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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1951)
‘Dotckt7ftac6& By Bill Gurney KmeraM Six»rtn Kditor Football is a funny game- -if Stanford goes to the Rose Howl, an<l they have an excellent chance to do so after topping CSC, Oregon can say: “they are only one touchdown better than we, and they had to work to beat us at all.” And then if you look down the current I'CC standings to seventh place, you find the University of Oregon tied with none other than the Washington Huskies; both .have won a single game and lost four in the conference. And there is not much ()regon can say about Washington's 63-6 crushing of the Ducks, ^ on would need a fertile imagination to make that one even a moral victory. Indians Have Developed Stanford has come a long way, however, since the Multno mah stadium game with Oregon. Coach Chuck Taylor has moulded his Indians into a high spirited unit; a unit built around individual stars Gary Kerkorian and Hill McColl, but •moulded so well that these two work in perfect harmonv with their mates, Washington, on the other hand, has had a lot of hopes shattered to bits this season. Perhaps the Huskies received the fatal blow when All-American Don Heinrich was hurt in pre-season practice. Heinrich was a leader, and with him in the lineup the Huskies were confident and usually came through in the clutch. W ithout him, the Huskies have list to CSC, Stanford, Ore gon State by a humiliating 40 11 mark, and California last Saturday, 37-28. So you hear rumors from up north that the omnipresent wolves are after the hide of Coach Howie Odell. Game That Might Have Been Hast Saturday s \\ ashington-California tilt, was the game that might have been. Before the season everyone thought the I'CC crown and Rose Howl entrant would be decided in this one. Instead it turned out to be just another football game, albeit a good one. For Pappy Waldorf’s Hears ft-11 along the wa\ from their lofty perch, losing CSC and to UCLA. Next weekend, Oregon goes south to meet these Bears at Berkeley in a game that won’t decide much of anything, and probably won’t draw much of a crowd. The Bears, to be sure, are no longer the kingpins of the coast, but they still have a lot left to throw at Oregon. If the Ducks were to win this one, it would really be an upset. Band To Go South Incidentally, the Ducks won't have that lonely feeling which often besets supporter-shy nothern teams in the Berkeley stadium. The University of Oregon hand, of about 85 pieces, will he there to whoop things up. The hand, directed bv Robert \ agner, leaves Thursday from Eugene hv bus. They plan to do their “circus" routine at halftime, with formations representing the “big top,” “flying trapeeze,” "merry-go-round," and others. The flawless marching technique and music they will pre sent will be no accident. Kor three nights everv week, the band is out on the freshman field near McArthur Court, practicing faithfully. M atching them in such diligent workouts, it has occurred to us more than once that we should cover hand practice as well as football practice. If we ever din, the story might sound something like this: How It Might Sound: “Director Robert \ agner’s University of Oregon band went through a heavy workQut Monday in preparation for their Saturday clash with the University of California musical ag gregation on the field of the Berkeley Memorial Stadium. The Ducks have recovered well from the effects of their all out effort at the Idaho game, and Director Vagner reports that they will be at full strength for the Bears. In Monday's workout, an extensive trombone drill was held with 185 pound junior Joe Smith hitting those high notes well. Later, under the watchful eye of Director Vagner, the Ducks ran through a full scale drill of “Mighty Oregon,” showing impressive spirit and hustle. Star drummer Ed Glutz, a transfer from Jerkwater JC, was outstanding for his work in the varsity unit, showing especially well on the rolls. The majorettes were in excellent form as they directed the drills with their potent batons." f ■ * ■ -.------. Under Fire Howie Odell Stanford Close to Rose Bowl SAN FRANCISCO — (U.R) - j The amazing Stanford Indians, needed exactly one (1) victory to pull them into the coveted Rose Bowl bid and complete one of the greatest rags-to-riches sagas in western football history. The "know how" boys rested ; ! securely atop the Pacific Coast | conference standings after their gritty comeback 27-20 victory over Southern California Saturday. Still on the schedule are Oregon State this week and then the “big one" with California on Nov. 17. Indians Need Only One Coach Chuck Taylor's young-! sters ran secure the bowl bid by winning either one of the tilts— i even if the other is lost. The worst that could happen to the Indians i would be a tie for the conference 1 championship, possibly with UCLA or USC. In past years, in case of a tie, ! the team that has been away from the Rose Bowl longest usually gets the league vote. Also. Stanford would have the advantage of hav ing beaten its closest rival. Taylor hurried back to his job on the1 Stanford campus today to prepare for the Oregon State club which 1 he said he “feared greatly." The Beavers lost to UCLA Saturday, 7-0; and the Trojans beat them, by only two points. However, this will bo another single-wing club and the Indians already have beat en four teams using that style of play. Mathias Shines If the Stanford boys needed any extra confidence they had it to day in the person of Bob Mathias, the Olympic decathlon champion, who came of age as a football player in the Trojan contest. Scouts labelled him “one of the great fullbacks of the country” off lps showing in the game against USC. His outstanding feats were the 96 yard touchdown return of a kick-off; and the tackle of a Trojan ball carrier who was away on a touchdown romp. While the Indians attempt to continue their glorious victory march this weekend, the rest of the clubs play out their schedules. California, coming off a last-min ute 37-28 victory over Washing ton, gets its first real breather of the season in Oregon. The Web foots were dropped by Boston U. 35-6. USC vs. Huskies UCLA must take on a very good Washington club in the southland. Idaho, which lost a toughie to Washington State, 9-6, tackles Arizona; and Washington State meets weak Montana. 4 “S' Minturn Wins Again; Alpha Downs Eagles, In 'A' Action Friday By Harold Starkel Minturn, Alpha, and French A's, and SAE racked up wins in Fri day'H intramural volleyball clashes. Although the games were marred by forfeits and lopsided scores, Friday's action did reveal some definite potential contenders for the volleyball championship. Two other contests were cancelled. One was a forfeit by Chemey A to Nestor A, while the other was ruled “no-game" when neither Sherry Ross nor Gamma produced a team. Minturn Rolls The mighty Minturn machine continued on their march for the “A” championship as they out classed Stan Ray Hall, 15 to 1 and 15 to 4. Koko Santos, Joe Tom, and Ray Coley led the "Mintum ites” to victory. A surprising ele ment of the game was that Stan Ray led both contests 1 to 0, before "the house fell in." In the hardest fought game of the day, the Alpha Hall “A" team squeaked by the Legal Eagles, 15 to 13. Alpha had an easy time tak ing their opponents 15 to 8 in the first game but had to reach deep into their bag of tricks to pull the second game out of the fire. French Victorious French Hall out-fought a deter mined Sederstrom Hall team, to take both ends of their match. 15 to 7 and lfc to 6. The freshman squards did not display spectacular spiking plays, such as some of the other teams, but they made up for their weaknesses with plenty of pep and determination, which is so important in winning games. In the only "B” game of the afternoon, a well-organized Sigma Alpha Epsilon squad downed the Pi Kappa Psi team 15 to 2 and 15 to 9. Paced by Dick Johnson, who demonstrated some fine left handed spiking shots, the SAE's displayed good team work and set up many brilliant spiking plays. Today's IM Schedule 3:50 Court 40—Phi Kappa Sigma B vs. Phi Delta Theta B 3:50 Court 43—Lambda Chi Alpha B vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon B 4:35 Court 40—Phi Gamma Delta B vs. Sigma Nu B 4:35 Court 43—Delta Tail Delta B vs. Pi Kappa Alpha B 5:15 Court 40—Chi Psi B vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon B 5:15 Court 43—Beta Theta Pi B vs. Alpha Tau Omega B Agganis Leads (Continued from pone fou/) BOSTON Left ends—Oates, Meredith, Lan don. Left tackles—Fraser, Vandetti, ! Shepherd. Loft guards—Cataioni, Penne ault. Miller. Centers—Gracie, Pappas, Guli I ano. Bight guards — Mavropouios, 1 Derrico, Donahue. Bight tackle s—Barbagailo, Czerapowicz. Bight ends—Capuano, Storm, Cahill. Quarterbacks — Agganis, Plo maritus, O’Connell, Gastall. Left halfbacks—Ahanson, De feudis, Terrasi. 1 Bight halfbacks—Schultz, Wal- * lace, Luciano, Taylor, Interbartolo. Fullbacks — Kastan, Petroka, Mahoney, Salisbury. Read and use Emerald classi fieds. NEW ORLEANS .. gateway of the Mississippi Valley .. America s Mardi Gras city. 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