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With QB in motion, and alt Ready or not, Ducks battle San Jose By PAUL BUKER Of the Emerald Oh boy, here we go again. Up go the Ducks in a euphoric balloon after beating USC, or Washington .... Down go the Ducks—bushwhacked by a San Jose. Playing San Jose should be no problem. It’s like going one-on-one with your little sister, or levelin'* your old man in the backyard with a ci. .x-back block. Easy. But people like "1 van Lippi and Arden Jensen really have beaten, or tied, the Ducks. Let’s see you find those two in the NCAA guide. Jerry Frei and the Ducks have got real trouble Saturday at 1 p.m. when San Jose tiptoes into Autzen Stadium for an anti climactic follow-up to that orgy with Washington last week. San Jose (yes, with Ivan Lippi at quarterback) snuck into Autzen in 1969 after the Ducks had beaten Washington State and were looking forward to meeting highly-touted Air Force. Lippi went out of his head, Oregon couldn’t catch a cold, or the ball, and SJS won 36-34. San Jose, believe it or not, owns a three-game winning streak against the Ducks, winning in 1963 and 1966. When you figure that SJS hasn’t had a winning season in 10 years—and is 1-3-1 this season—it appears the Ducks are begin-' ning to be an annual mid-season ‘breather’ for the Spartans. Don’t laugh. Just say a silent prayer in gratitude for the fact that Oregon doesn’t have to play Army this year. Jensen, a kicker for the Cadets, tied the Ducks twice, 17-17 and 22-22. Now that’s like getting beat long on a fly pattern by your grandmother, embarrassing. Early in the week, Frei had visions of another gigantic letdown. “It was terrible Tuesday. It was the worst practice at Oregon in all the time I’ve been here. The worst I’ve ever seen.” But Frei was quick to add that the Ducks did a fortunate about-face the rest of the week. “We began to say, “hey, what are we doing to ourselves’ and come back to the right frame of mind,” said Frei. “I’d like to say I think we’ll win big, but I can’t. It will be a good game.” TTie Ducks better be ready, SJS is. It’s a different team than the one that got out of here with that 36-34 excuse-me. “They’re loaded with JC transfers and should be coming around about this time,” said Frei. “They led Houston at the half and really had control of the game until an interception in the end zone.” The Spartans run a variety of multiple-set formations. They’ll do anything to get on the board. “Believe it or not they even have a play sending the quarterback in motion. When was the last time you saw that?” laughed the Ducks’ coach. SJS’s real strength, however, lies in its pass-conscious defense. Dave Chaney, a 5 11, 218 pound middle linebacker, is an all American hopeful. He saved the Spartans’ 21-21 tie with a strong New Mexico team last week. But there won’t be a Cheney-Tom Graham head-hunting duel. “Right now I’d say Tom’s definitely out,” said Frei Friday. “He and Brosterhous (Greg, safety) are both doubtful.” Chaney was all-coast last year along with Graham. He leads a defensive unit that prides itself on stopping people in the air. In fact the SJS coach, Dewey King, specializes in trying to find ways to harass quarterbacks. Dan Fouts—who stepped into the Washington game like he’d never been gone—starts Saturday (he completed 11 of 26 for 153 yards last week), so does Bobby Moore (Pac-8 rushing leader, still fifth in nation) and Leland Glass (Pac-8 reception leader, 32 for 387 yards). That should be good for starters against Chaney and the rest. At least Frei hopes so. He’s worried. “It’s the same situation as the Army games—the big let-down after a con ference win, then the poor game. I think we’ve got a better team this time around, at least I hope so.” San Jose, meanwhile, loves it all. Being a heavy underdog to Oregon has been a great place to be in the past. Who knows. King might even be flying in some 15-year-old kid to Eugene for inspiration. You see, he was the rally San Jose fan at his school, and people were laughing and saying awful things about what the Ducks would do to manhandle his heroes, and . .. ‘Dummy factor’ could hurt in opener By MERLIN MANN Of the Emerald Oregon will present possibly its most talented backfield ever assembled in a single year Friday afternoon when the Ducklings take on Oregon State’s Rooks in a 1:3 > match at Autzen Stadium. The offense could possibly be very explosive. And again possibly the frosh defense may be strong, but .. U*t’s face it. Freshman football teams are still freshmen football teams and thus are traditionally mistake-prone And adding to the gridders’ problems of adjusting to Oregon’s style and each other is the “dummy” factor. The Frosh team has played “dummy” to the Oregon varsity for the last few weeks Coach John Marshall pointed out “this certainly hurts team unity but we’ve talked it over and everyone understands. It can hurt ourtiming or techniques, but that’s part of the program.” If Marshall can get his squad over the freshmanitis plague, he could present a very interesting show, for the ranks are rich in talent. Heading the list is flanker Bob Palm, who has already been heralded as the best flanker ever recruited at Oregon. At Portland’s Sunset High he earned second-team All-State honors and starred in the Oregon Shrine game. At quarterback, Coach Marshall hasn’t picked his starter from three still battling for the job. Marshall said, “1 just don’t know who will start All three are excellent propeets and each will see action Friday.” The impressive trio is June Jones from Portland; Lee Huey, Culver City, Calif , and Tigard’s Bill Sproul. The fullback spot will be held down by Rick Soulsby, although tailback is still contested by three hopefuls: Oreaser Brown, Don Reynolds, and Dan Berryman. Brown earned prep-All-American honors at Stockton, Calif., rushing for 1,171 yards. Reynolds, who also plays baseball, was all-state at Corvallis where he gained 1,227 yards in his senior year Berryman also reached the 1,000 yard plateau and received honorable mention all state honors at Eagle Point. And you can’t forget big Russ Francis, the javelin throwing tight end, linebacker who played quarterback in high school. He’ll be at full strength starting at tight end after a toe injury hobbled him for a week. Split end Pat McNally compliments Palm in the receiving corps. At Redlands, Calif., last year he caught 61 passes for 955 yards. Interior offensive lineman starters include center Mike Popovich, a prep All-American from Gresham; guards Mike Witons, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.; and Marc Traut of La Mirada, Calif. Tackles are Rick Lessel, Rolling Hills, Calif., and Mike Salcido from Rich mond, Calif. The defense may be a shock to faithful “Fighting Duck” fans who are accustomed to seeing many points rung up on the scoreboard. In fact Marshall said, “we’re stronger defensively this year than last.” And last year’s defense graduated five starters into this year’s varsity including a majority of the defensive line. This year Marshall ad mitted that the linebackers are particularly tough. But when Marshall is asked about defensive standouts he says “all of them. They all like to hit.” At the linebacker slots will be Jim Heberlein of Salem; Tim Leighton, Yuba City, Calif., and Brian Robinson from Eugene. On the line will be ends Scott Drushnells, Stayton and Carl Nickerson of Portland; tackles Cameron Hyde, Portland, and Tom Persons, Milwaukie. The defensive front four are strong but lack of depth could pose a problem as the season progresses. In the secondary will be Dan Berryman at halfback, who will also see action at tailback; halfback Steve Donnelly, Culver City, Calif., Monsterback Tim Slapnicka, Ashland, and at safety, Jon Pappas of Medford. Marshall claims “it’s a well-balanced ball club. We’ll try to use a balanced attack on offense, but the course of the ball game will dictate our chief weapon. But both passing and running will be employed.” In Oregon State the Frosh have to contain the Rooks’ oustanding speed and quickness. “They have a good ball club,” Marshall said. Actually the Frosh club has to watch out for possibly a greater opponent in its execution of the fundamentals. Marshall summed it all up well saying “I don’t really know my ball club yet.” Peerless Prognostication Several newcomers are on this week’s Peerless Prognosticating staff Guest guesser Pete Weinrobe is taking over for Paul Buker who earlier in the week walked out over a contract dispute Wes Stinson is again filling in for Josh Marquis who is still on the disabled list with a sprained tongue. The splints are expected to come off some time next week. And our special guest prognosticator is John Anderson, in his fare well appearance in the Emerald. Anderson, an AD linebacker, wrote four years for the sports side, gaining a reputation for accurate and prolific reporting John left for Europe Monday. 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Cowan John Anderson Concensus Ore 14 OSU 3 Stan 21 Cal 6 ND 10 AF 28 Neb 30 Okla 17 Ala 20 Duke 21 Idaho 10 Mont St 10 Pur 14 NW 3 Mich St 14 Ohio St 3 Baylor 1 Tea Tech 10 Wyo 3 Ore 21 Wash 2 Stan 21 Cal 3 ND 18 AF 20 Neb 27 Okla 30 Ala 14 Army 12 Duke 20 W Tex St 2 Ida St 3 Pur 14 NW 13 Mich St 12 Ohio St 3 Tea A AM 7 Tea Tech 4 Wyo 2 Ore 34 Wash 8 Stan 21 Cal 4 ND 14 AF 19 Neb 31 Okla 40 Ala 10 Duke 14 Idaho 7 Ida St 1 Pur 3 NW 12 Mich St 13 Ohio St 17 Baylor 4 Tex Tech 10 Wyo 4 Ore Wash Stan Cal ND AF Neb Okla Ala Duke Idaho Mont St Pur NW Mich St Ohio St Tea Tex Tech Wyo F encing, rugby, face foes The club sports schedule this week-end will be increased by two teams as fencing and rugby get into the act. While fencing will not be on a team level, Collin Alscher and Paul Johnston will take a trip to the Salle Auriol Invitational Tournament, Saturday and Sunday in Portland. Bouts will start at 11:30 a.m. both days. Willamette University rugby teams will invade the campus and help the Oregon teams open their season. Contest time is at 10:30 a.m. on the IM Field. All four soccer teams are away except the Coots who play at home on Sunday in a rescheduled game against the Oregon State Rangers at 2 on the IM field. The Ducks will be in Victoria B.C. for a tournament and the toughest games of their schedule while the Mallards make the trip to Portland for the third straight week. ‘Meats’ meet The University “B” cross country team, better known as the “Hamburgers,” take on George Fox College at Hayward Field today in the squad’s first home meet of the season. The four mile race begins on Stevenson track at 4 p.m. and winds around the football fields before looping through Hendricks Park and back. Last week at Newberg the Bruins clobbered the Ham burgers 22-35 led by Ken Bell and Curt Ankeny’s one-two finish. The top Hamburgers harrier was Charlie Crawford, a freshman from Portland’s Madison High, who grabbed third. Practice set The ODE “Green Machine” will have practice today at 3:45 p.m. Players are to meet at 301 Allen. Today’s topic of con centration will be ‘The game plan: understanding and execution.” ODE has a game Sunday at Autzen Stadium with KEED