HUSKIES FAVORED
) Washington Hopes to Stay
; Up' For Stadium Contest
f SEATTLE (Special) - Their
(football fortunes definitely on
the upswing after a stunning
33-13 upset tic with Southern
(California last weekend, the
Washington Huskies hope to keep
them that way Saturday aftcr
' moon when they meet Oregon’s
aerial-minded Ducks at Multno
mah Stadium in Portland.
The Huskies probably will en
ter the 1:30 kickoff as a slight
- favorite to win their fifth straight
game from the Ducks after having
outplayed the mighty Trojans
throughout last Saturday after
' noon. The Ducks, meanwhile, were
losing to Washington State, 7-0.
Pin Hopes on Shaw
Oregon will pin its hopes on the
" needle-point passes of junior
George Shaw, versatile T-quartcr
" back, and on the shifty running
. of sophomore halfback Dick
James. The Duck offense, one of
the most dangerous potentially on
. the Pacific Coast, has failed to
. generate much punch once past
the opponent's 20-yard line in
the last three outings, but Coach
" Johnny Cherberg and his staff
have a wholesome respect for it
' and plan to work long and hard
4>iis week perfecting a defense
against it.
Oregon opened the season with
. a 20-12 win over Nebraska in a
nationally-televised game, and
. *then were barely edged by Stan
ford 7-0 and by powerful UCLA
112-0 before losing to the Cougars.
'Their three-game touchdown
drought has Coach Len Casanova
worried, but the personable Duck
-mentor hopes to break the ice
Saturday.
No Bad Injuries
Meanwhile, Cherberg's biggest
task will be in keeping bis Huskies
in the same physical and mental
condition they’re in right now. The
team came out of the USC battle
with nothing more than bumps
and bruises, plus what amounts to
little shor^ of heartbreak at their
failure to dump the Trojans. The
Purple and Golders outplayed the
Los Angelenos all afternoon and
were forced to settle for a tie
only because of a long punt return
and another long runback of a
pass interception.
The Huskies’ ace in the hole
this year, in sharp contrast to re
cent seasons, is in their defensive
play. After righting themselves
from the 50-0 Michigan setback
the Huskies have given up only
158 yards and eight first downs in
two games. There probably isn't a
coach in the country who wouldn’t
settle for that kind of perform
ance.
Working on Offense
Coach Chcrberg has his worries
on offense, though, and he’ll con
centrate this week on trying to
strengthen the Huskies’ running
game to the outside. On Monday,
he had left halfback Bob McNa
mee, a sophomore whose running
was an outstanding feature of the
USC battle, and right halfback
Corky Bridges operating in the
fullback post. Both likely will see j
action there, as well as at their
original assignments.
The Washington line came in
for great praise after the USC tie :
for the way it outcharged the1
Trojan wall throughout the con- j
test. From end to end—Jim Hous- j
ton, Duane Wardlow, Jim Noe, |
Milt Bohart, Dean Chambers, Jim
Warsinske—the Huskies repulsed
every USC offensive thrust while
paving the way for their own
backs to roll up some sizeable
gains on the ground.
Backfield Praised
In the backfield, the field gen
eralship of Sandy Lederman, the
Versatile Leri Berrie
Plays At End, Tackle
By John Cory
Emerald Sports Writer
Another unsung lineman gets
top billing this week in the per
son of Len Berrie, the talented
gridder from Portland’s Grant
high.
The versatile Berrie is back at
his old end position after perform
ing at tackle for the Ducks last
- year. The 6'1”, 203 pounder played
both offense and defense last year,
so the new substitution rule hasn’t
• bothered him much.
Berrie is one of the many Grant
high products now performing for
i the Lemon and Green. He gradu
' ated from there in 1950, and was
named to the Shrine All-Star team
1 that summer.
I Berrie played end throughout
his high school career, a position
> he undoubtedly prefers, but he
gave a good account of himself
at tackle last year when he was
shifted over to that position by
Coach Len Casanova. He was also
a track letterman in high school,
specializing in the shot. Last
spring he was one of Track Coach
Bill Bowerman’s shotputters, and
earned himself a varsity letter in
track. ,
.... LEN BKKRIE
Another Grant Product
Berrie's activities do not end
when he leaves the athletic field.
He is a member of the Air Force
ROTC, and is president of his
fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi.
The 22 year old senior, who is
a social science major, will grad
uate next spring, and his services
are going to really be missed by
Casanova and Bowerman.
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COACH JOHN CHERBERG
First Year at Husky Helm
hard running of Jack Kyllingstad
and McNamee, and the all-around
I play of Stewart Crook were prais
ed by coaches, writers and fans
alike last weekend.
Cherberg doesn’t plan any
changes in his starting lineup
against the Ducks, although his
opening calls at end probably
hinge upon the toss of the coin.
Should the Huskies kick-off, War
sinske and Houston probably will
go first; otherwise it would be
Doug McClary and George Black.
The Huskies’ traveling party,
which includes 37 players, will
leave Seattle-Tacoma airport Fri
day afternoon at 12:20 and will
arrive in Portland at 1 o’clock in
time for a workout at Multnomah
Stadium. The Huskies will stay at
the Antler and Engelwood Motels
in southwest Portland and will re
turn Saturday night by plane at
7:00 p.m., arriving at Seattle- Ta
coma airport at 7:50.
Gals Bowl Thursday
Women’s Recreational associa
tion bowling tournament starts
Thursday at 4 p.m., reminds Lucia
Knepper, tournament chairman.
I SPORTS FARE
Wednesday, Oct. 14
4:00 Field 1, Phi Gamma Delta vs. Chi Psi.
Alpha Tau Omega vs. Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Nestor Wins Frosh IM Title
Nestor Hall of Vets Dorm I
won the Freshman intramural
championship yesterday as they
downed the Merrick hall seven in
a hard fought contest on IM field
one. The final score was tied 19-19,
but Nestor had more first downs
than Merrick, and so won the
game.
The Frenchmen from French
t hall squeezed by Susan Campbell
I in the first game on the IM
field. The final score in this con
test was 7-0, with Fred Bell doing
most of the signal calling for
French, and Lee Bond flipping
Suzy’s touchdown aerial.
Phi Gamma Delta’s won their
game from Delta Tau Delta on
first downs, with the Fijis having
five, and the Delts none. It looked
as though the Delts would win th#
contest until the Fijis scored In
the last 11 seconds of the contest
to tie it 6-6 and win on first down;.
Alpha Tau Omega downed theta*
opponents, Phi Kappa Sigma by a
score of 13-0 in the second gar/in
on the IM field. Johnny Keller
was the passing star for the ATO'»
in the contest.
There were two forfeitures yes
terday, as Campbell club and Stit
zer hall won over their opponents.
Sigma hall, and Susan Campbell
II, respectively.
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