Ducks Tally, But Fall
Huskies
Win, 14-6
Many years ago, when the
founders of the great Ameri
can sport, football, gathered
around the tabic to make up
laws for the game, they made
the horrible error of using
touchdowns and extra points
as means of determining the
winner of a game.
It was horrible, at least as
far as Coach I,en Casanova’s
Oregon Ducks are concerned.
Saturday, the Webfoots
matched run for run, first
down for first down, and pass
for pass, but lost to the Wash
ington gridders, 14-6.
Consolations
There were quite a few consola
tions in the defeat, however. First
off, the Ducks and Huskies lured
21,677 fans into Multnomah Sta
dium, within a thousand of what it
took Oregon State two games to
bring out on the same field.
Secondly. Oregon's overall defen
sive picture improved considerably
since the last game. Oregon "held"
the Huskies to a total of 210 yards,
as compared to an average of 283
going into the game.
The Duck air defense naturally
suffered, since Washington ts the
most air minded outfit the Web
foots have met so far. But the Ore
gon ground defense, which was a
paltry 236 going into the fray, held
Washington to 112 yards, almost a
00 per cent drop.
Thirdly, the contest broke a IS |
quarter scoreless Jinx that had
plagued the locals since the third
period in the Nebraska game.
Fourthly, the Ducks finally found
a reaelver who could hang onto a
pass with some consistancy. This
■ might not prove to be too great an
asset to the Oregon cause, however,
since the receiver is Quarterback
George Shaw, who is usually on the
tossing, not receiving end of the
aerials.
Besides these four points, how
ever, the Webfoot outlook was pret
ty bleak.
Catching Poor
For th» fifth game in a row, the
Webfoot pass catching was quite
feeble. Only two of Quarterbacks
Shaw and Barney Holland's aerials
were really out of the reach of the
, intended receivers. The rest of the
18 incompleted tosses bounced off
the catcher’s chest or slipped
through his arms. Only two out of
28 were intercepted.
Casanova stated after the game
that i t was the Webfoots' pass
catching, or lack of same, which
spelled the difference.
Oregon’s other glaring weakness,
an obvious lack of scoring punch,
again showed itself plainly.
Early in the first quarter, after
Shaw recovered a Husky fumble on
the enemy 39, Oregon could pick up
only one yard in three scrimmage
tries.
As the second period opened, the
Ducks had possession of the ball on
the Washington 7, after Dick James
had turned in a sparkling 39 yard
dash on a slant off guard.
Pltchout Loses
Walt Gaffney picked up three
yards in two tries, and then lost
four on a pitchout to the right.
Shaw's fourth down pass was in
complete to Dick Mobley in the
end zone.
Again in the same quarter a drive
fizzled out after the Ducks had a
first down on the Washington 26.
Oregon’s only scoring thrust was
actually a result of a “break,” as
the drive only went 28 yards. The
big yard gainer of the march was a
pass from Holland to Shaw, who
PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE
W
Stanford . 3
California .2
Washington .2
Southern Cal 2
ucla..::;.2
Washington State . 2
OREGON .0
Oregon State .()
Idaho.f)
L
0
0
0
0
1
I
4
5
1
Pet
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
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.667
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Team Statistics
Varda gained rushing
Vards lost rushing . .
Net yards rushing
Passes attempted .
Passes completed .
Passes had intercepted
Net vards passing .
Total yards .
First downs rushing
First downs passing
Total first downs
Penalties .
Pall lost on fumbles
Ore Wash
.134 124
. 80 12
.114 112
. 28 15
. 10 8
. 2 2
.105 98
.219 210
. 7 7
. 5 5
. 12 12
. 5 31
. 2 2
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Oregon
Van Leuven ... 5
Anderson... 5
Albright . 4
Gaffney ....it
..... . 8
Shaw . I
Rose .2
Holland . 3
Washington
KyllingsUd . 8
Crook . 4
liunn . ]j
Lederman . 2
Nugent .7
Bridges . 2
Sage . 4
Koake . 5
Passing
Shaw, O .
Holland, O .
Lederman, W .
MeNamee, W .
Washington . ...
Oregon .
Att. Net
12
21
13
8
C2
-7
5
0
21
6
28
5
29
5
2
6
Att. Com.
.17 4
.11 6
.14 7
. 1 1
0 7 0
. 0 6 0
Ave
2.4
4.2
3.2
0.7
0.7
-70.
2.5
.000
2.6
1.5
2.5
2.5
4.1
2.5
0.5
1.2
Yds.
44
61
92
6
7 14
0— 6
tu uie ieu nan poni
to serve as a possible receiver.
The toss went 23 yards and came
within eleven seconds of the half
time pin. When Shaw was tackled
on the one, he fell out of bounds to
stop the clock.
Dean Van Leuven failed to pick
up a yard, and Gaffney was likewise
stopped on a center plunge. Then
.Holland called the “only logical
play” and jump passed to End John
Reed who was all alone in the end
zone.
Washington ha/1 traveled 671
yards earlier in the same period in
eight days. The playoff came on |
third down when Husky Quarter-1
back Sandy Lederman, behind ex- j
cellent protection, rifled a 43 yard <
spiral to Bob McNamee, who had
slipped behind defender James.
Clincher
McNamee scored the clincher for
the visitors on the sixth play of the
last period. He cracked over left j
guard from one yard out to climax;
a 25 yard drive.
The Washington triumph placed
the Huskies in a four-way tie for
the top post in the Pacific Coast
conference. The defeat dropped the i
Ducks into eighth place in the PCC,!
with only Oregon State, who has
yet to score, below them.
The major news In the PCC, how
ever, came from Pa|o Alto, where
Chuck Taylor’s Stanford Indians
upset the league favorites, UCLA,
21-20. Bob Garrett was the big hero i
for the Indians, who have now won
three In a row over coast opponents.
After the Oregon-Washington
game in Portland, Coach Casanova
had praise, and disappointment for
his grid stalwarts. He pointed out
the two fine goal line stands which
the Oregons put up, and also com
mended their improvement in over
all defense.
Cas put in a good word for Leder
man, Washington’s sophomore
passing ace, saying "He did some
fine passing.”
Casanova said his boys played
“good ball . . . fine ball; measured
up to their capabilities.”
The Oregon coach was pleased
with his new weapon of Holland to
Shaw passes, but lamented that he
couldn't keep them both in the
game at once.
No Intramural
Grid Injuries
Intramurals are not as rough as
one may think. This fact was
pointed out by Intramural Direc
tor Paul Washke. According to
Mr. Washke, there were no acci
dents or injuries reported to the
intramural office during the past
touch football season.
The touch football rules govern
ing play have played a major role
in cutting down the number of
injuries on the field, as they pro
hibit many things that would add
to the danger of being injured in
the game.
Naturally, there are grudge
matches, as in any other sport,
but these are few and far between.
Taking the facts for what they
are, it would be safe to say that
intramurals aren’t too rough and
dangerous.
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Oregon’s freshman team trav
eled to Arcada, Calif., Saturday to
lose a 13-0 thriller to Humboldt
State in a sea of mud. After a
player was in for three plays his
uniform was indistinguishable
from everyone else's.
The Lumberjacks’ first score
came with little halfback Jug
Davis pounding over tackle from
the two. Humboldt scored again
in the second quarter when Bill
Huey fumbled on the 12 and the
Jacks recovered, Ray Mechals then
uncorked a pass which hit Keith
Darling in the end zone. Darling
nearly dropped the ball as he fell
but managed to retain the slippery
pigskin.
The Ducklings penetrated Hum
boldt territory only once, and that
was late in the fourth stanza. Tom
Crabtree opened it with a 36 yard
dash, the longest of the game,
which carried from the Oregon 10
to the Oregon 46. On five power
plays they pushed to Humbold’s
43 yard line where they stalled in
the mud.
In the course of four quarters
the Ducklings held the Jacks for
downs seven times inside the Ore
gon 15 yard line.
SPORTS FARE
FOOTBALL SEMI-FINALS
Monday, Oct. 19
i 4:00 ?M Fit,d- %»> Alpha Epsi
Ion vs. Phi Gamma Delta
Field 1, Phi Delta Theta vs. Nestor hall.
Michigan beat Ohio State, 9-3
m 1950, winning the Big Ten title
and a trip to the Rose Bowl with
out making a first down.
The Pacific Coast Conferen
was founded in 1915 by fo
schools—Oregon, Oregon Stal
Washington and California.
I
IM Semi-Finals Today
Phi Delta Theta meets Nestor
hall, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon
plays Phi Gamma Delta tojlay in
the intramural touch football semi
finals. Games start at 4:00 p.m.
on the IM field and Field 1,
Sports Staff
Desk Editor: Sam Vahey.
Staff, Jim Signor, Bruce Ten
nant.
Mural Volleyball
To Start Tuesday i
Intramural volleyball is sched
uled to get underway this Tues
day. Six games are scheduled each
afternoon on courts 40 and 43 in
the P. E. building.
There will be only six men on
each team, but many organizations
have entered an “A” and
squad. Games begin at 3:50, 4:45
and 5:15.
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