duck tracks
By Tom King
lie Vin" (,f Oregon's cr:» k B'fx Cotton Bowl team the
#h ((U-irtcrBaok who went <"> •“ become pa er mimher one
'ItV'.MOiul football ‘ 1e» l ist yeai figure on playing three
^ raM,n, before retiring from the game for-keeps.
, ma„ mind, Norm Van Brocklin, of mm . , i had. <>n
earning nia»ier’» degree winch lie intends to pick up by
|)rlIt down from a baseball game to the lower practice
,,in of the-e afternoon and you'll ee him al o helping Jim
m l,1""l’ ^riiie gridiron know how into In . quad of spring
tfuls.
man, a In wa- called in the glory day , around lo re,
, logo into coaching or bti*inc»» eventually But right now
narking toward that M \ in physical education In the o
, ‘jmothall Injuries in Oregon High Schools m 1'MO"
•rforining for the I.o \ugelrs Hams la*t year. Norm < t the
j„r 11 Ill the National League The league ha a unique
i««d fur rating u passer* -the total number of attempt* are
led into yardage gained Thus, the retogm/ed leader i the
win. loo gamed the most passing yardage per attempt (not
•Oiii|delioti )
Tough Competition
U doubt about Nan being in fa t company ‘-cond to him
Cleveland masterful * >tto ( iraliam
nntistmg about the Kain>, \ an sa;< tlies re beaded tor an
r tuccrs ittl easoit Last year only I.on ' *ro/a' final < c ond
goal cost them the NI L championship -which went to
'eland by a .K) JX store.
Ice Ham* have more material than any team in pro footfall,"
claims "The only weak spot is at guard, and wc'vc drafted
(It. Hud McFadm, Texas All- Xmerican, to help out there
|Keitiltard n» br may iput, which would hurt because in
and Dick 1 lulf man we has r two of pro football's I*- t
g Tom hear handles most of the pass receiving for the
■cars v mid rather catch pa- srs than eat it e cream," Van says
■ • the greate t end in football."
>' jfldn'j get t* < many argument. on that The ‘T-’car
"ha something of a first-rate Hollywood twit Coming
leRaitu 'i i i i CLA w ith a reputation ai a grade \ defen
inun. Pears lined up with the offensive unit one afternoon
has been there ncr since hi College lie placed rtond fiddle
|! American Burr Baldwin! a reci g wizard who also re
rd In r>ih when hr hooked <>n with tin- n< •• defunct I.A
P; he d< i e|o|»rd into a olid defensive dank man
Opponents Fear Fears
•*r-. :i ■ I, lia U«| ih<-pa- rt. <-i\iiu; !v: <-nt ! ir
ach of his three y ear . in tlit- hig time.
n had high prai e fur rx Army great Glenn l>asi Scaling
1/1 Hi-, won't run over anyone in pro football !»ut
keep cm di//y with his whirling dersish-hke dashes. Das is
bothered li t sear hs an aeliillrs tendon -evidently that
cli hr served in the armed services tightened ho imisdesand
rc yet to loo* en up.
!°r another former Wchfoot. W’orxllrv l.cwi- N an does
nnk hr II perforin much on offense this y ear. I’scd mainly
p.rn c m 1050, Woodies responded hs- finishing second in
interception- as a rookie Hut keeping him otT the offensive
“m W|h l>e a deep disappointment to Northw est fans who re
*'lh plea .ml memory the long, all-tin- was runs that electri
I i'in (hiring the l'M'i eason. llowcvrr Woodies- s defen
■talent were never hidden; he played a long string of col
K'UiHs In-lore the first aerial ss.as completed in the territory
■diced.
■r'nk' the late haskethall tournament here, Dick Wilkins.
|"'r 1 °tton I toss I veteran, told \ an that he intended going
Bl,r,> li.*ll alter quitting his high school post at North 1’end
■ hams have offered him a juicy contract hut reports now
■‘llf Wilkins mas go into business instead, lime ssill
jde the ansss er.
>
Waterfield Returning
11,1 I" i i'teut retirement rumors. Mob Waterfield >11 he
'he Kants next season, according to \ an. I lie ti\o of
(]n;irtprliacking assignments last year -with Nan
' Kai|,|ng the edge in minutes played, lie figures lie pick
1 * "I die tricks of the trade during his lnis\ second year.
1 time of the so called ''sophoinore jinx, l oitu
• 1 'Ml didn’t affect Van.
''' *■ 'ark Shaughnessv, Ram Coach Joe Stydahar will not
11,111 out oi Ids j,,|, alter guiding the club to a succession
j I ^ ,U1 reports that the big, likable ex Chicago Hear has
th”s l*al»ers for the ’51 season.
* " pect, Stvdahar's one-up on Van. The latter is jock
1111 * t. i * *
"’‘tit the ka
ants over contract terms right now they offer
ai;iliic 1,111 lie wants, and expects to secure, a larger one.
Materialization of KWAXMarks
Successful Climax to Struggle
--,7 ■ .linn i
Aft.-r the Iii.it. M i alns of the
Alrrm Mater" non# rllerj away, the
announcer »nld, "These at- ’ th. I
fir.t word* to be spoken over
station KWAX. Kugen<\ Oregon, I
operated by student* of the t'ni-,
vanity of Oregon undci supervi
Hl"n ,,f the speech department."
KVVAX materialized at exactly
‘ "h pm. Wednesday, Apr. 4, 1951.
Immediately the KM station be
gan its first program, an informal
discussion of things to come over
the air waves of KWAX in the
future Fifteen minutea later, "The
Voice of the Ducks" had its first
inserted station identification. To
the listening audience the station
identification was a thrill, not the
usual pain in the neck. KWAX had
come into being
Big Moment
Here were the voices of fellow
students coming right from Vll
lard on the campus. They were
pioneering the way for a new sta
tion .their very own. A tense
moment for them, it would seem.
Hut . very voice was calm and pro
fessional.
I-et's see Kxt. 4-0-7.
"KWAX," a voice answered in
stantly.
Well say, how are things up
there’"
"Fine' But were awfully busy
right now,"
Any Idea of your listening audi
ence ?"
"No, but we've had Home calls
that we could b<- heard all right.
What?", the voice from Villard
anker], "Oh yes, we’re all relaxed
up here.”
"Thank you and congratulations,
KWAX ’
Followed HOI K
Those telephone calls from stu
dents must have been a great re
assurance to the new station. In
June, 1919, Oregon’s FM station
was KDUK, operating on 10 watts.
It was faintly heard in only two
places on campus. Then it ran into
technical difficulties with FCC reg
ulations.
Undaunted, Kappa-Ftho Omicron,
radio honorary, started a cam
paign Nearly $1,500 of equipment
was necessary for the station to
begin operation. Students gener
ously signed over their breakage
fees to the new station.
Finally, the money was collected.
The FCC regulations were met.
Then it was up to the students to
get in and pitch for KWAX. The
result was a well-organized staff
with members from many schools
in the University. Thus, the "Voice
of the Ducks" was heard at a fre
quency of 88.1 megacycles Wednes
day night.
It wasn't easy, but they did it...
and they did it well.
Again, congratulations KWAX!
Losers Hit,
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selli powered a first-inning pitch
over the right field bleachers and
later connected with a ninth-inning
toss and slammed it over the right
field scoreboard. Both were foul
balls.
Smith I-cad*
Catcher Jack Smith led the Ore
gon assault with a home run, a
double, and a single in four trips ta
the plate. Smith's terrific horns ru*
blast in the seventh inning, ths
longest Howe Field hit of the sea
son, sailed over the center field
edge of Howe Field and dropped in
to the intramural area below.
Jack Pyle assumed control of
Webfoot pitching efforts in tha
fifth inning and gave up three hita
during his four innings on tha
mound. Stan Aune pitched hitleaa
ball during his ninth-inning perfor
mance.
OSC 101 422 OOh 10 11 t
Oregon. 010 020 10O— 4 g 1
White and Thomas; Hanns, Pylg,
Aune, and Smith.
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Bo through a 2</t-inch coo>ial coble.
If all the telephone voices
That ride together in one coaxial cable
Traveled as they once did
Over pairs of open wire,
The sky above Georgetown University,
In Washington, D. C.,
And over all the other points
Along our extensive coaxial network.
Would be a jungle of poles and wires.
Coaxial cable-no thicker than a man's wrist—
Can carry 1800 telephone conversations
Or six television programs
At the same time.
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Years of continuous research and development—
And another example of the way we work,
Day in and day out, to make the telephone
An important and useful part of your life.
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