Back Again Cats, 'Ducks Vie Wednesday. Inspired Middies Tie Army, 21-21; Irish, Sqoners, Tar Heels, Georgia Win Willamette university's -1948-49 basketball varsity, expected to be a top threat in the Northwest con ference again, uncloaks its cam paign Wednesday night in the wU gym against the U of Oregon Webfoots. Game time is 8 o'clock and it will find Coach Johnny Lewis' troupe primed to repeat their upset win of last year over John Warren's Coast conference team. It will be Oregon's only Salem appearance of the season. Both foes will toss veteran teams -at one another. Four of Lewis' starters of a year ago , Jim, Bob and Ted ! Johnson and Tommy Warren? ire back again, and are joined! by i one of three capable newcomers. 'They are Reg Waters, transfer from Centralia JC, Doug Logue, Astoria fresh man and Ted Loder, Milwaukie yearling. All are - tall, and can score. j ij Warren will bring in such not ables as the 6-foot, 8-inch Roger Wiley and Bob Amacher, Guard Bob Lavey, Lynn Hamilton, Ken Seeborg and others. The game marks the start of , Oregon's sea son also. I S NEW YORK, Nev. t7 -CP) Wlnleaa Navy spelled Army's bid for a perfect seasea with a 21-21 tic today while Notre Dame contused andefeated as the last big football Saturday of the year found the bowl pro moters snapping up the best available talent for New Year's day. There were several surprises. The Ne. 1 eyebrow lifter was the moral victory for a Navy team that hadn't won a game since early in the 1947 season. Navy entered the service classic a three-touchdown nnderdog. , Behind 7-9 after the first per iod at Philadelphia, Army came back to tie up the ium and twice take the lead. Each time the Inspired Midshipmen knot ted the count and settled for a deadlock to the ajnasemeat of 192,511 fans Including President Truman. Oklahoma, the Big- Seven champion, subdued a good Okla homa A and M club, 19-15, and Immediately accepted an Invl tation to play In the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans Jan. 1. Opponents for the once-beaten Soon era will be the unde feated but once-tied Tarheels of North Carolina. N. C. closed Its season with a 54-12 triumph over Virginia as the great Charlie Justice scored two touch downs on runs of SO and 47 yards and passed for two others. By its impressive showing asrainst the powerful S oners. Oklahoma A and M also earned Itself a bowl assignment. The .Aggies were named to meet William and Mary la the Delta Bowl at Memphis, Tenau. Jan. 1. Clemson, la keeping Its record unblemished, gained a spot la the New Year's day Gator Bowl at Jacksonville. Fla- against Miss ouri of the Big Seven and Geor gia appeared to have the Inside track for the Oranse BowL -Georgia wrapped up the south eastern conference championship by squeezing past Georgia Tech, 21-13. Clemson. the southern confer ence tltleholder, ' had to come from behind In the last seven minutes to nose Auburn, 7-6. and complete Its season with nine straight victories. Notre Dame, meanwhile, oiled up Its biggest' score of the year la flattening Washington, 45-9, boosting Its consecutive victories to 2L la the southwest conference. Southern Methodist came from behind with a 'minute and 41 seconds left today to tie Texas Christian. 1-7. oa the throwing arm of Gil Johnson. Imeedlately after the game It was announced SMU would play Oregon's Pa cific Coast conference co-champions In the Cotton Bowl on New Year's day. Baylor and Rice also played to a 7-7 tie bat Baylor earned a bid to the Dixie Bowl at Bir mingham, Ala where It will meet Wake Forest on the south ern conference Jan.! 1. The tie complex also caught up with Michigan .State, which was held to 21-21 by Santa Clara, the only team to beat Oklahoma and Nevada' this year. Tulane kept Its bowl hopes alive by swamping i Louisiana State. 45-9, and Mississippi took runner-up honors la the south eastern conference ith a 24-7 triumph overi Mississippi State. Vanderbllt rolled over Tennes see. 25-5, . and Alabama finally outlasted Florida. 54-25, In oth er southeastern tussles;. Villanova stopped 1orth Care Una State, Jl-7, and William and Mary blanked Arkansas. 9-9, In Intersectlonal j contests. In the east, Boston college overcame a seven-year Jinx to edre out Holy Cross. 21-29, West Virginia cashed in on a last period ram ble to defeat Maryland. 15-14. Msnd Fordham shut out New York university. 25-9. llf-Tfag Stat nunu Salom. Oreqotu, Sandaj, JJonmbt 23. 1943 mm J' T " WU Gridders Back to Work Finale Set Saturday With Santa Barbara Their Thanksgiving holiday ever, Willamette U's footballers return to practice Monday to make final preparations for the final game of the season, Satur day at Bakers field, Cal with Santa Barbara. Coach Jerry Lillie last night watched the Gauchos in their game with San Diego State, and intends spending three days of -practice acquainting his team with what it will be up against Saturday. The Methodist squad will leave Thursday via train. The game Is being sponsored by the Shriners s a benefit. The week of rest for the Bear cats is expected to do wonders for their injury riddled ranks. Lillie now has hopes that Keith Sperry. Al Minn, Roy Harring ton, Johnny Slanchik, Chuck Pat terson and Gene Allicon will be again healthy enough to go full blast against the favored Gau chos. All have been in and out of the WU lineup the past month because of wounds. Mustangs Have Close Squeak DALLAS, Nov. 27-P-Southern Methodist rode with the passing arm of Gil Johnson to a 7-7 thrill packed tie against Texas Christian in the season's finale today then heard its opponent in the Cotton bowl Jan. 1 would be the Univer sity f Oregon. The mighty Bomber passed and ran the Methodists 99 yards with less than two minutes to play and SMU closed out the southwest con ference campaign undefeated. Officials to Meet A meeting of the Salem Officials' association will be held in room 109 at the high school Monday night, 7:30. All basketball officials are urged to attend. The deal for the Senators ball elub isn't off yet, but might as well be. We understand the price tag on the outfit reads a flat $100,000, . which is more than twice the amount offered by those interested in buying it. All hands might get together on a less stupi- fying figure later on,- however As we look at it, the hundred grand goes far out of line after one glance at the Spokane situa tion. And there is a situation there, a bad one. The Spokes have no semblance of. a park under con struction for next season and co- owners Buddy Ryan and LaMar Butler are involved in a feud. One wants to buy out the other. Weather conditions being what they are in the Inland Empire during the winter, building of a park now is next to an impossi bility. Should Spokane and those juicy checks the visiting clubs i ( " - f. "7 . . V $ i f I r J Leonard Younee pluck there drop from the league even for one semester, the value of all other clubs in the circuit decreases sharply. Spokane always has been the WIL's guiding light financially, and the league can't too well afford losing her. ... Operators' of the Pear Bowl footballer in Med ford could right fully change it to "Whammy Bowl" nejft , time. Last year the game was played in a dense and damp - fog which kept patronage far from expectations. This time rain fell throughout the clash and again there were more empty than full ; pews. ;It11 probably snow next year. I . , - - - Note the "new look" In WUs historic old gym Wednesday when you drop in on the Bearcat-Oregon game,. We're told the old scoreboard and that cussable clock is gone and that a new one, much simpler to savvy, . is going up. Later on a few thousand dol lars ; worth of modern folding tvpe bleachers go up also. . . . Top rumor in California holds rn II m -m , . i Bowling Meet Planned Here The First Annual Salem Bowl ing association tournament has been dated forvDecember 12 and 19 at the Capitol 'alleys, it has been announced by officers of the association. The meet will be opeo to men only, and its purpose is to raise funds for the association treasury so that the purchase of medals and tropries will be pos sible for future pin; conclaves. The upcoming meet will call for five singles games, with full han dicaps available to all trundlers. The method of establishing handi caps can be learned at the alleys before the entry deadline falls December 7. So far the association officers have raised upwards of $350 tn cash. : for priaes, pins, watches, luggage, foodstuffs and other merchandise from various merchants. ; i Vandals Rap Whitman MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. 27-OTV The Idaho Vandals crushed Whit man, 42 to 28, tonight in a pre season basketball game which avenged last night's victory by the Missionaries. ARIZONA TRIUMPHS PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 27 -(P) Arizona's Wildcats put on a first half offensive show here tonight to be a favored Marquette Hill topper crew 24-14. . that Sid Luckman. great T quar terback for the; Chicago Bears is about to take over the coaching reins from Bert LaBrucherie at UCLA. Gosh, and It wasn't too long ago that LaBrucherie was hailed as a future great after being lured from i Los Angeles prep ranks by the Ukes. ... At long last the village pops up with a gymnasium in which prize fighters can train. Further more, half a dozen of same are already tuning up in it. The place is located at 278 Chemeketa street and to Manny Mdrrell, of ? the downtown Army-Navy store, goes much of the credit for its estab lishment. Morrell has taken over the managership of Dean Abney, incidentally, and Dean is to show in a four-rounder on Tex Sal keld's Portland show Tuesday night. Older brother Bud Abney also works out in the new biff parlor, as does Glenn Staats, Phil Winters, Denny O'Hara and oth ers. All under a trainer too. He's Georfcie Masters, former profes sional in and around Pittsburgh, Pa., and wartime naval "Tunney fish. ... Nab a look at next month's "Sport" mag it has quite a shot on Captain and Guard Len Younce of the? New York grid giants as the "Oregon Outdoors man." Seems Big Len shot a deer once. . . . Don O'Leary. the one time Hood . River high football sensation who ! went to Notre Dame only to drop out, popped in on coaching men at the U of Oregon. When asked what kind of a deal he could get at Eugene, he was told he shad; to show 'em what he could do to be worthy of any deal at all. So he up and went to Washington instead. No body puts anything over on J. Aiken if he can help it . . . A sort of minor league home coming is due Wood born Joe Kahut when he fights that main eventer in Seattle? early next month. Joe Waterman, the "Old Salt" who was Portland's fistic promoter through the greater part of Kahut's earlier career is now the mitt maestro in Seattle. Wat erman once owned jiart of Kahut, in fact. . . . e An example of what winning football can do even in high school was presented j Friday night at Grants Pass. Involved with Med ford in the playoff game, the Cavemen lured a crowd of nearly 8000 fans, most of whom paid $2.50 per seat. Roughly, We would say a gross of $15,000 was sack ed, which ain't hay for high school touchdowning. And did those na tives get theirl $2.50 worth! It was a whale of a battle all the way and Grants Pass beat Med ford for the first time since 1832! ... 1 if r i ... a. ! v. " S'tfs s.i': ;..:-, 6 . . V t j i K . Oregon's Roger Wiley, all six- feet, eitht-inches of him. is back again for his senior season of basketballing for the Webfoots. Hell be present next Wednes day night when the Ducks play Willamette in Salem. Broncs, MSC In 21-21 Tie SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27-JP)-Michigan State's Spartans, tremen dous favorites, were held to a 21 to 21 tie by an underrated Univer sity of Santa Clara football team here today, before 20,000 fans. . Th e Spartans, who had held mighty Michigan to a 13-7 win, had to come from behind twice to break even. The visitors had been favored to win by 22 points. They started out impressively. scoring a first period touchdown when Fullback Le Roy Crane j pounded throueh the Santa Clara 1 line for the last four yards. It climaxed a 48-yard drive. Through-, out the second quarter, however, the Broncos held control of the game and crossed the Michigan . State goal line twice. End ( Talked9, Last to Hear EUGENE. Nov, tl-JPy-The first i man to disclose that Oregon had been invited U the Cotton Bowl was the last man te learn that the Pacific Coast conference had ap proved the game. That waa Dan Garaa. left end and co-captain, who waa s upset by his "out-of-turn" disclosure of the bid last night that he arose at 5 this moraine to go fishing. And get it off his mind. "I'm just waiting." said his wife, "for Dan to come borne so I can give him the good news." It will be a homecoming game for Garza, only Texan on the squad. 'Huge' Tuesday Mat Bee Set "It should be a hue evening at the armory,' Matchmaker Elton Owen beamed Saturday as he announced his completed card for the week's grappling program Tuesday night. There STOCK EY KNE1LSEN Would nab Fanner's pig. will be four separate matches, capped of course by the blr challenge sortie between the bearded beys from the hill Beavers Whip 'Huskers28-12 Orangemen Outclass Nebraska Gridders By Matt Kramer PORTLAND. Nov. 27-(yP)-Ore- gon State power overcame the Neb raska Cornhuke,;s rere today, lo ll, on a sloppy gridiron swept by a raw wind. The Staters drove to four touch downs, and added a safety to dom inate the game from start to finish. A slim crowd of 12.900 watched. Only after the Beavers had a safe lead in the fourth quarter did the Cornhuskers score. The teams sparred at the outset, but midway in the first period Oregon State opened up. Halfback Statistics: Neb. 0C First downs Net yds. gained rushing Farward passes attempted Forward passes completed Yds. by forward pastes Forwards Intercepted by 8 75 21 8 132 1 14 3S.7 SO 19 13 9 in l 14 w.i 17 1 35 Yds. rnnback Interceptions .. Punting average Yds., all kicks returned Opponent fumbles recovered Yds. lost by penalties 1 4 ; Ken Carpenter took the punt back 23 ds for a starter. Vrnm th. Nebraska 42: Halfback i Don Samuel, who was a standout fr.r ih Reavers, went 10 yarns around end. Next he passed to Half back Rudy Ruppe on the 5. Full back Dick Twenge scored from there. A 50-yard march added another touchdown in the second quarter. Halfback Dick Gray turned in a twisting 21-yard run for the score. In the third, Samuel again maneuvered the Staters to scoring territory, and Twenge again plung ed for a touchdown. Then Nebraska came alive. Quarterback Frank Collopy parsed 20 yards to End Bob Schneider who latcralled to Fullback Don Strasheim. Strasheim raced 40 yards more to the Oregon State 20. From there, Delbert Wiegand passed to Halfback Dick Hutton for touchdown the first play of the fourth quarter. TVi Q3trc rnintered with a 68- 1 yard march. It took them five plays to score, with Carpenter slicine off tackle the final nine yards, wiecand trying for anotner score later, faded behind his own 1 1 rts and T h State line knocked d'own his attempted pass. It went as a safety, which added the final two points to the win ners' score l,: . -'" drove Oregon State reserves back 67 yards for the final touchdown. rvi!nnv who was the sDarkDlug Lf th. -.Hvan. mt ih u-nrc on a 5-yard smash over tackle. The winners amassed 300 yards from rushing against 75 for the Huskers who .except for their two forays, could do nothing against the Oregon State line. Program Shoot Set For Salem Gunners The Salem Traps hooter elub will today encase In a program shoot, starting at 11 a.m. on the 25th and Turner road range. The shoot Is open to the public and events Include 5t 16-yard targets. 5t handicaps and 12 pair of doubles. country. Farmer Jones of Ar kansas and Stoekey Kneilsen of Tennessee. The three prelims, to start at f:30 pjil, line up as follows: (1) Whitey WaUberr. the quick-hitting Swede vs. Gypsy Joe. (2) Herb Parks vs. Grey Mask. (3) Billy Fox vs. Rene LaBelL The latter, expected to be- an a:l-elean skirmish, takes the feature spot. But most fsns will be more interested In the Parks-Mask mix. as this one puts the cantankerous Canuck in with a gent who could head butt him silly. It likely would be okeh with most of the cus tomers if El Stonefaee did just that. So far Farmer Jones hasn't answered the Kneilsen challenge, wherein the Tennessee hillbilly would put up j SIM against the Farmer's pet pig. winner take all. Oft known as the Tattooed Toughie, Kneilsen has little use for the colorful Jones, "but shore would like thet porker of his for my Christmas dinner. IFODODTriBAILIL CUIffiE FAR. WEST Oregon State 2S. Nebranka 13 Penn State 7. Wash. State 0 Michigan State 21. Santa Clara 11 Arizona 24. Marquette li EAST Navy 21, Army 21 Fordham 2. New York U. 0 West Virginia 16. Mao land 14 Boston College 21. Holy Cross 20 Adelphia 7. Hofitra 6 MIDWEST Notre Dame 46. Washington Detroit 26. Tul&a 22 Wah. (St. Louis) 27. Louisville 13 Oklahoma 19. Oklahoma A & M 15 Kentucky State 33. Bluefield State 0 0CE Not Admitted to NW Loop PORTLAND, Nov, 27-VThe Idaho snd Oregon schools which applied for membership in the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic conference won't be admitted at this time. Faculty representatives of the conference declined today to art on applications of Northern Ida ho Collece of Education and Oreron College of Education? An application from Eastern Ore Navy Eleven Outplays Cadets in Gaining Tie PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27-fffVNavy caught Army with its platoons down today and spoiled the Cadet's perfect season -with a 21-21 tie in an unbelievable turn of football fortunes. It was a sweet-tasting moral victory for the Midshipmen, beaten 13 NittanysTop Cougars, 7-0 TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 21-(JP-Larry Cooney scooted around right end for 17 yards on a fake reverse today for a second quarter touchdown and Penn State was glad to settle for a 7-0 victory over a Washington State college team i it was expected to bury in the I moist earth of the Tacoma stad ium. I The Cougars from Pullman, wasn., eggea on dv a partisan crowd of 18,000, checked the East Coast's Nittany Lions time and . a train iucr m Hrafh from th grnal - --- . ..r ' penally nuiiuiea anouier rtnn State touchdown. Cooney and Fcank Rogel lashed at the Cougar line in a second quarter march that carried them over for the only counter. Cooney Innllnno Ik. 17 vorH Pari sturges booted the extra point M , . from placement. From there on the westerners, swamped last week by a team which tied the Lions, Michigan State, fought with their backs to the wall. Prep Football Finals Slated PORTLAND. Nov. 27 -(&)- The state championship B" prep foot ball contest between Dayton and Henley is set for next Saturday afternoon at McMinnville. The executive board of the Ore gon High School Activities associa- I tion today award. ed the game site tor uayton. ine kickoii win do at 1:30. The class A championship game between Grants Pass and Jeffer son of Portland had already been set for next Saturday in Portland's Multnomah stadium. Table of Coastal Tiile Tides for- Tan. Oregon Novem- ber. 1S4S. Nov. HIGH WATER Time Ht. 2S 10 03 a.m. 7 3 11JO p.m. 9.3 79 10:42 a m. 7.7 ' 39 12:28 a.m. 9 4 11:21 a-m. 7.7 LOW WATER Tim 3:44 a.m. 9 07 p.m. , 4:31 a.m. ' 9 S3 p.m. m. t -9. . 2.4 -10 9:19 a.m. 2.7 :3T p.m. -1.3 4fiontlf pood? 75 S. rteafi Sree4 SOUTH Georgia 21. Georgia Tech 13 North Carolina 34. Virginia 13 Villanova 21. N. Carolina Stat 7 Clemson 7. Auburn Alabama 34. Florida 28 Tulane 46. Louisiana State 0 MiUfippl 34, Mississippi State 7 Vanderbilt 22, Tennessee S SOUTHWEST ' William & Mary 9. Aikana 0 South. Methodirt 7, Tex. Christian 7 Rice 7. Baylor 7 Texas Teeh 28. Hardin-Simmons 20 West Texas State 1. New Mexico 0 Southern (Texas 19. Prtine View 0 gon College of Education was tabled. University of British Columbia's long - standing re signation was formally accepted. The faculty group rejected a proposal to contract for Pear Bowl playoffs between the Northwest titlist and the cham pion of the Far West conference. The coaches group elected Paul Stagg. Pacific university, as president, and Paul Durham, Llnfield. as secretary. times in a row eight this season and held in such poor esteem today that the Cadets were solid three touchdown favorites. The contest was less than six minutes old when Pete Williams, a phantom-hipped midshipman from Miami, Fla.'. took a Lateral from Reaves Bafysinger and dash ed 59 yards, to the Army 13. In three plays Baysinger was across with a Navy score. Precis ion ist Army bounced back Army Navy Total first downs . II IS First Sown rushing S 11 First dowam pausing 3 a Total yards ruihinf 2S tI7 Yards (allied passinc 7S S3 Passes attempted . it It Passes completed . 3 S Passes Intercepted . . Total yds. all kicks rr turned SZ 7 Number of fumbles I BaU lost bT fumbles Yards penalized ... . II S with two touchdowns in the sec ond period, set up on identical pas plays from Arnold Galiffa to Dave Parrish. Navy tied the score at 14-14 with a Baysinger- sparKed march in the third per iod only to see Army go ahead again with a touchdown in the first minute of the final quarter. Then the Midshipmen launched a land drive that wouldn't be de nied. In short, vicious hunks. Fullback Bill Hawkins and Half back Jimmy Green started pound ing out yardage through Army's tiring line. The Midshipmen moved 50 yards down field, Hawkins scor ing the tieing touchdown from the eight yard line with minutes to play. five Justice Shines In NC Victory CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 27-iJPh Charlie (Choo Choo) Jus tice engineered North Carolina's unbeaten Tarheels into the New Orleans Sugar Bowl against Ok lahoma today. The great, 167 - pound back, scored twice and passed for two more touchdowns to lead the Tar heels to a 34-12 triumph over Virginia, an ancient gridiron ri val. . The victory ended the Tarheels' campaign, their first undefeated season since the turn of the cen tury. noviiiG? Going Somewhere? REIIT A Car or Truck From PRICE'S TRUCE & CAQ JJEIITAL . Padding Furnished with Trucks Location Smlrty'a Clipper Sendee Corner of Center Church Phone S-96M ., y - J !':' - : Ducks Accept Bid from Dallas After Conference Gives Okay DALLAS, Nov. n-4JPf-Org6n .which got snubbed by the Rose Bowl, today accepted an invitation to play Southern Methodist in the Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1. j Dan D. Rogers, chairman of the board of the Cotton Bowl athletie association .announced Oregon would meet the Methodists in the thirteenth annual Dallas gridiron classic. j Coach Jim Aiken of the Webfoots watched the finish of Southern Methodist's thrilling 7-7 tie with Texas Christian in a Southwest Irish Huskies, 46-0 SOUTH BEND, Ind,, Nov. 27-UP) The football was like a greased pig to the University of Washing ton today. Notre Dame turned five fum bles by the Huskies into quick touchdowns during the first half to romp rodeo fashion to a 46-v triumph. 1 It was the Irish's greatest win- ning margin in nine consecutive decisions this season and stretched their victory ttreak to a school record of 21. The game also was the 27th in which Notre Dame re mained undefeated, including the scoreless tie with Army in 1948, to eclipse another mark which w hoisted in the Knute Rockne era. Codch Frank Leahy employed a total of 43 players and six differ ent ones crossed the goal line, End Leon Hart counting twice. A crowd of 50, 609 about 5.500 under capacity, ending a Notre Dame record of playing to sell-out throngs through 24 games watch ed the Irish with awe as they pi-d up four touchdowns in the f quarter and one in each of the next three periods. Frank Tripucka flipped three touchdown passes, each stemming from recovered fumbles. Bowl Dope: NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27 -UP)-Oklahoma and North Carolina will meet in the 15th annual Sugar bowl football game here on New Year's day. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 27-fP)-The Dixie Bowl committee to night invited Baylor of the South western conference to play Wake Forett in the Dixie game here Jan. I. MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 27 -OP)-The Orange Bowl committee tonight announced Georgia had accepted an invitation to play in the New Year's Day football game here. An opponent has not been selected. JACKSONVILLE, la., Nov. 27 Unbeaten Clemson college (S.C.) and the .University of Missouri will meet in the Gator bowl here Jan. 1, Selection Chairman J. Barring ton Darby announced tonight. PASADENA, Calif. Nov. 27-OP) -Duluth, Minn., Junior college will face Compton, Calif., JC. in the Little Rose Bowl game Dec. 11. All-Coasl Team: . The annual Associates! ' Press All-Coast football team. Includ ing story and pictures, will be released fori publication In The Statesman next Tuesday morn ing. Watch for it. Loans LOT HATH NO j 1! ' ys4sSBss4s4as Chas. 1L Evans Phone 3-4114 475 Ferry St. Wallop llr jTEXUt game. scouted Southern Methodist but had said he was. here unofficially and only as a spectator, declared he expected a tough afternoon for his team against SMU in the Cot ton Bowl. I , Rogers said jlhe Pacific Coast! conference had given Oregon per mission to play here. . j ; Southern Methodist won eight, lost one and tied one. The loss was to Missouri of the Big Seven con ference. EUGENE, Ore!., Nov. 27-OVThe confirmation of Oregon's greatest gridiron game in 28 years came to- day to a campus with practically j nobody there to celebrate it. Al most all the students were home for the Thanksgiving weekend.. The news that Oregon will play Southern Methodist in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's day its first Bowl game since 1920 spread jubilantly through the town. Patricia Dotur, wife of football player Steve Dotur and a former Dallas girl, heard the news as she was running, two faucets full blast, and was so excited she couldn't turn them off again. Do tur rushed In to, close them off for her.. - I V f ' ".. " x .' "We're t proud and happy to have been invited by the Cotton Bowl to appear there on New Year's day against Southern Methodist," said Athletic Director Leo Harris. j ; And we're. very appreciative,' he added, -to the faculty repre sentatives of the Pacific Coast conference for granting us per mission to play." The news hoped for but not certain among the students and the town broke in an announce ment from Dallas this afternoon. The university president and Harris were notified about noon that the conference had voted ap proval. The formal Invitation was ex tended to the director of athletics l at the University of Oregon on Thanksgiving Imorning,'' said University President Harry K. ! Newburn. "The Invitation fol lowed contacts earlier in ' the I week by the Cotton Bowl commit tee and a unanimous vote of the Southern Methodist football team selecting the University of Oregon as its New Year's day opponent," Oregon Coach; Jim Aiken, who scouted the Southern Methodist game today will go on to Ohio for speaking engagements and re turn here next Saturday. The Webfoof, squad will be asked to work out informally in the meantime. fThe first regular practice probably will be . post poned until final exams end on Dec. 17. The squad is expected to leave for Dal la between Dec. 20 and 22. j , A spokesman said here that, before the negotiations were com pleted, the Southwest conference agreed that Oregon's negro play ers would be allowed to parti-... cipate. The Webfoots place-kick expert, Chet Daniels, and a start Ing left half, Woodley Lewis, are negro. I . The Cotton Bowl game will mark the first time, sportsters here said, that a Pacific Coast confer ence school has played a major New Year's day game except in the Rose Bowl. It will be Oregon's third bowl" game. The Webfoots played In the Rose Bowl In 1917 and 1920. It's Modern to Ride jtn mil ';... most KODitM morotacits ASK TED STAKCK u conference same. Aiken, who