DUCKTRACKS
By Jack Saling
O.S.C. Barometer Sports Editor
(NOTE: This is an exchange column written by the sports
editor of the Barometer. A similar column has been written for
the Barometer by the Emerald Sports Editor.)
When the Beavers of Oregon State and the Ducks of the
University of Oregon tangle on Multnomah field, this coming
Saturday past records and performances of the two teams can
,be entirely disregarded. For no matter how good or how poor a
season either team has had, the contest is always a close one, and
the team which emerges victorious can say, “We’ve had a good
season.” -
This season, for the first time in a good many years, a battle
between Oregon State and Oregon has developed for the cellar
position. Usually at least one of the two teams has made a good
showing and is somewhere near the top of the league.
The Season's Record
So far this year, with the exception of one game, Oregon State
lias had a fairly good season. The Beavers, in their initial outing
were downed by Michigan State, currently ranked as one of the
top teams in the nation. In practically every game following this
context, the Beavers were tabbed a3 a hard-luck team—again,
perhaps, with the exception of one game.
The Beavers second game of the year, against Stanford, then
the conference favorite, was a much closer battle than the score
would indicate. The Indians, with the exception of All-American
candidate Bill McColl, were battled on even terms, and scored
two of their three touchdowns on breaks.
Luck Played No Part
The third game, against Washington, proved to be one of the
few games where the Beavers were actually beaten without the
element of “bad luck” entering the picture. Washington at that
time was also rated one of the top ten teams in the nation.
The Beavers fourth opponent, California, was prepared for an
easy battle, but they hadn’t reckoned with the fighting spirits
and irrepressible will to win which dominated the Orange camp.
The powerful running attack of the Golden Bears, the best on
the coast, was responsible for only two touchdowns, the, other
two coming directly as a result of breaks. It was in this game that
the Beavers assumed their title of the “hard luck teaiii.”
The fifth game, against Montana, proved to be the Beavers
initial win. Here the Beaver attack began functioning smoothly
for the first time.
The sixth game, against the UCLA Bruins, was perhaps the
Beavers “unluckiest” game. The highly-favored Bruins were
held to a one-touchdown advantage, and then only after a Beaver
TD had been called back. And one of the Bruin’s touchdowns
was on a Beaver fumble and another on an intercepted pass.
Breaks Did
Against Idaho the Orangemen played one of their best defen
sive games. This game saw the Beavers’ offense function with
out the many bad breaks which had so hindered them previously.
Then this last Saturday against WSC, the Beavers main',
strength, their outstanding line, failed to function for the first
time this season, with the ensuing consequence the Beavers lost
the game. .
The Oregon State defensive line, which had given ground to
no team prior to last weekend, was perhaps best exemplified by
the iJCLA game. The Bruins were known all season as possess
ing one of the hardest-hitting surest-tackling teams on the coast.
Yet when they played the Beavers, many observors, including
one time All-American Tom Harmon, said that the Beaver for
ward wall had actually out-played the Bruins.
How They Lineup
When the whistle blows this Saturday in Portland, football
fans will see a lot of the Beaver backs. Sam Baker, a standout
sophomore fullback, and Gene Taft, the Beavers high-scoring
junior college transfer at left half, are two of the Orangemen’s
most consistent and best groundgainers.
The other halfback position is taken by little Ralph Carr, the
smallest man on the Beaver team, but an extremely tricky and
hard-to-bring-down runner. At quarterback is Gene Morrow, one
of the finest ouarterbacks on the coast and currently fourth in
passing in PCC statistics.
The starting offensive line for the Beavers is at left end, Don
Bradley, a newcomer to the ranks of the first team who has
shown a lot of hustle and pass-catching ability. At left tackle is
Arvid Niemi, captain of the Beaver squad. Don Zarosinski, a
175-pound scrapper from Klamath Falls is the left guard. At
center is Pete Palmer, one year letterman junior. At the right
guard is tackle positions respectively are the two Hawaiian
brothers Jim and Herm Clark1; Jim, the little brother who is older,
weighs only 220 while Herm tips the scales at 240.
Atright end is the Beavers star pass-receiver, John Thomas.
Lastfwfcek in a losing battle against WSC Thomas caught seven
passes to break the PCC record of 31 catches in a season and sur
pass Bill McColl of Stanford, who was held to only one comple
tion by Army.
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