950
style, is about ready to head for the barn until next year. But
the one coming up is the one which annually causes all the rest
to fade into insignificance, especially when the Webfoots and the
Beavers have nothing in particular they care to look back upon.
That’s the situation this time as the two unsuccessful-est elevens
in the coast conference open preparations for the annual get-to
gether Saturday at Multnomah.
Time was when the winner of the Duck-Beaver tussle could at
least lay claim to the undisputed collegiate football champion
ship of the state of Oregon, but matters have come to such a pass
that such a claim this year would be labeled that of a usurper by
a resolute band of Lewis and Clark supporters. Mind you, we
don’t give any credence to the L&C bid. It just illustrates how
deep some observers judge things to have fallen around here.
Too Much Is Enough
Personally we’ll never believe that the Portlanders could come
within two touchdowns of Washington or nine points of USC or
.that they could hold a good Colorado team to three touchdowns
and WSC to the same. But that’s just a pet grudge this corner has
against certain rating authorities and is neither here nor there
as far as the OSC-Oregon tilt is concerned.
While the victory drought has been more severe here than
up Corvallis way, Kip Taylor’s crew has been having no little
trouble winding up on the heavy end of the score. Montana
and Idaho alone have been clawed by Br’er Beaver. Otherwise
the Corvallis clan has had to depend on near misses for its no
toriety. UCLA had some anxious moments before subduing
the Beaver, while Stanford, Washington, Cal, and WSC put
down Taylor’s terrors with less difficulty in conference battles.
OSC ventured outside the conference just once, unless you
count Montana, and was treated rather shabbily by Michigan
State. The Spartans avenged their ’49 defeat by handing out a
38-13 thumping.
We’ve been noticing of late how the Oregon passing game has
come into its own. Its growth as a long-gaining threat has di
rectly paraded the rise of Hal Dunham to the key spot in the
Duck offensive picture. The lanky sophomore was slated for the
signal calling post before the season opened, but was set aside
for the more experienced Earl Stelle, and briefly, Jim Calderwood
early in the campaign. When hopes for a winning season faded,
Jim Aiken turned over more and more of the quarterbacking
chores to Dunham, who now looks like a sure bet to add his name
to the list of fine Oregon quarterbacks and passers.
Wait Till Next Year
Unless draft calls intervene, and chances are that they will,
next year’s Ducks should be the pass-happiest team to wear the
Emerald and Yellow since the days of Van Brocklin. Coming
back besides Dunham will be all his favorite targets, Tommy Ed
wards, Monte Brethauer, and Jake Williams. Edwards can and
does roam far and wide from his flanker position and has develop
ed an uncanny ability to get under the long ones.
Brethauer, who with 30 catches already is making a bid for
the all-time Oregon pass receiving mark of 31, is a favorite
ftiark for the shorties and the safety valve pitches to the flanks,
while Williams is showing signs of reaching the heights pre
dicted for him as an all-around receiver. Jake can run, and when
he masters some of the more subtle methods of eluding the de
fenders will be a distinct threat. He also seems to find Dun
ham’s tosses easier to handle than those of Stelle.
Wonder why it is that the Ducks in recent games have done
all their scoring with minutes to go either in the first half or in
the ball game ? Coincidence probably accounts for most of it, but
a hesitancy to open up with the big guns except in desperation
seems to us part of the reason. It all started against USC when
Oregon got itsdast two scores within five minutes of the final
gun. In the Washington State game both scores were racked up
,while the crowd was settling back for the halftime entertain
ment.
Give Em Five Minutes More
The Washington game saw the Ducks put on one scoring drive
with time running out in the half and another as the crowd was
filing out at the end. It was the same story Saturday in Boulder
when the Dunham-Edwards combination clicked for a score at
the en<f of the half and missed by a whisker with only seconds
left at the end. If nothing else, it shows that nobody can risk a
letdown against the Ducks until time has run out.
An interesting sidelight on these last minute scores is that five
out of the last six came on pass plays while the sixth was set up
by passing. Dunham has been on the throwing end of four of the
j^fyoff pitches, and Edwards has hauled in three of these. Don
Sloan nabbed Dunham's other scoring toss, while Brethauer
scored the other pass play'tally on his memorable last play run
on a toss from Jim Calderwood against Southern,Call <
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of the Air Force reserve who are
interested may apply for a position
on the officers’ examining board.
The boards’ duty will be to exam
ine candidates for commissions in
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will consist of officers from the
ROTC unit, now stationed at the
University.
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University who desires to volun
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raid are available in the Student
Union Browsing Room every day.
Two reading copies of the Erne
Audience Joins in Sing
At Student Union
Strains of everything from "Pack
Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit
Bag” to “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi”
were audible throughout the Stu
dent Union Wednesday evening. An
estimated crowd of 200 in the ball
room spiritedly joined in singing
favorite melodies over the “Let’s
Sing America” broadcast.
Joy Grimsted and Lorin Miller
sang solo parts in “Over the Rain
bow,” “Winter Wonderland,” and
“Mr. Zip.” Leading the audience
was Maude Garnett, music instruc
tor. Don Porter of KUGN was mas
ter of ceremonies.
The broadcast was recorded for
representation at other colleges as
part of the Experiment . . . Radio
series.
Jack Frost is still having his nips
and keeping the rest of us stagger
ing.
Prof: Is that your cigarette butt
on the floor?”
Student: That’s all right, profes*
sor, you saw it first.”
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