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By Chuck Mitchelmore
Emerald Sports Editor >■■■
It’s a little late in the season for pieicing pre-season all-star
teams, but since conflicting college publication schedules and
season openings don't permit a legitimate pick, we’re giving
you the next best thing—a pre-season all-star PCC team minus
one game.
The Emerald's all-stars are concensus picks of first
teams selected by three present sports staffers and three
alumni, who are now in the Emerald editorial depart
ment.
The six are also picking winners in the seven games involv
ing conference teams this weekend and will continue to do
so throughout the year, barring such catastrophes as a com
pletely unsuccessful day of predictions.
First Games Aid Picks
As for the conference stars, the prognosticators prettv well
followed the lead of the magaine and newspaper dopesters,
but adjusted their lineups a little on the basis of the first
week's performances, an advantage which is gained by pick
ing pre-season teams after the season starts.
Unanimous honors went to three men—two backs and
a lineman. Bob Davenport, UCLA’s crushing fullback,
polled six expected votes, as did Jon Arnett, the USC
scatback who seems to be picking up this season where he
left off in his brilliant sophomore year in 1954.
Oregon State's John \\ itte, the highly-publicized service
veteran who put the gleam into the Beavers’ publicitv eve, ■
polled six votes at tackle to steal the front line thunder from
the sunny south’s prize prospects.
Cureton Ranks High
UCLA guard Hardiman Cureton, who the California sports
scribes are pushing for All-American recognition, got five
votes at guard and one at center to gain a sort of runner-up
spot. John Stewart. Stanford’s tall end, and Orlando Fer
rantet the USC guard standout, received five votes apiece.
Lack of veteran centers hurt the pickers. Marv Goux’s
back injury threw the staff off almost as much as it did
Trojan coach Jess Hill, but it probably won’t bother Len
Casanova and his assistants too much tonight in Los
Angeles.
Quarterback was also a# problem, as the pickers had nd
Shaws, Larsons nor Villanuevas from which to select a passer.
The Bruins’ highly-touted Ronnie Knox got the nod, with
one vote apiece going to Washington's Sandy Lederman and
Stanford’s Jerry Gustafson.
UCLA, USC Well-Represented
The conference all-stars followed by this weekend’s predic
tions include:
Ends, Rommie Loudd (UCLA) and John Stewart
(Stan.); Tackles, John Witte (OSC) and Tom Gunnari
(WSC) ; guards, Hardiman Cureton (UCLA) and Or
lando Ferrante (USC).
Center, Don Geddes (Stan.); backs, Bob Davenport
(UCLA), Jon Arnett (USC), Dick James (Oreg.) and Ron
nie Knox (UCLA).
Honorable mention went to ends Jim Carmichael (Cal.)
and Leon Clarke (USC), tackles Lon Stiner (Oreg.) and
Bob Oliver (Cal.), guards Vaughan Hitchcock (WSC)
and Tom Gunnari (WSC) and centers Cureton (UCLA),
Steve Palmer (UCLA) and Skip Pixley (WSC).
Backs winning votes were Jim Decker (UCLA), Sandy
Lederman (Wash.), Jerry Gustafson (Stan.) and Bill Tarr
(Stan.).
Cal. vs. in.
VSC vs. Oreg.
Stan. vs. OSC.
WSC vs. Kansas.
UCLA vs. Maryland.
Wash. vs. Minn.
Idaho vs Utah.
Johnson Wilson
Cal. Cal.
6 12
USC USC
24 14
Stan. Stan.
14 13
WSC WSC
6 20
UCLA Mary.
10 6
Minn. Minn.
17 13
Utah Utah
4 6
Rice Claussen
Cal. 111.
6 13
USC USC
25 20
Stan. Stan.
1 14
WSC WSC
12 13
UCLA UCLA
6 7
Minn. Minn.
14 21
Utah Utah
6 6
Mitchel
Robinson more
111. 111.
7 12
USC USC
27 13
Stan. Stan.
13 13
WSC WSC
12 14
Mary. UCLA
C 1
Minn. Minn.
12 0
Idaho Utah
6 7
Jerry Frei to Assume Role
As Frosh Football Mentor
By Lee Hansen
Emerald Sporft Writer
Along with the 2400 new Duck
lings is another University of
Oregon newcomer, Jerry Frei,
who appropriately is the new
frosh football coach.
Coach Frel was formerly line
coach at Willamette univer
sity. Previous to thut he hatl
four years coaching experience
in the Portland high schools.
Originally hailing from Stough
ton, Wis.. he matriculated at the
University of Wisconsin in 1941.
In 1942 he was playing tackle for j
the team that was to be second I
in the nation in collegiute foot
ball that year.
When Uncle Sam Interrupted |
his schooling, he spent the next !
ing the prospective frosh ball
corps. Returning to Wisconsin in
1945. he acquired a loyal rooter
in the form of his wife, Marian, j
who earned her P.H.T. (putting
husband through) during the
next two years.
As a result of the influence of |
an old air force pilot buddy. Frel
moved to Portland in 1948. He i
served for two years as assistant j
coach at Grant high school and
then became head football coach
at Lincoln high.
In the next few years, he dis
proved the old aduge thut
“coaches have only daughters”
by becoming father of two
hoys and a girl. During this
time he was employed as line
roach at Willamette and also
Five Schools
Lead Circuit
LOS ANGELES Five schools,
headed by the resurgent Oregon
State Beavers, shared honors in
the Pacific Coast conference
team statistics released today by
the PCC commissioner's office.
Oregon State leads the pack
after one weekend of play in
rushing offense with -126 yards;
total offense, 492 yards; and
kickoff returns, 50 yard average.
Stanford holds top passing hon
ors with 206 yards, and ranks a
solid second in total offense with
440 yards.
Stanford also boasts the best
pass defense record, having given
up but 20 yards. Washington
has given up the fewest yards
rushing, 87, and has the best
total defense mark of 146 yards,
followed by UCLA with 193.
Southern California leads in
punt returns with a 29 yard aver
age and in pass interceptions,
having stolen six enemy aerials.
The Trojans also scored one
touchdown via each of these
routes. Idaho has the best punt
ing average, 43.6 yards, followed
by UCLA, 43.3.
A full round of action is sched
uled this weekend with Southern
California and Oregon meeting
Friday night in Los Angeles,
Saturday afternoon California
hosts Illinois, UCLA is at Mary
land, Idaho plays Utah at Boise,
Washington is at Minnesota and
Washington State plays at Kan
sas. Saturday night Oregon
State and Stanford meet in
Portland.
Washington’s tennis team has
swept the Northern Division
tournament title 17 out of the 18
times it has been held and the
team championship 18 out of 19
times. Only in 1937 was the
Huskies’ domination cracked,
when Oregon won the team title
and Oregon State the tourney
crown.
Oregon has had a player on the
Northern Division all-star team
every year for the past 11 years.
couched frosh liunki'tlmll uml
Rolf.
Since playing football and
coaching: have gone almost hand
in hand from the beginning for
Coach Frel, he was pleased at
the opportunity to coach frosh
ball here this year. “It's a nice
school a fine school and a
good place to work."
Currently hia problem Is turn
ing the prospective frosh ball
players from quantity into qual
ity. Frei must wait until Oct. 10
before his team suits up.
Included in this year's roster of j
prospective players are 11 men
from the Oregon Shrlner's game:
Walt Burgher, tackle; Darrell
Gobi, tackle; Jack Stone, tackle; |
Jerry Walling, tackle; Larry
Newson, guard; Mike DeVore.
center; Herb Juran, quarter-1
back; Johnny Johnson, back; Don ;
Laudenslager, back; Will Aid
Reeve, back; and Gene Schultzer, I
halfback and listed as the most I
valuable player in the Shrine
game. Also expected to appear
art- several outstanding prospects
from California, Washington, and
Hawaii.
The Ducklings will open
their season Oct. 31 against
Oregon State at Corvallis. Ix»
cul fans will have a chance to
see them in a repeat game on
Oct. 28 ut 2 p.m. ut lliiytvuril
Field.
Final game of the season, since
they are limited to three hy Pa
cific CohhI conference rule*, will
be held in Pendleton again*t
WaMhington State. This i* plan
ned primarily for eastern Oregon
alums.
IM Managers Set
Opening Meeting
A meeting for all newly-ap
pointed intra - mural managers
ha* been scheduled for Sept. 29
at 4 p.m. in the men's physical
education building.
The managers will vote on
whether to Include wrestling In
the fall term program. Other
sports booked for the term are
touch football, volleyball A and
volleyball B
The first competition has been
tentatively scheduled for Oct. 3.
All of the sports will earn points
toward the all-year IM point
total system.
Intramural assistant Virgil
Erickson has requested prospec
tive touch football officials to
ipply at the Intramural office.
Twelve are needed.
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