TEAM ON WAY
Thirty-Eight Ducks
Travel to Nebraska
Head Football Coach Len Casanova and his thirty-eight man
traveling squad boarded an Alaskan Airlines plane this morn
ing, bound for the 1953 grid opener at Lincoln, Xcb., with the
^Nebraska Cornluiskers.
The team will arrive at their destination this afternoon with
enough time to hold a light work
out. The Ducks plan another prac
tice Friday In preparation for the
Saturday battle.
The Kugene eleven ran through
light defensive pass tactics
Wednesday afternoon. They have
been working all week on defensive
maneuvers to stop the Big Seven
school's single wing and “'T' for
mation offense.
Big Question
Nebraska is a big question in
the Big Seven this year. Some of
the experts piek them light be
hind the Oklahoma Sooners in
the midwest scramble. Others set
them in fourth place.
But from the looks of the re
turning lettermen on the Corn
husker squad, the Webfoots will
be in for a tough afternoon.
Probably the key cog in the
Hunkers’ attack will be danger
ous John Bordogna, who broke
Oregon’s back in last year’s
battle in Portland. Operating
from his quarterback-tailback
position, the five-foot nine-inch
star is a double threat with his
running and passing.
Last year he outscored his All
Ameriean teammate, Bobby Reyn
olds, and also led his Husker mates
in running and passing yardage.
Ir the Nebraska line, the Ducks
Will run into a tackle picked on
Collier's All-American squad. He's
Jerry Minnick, 220 pounds. A
third Nebraska trouble maker is
little Ralph Fischer, an outstand
ing sophomore, weighing 160
pounds.
Nebraska Favored
Nebraska is favored to take the
game, but it’ll be a "toughy" for
both elevens. The team from the
middle west w’on its first contest
from Oregon last year, 28-13.
Assistant
JACK ROCHE, Jr.
Can's Right Hand Man
Oregon was at almost top
strength when they left Thursday
morning with only two question
ables on the injury list. Tom
Elliot, end, and George Mutschler,
guard, worked without pads in the
Wednesday afternoon drills.
The Webfoots’ starting eleven
is not certain, but it looks like
George Shaw at quarterback, Dicli
James and Walt Gaffney at the
halfs, and Cece Hodges at full
back.
'Bill' Hammer Takes Over
Freshmen, Wrestling Duties
University of Oregon’s newest
addition to the athletic coaching
staff is Willard "Bill" Hammer,
who this year takes over the
reigns of the Frosh football team
and the newly organized wrestling
squad.
Hammer steps into the fresh
man grirl job as the replacement
for Bill Bowerman, who last year
was appointed to the position of
Assistant Athletic Director in
charge of the grants-in-aid pro
gram.
1 he 34 year old newcomer has
gone a long ways in his athletic
career before coming to Oregon.
He was born in Sommers, Mon
Nineteen Frosh
Pick Baseball
Although it might be pushing
the season a little bit, Head Base
ball Coach Don Kirsch announces
that 19 frosh baseball enthusiasts
have arrived on campus.
Lincoln high school in Portland
is well represented on campus as
three of its state championship
team are here.
Out of the nineteen boys on
campus, seven have gained All
Star honors in their conferences.
These first year men have come
to the university from three states,
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Spring term is a long way off
now, but with experienced mater
ial like this, things should look
bright for the frosh next spring.
The new diamond men now on
campus are Les Averill, Snohom
ish, Wash.; Ked Bell, Lewiston,
Idaho; Ken Bond, Baker; Jim
Davis, Payette, Idaho; Jim Han
son, Renton, Wash.; and Jim
Lehl, Coos Bay.
Others are Stan Lewis, Coos
Bay; Fred Sandgren, Molalla;
Sam Notos, Ernie Pascuzzi and
Denny Ryan, Lincoln high in
Portland; George LaGrander,
; Drain; and Rick Sherrill, Arling
ton. 6
From Medford are a set of
i twins, Ned and Ted Sanders.
tana, and went to high school in
Anacortes, Wash. During his high
school days Bill played football,
basketball and track.
To .Springfield
His next move was back to
Springfield college in Massachu
setts. After playing one year of
college football, he quit playing
the sport and turned to coaching.
New Coach
WILLARD “BILL" HAMMER
Blentors Frosh, Wrestling
Managers Needed
Any student interested in
helping to manage varsity foot
ball can get a job with this
I year’s team by contacting Jim
Schroeder, head manager, at the
athletic department in McArth
ur court. The phone numbers
are campus extensions 281 and
285. Schroeder says that there
are three spots open.
His first assignment was at hi
Alma Mater, Springfield. For four
years he held down the responsi
bilities of varsity football line
eoach, mentor of the frosh wrest
ling team, and assistant track
coach. ,
The next two years Hammer
spent at the United States Coast
Guard Academy. He retained
his job as varsity line boss, but
was promoted to the head coach
ing job of the academy's mat
men. During the spring he help
ed with the field events of the
track squad.
The blond mentor ended his job
at the Coast Guard school this
spring and since July 1 has been
working on the Eugene campus.
Two Games Only
_ Hammer is married and has
three sons: twins six years old,
and another little fellow who j.s
two.
Bill has no idea how good his
junior eleven will be. He joked,
however, that if the opponents co
operated, his Ducklings would win
all their games. Hammer will lead,
his team through only two con
tests under the Pacific Coast Con
ference’s new frosh football rule.
The schedule has two games,
both on the road. The first is Oct!
17 at Areata, Calif., against the
dangerous Humboldt State varsity.
The last battle is slated for Ncv!
5 against the Ducklings’ cross
state rivals, the Oregon State
Rooks.
When winter rolls around,
Hammer’ is anticipating two
wrestling teams for Oregon. Ho
is now attempting to arrange
some type of grappling schedule
with seven Northwest foes.
Tentatively on the schedule arc
engagements with Oregon Techni
cal Institute, Lewis and Clark,
Washington State, Oregon State,
Linfield college, Portland State
extension center and the Mult
nomah Athletic club.
Hammer says that both he and
i-his family like their new location.
And he adds, “I think this will he
my finest opportunity.”
How the
stars got
started -»
Mickey Mantle says:
“My Dad played semi-pro ball
and wanted me to play ball, too.
He put a glove on my hand when
I was just a kid. I loved
baseball from the start - and I
worked hard at it to be good.
So far it looks like it paid off.”
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