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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1951)
tDucj&t7’iac6& &9 “PHtl f}o&*40fQ I A footl>all takes a funny bounce, Ask Jim Aiken. I Aiken left Nevada in \')\7 and soon found himself in charge II ;i which was probably the finest in Oregon collegiate nstory, a team which captured the co championship of the Pacific Coast Conference. 1 wo years later, Aiken was coaching a squad with the poorest win-loss record in Duck history. Having explored the heights, he was now viewing the depths. | \V lien Aiken came to Kugenc four years ago, it was gen et .dly believed that he would follow the usual pattern expected w new coaches —- one or two lean "building" vears un Jmctuated by phenomenal successes and then sonic out standing seasons with few losses. lovvever, Aiken didn t fol |>w tradition lie started out nth a roar, enjoyed two fine -asons, and then shifted tu lie aforementioned depths ex oratory activities. Setup Not A Setup IC'oach I,in Casanova arrives >t four years after C.enial in f>otinced in from Xevada. oth men moved into difficult luations. When Aiken ar ved, F.iigeue Uegister-C.uard ditor William Tugman wrote, \’o Oregon coach ever faced tougher setup." Those words iglit he applicable to Casa JIM AIHK.N Aiken remarked, “There's one thing about Oregon—when a team gets as low as that one was, there are only two things t can do—turn over sideways, or come up. We intend to :ome up." lie [minted out that the Ducks didn't score a single point itring their last four games before lie arrived—"So the first lint vve make w ill better the record.” Casanova doesn’t have this consolation, but his first season with more than one victory will better the 1950 Webfoot nark. It is generally accepted that the Ducks will capture nore than one win this fall. They might win five or six. They :ould win all ten, although that would be something of a surprise. Although tlie popular Casanova enjoyed a fair degree of job •curity at Pittsburgh, the former Santa Clara head man’s de siotr to come to F.ugene was not too surprizing, since his first ason at the Panther institution was not characterized b\ .cuts w hich tend to leave fans and alums ecstatically joyous. AiKen surprizes ■ Aiken's move to Kugene, however, was <|iiitc surprizing. His 't Nevada squad, which had won seven games while losing in. was the leading passing aggregation among the nation’s ajor college elevens and ranked third in total offense. (Dur g more recent years, until the Wolfpack school abandoned nthall during the summer, Nevada hasn’t always hail such a rung offense on the gridiron, hut their player-subsidization dies have been quite offensive.) Had Aiken stayed at Reno, he would have faced easy fchedules with the material that carried Nevada to two out standing seasons in 1947 and 1948. But who wants to stay at JReno? I Aiken left Nevada, where he was as secure as a dollar, bill in )| Scotchman’s pocketbook, and accepted a new position at jregon, which hadn't scored a point in four games. Obviously, te possessed a great degree of self-confidence. He expected to ;ift the Ducks from the depths, and he did—temporarily. |iAiken had his own theories about alumni who fail to appreci ate losing football seasons. He told Rcgistcr-Huard Sports Editor Dick Strite, “Whenever 1 run into a wild-eyed alum vvpio lost maybe two bucks on the game, and he shakes his fist add yells ‘I'm going to get your job,’ 1 just say, ‘Brother, you In have it. |Four years have passed. Jim is now in the lumber business. I|iose four seasons were odd ones. Kverv one of them packed with surprises: I 1947—Ducks lose three out of four, but then suddenly run Wild for six straight victories and a tie for second place in the Pacific Coast Conference. 1948— A great year. Ducks tie for first place in the PCC, play in the Cotton Bowl. Fifteen wins in sixteen games over a two-year period. 1949— With many stars returning from the 1948 eleven, Ducks win four of five games, then lose five in a row. ’ 1950—Poorest win-loss record in Duck history. Fourteen losses in fifteen games over a two-year period. f; • V* Athletics Drop Yanks, Brooklyn Also Wins NEW YORK (UP) The Brook lyn Dogcrs brought their dizzy skid to a halt with a resounding 115-5 victory over the Boston Braves yesterday but the New Yoik Yankees dropped a 4-1 de rision to the Philadelphia Athletics. As a result, the pennant races shaped up as follows: The Dogers lead the New York Giants by one and a half games. Any combination of Doger vic tories and Giant defeats totaling League penant for them. The Dodgers had four games to play while the Giants had three, in cluding one with the Phillies last night. A Giant victory last night would again cut Brooklyn’s lead to one game. Yanks Need Two In the American League, the Yankees now lead the Cleveland Indians by only 2t2 games but must win only two of their re maining five games to clinch. The Indians were idle last night. The Ihidgers, bouncing back from their double defeat at the hands of the Braves, routed Max Kurkont In the first inning and went on to pile up 14 hits. They scored all their runs in three innings with four-run hursts in the first and fifth and a seven run uprising in the eight. I Roy Campanclla led the Brook j lyn assault on six pitchers by j knocking in five runs. He doubled | home three runs in the first inn j ing, singled in two more in the i fifth and also contributed a single ! to the seven-run inning. Don Newcombe moved somewhat shakily to his 19th victory of the season behind the assault. He was touched for three runs in the fifth, after the Dodgers had given him an eight-run cushion. Shantz Wins Bobby Shantz, five-foot, seven IM Managers Meet Friday in PE Building All intramural managers should attend the meeting sched uled for 4 p.m. Friday in the In tramural office of the Physical Education building. Every or ganization intending to enter a touch football or volleyball team in the 1M fall program should have an IM manager. Touch football officials are still needed by the IM depart ment. Standard university wages will be paid. Touch football schedules are now being mailed to participa ting organizations. The season will Open Monday afternoon. j inch, 145-pound left-hander, turned 1 in a neat six-hitter an the Athletic? upset the Yankees The Athletic* made 10 hits hut their scoring w'a produced entirely hy three, home runs. Kerris Fain, American league hatting leader, hit one off starter Bob Ku/.ava in the first inning, tins Zernial hit his 33rd of the season with one on off Kuxava in the third and Dave Philley hit another with none on off re liever .Johnny 8ain in the same Inning. The Yankees scored their onlj run in the first inning wher Mickey Mantle reached second or third-baseman Eilly Hitchcock’s error and scored on Hank Bauer’s single. The Giants and Phillies were the only National League teams scheduled last night while Boston was at Washingto and Detroit at St. Louis in American League ! night games. League Teams Play At SU Next Week A bowling tournament Himilar to the one held fall term of last year will take place in the Stu dent Union recreation area some time next week. The tournament v/ill again be divided into three leagues. The fraternity league will play on Tues day nights and the dormitory league on We-u esday and Thurs j day nights. All halls or houses which have teams may check with the SU recreation desk. Special house prizes will be awarded to the winners of thi3 tournament, which is open to all members of the University family. Prizes for men will be: 5 free lines weekly for high game—league or open play. 250 or better game (league play only)—gold medal. 275 or better game (league | play only)—gold medal and new bowling ball. 300 game in open play—silver : medal, new ball and bag. 300 game (league play only) —trophy, new ball, bag, and (Please turn to page seven) Want something to write home about2. See our complete new line of smart C'l/flartAcrt&u? shirts, neckwear,! underwear, pajamas, sportshirts, beachwear and handkerchiefs, j RaxsteA, S. Jfe*uuna 1022 Willamette Ph. 4-6011 WOW! WHAT SAVINGS - UKELELES - —EASY to learn— • Instrument Books only — $5.00 50 cents to $1.00 Come and see our large assortment of Sheet Music and Records MUSIC a raves ART 1235 Willamette PH. 4-9252