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College football makes its big bill to shoulder the national
pastime out of the limelight this weekend, as most of the big
time elevens take to the gridiron in the pursuit of victory or,
at least, honor. Harassed by a sweeping purge of under the
tafile aid, the Pacific Coast conference will still be able to
field colorful, powerful teams.
UCLA opens the parade Friday night by taking on a
strong Utah aggregation in Los Angeles. The Ukes have
lost most of 1955’s stars, either through graduation, or the
conference crackdown, but Henry (Red) Sanders has never
been known to put a poor team on the field. It has often
been said that UCLA has better football players walking
around in street clothes than most schools have on the
field, and this will be Sanders' chance to prove it. Utah's
Redskins have been picked to nab the Skyline conference
title, on the basis of Coach Jack Curtice's 24 returning let
termen. including a big. strong line and a fast backfield.
Darrell Royal makes his debut at Washington as his Hus
kies meet the scrappv Idaho \ andals in the \\ ashington sta
dium Saturday. Washington lias line crashing C redell (ireen
and the memory of last year’s hard-fought 14-7 victory over
the Vandals to spur them on to a win. Idaho, as usual, ha
little but spirit.
Beavers Meet Missouri
Another game sure to draw the attention of Northwest
fans is the Oregon State - Missouri tussle in t olumbia. 1 he
Beavers, now acquainted with the Pommy Prothro single
wing that took them to second place in the PCC last year,
will be out to prove that they can do it again. Coach Don
Faurot’s Missouri Tigers may have the manpower to make
his split-T operate this year, and it the guesser- are right,
they should pull a second place in the Big Seven.
Stanford travels to Pullman for a game with Washing
ton State which should be little more than a workout for
the powerful Indians. Chuck Taylor has his ace quarter
back John Brodie back to direct the attack, and with All
America Paul Wiggin anchoring the line from his right
tackle position, the Indians should have little trouble with
the green Cougars.
California takes on the ornery Baylor Bears in Berkeley,
and the Battle of the Bears should be a humdinger. New
Coach Sam Boyd has a high-spirited bunch of Baylors, while
Cal's Pappy Waldorf ha- a strong backfield, mo>t of which
was sidelined with injuries la-t year.
Irish Strong Again
On the national scene, Xotre Dame opens her third season
under voting Terry Brennan with a road game against SMC
The Irish have probable All-American Paul Ilornung back
in the fold as quarterback, and with this triple-threater
around, they are always dangerous. Southern Methodist's
Mustangs lost all of their starting backtield, so should yield
little opposition.
Venturing out on a very shaky limb, and strictly on ye
editor’s own hook, here's our idea of a pre-season All-Coast
team (or call it a roster of men to watch this year).
At the ends, we’ve got Cal’s Roger Ramseier and Stan
ford’s Gary Van Galder. Ramseier was one of the most un
der-rated players on the coast last year, as he was playing
under Jim Carmichael’s shadow. Yet he caught 17 passes
for 209 yards. Van Galder caught 20 for 232. At the tack
les, we’ve got to have Stanford’s Paul Wiggin and Oregon
State’s John Witte.
At guard, we’ll take Oregon’s own Spike Ilillstrom, a sec
ond-string Conference selection last year, and Don Gilkey,
another Cal performer. At center we’ll put CCLA’s lone con
tribution. Jim Matheny. In the backfield: Stanford’s Brodie.
Oregon’s Jim Shanley, Southern Cal’s Jon Arnett (even if he
does get only five games), and Washington’s Credell Green.
Every fall, the Emerald sports crew attempts to match the
Williamson system with game selections of their own. Re
member, these picks are not to be used for any form of book
niaking. The selections:
Oreg. vs. Colo.
Wash. vs. Idaho
CCI.A vs. Utah
Baylor vs. Cat.
Texas vs. t.’SC
Mo. vs. OSC
Stanford vs.
wsc
N.D. vs. SMU
Baldwin Wallace
vs. Geneva
Howser Larimore
Or eg. Ore*.
14 14
Wash. Wash.
6 14
rci.A cci.a
21 20
Bavlor Baylor
21 6
l SC Texas
14 1
OSC Mo.
7 6
Stanf. Stanf.
20 20
NO NO
6 19
B.W. B.W.
13 13
Ramsey Wilson
Oreg. Oreg.
12 14
Wash W'ash.
14 28
Utah CCI.A
2 28
Baylor Baylor
1 6
CSC CSC
7 14
Mo. Mo.
14 7
Stanf. Stanf.
28 33
NO NO
13 14
B.W. B.W.
28 6 '
Mitchel
Chapman more
Oreg. Oreg.
7 6
Wash. Wash.
12 26
CCI.A UCLA
14 16
Cal. Baylor
6 6
CSC CSC
12 6
OSC OSC
6 6
Stanf. Stanf.
14 16
NO NO
20 16
B.W. B.W.
21 66
Pro Grid Teams Near
HWL Season Openers
By TOM HOWSKK
I'.merald Sports Writer
Once again, the "big boys" of
football, the professional ballplay
ers. start their league wars.
Sporting lots of flashy backs anil
beefy linemen, the “play for pay”
boys are looking forward to a
year in which any team could
look for the championship.
With such former college greats
such-as George sffaw. Dick Janies.
Juck Patera, Alan Ameche, Billy
Vessels. J. C. Caroline. Doak
Walker and Hugh McKlhenny,
they sport a brand of football
which cannot be matched any
where else.
Veterans Bark. Too
To go along with this "younger
blood." there are such veterans
as Norm Van Brocklin. "Tank"
Younger. Krankie Albert. Y. A.
DICK JAMES
Local Buy Malii-s Good
1 Tittle, and Otto Graham to give
the pros experience and cool
thinking. With the lineups of
stars which some teams collect, it
is little wonder that the college
all-stars have a rough time stay
i mg close in their series of games.
The National Football League,
which is split into two divisions,
can look forward to a prosperous
season, with the upcoming close
pennant races and the upswing
of interest in pro games. (Wit
ness the 27.000 fans who saw the
Kafns and Giants play in Port
land as indication of the interest I.
In the Western division, the
Chicago Bears look like the team
u> beat, with the Rams and Colts
! pressing them hard. The next
three places, as well as the first
three, look like a flip of the coin
affair. Green Bay looks stronger
this year and could take fourth,
while the 49ers and the Lions are
generally picked for the bottom
rungs.
Except for the Bears, who nar
rowly lost out in a close race last
year and are much stronger this
i year, the prospect of picking any
order is about as good as finding
! a palm tree on the top of Ml.
Kverest.
Browns Tough Again
In the Eastern division, the
; Browns look like the team to beat
again this year, as they have been
the last several. Here again, pick
| ing the order of finish is rough,
but it looks like the New York
i Giants, the Philadelphia Kagles,
the Washington Redskins, the
Chicago Cardinals, and the Pitts
burgh Rtesters. In that order. Kx
cept for the Steel.•is, who could
play a spoiler's role hut little else,
this race could also lie tight and
exciting.
The Bears, with n young team,
are picked on the basis of n large
return of youngsters from the
service, and some of their choice
draft picks.
Norm Van Biocklin of the
Kams, and the venerable old man
of Oregon football a la Cotton
Bowl days, is starting to slow
down and lose a little of the /.ing
his arm used to have. He's still
first class, but he's going over
the hill. i»h arc PI toy Hum h, i'oin
Pears, and ‘'Deacon Dan" Towlor.
Wade Can Move in
Kven without Van Brock I In,
the Kama xtill have ;t highly cam
patent tilgnal-caller In Billy Wade.
Next on the list in Hie team
drat to all Oregon heart a. With
! George Shaw doing a tremendous
Job of quarterbacking and Jack
Patera playing vicious defensive
ball, the Colt* are followed avidly
by Oregon fan*. Their chances
this year look extremely bright,
and a slip by the Bear* or Hams
| could mean the top of the heap
for the Colt*.
The Packer* ate putting moat,
I not all, but most of their chips
on versatile Tobin Hole, out
standing quarterback who frigh
tened ttie league last year when
okay, and panicked his coach,
l-isle Blackbourn. when injured.
Hluckbourn has seve-rul good
first-stringers, but lack of depth
j will probably huit him tin* year
The Pittsburgh Sleelera play
the Kama at Multnomah stadium
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