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Emerald Sporttwriter
'I'lic talk about the Stanford game is dying down now, and
niost of the attention of Oregon sports fans is being centered
on the coming grid contest with Oregon State this Saturday
at Portland.
However, we feel that the game played last week deserves
a little more discussion before we relegate it to the position
of a fond memory of our days in college, or perhaps forget
it entirely. That is, all but the two-hundred odd Oregon stu
dents who followed the Webfoot gridders to Palo Alto, who
will probably remember this particular thriller for quite
some time.
hrom reports that we have heard and from what Coach Len I
t asanova said at the rally held for the returning team, it seems
that the victory was no surprise to the graying mentor and his
charges, but it apparently caused a number of raised eyebrows j
down south.
'No Ground Attack'
Before the contest, reports to the effect that “Oregon should
n't scare the Indian-, much,” and that “Oregon claims no i
ground attack whatever," were circulating around the San:
Francisco area and in most of the newspapers.
For a team with “no ground attack whatever,” the stat
istics show that the Ducks did remarkably well. Oregon
gained 164 of its 296 total yards on the ground, and only 132
via the airways. Stanford on the other hand was able to
glean only 88 yards from the Webfoot defenders on rush
ing plays, while chalking up a creditable 321 yards on passes.
()ne encouraging aspect of the game w as the fact that the
Ducks had to come from behind to win. and thev succeeded
admirably, something which they have been unable to do in
ether games this year. The undermanned Webfoots just re
fused to give up until the final gun.
'\ his was no collection of first-half wonders, but a fighting,
well-organized team, which set out to do a job and finished it
perfectly.
The victory was only the fifth for the Ducks over Stanford
smee the -cries started in 1P00. '1 he Indians have come out on
the winning end J5 times since that time, while one game
resulted in a tie.
Ya Never Know
'I lie season finale is on the schedule for this Saturday, and
the tilt should prove to he much more interesting than was ex
pected early in the season. Whenever Oregon plays Oregon
State, anything can, and usually does happen.
The start of this year, most Oregon fans were living in
dread of the OSC contest, because the Beavers had shown
that they were able to rise to great heights, as in the Mich
gan State tilt, in which the men from Corvallis nearly up
set the powerful Spartan eleven.
As things stand now, however, it is Oregon which must be
dubbed the favorite. Oregon State became the lowest of the
low last Saturday when the Beavers absorbed a 27-6 licking
from the Idaho Vandals, perennial cellar dwellers in the Pa
cific Coast Conference.
It begin.-} to look as if the cries of “We wuz robbed” which
were issuing from Moscow earlier in the season might have
been well founded. In arty case, it was a bitter pill for Coach
Kip Taylor and his grid eleven to swallow.
Beavers May Bounce
Not to he disregarded, however, is the possibility that the
Beavers will bounce back fighting mad after their drubbing
and give the Webfoots all they can handle. The added incen
tive of playing Oregon will no doubt aid considerably the ef
forts of the Beaver coaclt at bringing his boys to an emotional
peak for the contest.
The Ducks, too, will be at the climax point for the kickoff
this Saturday. Rather than being “down” after their tremen
dous effort against Stanford, the Webfoots’ spirits should be
soaring. The Stanford victory was no flash-in-the-pan combi
nation of luck and skill. It was the result of determination and
the will to win.
Now that the Webfoot running backs have their feet under
them, Oregon will enter a, game with a dual threat for the first
time this season. Previously, the Ducks were forced to rely
mainly on the aerial route for their yardage, but Novikoff,
Hodges, and company showed that the Webfoots could make
touchdowns through the line also in Saturday’s game.
For the last three years, the Beavers have taken the measure
of the Wcbfoot gridders, but never by a very large margin. In
1949, OSC won, 20-10, and in 1950 thy fought their way to a
14-2 victory over the Webfoots.
Last year, with big Sam Baker carrying virtually the whole
load offensively, Oregon State won again to make it three in a
row as the Ducks went down in defeat by a 14-7 margin. Baker
is back again for his last year, and if the men from U of O can
hold him down this time they may finish the season with a
record of three wins, six losses, and one tie.
Dallas Backers
Quit Franchise
DALLAS (/P) — There will be
no further effort by Dallas busi
nessmen to operate a franchise in
the National Football league. A ;
spokesman for a group of men
who had planned to bid for the
club’s return said the bid had been
withdrawn.
The spokesman, Dallas banker \
John Coyle, said league Commis
sioner Bert Bell had squashed the
bid by his refusal to eliminate or !
split up $200,000 that would have
to be paid for a lease on Yankee
stadium in New York.
The Dallas club succeeded the
New York Yankee franchise this
year and $200,000 was owed on
the lease for the Yankee stadium.
The league took over the Dallas
franchise after the club lost an
estimated $200,000.
Injured Fighter
May Drop Ring
PARIS (/P) — Laurent Dauthille
underwent medical examinations
today to determine if he had suf-;
fered any permanent injuries from
a second-round knockout he ex
perienced last night at the hands
of Mickey Laurent.
Dauthille announced that he was
through with the ring after the I
bout. However, some Paris boxing
observers believed he may change
his mind unless he was injured.
Rickey May Name
Haney Pirate Pilot
PITTSBURGH — General
Manager Branch Rickey of the
Pittsburgh Pirates has denied a re
port that he is all set to name a
successor to Manager Billy Meyer.
Meyer resigned at the end of the
past campaign. Rickey says he
may announce the new manager
before the winter meeting at Phoe
nix, Arizona, next month. Rickey
declined to say who is under con
sideration, but the general feeling
is that Fred Haney of the Holly
wood club in the Pacific Coast
league will get the post.
Unde Sam Calls
To Huskies' Early
SEATTLE, Wash. <JP)—A star
University of Washington football 1
halfback. Bill Earley, has been ■
ordered to report for duty with the ;
armed services at Aberdeen, i
Wash., December 2nd. Earley is a !
20-year-old senior.
Il 11
Starts Today
“STORY OF ROBIN
HOOD'* '
with
Richard Todd - Jean Rice
Starts Sunday, Nov. 16
“AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD”
with
Rita Hayworth - Glenn Ford
Also
“MAGIC FACE”
with
Luther Adler
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Oregon All-Stars
MOSCOW, Idaho </P) Five Ore
gon players have been picked by
Idaho football Coach Babe Curf
man on his all-opponents’ team.
He named Fullback Sam Baker
and Tackle John Witte of Oregon
State and Guard Jack Patera of
Oregon to his offensive unit. Curf
man selected End Jim Cordial of j
Oregon State and Back George
Shaw of Oregon among his defen
sive eleven.
Mikan Takes
Scoring Lead
NEW YORK, N.Y. CP)--George !
Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers
has taken the lead in the National
Basketball association scoring
race. He has netted 162 points in
nine contests for an average of 18
points a game. Bob Cousy and Ed
Macauley of the Boston Celtics
have fewer points because they
have played in only seven games
but their averages are higher.
Cousy has 155 points for an aver
age of 22 a game while Macauley
has 145 points and a 20.7 average.
Offense Leaders
'Play for Fun'
SAN JOSE, Cal. (JP> — College
presidents seeking to de-emphasize
football may or may not find solace
In the experience of San Jose State
this season. The California school,
adopted a "play-for-fun” grid pro
gram this year. No training tables,
no athletic scholarships. In effect,
the game was given back to the
students. So what happened ?
San Jose State has ended uy
with one of the most spectacular
football teams in the country. The
team has won six of eight games..
The latest victory was over the
University of Montana, 39 to 21.
San Jose State gained nearly 606
yards in that game and zoomed
past Michigan State into the na
tional leadership in total offense.
Some de-emphasized football!
Dr. Leland A. Huff
Optometrist
43 W. 8th Ave. Ph. 5-3525
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