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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1951)
DUCKS BOW TO OSC, 14-7 Slammin’ Sam Baker Paces Aggie Attack Oregon State Colleges lucky Heavers {ultimate to tall licir to the likes of Fullback Sam Baker—rallied for a pair of last quarter touchdowns to down the University of Oregon VVebfoots, 14-7 before 1^.700 Homecoming fans Saturday afternoon on Havward Field. . Baker, a 210-pound junior Orange back, unquestionably packed the weight w hich tipped the scales in fax or ol the up .state rivals, me uorvauis cnarger. running out of Kip Taylor's Michi gan stylo single wing, was un . stoppable on plays off the spinners. bucking his way to one tally and _4>laying a primary part in the -clincher. Ducks Fight Hard The doughty Ducks, fired to the .heights which carried them to a • near victory over the University of California the previous weekend, rammed over a touchdown in the ■first six minutes of play and staved off repeated Beaver drives until the onset of the final period. Freshman George Shaw etched 4tis name in National Collegiate Athletic Association annals by in tercepts his 13th pass during the season, an NCAA record. Shaw's swipe came on the Oregon two yard stripe late in the second quarter and came close to being two points for OSC. Fast improving Quarterback Hal Dunham also shared the lime-light by smashing Norm Van Brocklin's record of 7G pass completions in one season. Dunham improved that by one with an 11 yard aerial to Monte Brethauer. who, each time he receives a toss, increases an all time Oregon record in that de partment. Casanova Does Good Job Buried under the Beaver win and the shatterings was the marked improvement of the Ducks in one year under the rule of Len Casa , nova. The grey-thatched mentor orginally predicted 1951 as a year of rebuilding and no more. The most optimistic Oregonians ex pected great things of the Web foots in '53 or after but what with the sensational play in the last two outings by Webfoots Dunham, COLD WEATHER WILL SOON BE HERE! ... that means your car's cooling system will need ’ anti-freeze protection. ... A Clean and Leak-proof RADIATOR is essen tial to your car’s winter performance. Let us check and clean the cooling system of your car so you’ll be ready to install anti-freeze when cold weather strikes. 10% off to U of 0 Students COAK'S RADIATOR SERVICE 152 E. Sixth Phone 4-0253 spend more time at home! THIS CHRISTMAS FLY UNITED! I Get there hours—in some cases, days— sooner, Cost is low—often lower than lst-class rail plus Pullman. No extras, no tips aloft. Delicious full-course meals at no extra cost 1 UNITED AIR LINES Airport Terminal. Call 4-4221 or an authorized travel agent. Rough and Ready SAM BAKKR. star fullback for the Oregon State Beavers. Picked up 159 yards on SO tries to help collect a 14-7 victory In Satur day's civil war. Tom Novikoff. George Shaw, Bob Ashworth, Monte Brethauer, Cecc Hodges, Emerson Harvey, Hal Reeve, Dick Davenport and others, the pumpkins may be ready for an earlier than expected harvest ing. The Staters railed the coin toss and unexpectedly elected to kick the- game underway. The Uueks, through the alrlanes, quickly picked up a first down, but Dun ham's try to Brethauer was snagged by safety Kaye Booth on the OSC 17 for a temporary re spite. Baker quick-kicked on third down, and the oval was grounded on the Oregon 43. Ashworth rattled left tackle for two yards, Dunham missed LeRoy Campbell, but Novi koff rumbled around left end for a gnat’s whisker first down on the lit*aver •»;>. inuvikuu uh" *«• into the line but Guard Don Me ! Onuley came to his asain'unce for a two yard loss. Ashworth Scores on Slicker Dunham pitched down the mid dle to Brethauer on the 33 for another first and ten. The de liberate Dunham found Ashworth open on the State 27. Prince Hal confounded the Beaver defense by running right end to another first on the 23. Novikoff blasted left guard and slipped to a stop on the lt». Successfully faking a pass, Ilun hum shot Ashworth, on a delayed buck over right tackle, through a cavernous hole In the Aggies' wall —a play whleh had worked well against the Bears lust week In Berkeley. Ashwnrth squirted Into the clear, eluded a lone tackier on the five und scampered home, un attended, for the score. Harvey toed the hide true to form for a 7-0 lead which lost its starch before the heated Baker, only in the final fifteen minutes of action. Shortly thereafter, the Ducks muffed a scoring opportunity, which, if it had materialized might have meant a Webfoot win. Tay lor's titans were unable to move the bull after the touchdown and Baker was forced to punt from his 25. From the Duck 34 Dunham passed into the right flat to Novt koff who churned his way to the 40. Kdwards slanted off right tuc kle for a nine yard gain. Ashworth bumped the middle to carry a yard into Beaver territory, and Novi koff followed through the sume slot for ten more. Dunham Tosses Novikoff collided with an Ore gon blocker and was felled for a thres yard set back on the State 42„ but Dunham quickly recovered the yardage with an 11 yarder, the record setter to Brethauer. Novlkoffs long loss aimed for Campbell was deflected by OSC's Booth Into the arms of Kdwards on the two. Novikoff plunged Into the middle for a yard and Kdwards was caught on the half yard line, but the play was nullified because of a backfield In motion penalty. Ashworth was thrown no the ten and Shaw-Novlkoff and Duuham Brethauer tries were equally un Although Oregon State held a notlcable advantage In the middle periodii, they were unable to cvn^ the tally. The Beavera, apearheuiled by Baker and Dave Mann, Hcorefl on the first play of the last ipinr-, ter when the busy Baker boomed off left taekle for the score Th& Orange required 16 plays to travel the necessary 73 yards. Jim Cor dial converted to knot the count at 7-7. Ducks l-esid Passing Midway in the finale Mann nnV Ken Sweltrer exchanged punt h with OSO drawing the better of the situation. Baker and Jack l’lnlou worked overtime on the Oregoy line in a 40 yard march. Ftnnlott aklrted left end, sideswiped a pair of tacklers, cut inside tackh- and raced nine yards for the lead. Cor dial repeated the extra point per formance and OSC had a sufficient 14-7 margin with 4:35 remaining. Dunham and company outmatch ed Gene Morrow und ms cohorts in the Hole statistical win tmrthe Ducks 146 yards to 1!> In thu punning department. I'ollow Ing K the summary: OREGON STATE EE—Mhlett, Cordial. Helhlg. ET—1>. Holland. Whltte, Earnhnn Mi—Zaroslnskl, Iturrl, Womack Roberts. C—rainier, Houck, Sutherland. Kti—-I. Clark, W. Holland, lloltf, Ferguson. KT—H. Clark, Moorse. ItE—Thomas. Storey. <{—Morrow, Red key. j 1.11—Taft, Mann. Booth. 9 Hll—Sheffold, Pinion, Andersolfl Peterson. ' K—Baker, West. OREGON EE—Brethauer. SuletT.rr, Johnson. ET—Slkoru, Halt. Mi—Williams, Mondale, Harvey. C—Patrick, May, Wilcox. K(i—McCauley, Moshofsky. ItT—Bates, Patera. ICIC—Campbell, Hedgepeth, Stoutt, Reeve. —Dunham, Shaw. Eli—Edwards, Anderson, Mock. Rlt—Ashworth, Sloan, Sullivan, Karnofskl. K—Novlkoff, Reed, Hodges. Score by periods: OREGON fjTATE .... 0 0 0 14—It | OREGON . 1 0 0 0—1 TAKES IT ON THE CHIN hugcjnc Kcgistcr linara rnora OREGON’S BOB ASHWORTII takes a nosedive before two Ducks and four Beavers after collecting 10 yards in a second quarter play. This Webfoot Halfback scored the only Oregon touchdown on a 19 yard sprint during the first period. Identifiable Beavers standing are Kaye Booth (47), Bill Sheffold (14) and Jim Cordial (80).