By Chuck Mitchelmore
Emerald Sports Editor
Now that the Kmerald prediction experts have awakened
to the fact that picking- football winners is not the best job
in the world, they’ve turned their talents to more sensible
things, like mid-season all-star teams.
Football season creates an uncomfortable gap between
the picking of pre-season celebrity squads from February
through August and the selection of post-season teams
from mid-November through January.
To remedy this situation, the Emerald six have spurned
all the weekly outstanding lineman, back and coach votes
and chosen a mid-season eleven for the Pacific Coast con
ference.
Few Changes Evident
Those who still have lists of the pre-season all->tar team
minus one game will note few changes in the mythical line
up. hut we’ll just say that this illustrates the accuracy of
the earlier selections.
Once again Jon Arnett, USC’s flashback, and John Witte.
Oregon State’s flash back from the service, polled unanim
ous ballots, but this time they were joined by a pair of
tackles, UCLA’s Hardiman Cureton and the Trojans’
Orlando Ferrante, plus Long John Stewart, Stanford’s ace
at end.
Bob Davenport, the Bruin blockbuster who received six
votes earlier in the year, just edged Stanford s Bill 1 arr out
of the fullback spot this time, four votes to three. But the
biggest change was the complete absence of vote- for Ronnie
Knox, the Uclan who swept into the Emerald star backfield
before on his high school record and non-reticent father.
James Named Again
Oregon's Dick James also polled four votes, good enough
to gain him a repeat in the all-star backfield. But on to the
Emerald's first mid-season all-.-tar>—holdovers from the pre
season squad are so indicated:
Ends, John Stewart (Stan, repeat) and Jim Houston
(Wash.); tackles. John Witte (OSC, repeat) and Fred
Robinson (Wash.); guards, Hardiman Cureton (UCLA
repeat) and Orlando Ferrante (USC, repeat) ; center. Marv
Goux (USC); backs, Jon Arnett (USC, repeat), Dick
James (Oreg., repeat), Bob Davenport (UCLA, repeat)
and Sam Brown (UCLA).
Honorable mention goes to end Leon Clarke (L SC),
tackles Gil Moreno (UCLA) and Lon Stiner (Oreg.). cen
ter Bert Watson (Wash.) and backs Steve Brodie (Stan.),
Bill Tarr (Stan.), C. R. Roberts (USC) and Jerry Gustafson
(Stan.).
As for Predictions ...
Anyone who thinks this mid-season team gimmick was to
draw attention from the weekly predictions is absolutely
correct. After the experts slumped on even 100 percentage
points from a .650 last weekend to .550 now, the prognosti
cation business became secondary.
Somebody said that last Saturday was the worst day
for upsets yet, and applying the term upset whenever the
other team wins as we do, we’re inclined to agree.
Worst effects were felt by the unnamed sports editor,
who slumped to three correct out of seven and was saved
from further embarassment only by a missed Iowa extra
point which gave the house a tie.
Robinson Hits Peak
But at the other end of the standings, upset expert “Re
doubtable” Robinson pulled nine out of ten from the hat
after his four for ten the week before. Robbie’s greatest
triumph was the sole pick of his Worcester Polv-Wesleyan
mystery tilt, which Poly won, though managing only 18 of
the 80 points that Robbie assigned the Engineers.
This week “Base” Johnson has turned down such gems
as Swarthmore versus Ursinus and Shippensburg against
Montclair State to bring us Upsala-Hofstra in the mystery
selection. So spinning Robinson around three times and
pointing him toward the East Orange, New Jersey home
of the Upsala Vikings, we attempt the fifth week of Emer
ald predictions.
Johnson
.566
Oregon vs. Arizona
OSC vs. WSC .
Stanford vs. ...
Washington
USC vs. Cal..
eUCLA vs. Iowa .
Notre Dame vs. Purdue
Miami vs. TCU.
Wisconsin vs.
Ohio Slate
Oklahoma vs. Colorado
Hofstra vs. Upsala.
Wilson
.589
Oreg.
6
OSC
14
Wash.
7
use
26
UCLA
13
N. Dame
6
TCU
3
Wise.
9
Okla.
14
Hofstra
17
Oreg.
7
OSC
12
Stan.
1
use
12
UCLA
12
N. Dame
13
Miami
6
Wise.
7
Okla.
21
Hofstra
13
Rice
.541
Claussen
.622
Oreg.
12
OSC
7
Wash.
7
USC
14
UCLA
14
N. Dame
7
TCU
1
Wise.
14
Okla.
7
Upsala
7
Robinson
.589
Oreg.
14
OSC
6
W’ash.
13
USC
20
UCLA
14
N. Dame
7
Miami
7
Wise.
1
Okla.
7
Hofstra
20
Mitchel
more
.513
Oreg.
7
OSC
6
Wash.
7
USC
13
UCLA
14
Purdue
6
TCU
3
Wise.
1
Okla.
12
Hofstra
13
Oreg.
6
OSC
13
Wash.
6
USC
18
UCLA
13
N. Dame
7
Miami
6
Wise.
6
Okla.
18
Hofstra
14
Sigma Chi's
IM Champions
Sigma Chi defeated Beta Theta
Pi 6-0 in a tight football game
yesterday to win the first major
intra-mural championship of the
1955-56 season.
The rugged contest was decided
when Bob Walberg flipped a 20
yard scoring aerial to end Kent
Dorwin late in the second quarter.
The try for the extra point failed.
Bruising line play and alert
pass defense by both squads fea
tured the game. Sigma Chi line
men Jack Sherman and Bob Bar
ker were outstanding and Beta’s
hard blocking forwards enabled
them to out-first down the Sig's.
Beta Theta Pi threatened in the
closing minutes of the first half
when Hon Dodge intercepted a
Walberg pass on the mid-field
stripe. Dodge then caught a 30
yard aerial from teammate Mike
Jeffries to move the ball to the
Sig's 20-yard line. Three frantic
attempts failed to score as the
half ended.
In the third quarter, the teams
exchanged interceptions and a
Beta drive was stopped by still
another interception. Sigma Chi’s
Don Soesbe flagged it down to
break the back of the losers.
Both teams threatened in the
fourth quarter but neither was
able to deut scoring territory,
auu Sigma Chi gained a hard- j
fought victory.
Luckless Hunters
Get Second Chance
In Certain Areas
By the Associated Press
The regular deer hunting sea
son closed in Oregon at sundown
Friday, but hunters who have
had no luck still will have a
chance.
Hunters with unused deer tags
may hunt in an either-sex season,
Nov. 26-27, in some Willamette
Valley agricultural areas. Cer
tain areas of Polk County and
the Cherry Grove unit will be
open Dec. 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18.
Special hunt permits, already
drawn, will allow taking of one
deer without antlers in parts of
Eastern Oregon in December.
Radio-TV Sports
Friday: KASH 8:15 p. m„ Col
lege football, UCLA vs. Iowa
KVAL-TV 9:00 p.m., Frank
Leahy Football Forecasts.
Saturday: KORE — 1:15 p.m.,
Oregon State vs. WSC.
6:45 p.m., Arizona vs. Oregon
Sunday: KORE—1:50 p.m., San
Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago
Bears from San Francisco.
KVAL-TV — 2:00 p.m., Los
Angeles Rams vs. Detroit
Lions from Los Angeles.
Hunters In Luck;
Bird-Dog Heaven
NORTHWEST Prospects for
pheasant hunters appear excel
lent in all counties in the north
Willamette valley. In addition,
wild birds are numerous in all of
the better habitat. Success was
good in the area of Tillamook
burn. Waterfowl hunting should
be fairly good on coastal hays
with good numbers of pintails
and baldpate ducks present and
some geese migrating through.
Pheasant and quail hunting in
the south Willamette valley
should be fair to good. Water
fowl hunting is expected to be
slow except on a few of the
better ponds.
Salmon angling Is fair in the
Nehalem river and at the mouth
of the Clackamas. Water Is too
low for good angling in other
north coast streams. Jack sal
mon angling is fair at the mouth
of the Clackamas.
SOUTHWEST Prospects for
waterfowl hunting in Coos and
Curry counties are fair to poor
for opening of the season Octo
ber 22. Native bird populations
in Jackson county are high. Cock
pheasants have been released in
Sam’s valley and on Camp White
lands. Prospects in Douglas
county are very good for opening
of the pheasant season.
Jacks and slivers are starting
to come into Tenmile lake. Sal
mon angling in Coquilie river be
tween Bullards bridge and Park
ersburg is fair to good. Striped
bass angling in Isthmus Is fair to
good. G<«sl salmon catches are
being taken in th<* Pistol and
Chetco livers. A few salmon are
being caught in the lower Rogue,
Sixes and the ICIk Rivers. Steel
head fishing on the upper Rogue
is good and a few are being taken
on the lower Rogue. Grants Pass
to Robert son bridge is the l**st
area. A few silver salmon are
being caught In the Umpqua and
forks areas, steelhead and cut
throat angling is slow.
CENTRAL Pheasant hunting
should be fair to good in Wasco,
Sherman and Jefferson counties.
Quail hunting will be fair in
Wasco county, good in Sherman,
and excellent in Jefferson. Water
fowl hunting will be poor. The
big flights of ducks and geese
have not arrived.
NORTHEAST — Best success
for pheasant hunting will be in
Umatilla county, and the Keat
ing, Richland and Halfway areas.
Grant, Union and Baker counties
will be fair. Good shooting should
be obtained in the .Snake river
and Durkee areas. Valley quad
hunting very good In Grant and
Umatilla counties. Hungarian
partridge hunting will Is- good
in Umatilla county. Waterfowl
hunting will be fair to poor.
Goo Be shooting will be poor.
Steelhead fishing has been good
at the mouth of Pine creek in
Baker county and between Uma
tilla and Boardman in Umatilla
county.
SOUTHEAST - There are
plenty of waterfowl in this area.
Prosperts are fair to good if
weather remains elear and good
to excellent if stormy weather
prevails. Pheasant hunting will
Is- very good on the whole. How
ever, pheasant hunting in Har
ney county will is* fair and Lake
and Malheur counties poor.
Ducklings Face Strong OSC11
Coach Jerry Frei named a ten
tative stalling lineup for the
Oregon Frosh's opening contest
against the Oregon State Rooks
at Corvallis this afternoon at
2:30 p.m.
On the line Frei has nominated
Bob Grautkau, LE; Jerry Wall
ing, LT; Larry Newsome, LG;
Bob Snyder. C; Bob'Heard, RG;
Jack Stone, RT; and Ron Stover,
RE. Herb Juran has gained the
nod as the starting quarterback,
and will have at hia disposal a
trio of fine backs. Charles Tour
ville, a 165 pound speed merchant
ha3 been named for the left
halfback slot, with Gene Schutz
ler, the most valuable player in
the 1955 Shrine game starting
at right half. 205-pound Will
Reeve, younger brother of ex
Duck star Hal Reeve has been
nominated for fullback duties.
Others almost sure to sec lots
of action for the Webfoot freah
Ynen are ends Boh Sturgis and
Abe Ahmad, tackles Duain Wold
and Darrel Gohl. guard Don Dye.
center Mike DeVorc, quarter
hacks Larry Yarnell and Dick
Davis, halfbacks John Berg, Don
Laudenslagcr, George Kane, and
Duncan Ferguson, and fullbacks
Harold Duncan and Pete Welch.
The Kooks from OSC arc re
puted to have one of their most
powerful freshman teams In
many years, with players at
tracted from California battling
for no less than eight starling
positions.
After today's game, the Ore
gon Froah will play the Kooks in
Eugene next Friday. On Novem
ber 5 the frosh will travel to
Pendleton for the season's wind
up against the WSC freshmen.
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