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Emerald Sportiwrier
Oregon’s unpredictable football team will have the oppor
tmiity to make or break itself this weekend when the Ducks
face the also unpredictable Stanford Indians coached by Chuck
Taylor in a contest to be played at Palo Alto.
This year’s Webfoots have not proved to be a good team
to bet on, either for or against, if any points were being
given or taken by the prospective gambler, because they look
good when they could be expected to look bad, and when a
poor performance is expected of them, they have come up
with some very good games.
In the season opener with UCLA, for instance, the Ducks
were two or three touchdown underdogs, yet they threw a
scare into the Hruins that will be hard for them to forget, and
when the tilt had ended, the men from the U of O left the
field losers by a mere seven points.
Game Was Toss-Up
In the next contest, which was played against the Corn
luiskers of Xebraska, the game was predicted as a toss-up,
with the edge, if any, being given to Nebraska. Yet in this
game the Ducks went down to defeat by two touchdowns and
three extra points.
The Idaho game finished just about as was expected by
most Duck fans, but only after a tough battle. The Vandals
are still sending out an occasional “We wuz robbed’’ in ref
erence to what they term the biased officiating at the contest.
Xext on the agenda was the California game, which found
the Ducks again the underdogs by anywhere from two'to four
touchdowns, but no one would have known it at the end of the
first half of that tilt in Multnomah stadium, because Coach
Leu Casavona's men came up with another of their amazing
first halves. In the second part of the contest, however, the
\\ ebfoots fell completely apart.
'1 hen just when Oregon supporters had begun to think that
the \\ ebfoots might have found the right combination in that
first half against Cal, they dropped a humiliating 49-0 decision
to the Huskies of the l Diversity of Washington.
Down in the Dumps
Perhaps the all-time low of the season was reached the fol
lowing weekend in the Montana game. Montana was reported
to have a very weak team and pre-game reports were that the
Ducks would emerge the victors by approximately two touch
downs. Instead, the W ebfoots were able only to garner a tic
game with the C.rizzlies.
The Ducks have showed signs of settling down a bit and
perhaps getting on their feet in the last two contests, how
ever, as both the College of Pacific and WSC games came
out just about as was expected, with the VVebfoots not look
ing particularly bad in either contest.
I he ten fumbles recorded against the Oregon squad in the
W ashington State game certainly did little to increase the
( hanccs of the Ducks, especially since the Cougars recovered
exactly one-half of them.
What will happen this Saturday is a mvsterv,'but there are
a few facts which might lend an insight to what the final
result may be. In the first place, Stanford suffered a disastrous
loss last week at the hands of Southern California, going down
in defeat by a score of 54-7.
Considering this, it is likely that the Indians will undoubt
edly be down this weekend, while Oregon might be expected
to take heart from the drubbing received by their opponnts.
Give 'Em the Axe
I'urthermore, on the following weekend, that of November 22,
Stanford will play California in the traditional “big game,”
which is an annual contest between the Indians and the Golden
Hears, and is probably the biggest game of the year for both
teams.
Also, last year the \\ ebfoots nearly upset the Indians in a
see-saw battle at Multnomah stadium, with the Stanford eleven
finally winning out by a 27-20 score. Coach Chuck Taylor's
squad then went on to win the Pacific Coast conference cham
pionship.
Combining these facts, we will point out that it is entirely
possible that the Webfoots will return from Palo Alto with
the scalps of eleven-odd Indians hanging from their belts, and
that it would not be a great surprise to us if they did beat
Stanford.
As far as an actual prediction is concerned, however, the fac
tors pointing to an Oregon victory are too uncertain to de def
initely counted upon. This is undoubtedly a week of emotional
lowness for Stanford, while the Ducks may be up for the game.
'Pile last time an Oregon grid squad traveled to Palo Alto
was in 1948, when the Webfoots, led by Norm Van Brocklin,
took the measure of the Indians, 20-12. In 1947 also, the Ducks
invaded the southland to defeat Stanford by a 21-6 count.
Ron Lyman Plans !
Coaching Career
By A1 Peters
Emerald Sporttwriter
(Ed. Note—This is the first
In an informal series of inter
views with varsity football play
ers.)
Ron Lyman is a senior physical
education major experiencing his
first year at end position. In high
school and through three years of
college ball he played half back.
Nevertheless, Ron says he likds
to play end and wishes that he had
started playing this position be
fore.
Former ‘All-Stater*
Ron is a “foreign” student com
ing from Carson City, Nevada. He
attended Carson high school where
he played three years of football.
He was selected from high school
as an all-state end for the state
of Nevada.
After graduating from school
this June, and after a two year
stretch in the Air Force, Ron plans
to become a football coach. He is
a member of Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity. His favorite pastimes
are fishing and hunting.
Impressed by Bears
According to Ron, the best de
fensive football team Oregon has
played this year is University of
Washington. Of this Ron said,
“They gave me more trouble than
I thought was possible.” He said
that he was particularly impressed
by California backfield on offense
and by Nebraska's Bobby Rey
nolds.
He still is trying to live down
his nickname given him by former
Coach Jim Aiken. Aiken referred
to him as “Cookie, from the City
of Sin.”
Sam White Named
Husky JV Coach
SEATTLE, Wash. (AP)—Catch
er Sammy White of the Boston Red
Sox has been signed to coach the
University of Washington junior
varsity basketball team. White will
; handle the team until he reports
for spring training with the Red
I Sox.
White was a brilliant basketball
player with the Husky teams of
; 1947-49, and paced the club to
Northern Division and Pacific
Coast Conference championships.
He was the first string catcher for
the Red Sox in 1952 and one of the
top rookies in the league, boasting
a batting average of .282.
SPORTS STAFF
Desk Editors: Buzz Nelson and
Jerry Harrell. Staff: Bob Cole,
Pat Clark, Bob Robinson and Bob
Davis.
Ducks Go Indoors
(Continued from page four)
The Ducks will be in good physi
cal shape for the Indian tilt, as
Defensive End Emery Barnes is
the only man working out with
out pads.
In last year's game, the heavily
favored Indians edged out the Ore
gon squad by a 27-20 count, and
rate as favorites this year in spite
of last week’s shellacking at the
hands of the Southern California
Trojans. The Webfoot team is de
termined to pull an upset, how
ever, and could give Stanford a
rough afternoon.
SPORTS FARE
Thursday. November 13
3:50 Court 4.) Kappa Sigma B vs. Phi
Kappa Sigma B
3:50 Court 43 Beta Theta Pi B vs. Chi Psi
4:35 Court 40 Tau Kappa Epsilon B vs.
Sigma X u B
4:35 Court 43 Sigma Alpha Epsilon B vs.
Delta lau Delta B
5:15 Court 40 Sigma Alpha Mu B vs.
Lambda ('hi Alpha li
5:15 Court 43 Theta Chi B vs. Delta Vp
silon B
ATO's Capture
Bowling Crown
one team in the Inter-fraternity
Bowling league, but Sigma Phi
Epsilon is not only bowling a close
second, but the Sig Eps have cap
tured three of the individual
championships. Jim Ekstrom has
the top net series of 605; Dick
Graham has a top net game of 244;
and George Troeh has the highest
average of 175.
Other individual champions are
Bruce Koppe of Theta Chi, who has
the highest gross series, and Lamb
da Chi's Cardinale and ATO’s Jerry
Shaw, who are tied with the high
est gross game of 226.
Team standing for the current
week are Alpha Tau Omega, won
20, lost 8; Sigma Phi Epsilon, 19-9;
Theta Chi, 18-10; Pi Kappa Alpha,
14-14; Sigma Alpha Mu, 14-14;
Lambda Chi Alpha, 12-16; Pi Kap
pa Phi, 12-16; and Phi Sigma Kap
pa, 3-25.
Kircher Suspends
Two Cougar Backs
Pullman, Wash. CP>—Fullbacks
Jim Head and Dick Bower
have been suspended from the
Washington State football squad
for the balance of the season. Col
lege sources said that Coach A1
Kircher ordered the two players to
turn in their uniforms after an
incident at yesterday’s drill. Head
was one of the leading ground
gainers for the Cougars this year.
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