Casanova Reaction—'Our Best Against Theirs'
By Larry Lavelle
Emerald Sports Editor
Will the elimination of the two
.platoons from college football
greatly affect the University of
Oregon? Len Casanova, Webfoot
grid mentor, doesn’t think so.
Having just returned to the cam
pus from the recent National Col
fogiate Athletic association coach
es’ convention in Washington, D.C.
be was taken by surprise at the
announcement from St. Peters
burg to the effect that substitu
tions are to be seriously curtailed.
“Of course I was surprised, but
the problem of what to do if sub
stitutions were to be limited has
always been in the back of my
mind," Casanova stated.
The coach went on to cover
•many aspects of the situation in
an interview Thursday:
Q.—How will the ruling; affect
our personnel?
A.—“I haven't cheeked over our
personnel since the announcement, j
But I certainly think it will do
this- some of our players who
played little defense last year will1
have to learn how to play defen- j
sive ball or lose their positions to
someone more versatile. And. of.
course, the same can be said for
the opposite. The ruling would
have helped us last year I know.
Q.—How will the ruling affect
spring practice?
A.—“We have always stressed
basic football — fundamentals—
during spring practice. We have
always gone both ways with few
exceptions, so it won’t change out
plans too much.”
Q.—Will it aid Oregon?
A. “You might say that it will
be pitting our best against their
best. The ruling shouldn't hurt us."
Q.—What will the limited sub
stitutions do to I'CLA or Cal?
A.—“It might affect UCLA
more than other coast teams. They
definitely have specialists on their
defensive team, but they'll adjust
to it. USC tended more toward
offensive specialists, like Tsagala
kis, the place kicker, but their de
fensive stars are also capable of
fensive players.
Those schools will probably
bring back the unit system to foot
ball; in fact most of the schools
will. We used to have the unit sys
tem at Santa Clara before the war.
Tennessee, and Michigan used it,
too. Maybe there will be a revival
of Knnte Roekne’s ‘shock troop
era at Notre Dame.’
tj.—1)„ y,,u tlilnk the new rule
will improve foot hull?
A. "The actual play will be the
same us it has been. It may be
easier on the scouts to get a line
on our opponents. But then more
detuiis will be expected than be
fore.”
(j.—Do you expect high schools
to switch over?
A. "I don’t know- if the high
schools will'switch. There are only
three states, to my knowledge,
that follow the NCAA. It probably
would be a good thing if they did."
Q.—Wliut about high school
prospects from now on?
A. "We'll definitely be looking
for boys who can go both ways."
Q.—Do you fuvor the new set
up?
A. "I can't say right now."
While at the meeting in Wash
ington, before the new ruling was
handed down, the coach of a
large PCC school remarked to an
other coach at a small school thut
it wouldn't make any difference to
him whether substitution was
limited.
The coach at the big school
said. “What difference would it
■ make? My first team will be big
j ger and tougher than your first
, team and my second team will be
] better than your second team.' So,
where are you?”
Casanova also remarked that he
was happy with Oregon’s 1953
1 football schedule, which was com
pleted back at Washington with
the addition of San Jose State.
ONE PLATOON
Loyola to Reconsider Football;
Santa Clara-'lt Came Too Late'
SAN FRANCISCO OP>—The first reaction from the better-known
colleges which have quit football recently—regarding the abolishment
of the two-platoon system—was along the lines of a comment from the
Reverend Wilfred Crowley, athletic board chairman at Santa Clara. He
.said, “It would have helped, but it came too late.” This opinion was
ec-noea Dy tne university ot ban
Francisco and St. Mary's.
Santa Clara's Father Crowley
went on to say. “Our action has
been taken and I don't believe
there is any chance of a change.
Possibly, if this had been done
earlier, Santa Clara’s decision to
-give up football would not have
been made.’’
The Reverend William Dunne of
San Francisco had this to say: “I
am not convinced that the two pla
toon system was the basic cause of
our giving up the sport. Chief
among our reasons was the inabil
ity to schedule games econom
ically.”
A different view was expressed,
however, by the Reverend Charles
Cassassa, President of Loyola uni
versity of Los Angeles. He said: ”1
am surprised and greatly pleased
that the platoon system has been
abandoned. I am certain the Loy
ola board of athletic control will go
into this matter and see whether
it is possible to revive football at
Loyola.”
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Fiji Rally Nips Phi Kaps
ATOs Biff Sig Eps
Red hot Ken Torgerson account
ed for 23 of the victor’s points as
ATO humbled Sig Ep 49-17 Thurs
day on the intra-mural hardwoods.
It was the second win of the
season for the blue-jerseyed ATO’s,
with Ray Packwood and Bill Blod
gett. high scorers of the team’s
first victory over Lambda Chi last
week, coming through with six and
seven points respectively. Foot
ball's George Shaw also scored an
even half dozen.
ATO stayed in front throughout
play, as the score by quarters went
9-7, 18-10, and 30-15.
The point summary:
ATO’s (19) (17) Sig Phi Eps
Torgerson, 23.F.. 1, Gray
Blodgett, 7 .F. 2, Olsen
Packwood, 6 .C. 4, Rippey
Lowell, 4 ..G. 6, Heestand
Shaw, 6 .G. .. 3, Opplinger
ATO subs: Kirby, 3. Sig Ep subs:
Beugli, 1.
Merrick Edges Nestor
An even match all the way end
ed with Merrick Hall surging by
Nestor 26-23 in the last minutes of
their mural game.
Bob Bond grabbed Merrick high
point honors with 7 tallies while
center Larry Schweinfurt finished
with 6. High points of the evening
were garnered by Nestor’s Jerry
Hamilton with four field goals
and a free throw total of nine.
The score by quarters was, 7-7,
13-14, and 21-21.
The point summary:
Merrick (2G) (23) Nestor
I.eland, 2 .F. 9, Hamilton
Weber, 5 ......F 4, Johnston
Schweinfurt, 6 C. 2, Morgan
Veron, 2 .G. 5, Walberg
Bond, 7 ..G. 2, Geinger
Merrick subs: Hastings, 4. Nes
tor subs: Lundy, 1.
Campbells Stop Phi's
Scoring only two points in the
first half, Philadelphia House went
down before the smoothly operated
Campbell Club 23-12 in the season
opener for both squads.
Each team started four veterans
and one newcomer. In both cases
the newcomers outscored their vet
eran teammates. The pacers were
Howie Hoyer with 11 tallies for
Campbell and Rich Proctor with
5 for Philadelphia. Taking second
honors behind Hoyer for the vic
tors was Elmer Jones with six to
his credit.
The point summary: .
Campbell (23) (12) Philadelphia
West, 1 .F. 5, Proctor
Jones, C .F. 0, Weston
Irvin, 0 . C.. 0, Burke
Ferguson, 5 .G. 3, Jones
Hoyer, 11 .G. 4, Long
French Splatter Foe
Loyd Lewis and Andy Johnson
paced their teammates to a 45-17
French Hall victory over Sherry
Ross. French quickly put their
commanding height to capable use
as they rolled up a 22-11 half-time
lead in their season inaugural.
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PALOUSE
Ducks, Vandals
Clash at Moscow
MOSCOW, Ida University of
j Oregon’s fast-breaking Ducks and
■ the defense-minded University of
Idaho Vandals open the home sea
son here at 7:30 p.m. tonight in
Memorial gymnasium. The two
teams conclude the Northern di
i vision series Saturday night.
For hoth the Ducks and the
Vandals, a double triumph Is
Imperative if either team Is to
give the University of Wash
ington Huskies a race to the
PCC Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION
Washington 4
OREGON 2 2 .500
Oregon State .. ... 1.. 1 1 .5<>o
Idaho . i
State l
GAMES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
OREGON vs. Idaho at Ida
Oregon State vs Wu^hitutton at S**attlr
! Washington State v?.. Gonzaga at S‘--».;»!i
< Sat t *
*non confcrcncc game
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Southern California.3 1 ,7:0
California . 3 1 .750
UCLA . 1 3 .250
Stanford . 1 3 .250
GAMES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
I ( LA vs Stanford at Palo Alta. Calif.
California vs. Southern California at Los An*
gelea
wire. And unless Oregon und
Idaho split a pair and Oregon
State drops two to Washington,
one of them will drop into third
place.
The Ducks will arrive here
sometime this afternoon after a
stop-over in Spokane Thursday
night. Tonight's series marks the
first time that Oregon has taken
the Inland Empire in sections and
sounds the death sentence on the
old ‘suicide swing.”
Webfoot Coach Bill Borcher
will stick with his usual start
ing lineup of Ed Halbcrg and
Keith Farnani, forwards; Chet
N'oe, center; and Barney Hol
land and Ken Wegner, guards.
Halberg and N'oe and Hartly
Krueger, Dwight Morrison and
Bill Mather are expected to put
on a touch and gti struggle for
domination of the boards.
The tall and talented Vandals
have a complicated pattern of
weaves and so-called “merry-go
round” offense. Last year at Mos
cow the Vandals lost to the Ducks
60-66, then won, 66-60 T.he two
clubs also divided a pair of games
at Eugene, Oregon winning the
first 56-49 and losing the second,
72-66.
While the Ducks are in the Pa
louse the frosh will be in Portland
tonight for a game with the Port
land Pilot Jayvees and Saturday
for a date with the Portland Out
door Store.
OREGON IDAHO
Farnam .F.Mather
Halberg .F.Morrison
No.e .C.Krueger
Wegner .G.McIntosh
Holland .G.Flynn