They Just Join the Bombers
Ex-Oregons Never Die
By JANET O’DELL
Kini-r>l<l Spurts Writer
Just a month ago, a semi-pro team called the
Eugene Bombers began its first season with the
Pacific Football League.
Since Sept. 10, Eugene, which is the Oakland
Raiders' farm team, has recorded wins of 42-12
over Victoria, 20-14 over Portland and 18-12 over
Edmonds.
In their latest outing, the Bombers were stop
ped, 31-23, by a hard-hitting Seattle club, which
now claims first place in the league. The loss
dropped Eugene to second.
Unlike the other five cities involved in the
PEL, semi-pro hall fever really has hit Eugene. In
their three home games at Bethel Park, the
Bombers have drawn a total attendance of over
18.CMX).
The reasons for their instant popularity?
For one thing, one-third of the Eugene squad
is made up of former Oregon stars, including such
defensive stand-outs at Tim Casey, Jack Clark
and Ancer Haggerty, all members of the well
known Casey's Commandos of 1904. And then
there’s All-Coast end Hay Palm, who was Bob
Berry’s favorite receiver at Oregon.
For another, the Bombers are coached by Jack
Crabtree, a 1958 Oregon grad, who quarterbacked
the Ducks to the Hose Bowl in 1957. There he
was voted outstanding player of the game, the
first time any player from the Bowl's losing team
had been voted the honor.
Crabtree's defensive coach is Jack Morris, who
also graduated in '58 and played fullback for the
Ducks. Since then, he has seen pro ball action
with the Hams, Steelers and Vikings. Bomber
line coach Clark Cubbage is an ex-Oregon State
center and lineman.
And finally, the Bombers have packed Bethel
Park three times just because it's a solid, well
rounded football team. Crabtree said his team is
especially strong defensively, but added “we’re
really not weak in any one position.”
The Bombers travel to Tacoma Saturday "with
all intentions of winning the ball game,” accord
ing to Crabtree Tacoma has a 2-2 record and is
tied for third in the PFL.
Crabtree expects a “good physical workout” for
the Bombers, inasmuch as Tacoma has a big and
strong team, he said.
He said Eugene is “in good shape,” however,
and mistakes made in the Seattle game last
Sunday have been corrected.
Mental errors cost Eugene the game, Crabtree
said, but “we’re aware of the mistakes and we
won’t make them again.”
He has two former Oregon men calling the
signals for the Bombers—Roger Daniels, who
played behind Crabtree in 1956, and after two
years in the service quarterbacked again in 1959,
and Doug Post, a three-year letterman, who help
ed organize the Bombers and who now serves
as director of player relations and U of O liaison.
In four games, Daniels and Post have combined
talents for a total passing effort of 953 yards. The
former has completed 53 for 723 yards, while
Post has hit 15 times for 230 yards.
Among their targets has been flanker Paul
Burleson, who played for Oregon in 1962 and
1963. He has pulled down 20 aerials for 299 yards
and scored five touchdowns.
Split end Ray Palm, who set a single season
reception record at Oregon in 1964, has grabbed
The Eugene-Tacoma contest will be broad
cast over KWFS-FM radio, 961 kc, beginning
with pre-game Interviews at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.
15 passes for 197 yards and has tallied twice for
the Bombers.
In 1965, Palm, along with linebackers Haggerty
and Casey and fullback Dick Winn, were given
honorable mentions in AAWU all-star selections.
Winn, the leading groundgainer for Oregon in
1964, currently rates second in Bomber rushing
statistics, as he has picked up 133 yards in 40
carries. Behind him with 113 in 47 in right half
Hugh Oldham, who saw one year of action at
Oregon.
Other ex-Ducks starting for the Bombers are
offensive guard Ed Thomas and defensive half
back John Ripper. Rounding out the roster are
two other defensive backs, Ed Lynn, who played
for Oregon in 1964, and Vic Grahn, who played
frosh ball here.
Frosh Wrestlers Powerful
By DAVE COFFMAN
Krorrmid .sport* Writer
Oregon's going to have a great
freshman wrestling team this
year, according to Brent Mer
rill, two-time state A-l wrestling
champion from Tigard.
The reasons, he says, is one
Japanese national champion, and
six Oregon state prep champions
including himself who plan to
be on the squad.
Kenichi Kanno, the Japanese,
placed third in the National AAU
tourney at Lincoln, Nebraska over
the summer and spent last year
at North Eugene High School
after transferring from Japan.
The state champions include
Greg Morgan, a three-time titlist
from David Douglas High in Port
land, Rick Mailloux, a two time
champ from Lebanon, Henry Mul
ler, two-time from Medford, Tim
Wilmarth, two-time from David
Douglas, and John Miller of Wil
son High in Portland, in addition
to Merrill.
Such a congregation of frosh
wrestling talent was unheard of
at Oregon until this year.
The reason for the assembly is
Duck wrestling coach Art Keith,
whom Merrill feels is a ‘ really
great coach with a lot of ambi
tion.
Brent reports that he got his
start wrestling with his older
brother to determine who was
to wash the evening dishes. His
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first competition was in junior
high, which, he says, helped him
to make the varsity team at Ti
gard his freshman year.
A year later he placed fourth
in state at 130, and for the next
two years was champion in that
division.
Morgan got his start in wrest-1
ling in grade school, but could
only make the junior varsity at
David Douglas his freshman
year. But the following year he
not only made the varsity, but
also the state championship at 98
pounds.
His junior year he was the state
titlist at 106, and his senior year i
at 115.
New Coach at UO
A new addition to the Web
foot coaching ranks this year is
golf mentor Jack Adler, who
comes to the campus with an ex
tensive background of coaching
positions behind him.
Adler began his assignments
coaching football, basketball, and
golf at a high school. He then
moved to Whitman College in
Walla Walla, Washington, where
he headed or assisted in coaching
golf, football, basketball, and
baseball for six years.
His next stop took him to Fres
no State College and four more
years in the coaching line. While
at Fresno, Adler was assistant
football and basketball coach and
the head tennis coach.
He moved to Oregon two years
ago to start his grad work, where
he became a teaching assistant.
This year he moved back to the
head line when he was named
link coach. “I’m glad to be back
in golf,” he said.
With qualifying rounds starting
this week, Coach Adler profess
ed his team chances for the com
ing year by saying:
“We have a lot of lettermen
coming back and a lot of abil
ity in our squad. If the team can
use its ability and get hot at the
same time, we should be good.”
The teemen have two practice
matches in November, but the
league season doesn’t open until
March.
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