Welch, Ducks Grind Out' Victory
By DON MACK
Of the Emerald
With Claxton Welch leading
a grinding ground attack, the
Ducks ran around and through
Idaho’s vulnerable line to over
come the pass-minded Vandals,
23-8, in Autzen Stadium Satur
day.
Welch led all ground gainers
with 139 yards in 28 carries
while quarterback John Harring
ton passed and ran for 128
yards. Harrington made good
use of the pass-run option while
Welch, later voted the outstand
ing backfield man by the press,
shot through gaping holes in
the Vandal line for seven first
downs.
It appeared to the estimated
17,250 fans that by the lop
sided third quarter score, 17-0,
Oregon was easily enroute to its
17th straight victory over Idaho.
Midway through the third
quarter coach Jerry Frei began
freely substituting his players to
provide some action for every
one.
Hasty Move
Frets move, he later ad
mitted, was a hasty one, for
the Oregon momentum was mo
mentarily taken away in the
third quarter. The nation’s lead
ing college division passing
team took advantage of the
less-experienced subs.
Late in the third quarter the
previously erratic arm of Van
dal quarterback Steve Olson
began to find its favorite target,
Jerry Hendren. With 10 minutes
left in the game Olson found
Hendren in the end zone for
a 20-yard touchdown pass. A
two-point pass conversion fol
lowed, and Idaho was back in
the game, 17-8.
Frei sent the starters back in
to the game in that fourth quar
ter to ward off any further pene
tration into Duck territory. This
move and a subsequent three
yard plunge by Stan Hearn with
58 seconds on the clock iced
the contest for the Ducks.
First Blood
Oregon drew first blood in
their first series of downs. Ida
ho failed to move the ball and
three illegal procedure penal
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ties pushed the punter back to
his 12-yard line. The ball then
travelled only 25 yards and Ore
gon took command on the Ida
ho 37.
The ball was in the end zone
in eight plays when Harrington
swept left end on a 15-yard
keeper. Ken Woody converted
to make the score 7-0.
Penalties stalled two subse
quent drives by the Ducks in
the first half. Offensive pass in
terference thwarted Oregon
after the home-towners had
moved from their nine to the
Idaho 39. Later, on the Idaho
32. Harrington overthrew Den
ny Schuler in the end zone, but
the referee tossed his handker
chief charging the Ducks with
an illegal receiver downfield.
Meanwhile the Oregon de
fense, led by the game's out
standing lineman, George
Dames, was holding the Idaho
first half passing attack to 46
yards and the rushing yardage
to 14.
In the last minutes of the
second quarter linebacker Keith
Sherman intercepted an Olson
pass on the Idaho 10-yard line.
Harrington's crew moved the
ball to the four before calling
on Woody for a successful 21
yard field goal, raising the Duck
advantage to 10-0.
Oregon again hit paydirt half
way through the third quarter
when Harrington capped an 88
yard, 10-play scoring drive with
a 28-yard completion to split
end Bob Newland in the end
zone. Welch ran for 50 yards
and two first downs in that
series, including a 22-yard burst
through right guard. Woody
converted for a 17-0 score and
the Ducks breathed easy.
Idaho then gained some mo
mentum, with Olson hitting re
ceivers for good yardage. The
Vandals scored on their first
play after receiving the kick-olV
on a 54-yard pass play, only to
find a red flag on the field and
a charge of clipping, thus nul
lifying the apparent touchdown.
Idaho’s last threat before the
fourth quarter 8-point touch
down came when Olson started
from the Idaho 25, passing 10
of 11 plays for 53 yards and
finally turning the ball over to
a stubborn Oregon defense after
four straight incomplete passes
from the Oregon 14-yard line.
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