By TOM CHAPMAN
Emerald Special Writer
Oregon’s punchless Webfoots
and Oregon State's bo%%l-less Bea
vers kick off the 62nd resump
tion of an annual “Civil War”
Saturday and both sides, on the
eve of the warfare, remained con
fident that the outcome would
have other implications than the
“state championship."
Both the Ducks and Beavers.
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with a potful of 1058 luck, had
hoped to be playing for real blue
chips when the Corvallis affair
gets along at 1:30 p in. But along
the way, someone changed the
plot, or pot if you please.
Now it would take an O.
Henry ending to get Tommy
Prothro's Beavers in the Hose
Bowl on New Years Day, and
the Ducks can’t escape the
PCC’s fifth position no matter
what happens on the field.
Oregon needs a victory to save
a mediocre record. And if incen
j tive has anything to say in these
i matters. Len Casanova’s troops
j should have it. for several rea
| sons.
(II For the first occasion since
the 0-6 defeat by Oklahoma, the
Ducks will play the role of un
derdog. But not by more than
six points.
(2) They also have a fat
chance of beating Prothro for
the first time at Corvallis
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(3) The Ducks are sure to get
some service from Capt. and stel
lar end Ron Stover, who has
cooled his heels on the bench
with injuries since the loss to
California.
(4) Like always, they want to
win this one more than any oth
er. But don't even consider this
remark. OSC would like to win
just as much.
It is rumored that the game
will be a defensive battle.
The rumor will probably be
correct. Barker Stadium, w iiich
may yet get 26,000 people in
Stcate Swim meet
due for preppers
The best of the state’s high
school swimmers will show
their talent Saturday in the
state high school swim meet at
tho Men’s Pool.
Twenty-five teams and 160
swimmers from all parts of
Oregon will compete. Oswego
High, the defending champion,
lias been placed in the favorites
role mainly because of the
strength they displayed last
Saturday in capturing their dis
trict crown.
The qualifying trials are
scheduled to start at 10:30 a.ni.
and the finalists will hitc the
water at 3:30 p.m.
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side, Is soggy and wet from »
week of obnoxious min. and
neither team, in reeent out
ings, has risen to a peak of of
fensive splendor.
Take the Ducks for Instance.
Since that joyful 23-0 whipping
of Southern California a long
time ago. they have scored just
21 points. ‘
OSC has fared better, but have
done nothing which would re
quire the NCAA to revise their
statistical manual. But. as every
Beaver supporter will remind
you, at least they're winning.
The game has a long and
colorful defensive tradition,
too. Only one time In the 111
games has the defeated eleven
been able to muster up more
than two scores. That was
Oregon In 1932 who lost by
three, 19-22.
The Ducks are still the PCC's
best defenders through eight
games. They also defend the op
position's running better than the
other teams.
Oregon State is third in total
defense, just about 33 yards less
effective than the Ducks, but in
one more game.
This is the teams' last confer
ence game. Besides this ironic
substance, there is another fea
ture angle featuring the mixed
emotions of Webfoot place kick
or John Clarke, wno may yci in
come the first footballer ever to
score for both teams in ths
"Civil War."
He’s the ex-Beaver who boot
ed two conversions In the 1953
game, ()8( ’ needed 'em t<M>.
The Ducks got a lt-11 tie. and
without the presence of
Clarke, would have won It.
If the Webfoots score on Sat
urday, and few will argue that
they're not due, then Claike
probably will get his chance. In
that case, the "foot will tic in
the other shoe." ho-hum.
Charlie Tourvllle, the Oregon
good halfback, won't play. Sto
ver, rumored to be out also, will
see some conflict, and the rest of
the Webfoot cripples, and there's
a lot of them, should play. This
Includes Jim Linden, Sandy Fra
ser. Dave Kish. Len Read and
Terry Cagaanan.
So start the Ducks this way:
ends IV te Welch and Alden
Kimbrough, tackles Linden and
Darrel Aschhacher, guards Bnli
tirnttkau and Will Reeve, cen
ter Bol» Peterson, quarterback
Dale Gross, halfbacks Millie
West and Ibin Iaiudenslager,
with fullback .Marian Holland.
Grosz will manipulate the
Ducks through much of the con
test. If they score two touch
downs, they’ll win.
It's unanimous: Oregon
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