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Quack Cracks »imn iwwiMMimttratPt hbwmmmUh I Beavers & Spirit By DAVE BAKONTI Emerald Sport* Editor CAN YOU THINK of anything safer than 'making predic tions" on games that have already been played? I can. Here's some scores that even a typographical error can’t contradict: AMHERST tS over Notre Dame: The college from the Atlantic Seaboard cant lose this one. It’s their homecoming. Besides, their smaller and more fragile backs can’t afford getting hit—they’d •fcreak into pieces. So look for the underdogs to slip, slide and run under legs to a big victory. NORTH-NORTHEAST ABILINE COLLEGE 22 over Michigan State: Since this one is played in Texas; it’s in the bag. The Staters' ^fingers wont thaw, in time to help them. PRAIRIE WRINKE TECH 3 over Alabama: After that big game «dth Southern Louisiana earlier this year, the Crimson Tide will be in for a letdown. Had enough? Read the editorial page of Monday’s Portland Ore gonian and- you'll get one more: OREGON STATE by any score over “any team in the country." The Oregonian, however, was referring only to last Saturday’s Beavers—the Beavers who beat Washington 24-13. Why? Because “Football games cannot be predicted as accurately in advance as TV election results." the editorial explained. Very good. Oregonian. We agree—predicting nonsense games is | much easier. And no matter how nonsensical—even going to the .point of overlooking number one ranked Notre Dame’s 64-0 victory oyer Duke—much safer. THE TRADITIONAL answer to the query, “Where’s the sehool spirit in Oregon?" has been, Corvallis." That—as of now—is basically true. Certainly various members of the rally squad didn’t do much to change things this year when they conducted themselves in such bush fashion during the San Jose State and Washington State games. But that doesn’t deserve comment. What does is Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. It has a new idea—a Vic tory “V” relay, described in Monday’s Emerald—which could be the best thing to hit Oregon spirits since Seagrams. Saturday before the game about 80 members of that fraternity will take turns running a four-foot high block of wood fashioned in the shape of a “V” from Hayward Field to Parker Stadium in time for the game The organization of such an operation—especially for one fra ternity—is exceedingly difficult. But if all goes well, at 1:16 p.m. the final PKP runner will enter the stadium to present the wood to the rally squad. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has to deserve a standing ovation for that. The work they put into the project may not quite equal the total manhours the footballers put into their practice this year— but the cause is the same In 1967, hopefully more than just Phi Kappa Psi members will be participating in such a project. And if the rally squad next year still has not taken on their responsibility to promote school spirit as it should be at Oregon, the best course of action would be for groups such as Phi Kappa Psi to leave them out of their plans entirely. We want all kinds of spirit at Corvallis Saturday. We want the right kind of spirit And we want all of that to be Oregon’s. Take a lip from LEO DUROCHER YOU’RE SAFE* WITH > H THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS i LEO BUROCHER SPECIAL -,‘y COMPLETE INSPECTION SERVICE FREE TOWING • Removal, dismantling, checking • Exdnsive 1.0AY SERVICE 19-point Multi-Cbek • All minor adjustments ' "" TCBM. • Road test EAST TERMS Mon. thru Fri., 8-6 7th A Garfield Saturday, 8-l Phone 344-1429 Barnes Ready for Beavers Ducks Prepare for Mud Oregon's Ducks departed from their usual practice format Tues day in preparation for Saturday's civil war clash with Oregon State Saturday at Corvallis. “We didn't work quite as hard as usual," reported head coach Len Casanova. “We worked a lot on blocking and hitting and worked on our kicking game,” he said. Ordinarily the Ducks go through a series of hard dummy scrimmages on Tuesday in which the offensive units run against a freshman unit and the de fense works against another unit which stimulates the next oppo nents’ offense. “It wasn’t a particularly good practice," Cos commented. "We are just preparing for a real mud dy field.” The OSU field, which gener ally holds up well under the rain, was soggy enough last week - end to cause even the Beavers' 220 pound fullback, Pete Pifer, problems with his footing. And with the rain continuing through this week, the field prom ises to cause the Ducks as much concern as Pifer himself, who needs only 42 yards Saturday to become the first runner in confer ence annals to gain more than 1,000 yards twice. “The rain won’t work to our advantage," Cas explained. “They depend more on the running game than we do." He also reported that quarter back Mike Barnes, who left last week’s Arizona State game due to hyperventilation and a re aggravated charlic horse, will be ready to guide the Oregon of fense. The only Ducks whose playing conditions are doubtful are start ing tackle Roger Stalhut and full back Arlan Films Pifer Nears Historic Mark (JO Top PAC Pass Defender With only one game remaining Oregon’s Ducks have taken over the Pacific Athletic Conference’s top spot in pass defense with an average of 116 yards allowed per game via the air. The Ducks, who were second last week, over took season long leader Washing ton State. Oregon’s pass defense lead came, however, under rather ironic circumstances. It was the passing of Arizona State quarter back Rick Shaw which led to last weekend’s 14 10 Sun Devil win over the Ducks in Tempe. While Washington State was giving up 220 yards passing to Arizona. Oregon allowed Shaw 126 yards, but two Shaw passes to Dewey Forrester for 45 and 34 yards set up the Sun Devil’s two touchdowns. The Ducks have a five-yard per game edge over second place WSU and have a good chance of holding that lead when they play Oregon State, primarily a rushing team, at Corvallis Saturday. In other PAC nine-game team IM Schedule Results of individual matches in the intramural wrestling finals will be run Wednesday and Thurs day. 123 5.30—Jacobs (Spiller) vs. Miller (Star ford). 137 5:18—Buck (Sigma Chi) vs. Lunan (The ta Chi). 1M 5:18—Banta (Sigma Chi) vs. Brown (Phi Delta Theta). 1S7 5:24—Hachiva (Theta Chi) vs. Varley (Theta Chi). 177 5:12—Coffman (Collier) vs. Caster (W.L.). 5:24—Blucher (Sigma Phi Epsilon) vs. Hogan (Counselor). 191 5:30—Wright (Theta Chi) vs. O’Donnell (Alpha Tau Omega). HEAVYWEIGHT 5:00—Rehoe (W.L.) vs. Connelly (Delta Tau Delta). Volleyball 3:50—Court 40—Douglas A vs. Sherry Ross A Court 43—Collier A vs. Dyment A 4:35—Court 40—Bean West A vs. Hale Kane A Coutr 43—Bean East A vs. Dead enders A 5:15—Court 40—Delta Upsilon A vs. Sig ma Nu A Court 43—Tau Kappa Epsilon A vs. Lambda Chi Alpha A InFMlnik^ipgiiiM 345-6321 — . ■» •* 821 E. 13th \ statistics, Oregon maintained its third place in passing offense and total defense and held its fourth spot in rushing defense. UCLA and USC. which had a bye last week and has only play ed eight games, continued to dom inate the top positions. The Bruins lead in total offense and rushing offense, but lost the top position in passing offense to USC, which also leads in total defense and rushing defense. In the individual categories. Oregon State's bruising 220-pound senior fullback, Pete Pifer, cre ated most of the statistical news. Pifer gained 129 against Wash ington last week and now needs only 42 yards against Oregon to make him the only ball carrier in the history of the PAC to gain more than 1000 yards in two dif ferent seasons. Pifer has a 216 yard lead over UCLA's Mel Farr for the rush ing championship and leads in scoring with 66 points. Bruin Gary Beban has 64 points and Farr has 62. Beban was injured in last week's Stanford contest but he has a safe lead over Washington's Tom Sparlin in total rushing. Be ban has 1099 yards to Sparlin's 1057. Oregon's Steve Jones regained the number three rushing posi tion he held briefly after the fourth game of the season. Jones carried for 33 yards against ASU to pass Stanford's Jack Root by 8 yards. In other individual categories WSU’s quarterback Jerry Hen derson. and left end Doug Flans burg, held their leads in pass ing and in receiving and in punt ing OSU’s Gary Houser kept his lead with a 42.8 average. 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