AND A-WAAY WE GO!
Mickey's Leg Still
Series Question
By JACK HAND
NEW YORK (APt — Mickey
Mantle remained a doubtful
starter and the weatherman pre
dicted a “chance of showers” for
today’s opening: game of the
sixth New York Yankee-Brook
lyn Dodger World Series at Yan
kee Stadium.
Despite a gloomy statement
from Mantle that he was “not
hopeful of playing in the series
—at least in the first game or
two at the stadium’’- the Yanks
remained a strong 13 to 10 fa
Emerald Posts Scores
Inning-by-inning scores of all
World Series games will be
posted, beginning today, on the
Oregon Daily Emerald Score
board in front of the Pioneer
Father on the old campus. The
Emerald will place the scores
on the board at the end of
each inning, according to Sam
Vahey, managing editor.
vorite in man-to-man betting to
take the best-of-seven set. The
opening game price was 6 to 5
with the Yanks favored.
Mantle tested his injured right
leg in a brief workout at Ebbets
Field Tuesday. “It doesn't affect
my_hitting at all,” he said, “but
it hurts when I try to run.”
Manager Casey Stengel has in
dicated he would use Irv Noren,
a lefthanded hitter, in center
field if the switch-hitting Mantle
were unavailable. Elston How
ard probably will be in left, and
Phil Rizzuto at short, the other
doubtful positions.
Kain Could Drift By
The weatherman may have a
final say on this first game. He
forecast a chance of showers but
also observed that the rain might
drift north of New York and also
might come in the morning, too
early to interfere with the game.
In the event of a postpone
ment, the entire schedule would
be pushed back with No. 1 tickets
good for Thursday at the stad
ium. Commissioner Ford Frick
would make the decision of any
postponement after a conference
with officials of the home club,
the Yanks in this instance.
Furillo Misses Again
Call Furillo, Dodger right
fielder, missed his second straight
workout, due to a head cold and
a touch of sinus. However, the
club doctor has assured Manager
Walter Alston that Furillo will
be ready to play in the opener.
The Dodgers can't understand
why the Yanks are favored be
cause Stengel's pitching staff
leans heavily to the lefthanded
side and the Brooks have a repu
tation for murdering lefties.'
Ford, Newcoinbe to Go
White Ford (18-71 a chunky
left-hander, works the opener for
the Y’anks against Don New
combe (20-5), the Jumbo. Negro
right-hander who won 10 games
in the spring before losing. The
Yanks will use Tommy Byrne
(16-5), another lefty, against
Billy Loes (10-41, a second
straight right-hander, in the sec
ond game.
Encouraged by the fact that
this writer picked both the Yanks
and Dodgers to win the pennant
in spring training, the guess here
is the Yankees in four games.
Oregon State Enrolls
More Casaba Height
CORVALLIS <AP) — Oregon
State college, already known for
its tall basketball players, has
enrolled another reaching near
the seven-foot mark.
Gary Gobel, a 6T0" lad from
Toutle Lake, Wash., has regis
tered at the college and attended
his first classes. The OSC var
sity included two seven-footers
last year, "Wade Halbrook and
Phil Shadoin.
Corvallis Tops Heap
On Prep Grid Ballot
By the Associated Press
Corvallis, forced to share the.
lead with South Salem last week,
moved up all alone to the top of
the weekly Associated Press poll
on high school football teams
this week.
Corvallis squelched Lebanon,
31-6, last weekend, and this vic
tory brought 190 points in the
voting by Oregon sports writers
and sportscasters. Ten of the
21 casting ballots voted for Cor
vallis in the No. 1 spot.
Pirates Advance
Marshfield moved up to the No.
2 position, drawing eight votes
for first place, while South Salem
skidded into third, getting three
votes for first place. The Pirates
were hard on the heels of Cor
vallis in the voting, getting 187
points. South Salem had 180.
Marshfield moved up from No.
3 by walloping Grants Pass, 27-6.
South Salem slipped, observers
apparently not being impressed
by a 27-13 win over little Sweet
Home.
Two teams fell from the top
10 after being defeated, and two
newcomers bobbed onto the list.
After South Salem, the top 10
include: Gresham, Pendleton, Jef
ferson of Portland, North Bend,
Astoria, Cottage Grove and Hills
boro.
The top 10 with season record
and total points:
Points
1. Corvallis, 3-0 .190
2. Marshfield, 3-0 .187
3. South Salem, 3-0.180
4. Gresham, 3-0 .107
5. Pendleton, 3-0 . 96
6. Jefferson, Portland 2-0-1 .. 66
7. North Bend, 2-1 . 65
8. Astoria, 2-0 . 60
9. Cottage Grove, 3-0. 33
10. Hillsboro, 3-0 . 24
Others: Milwaukie 22, Albany
21, Vale 18, Central Catholic 14,
LaGrande 11, Medford 10, Wash
ington of Portland 6, Ontario 5,
Beaverton and Junction City 4,
Grant of Portland and Tillamook
2, Bend, St. Helens, Coquille and
Eugene 1.
Third Night Tussle
Slates UO, Huskies
By Al Johnson
Emerald Au't Sporti Editor
A night game- the third
straight arc-lighter of the season
will be on the football bill
this weekend as the Oregon
Ducks travel to Portland where
| they will entertain the Washing
, ton Huskies in a Saturday con
test at Multnomah stadium.
The Huskies, who hold a 25
-19-4 lifetime edge over the Web
foots, have reached the 18th
spot in the Associated Press na
tional football poll following
their smashing 30-0 triumph over
a favored Minnesota eleven. This
came on the heels of a fumble
filled 14-7 win over Idaho in the
UW home opener two weeks ago.
Lacking the “big name*' type
of football player in the Me
Elhenny-Heinrich tradition, the
1955 Huskies possess a much
better-balanced squad than their
inconsistent teams of the past
few years. Rose Bowl contend
ers in 1950 and 1952, the Husky
teams have found the going
rough in recent seasons, posting
a 3-6-1 slate in 1953 and a 2-8
mark last year.
Johnny Cherberg, a Husky
star himself in the 1930's, has
held the head coaching job at
the Seattle .school since *53 and
has yet to produce a winning
team, but seems to be on the
right track this season with his
2-0 record thus far. The Wash
ington club has dates left with
USC, Baylor, Stanford, Oregon
State. California, UCLA and
arch-rival Washington Slate.
Last season's Huskies defeat
ed only Utah 7-6 and Oregon
State 17-7. Following the Bea
ver game, the Huskies hit their
season’s peak by nearly upset
ting the national champion UC
LA team, losing 21-20. From
there, the Washington offense
registered only five touchdowns
in the remaining six games, all
losses.
In action against Oregon, the
Huskies have been quite success
ful in the past seven years, los
ing only in 1948 and 1954. In
cluded in the five UW triumphs
were lop-sided scores of 63-6
and 49-0. Last season In Seattle
the Webfoots powered to a 20-7
win behind ull-AmeWcun quar
terback George Shaw.
The Huskies received a setback
during the off-season when 1954
quarterback Bobby Cox. who
would have been a Junior left
school at Seattle to transfer,
ironically, to Minnesota. Cox was
ineligible, due to the change, to
play in last week’s game, but
will be in a Gopher suit next
year. Sandy Lederman, the
southpaw passing wizard who
was the 1953 regular, was out
with injuries for most of the
spring practices and has just re
turned to action.
Despite the loss of these two
ace signal-callers, Cherberg has
managed to come up with an
apparently sound offense, with a
bevy of fast backs operating be
hind a heavy and veteran line.
As the season started, the Hus
kies fielded a line averaging 207
pounds, with a backfield stand
ard of 192.
Steve Roake, a made-over end
and halfback, has been the quar
terback in both the Idaho and
Minnesota games. Lederman was
available for the Gopher till, but
was needed little as an eager de
fense and super-charged offense
ran Minnesota all over their
home gridiron.
It was the line weight of the
Huskies that labelled them a
dangerous team, with veteran
ends Jim Houston and Corky
Lewis each weighing in at 185.
Tackles Fred Robinson and
George Strugar each scale 230,
guards Nat Davis and Earl Mon
lux go 215 and center Bert Wat
son is 215. All are lettermen with
the exception of Davis, a highly
regarded sophomore from Berke
ley. California.
In the backfield, in addition to
Roake. the Huskies have a blend
of seasoned veterans and flashy
sophomores. Leading the way
after two straight missed sea
sons due to injuries is Mike Mon
roe, the touted fullback who
showed such great promise in
previous years.
Jim Jones, a 196-pound speed
merchant from Tacoma, head*
the sophomores. Jones showed
the potential against Minnesota
to become a fine broken-field
runner, something the Huskies
have lacked since the graduation
of Hugh McElhenny. Other new
fuces include Cn dell Green and
Bob Herring.
Also on hand are vets Bob
McNamee, Mel McCain and kick
ing specialist Dean Derby.
The Huskies are deep In line
reserves, too. In back of the first
seven are ends Bud Green, Ed La
jala and Jim Daugherty; tackles
Dick Day and Ed Sheron: guards
VVhitey Core and Bill Till; and
center Dell Jensen.
Cherberg is assisted by Jim
Sutherland (coach of Bonnie
Knox In high school i, Don Doll
(former defensive back at USC
and pro football stari, John
Baker, Bud Kerr and Bill Marx.
The game is the lone night con
test billed by the Washington
club this season.
As Salami Goes,
So Go the Yanks
NEW YORK (APi The sa
lami is held out, and so did
Ralph J. Belcnre as first man in
line for a bleacher seat at the
opening game of the World
Series.
The 41-year-old Chicago car
nival worker arrived at Yankee
Stadium's bleacher entrance Sun
day, 12th year in a row he has
been first in line for a World
Series opening game.
Sale of bleacher tickets started
today.
For a bed, Belrore had card
board cartons lined with news
papers. For food, cheese, salami
and bread.
"The Yankees will win it in
six games," he said.
Sports Staff
Desk Editor: Chuck Mltchel
more.
Staff: Al Johnson, Jack Marsh.
HEAD EMEKAI.I) WANT AI)S
Hefty 'Houdini'
Back Practicing
After Walkaway
BOULDER, Colo. (API — A
206-pound Colorado university
football guard, who disappeared
during the second half of the
CU-Arizona game here Saturday,
showed up for practice Tuesday
afternoon with the comment, “I
made a mistake.”
None of 23-year-old Joe Con
nors’ teammates nor the Buf
falo coaching staff had seen
him since he failed to answer
when his name was called to
re-enter the game in Satur
day’s third quarter.
A university spokesman said
Connors' uniform had not been
picked up, and that the Pittston,
Pa., native put on the togs Tues
day and went out to the practice
field.
Head coach Dallas Ward de
clined immediate comment. On
Monday, he declared, “I'm not
going looking for Connors he’ll
have to come back on his'own.”
The university spokesman said
Connors made this statement:
“I made a mistake Saturday.
“I was unhappy about not play
ing more than I did and foolishly
left the field.
“After I got home in Boulder
I realized my mistake, and found
I did not want to quit the team.
Shanley Leads
Rushing Again
Oregon’s sophomore halfback
sensation, Jim Shanley, bolstered
his lead in the Pacific Coast con
ference rushing race this week
following a brilliant 119 yard
performance against Southern
California last Friday.
Shanlcy’s weekend running
boosted his two game total to
2IB yards, 29 yards ahead of
his nearest contender, Stan
ford’s power fullback Kill Tarr.
The Webfoot scatback is also
leader in yards per carry, with
13.5, and his 72-yard run from
scrimmage against the Trojans
is the longest thus far in the con
ference.
Stanford’s Jerry Gustafson,
the Astoria senior quarterback,
maintained his passing leader
ship with 17 out of 27 comple
tions for 159 yards, but UCLA's
Ronnie Knox has the percentage
edge with 15 for 21 strikes and
a .714 average.
Howard ■Willis, Idaho’s sopho
more quarterback, picked up
the total offense leadership,
and also had the most total
passing yards for his first
week in the front runners. He
gained 212 yards through the
air and ran an additional 51
for his leadership.
USC's A11-American candidate
Jon Arnett kept his scoring lead
ership with six touchdowns and
seven for seven conversions for
43 points. Oregon State's Sam
Wesley has 19 points on three
TD’s and an extra point boot for
runnerup spot. Jack Morris of
Oregon is third with two touch
downs and three out of four con
versions for 15.
Stanford’s John Stewart leads
pass reception with 11 aerials for
119 yards. Dewey Keith of WSC
is barely ahead of Oregon's Dick
James in the kickoff return de
dartment, 92 to 91.
Idaho’s Willis tops the coast
punting with a 42.7 average.
In the team totals Washington
has allowed only 77.5 yards pet
game rushing and 139 yards total
defense to top both columns.
Coach Chuck Taylor’s Stan
ford club heads the passing and
total offensive columns. The In
dians have gatheted in 182 pass
ing yards for a .526 completion
record and compiled a 401.5 total
offensive average.
Oregon State leads the rushing
averages with 254 yards, fol
lowed by Oregon’s 252.