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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1951)
"Dccdz I,m Casanova's Oregon griddcrs provided one of the most imprc-'dvr Duck performances during recent years when captured ( Oregon s second win i'i two seasons Saturday after noon. It' wasn't a nip and-tuck thriller like that lucky 21-13 victory over Montana for Oregon’s only 1050 win, either. Arizona was clearly outplayed on the ground and in the air as the Web foots coasted to their 39-21 weekend triumph over the South av eslerners. The I >iifk offensive and de fensive lines both outclassed tlu* visitors' forward walls. Al though the Wildcat runners made some significant advan ces, they also were thrown for frequent losses. The Arizona aerial game temporarily collapsed during the second quarter when Ore gon End Dick Stoutt, 220 pounder and one of the two tallest men on the team (Stoutt and Wayne Johnson are six foot, four i n c h e r s), broke through and dumped Wildcat Quarter Ed Miller for a seven yard loss on one pass attempt and a six-yard setback on an other. Ibis '(med to reduce Mill ! I.KN CASANOVA ‘uiviim;. in (uuiii|mti MMii j)a>scs uurmg uk* remainder ol tlie name. Three were incomplete, ami the final ozone effort '■ ■'!' complete<l to Duck Freshman Heorge Shaw for one of his three interceptions of the afternoon. Ground Superiority A quick glance at tile statistics will indicate the Oregon superiority'on the ground. The eneim pigskin packers aver aged only 2.3 yards per rushing atempt, while the victors aver aged 1.9 with hammering Fullback Tom N’ovikoff accounting lor 99 yards in 10 carries, an average of 9.9. • Halfback Don Sloan, a talented junior from Portland, demon « .‘‘.rated that he also will be tough to stop this season. Although lie averaged only 3.3 yards during the (ugh!) 1950 campaign, hi- proved that he can move when he some reasonable block ing when he picked up 5.8 yards per rushing attempt (12 carries) Saturday. Webfoot areial supremacy was obvious. The Arizona pass “defense” had more holes than a Swiss Cheese in a hailstorm, and Oregon’s 211 yards passing constituted a new all-time Oregon record. It was a complete reversal of the previous weekend s Stan ford game in which the Oregon aerial defenders were left so far behind by touchdown-bound Indian pass receivers that dThey had to squint their eyes to see the play. Edwards in the Clear Although Oregon passers accounted for three touchdowns and contributed to a fourth, the victors might have added some more scores if Tommy Edward' had been spotted while he was in the clear, a status which lie usuallv enjoved when he was sent dovvnfield. Whether it was Edwards’ trickiness and speed or the fact that a halfback usually has an excellent opportunity to break away while the defenders are concentrating upon the offensive wingmen, the little five-foot, seven-incher was free for possible long passes again and again. Nevertheless, only one pass was thrown to Edwards during the entire game, and it was batted down I>\ Arizona. This might be somewhat surprising when it is considered that Edwards led the 1950 ()regon areial receivers in total yardage gained with 440. He is alwavs a threat, but he hat caught only one pass this season, very few being thrown to him. lie was largely responsible fur the first Duck touchdown last year and he caught long passes for the final two of the season. Edwards attempted one pass Saturday, tossing a beau tiful 57-yard final-quarter touchdown strike to End Dick ] )a\ enport. I hose Aiken backs Thus far, Casanova hasn’t employed many pass plays with hacks receiving. Only .3 of 16 completed Oregon passes have been t<> backlield men. Jim Aiken's 1 *>50 dug picked up 600 yards passing to backs and 455 passing to the ends. Unortho dox, maybe, but it was practically the only scoring threat Oregon had. ‘V'This is only the second real season for Edwards. As a sopho more, he did a better job of bench-warming than most arson (Please turn to page si.vj San Francisco Forty-niners Upset Cleveland Browns in NPFL Play BV PACK CRANK SAN FRANCISCO (U.Rl A suprisingly strong San Francisco 49ers team outplayed tho champ ion Cleveland Browns p„t Kezar Stadium today, piling up a con vincing 24-10 victory in a National Professional Football opener. More than 52,000 fans watched the 49er» come from behind after Cleveland’s Otto Graham panned to a touchdown with the game only two and one-half minutes old It was running by virile Verl Killywhlte that featured San Fran cisco’s sparkling effort. Lillywhite slanted off tackle for important runs of 28, 20 and 33 yards to figure in plays that set up the 49er scores. Field master Frankie Albert., playing his sixth season with San Francisco, was a superb general and added to the 49ers‘ decisive victory by passing to one touch down. Joe f Jet) Perry, the 49ers speedy Negro fullback, spun to two scores, driving over center on six-yard payoff carries each time. Gordon Soltau, San Francisco end and placekicking specialist, put the winners into the lead for the first time just three seconds before the first half ended when he booted a field goal from the 43 yard line. Graham, the Browns' passing ace, became increasingly less ef i fective as the game wore on. Score by periods: SAN FRANCISCO 7 3 7 7—24 CLEVELAND .7 0 3 0—10 TO SERVE YOU • LEN • JACK • BOB • CHARLIE UNIVERSITY BARBER SHOP .. because Philip Morris is definitely less irritating/ definitely milder than any other leading brand! PROVE IT YOURSELF Take the PHILIP MORRIS NOSE TEST . start enjoying PHILIP MORRIS todayf NO CIGARETTE HANGOVER means MORE SMOKING PLEASURE! CALL / FOR PHILIP MORRIS ERIC JOHNSON, OMEGA HALL IS YOUR CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE FOR PHILIP MORRIS CIGARETTES