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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1951)
4Final Listings Released; Webfoots Set New Marks According to statistics released toy the Oregon Athletic news bu ►reau, the Duck football team gained 1620 yards passing to their opponents' 928 during the season. They trailed in rushing, gaining 1435 yards to the opponents' mark -of 3594. Passing Tops In PCC They topped the PCC record in «f»ass attempts with 312 as against 'the old mark of 260 set by Wash —4wgf.on in 1950. Also, the 134 Duck 3fMtsses completed broke the for o*«er Oregon record of 89 set in ■1950. The 1620 yards gained pass -+tag were also a school record, top •9yting the 1179 mark of 1948: and the Ducks finished a solid sedond «*n passing offense this season. The 67 Oregon first downs by passing cracKeu me iurim-i niom of 49 set in 1948. Dunham I .cads Wingers In Individual marks, Hal Dun ham’s 189 pass attempts and 82 completions tooped d)llck marks of 1U8 and set by Norm Van Broeklin in 1948. Monte Brethauer, junior end. snagged 27 passes this year to bring his career total to sixth, far above Darrell Robinson's former mark of 39 for three years of play. Hardly one to he proud of is the 31” points scored by opponents, which tups the 219 mark set in 1949. Besides breaking the NCAA rec ord. George Shaw's 13 interceptions fractured Jake Leieht’s 1940 Ore ( Please turn to page six) smartest at the shindig!... Van Heusen Van Tux and Van Dress You don't have to know how to rhumha to walk off with the prettiest gal at the ball. \\ ait'll she gets a load of you in your Van Tux (attached regular collar ) —or your \ an Dress (neck ham! only). And you'll he confident, too. l>ecause they're so well-cut ... so comfortable ... so smart with their snowy white pique fronts. *5.95 Van Heusen “the world’s smartest“ shirts ] Fhillipt-Jonti Corp., ■ New York »r N. Y. j In Forward Slot KEITH FABNI'M. h l x foot, three Inch Junior forward, who is expected to conic throiiRh with sonic flashy basket hall this season. The lean southpaw hails from Salem. SPORTS STAFF Desk Editor, Jack Dennon. Asst. Bill Gurney. Staff, Phil Johnson, Lauren Loveland, Kiek Tarr. Cal Coach Pappy Waldorf weigh ed 177 pounds as a sophomore sub stitute tackle at Syracuse. He weighed 275 at the latest report. , . .Tkere the hermit slaked my burning thirst Tennyson: Holy Grail Could be he found Coke at the hermitage. For Coca-Cola is everywhere •.. and everywhere it has the same delicious and refreshing quality. BOTTLED UNDE* AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY “Cok»" It a rtglttfd trad»-mark, © 1951, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Webfoot Drills End; Next Stop Portland By Rick Tan Coach Hill Horcher’s varsity hoopsters, eleven strong. Ii.nl tlieir final workout Wednesday in preparation for the maiden effort against the Portland lT. Pilots. The two hour drill stre ed some of the finer points of the game and simulated various game type situations. “Picking up the loose ends" was Hur dler's explanation of the nractice. _ lilt* Iin*I UrillH Birrw»ru Wliri.nif. screening. Attention was given to bull handling, und working In for the closer shots. During this the straight Imnd-off Im to Ih‘ usrd in Kt rad of a more spectacular but risky flip or short pass. Kniphnsls was also put on muklng more than one screen before attempting a shot. ‘Win or Kim’ Aguln The next drill consisted of a ser ies of "cutthroat" scrimmage* with the losing five doing three laps around the court. Five baskets by the offensive team or five Inter ceptions by the defense constituted a game. Keith Farnum, Hank Bon neman, Bud Covey, Bob Hawes, and Jtin Vranizan made six rounds before their opponents succumbed. Also Ken Hunt. Bob Petcraon, Chet Noe, Mel Streeter, and Kenny Wegner went for three before sending their opponents around again after the final set. This drill was followed by work under the theorltleal situation of being In-hind, on defense. The ob ject in tills was for tin- defensive unit to make It as difficult us pos sible for the oppo-.ltlon to get the ball out of their own territory ufter the throw in. The last scrimmage-type before the game came next with one of the teams throwing the ball in from center court and attempting to work it in from there. The skin team consisting or Hunt, Peterson. Noe, Wegner, and Barney Holland, got the best of it all the way through. They dominated the ac tion in both offensive and defensive chorea. The backbone of the skin defense was Ken Hunt, six-foot letterman guard. Chet Noe's pivot and hook shots scored often, while Peterson’s effortless shooting awed the sparse group of spectators. Kenny Wegner and Barney Hal’.and displayed excellent floor work and hustle. Keith Farnum played good all around game at forward and vied with Peterson for sharpshoot ing honors. The afternoon’s activities were topped off by each man making five consecutlce foul shots before going to the showers. JVs Meet Airmen Thursday there will not be any practice for the Varsity and the floor will be turned over to Don Kirsch and his J.V. hopefuls. They open against the Portland Air Force Base on Friday in a pre liminary to the Varsity debut. PCC Marks List Ducks' High Spots (Ed. Not*-: Another fool bull sea son is now history at the I'nher slty »f Oregon. Before the grid word hooks could tw- slushed away for another year, Emerald Awlsl ant News Editor Phil Johnson wrote the following feature of the early days of the game.) > The University of Oregon foot ball tcum established several new PCC records this year, despite their ; seventh place finish. According t< statistics r leased ' hy the conferrn* c, the liu-Us made a new record for passes attempted with 314. In yards gained by pass ing, Oregon trialed the Washington fiuskles by a slim margin. 1(122 yards to 1(120, for second spot In I the league. In the pass department, the [ Ducks were first In the league, al lowing opponents 92H yards per game, as against the 93.7 average of the champion Stanford India: - who came next. OWC Ukes Shaw George Shaw, Oregon’s fabulous freshman, put his name In the I national record hooks as In- Inter j cepted 13 passes to top the N< \ \ | mark s'-t last year by Hank Kick ] of Arizona State. Shaw, Ine I'ent i ally was the only Wehfoot named on the OSC all-op|>onent team; he was placed at the defensive safety position. Stanford star Gary Kerkorian garnered coast passing laurels, getting 103 completions in 186 at tenipta for 1426 yards, while Paul Cameron, UCI-A sophomore flash, . led in total offense with 397 yards [ rushing and 885 passing, adding up to a 1482 yard aggregate, | Big ’’Hurryin’ Hugh” McElhenny of Washington was the top man at { rushing alone, as he reeled off 936 j yards for a good 5.5 per try aver age. However, McElhenny cunld be overtaken by USC standout Frank Gifford, who has 774 yards and a chance to pick up the needed 1QU as the Trojans meet mighty Notra Dame Dec. 1. (f lease turn to page six) Makes Debut Friday / BILL BOIU'IIKK, new Oregon basketball coach, will be coaching his first collegiate hoop game when the Ducks meet Portland Univer sity this weekend. Boroher is a former Oregon star, having played for ffpward Hobson, and he graduated in 1941.