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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
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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
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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
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