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By Chuck Mitchelmore
Emerald Co-Sports Editor ■■■
Ground power is the key phrase in a description of Oregon’s
grid offense for next year, says Line Coach \ ern Sterling.
It's still a long way from next fall, but if we may he forgiven
fur turning our back to sports at hand for a paragraph or two,
we’ll take a look at the 1955 football picture.
Offensively the outlook last year boiled down to George
Shaw’s passing and no receiving according to Sterling.
Next year it will be receiving, but no George Shaw passing.
Consequently the Ducks w ill be forced to take to the ground
for their power and the brilliant passing duels the writers
used to love to talk about during Shaw 's reign will be no more.
Of course that’s not all that the much-honored quarterback's
graduation will take away from Web foot football, a- the
coaches are finding out.
Crabtree at Quarterback
The Oregon grid high command is currently planning on
grooming Tom Crabtree, the Coos Bay star who understudied
Dick James at halfback as a sophomore this year, for Shaw ’s
wide open spot.
Crabtree is a good, but not outstanding passer, and is one
of the top punters on the squad. He had a year at quarterback
at Marshfield fiigh school before being switched to halfback,
where he picked up all-state honors and the award as the out
standing player in the 1953 high school Shrine game.
Tom also was a basketball all-stater and an outstanding
pole vaulter and American Legion baseball in fielder. He plans
to continue playing only football at Oregon, however.
Johnny Keller, the only holdover letterman at quarter
back has definitely not been left out of planning, however.
Keller will miss spring training due to baseball, though, and
will be a senior next year.
James, on^ of the coast’s most underrated players, accord
ing to Sterling, w ill hold down his left halfback sp.ot and not
take on any quarterback chores as had been rumored before.
Right halfback is open to a flock of this year’s returnees
and freshmen, including Dick Pavlat, John Woyat, Hank
Loumena. Jim Shanlev. Leroy Phelps and others. Some of
this crew will also be competing for James’ number one sub
stitute position.
McGee May Return
Letterman Larry Rose returns to help plug the fullback
gap and George Krupicka of the Frosh and transfers may be
looked to for additional aid. Sterling hinted there was a possi
bility that Jasper McGee could return, but the big sophomore
would need a good report from a big study load at the junior
college he is said to be attending.
The left side of the line is in fairly good shape. Phil Mc
Hugh will probably hold down the end spot. Captain-elect
Lon Stiner, another underrated player, will be at tackle and
speedy Reanous Cochrane is slated for guard.
LetteAnan Center Art Weber will start, but Sterling
said that the California junior needs defensive drilling.
Freshman Norm Chapman from Medford is also expected
to fill in here.
The right side of the forward wall is wide open. Letterman
Jerry Nelson and Bill Alvarado of the Frosh are hopes at
guard and monogram winners Chuck Austin and Harry John
son, plus John Raventos of the Ducklings are contenders for
tackle.
Right end is very vacant. Frosh Fullback J. C. Wheeler
from Oregon City may be moved here and Bill Moore, who
abandoned early basketball to aid the Ducks last year, might
also give strength.
“We. may not have so colorful a team as last year’s,” Sterl
ing concludes, “but we might surprise some people.
Sigs, Phi Delts
In B Playoffs
Sigma Chi ami Phi Delta Theta
marched into the final round of
intramural B league basketball
Thursday by winning close games
from Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
Sigma Phi Epsilon, respectively.
The Sigs and Phi Delta will
collide Monday afternoon at * :45
on court 40 following the A cham
i pionship game between Phi Delta
Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Byler Leads Sigs
Alex Byler's hook shots led
Sigma Chi to its 22-20 win over
the Sig Ep's, after the two teams
were knotted at halftime 10-10.
High scorer for the game was
I SAP's Tom Moss with 8.
Sigma Chi (22) (20) S.-VE
Reinhart 3 F 8 Moss
Gildersleeve 4 F. . 2 Rapp !
Byler-6 C ... Soderman
Barker 4 G G Talbot!
Walberg 3 G 4 McFadden
Subs: Sigma Chi Weber.
Stamper 2: Sigma Alpha Epsi-1
Ion — Bennick, Jennings.
Lininger Scores 23
Greg Lininger poured in 23j
points as he led the Phi Delta to!
a 48-43 win over the stubborn ;
Sig Eps. The sophomore center
scored 11 points in the first quar- !
ter alone to start the winners off
ahead.
Don Bowman and Roy Chase
led the losers with 18 and It
tallies apiece. Phi Delta Theta
led at all quarter stops, with
14-7. 37-25 and 43-26. A Sig Ep
rally almost allowed the losers
Frosh Schedule
Intramural Meet!
The first stage in track Coach
Bill Bowerman's freshman intra
mural track and field competition
is scheduled to get under way to
day as six frosh living organiza-,
tions tangle in three dual meets.
The intramural track and the
unfinished area of the gym will be j
the alternate sites of the competi
tion, with French hall facing Nes
tor, Sederstrom meeting Omega
and Chemey tangling with Sher
ry Ross today.
Hunter hall draws a bye for the
first round of action, and will
meet the Chemey-Sherry Ross
winner as action resumes Monday.
Field events will be first on the
agenda, with the shot put, broad
jump, high jump, pole vault and
two-pound softball throw begin
ning at 3:45.
Running events will begia at 4
p.m., with the 70-yard hurdles.
Following each 20 minutes will be
the 70-yard dash, 330-yard dash,
three-quarter mile inn and 440
yard sprint or shuttle relay.
• Elimination meets will run
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
of next week, and then the same
days in the next week if neces
sary.
Minnesota Quintet
Faces Wolverines
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (API—
Seldom-powerful Minnesota, hot
after its first Big Ten basketball
title in 18 years, meets a thin
Michigan team Saturday after
noon in a nationally televised
game from ancient Yost field
house. Starting time is noon PST.
The Gophers led the Big Ten
race with an 8-2 record, but their
margin is a precarious one. Iowa
is a close second with a 7-2 mark.
Four other conference games
are on tap Saturday: Iowa at
Michigan State, Illinois at Wis
consin, Purdue at Ohio State and
Northwestern at Indiana.
to catch up, but the Pht Dell
lead was too great.
I*hl Pells (48) (43) Klg Kps
Marlett 2 F 11 Chase
Heath 1 F ■» Bye
Lining*!' 23 .C « Hula
Hibbard 8 C. 18 Bowman
Holt 2 G I Fraunfelder
Subs: Phi Delta Theta: Robert
son, Stiner 2, Zenger 2, Briggs,
Bond 8.
Wrestlers Bill;
Return Bout
Lewis and Clark's wrestlers
will host the Oregon varsity grap-!
piers Saturday In Portland for a !
return meeting, the Ducks drop
ping the Pioneers by a 20-11
count in the first niHtch. In the '
preliminary contest the Oregon
Frosh will be looking for their
seventh win of the season when j
they tangle with Vancouver high j
The Pucks will be handi
capped by the loss by Injury of
Roy Srhlesser In the 1'iS-lh.
class, hut will still have strong
favorites In Bob Williams, Pave
New land. Roland W llson und
Ken Kesey.
The Pioneers will counter with
Ralph Staley in the 177-lb divi
sion and Harry McAdams in the
heavyweight class. Staley is a
former state champion and Mc
Adams was a runner-up in Far
Western AAU competition.
Oregon's Darrell Klampe will
meet Max Weber in the 130-lb
class, and Williams will tangle
with Butch Benner of the Pio
neers in the 137-lb. match. New
land will grapple with Tex Cow
art in the next event and Roland
Wilson will go for Coach Bill
Hammer against Jim Wiley in
the 157 weight group.
Either Jack Hendrickson or
John Woyat will oppose How
ard Eyerly of the Pioneers In
the 167-lb. tussle and Ken
Kesey is matched against Stal
ey. In the last match Oregon's
Pick Barker will oppose Mc
Adams.
The Frosh will be trying for
their second win over Vancouver
High as earlier in the season they
handed the Van-Hi squad a 30-5
beating.
Sports Staff
Desk Editor: Allen Johnson.
Staff: Chuck Mitchelmore,
Jack Wilson, Bob Rogers, Don
Lovett, Jerry Claussen.
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