Pf M lUsrhtor-Guartl, Eugene, Ore., Thura., Oct. 21, 1948
Georgia Tech
Best on Defense
Brown Takes Top Spot
In Batting Down Passes
NEW YORK, Oct 21 JPh-By
holding Auburn to a net gain of
65 yards last Saturday, unbeaten
Georgia Tech became the defen
aiva standout among the nation's
collegiate gridiron powers, the
National Collegiate Athletic Bu
reau announced Thursday.
The Yellow ackets, who yielded
89 yards through the air but threw
Auburn for a loss of four yards
on the ground, moved up from
third place in the bureau's defen
sive ranking as North Carolina
State dropped from first to fourth
while losing to North Carolina.
With four victories in as many
tarts, Georgia Tech leads the
country In defense against rush
ing as well as in total defense.
South Carolina Second
Vanderbilt, Tulane, Washington
and Lee and Auburn have hurled
a total of 213 plays against the
rambling Wreck, which has yield
ed a total of 169 yards on 135 run
ning plays' and 321 yards of 78
aerials. That's an average yield of
42.3 yards per game on the ground
and an overall average of 122.5.
South Carolina moved from
fifth to second in total defense
and North Carolina came from far
back to take over the third spot.
With Georgia Tech moving from
fourth to first in rushing defense,
Cornell steppedup a notch to sec
ond, replacing Penn State which
slumped to sixth. Cornell's record,
showing an average yield of 52.5
yards per game to four opponents
on the ground, will be severely
tested Saturday against Army,
whose offensive record on the
ground Is tops.
Northwestern lost its place as
the best defender against forward
passes while being bumped from
the undefeated ranks by Michi
gan. Brown took over the lead.
Brown has yielded an average of
32.3 aerial yards to four foes. The
yardage allowed per game serves
as the basis of ranking in this
department.
The last major uncrossed goal
lint disappeared Saturday when
Duke defeated Maryland.
New Pass Leader
Furman, with Paul Stombaugh
kicking at a record pace, leads all
the teams in the punting depart
ment. Stombaugh average- is 45.4
yards on 3d punts.
The race for pass-catching hon
ors among the grid stars of the
nation, a wide open affair this
Mason, finds a new man out in
front today for the fourth time in
as many weeks.
He la Johnny O'Quinn of Wake
Toratt, who caught five forward
passes for 117 yards and one
touchdown against Duquesnt last
Saturday.
That ran his total to 20 catches
in five games. He replaced Ten
nessee's Jim Powell, who was shut
out by Alabama.
Not only does O'Quinn top the
nation In the number of passes
caught, the figure on which the
NCAB bases the standings in that
department, but he also leads in
total gains on forward with 254
yards.
The leading scorer among the
pass-grabbers, however, Is Hal
Paul of Miami University. Al
though he has caught only eight
passes, four of them have been for
touchdowns.
Garden Puts Money
Behind Jacobs' Boys
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 0P The
millions ot the Madison Square
Garden corporation axe riding on
Mike Jacobs' 20th Century Sport
ing Club in Its boxing war with
the Tournament of Champions,
"Full support to the limit of
the Garden's resources which are
considerable," was promised the
20th by Ned Irish, the Garden's
executive vice-president.
The board of directors of the
Garden Corporation lists some of
the most Important business men
in America. Among the more
prominent are Bernard Gimbel,
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., James
Norrls, Floyd B. Odium, John D.
Hertz and Sidney J. Weinberg.
"The Garden has no intention
of returning to the promotion field
In boxing," said Irish. "We feel
it is in competent hands. We
could not Improve in any form
whatsoever.
Thursday night the rival Tour
nament of Champions opens its
indoor season with a Tippy Lar-kin-Charley
Fusari 10-rounder at
the Jersey City Armory. Welter
Champ Ray Robinson has said
he'll meet the winner.
Chicago Senior ND
Handy Man on Grid
SOUTH BEND, Ind. () Mar
ty Wendell, Chicago senior who
handles the right guard assign
ment for Notre Dame, is a handy
man to have around a football
team. His experience on the grid
iron includes play at halfback,
quarterback, fullback; center and
guard. He cavorted at half and
quarter In high school, and he al
ready has won threei letters at
Notre Dame at full, center and
guard.
Eugene Recreation
AJl but on of thi Major League bowl
ing matches wound up In 4-0 scores
Wednesday. The "outlaw" was Plant
Plumbing, which defeated Cafe Del Key,
9-1. PaulMuUer had 328 and Bex McKay
07 ior me winneri. .
Myers, with 214 and 883, paced McDon
ald Candy to a victory over Blue Bell
Grill. Gordy McEwan led Sncllstroni to
iweep from Coburn Film Shop, Mc
Ewan had 364 and 819. Haggerly & Ken
nedy knocked over Red Cross Pharm
acy. Qulnn of the winners totaled 217 and
613. Joe Gordon's beat Stalp Lumber.
Coata of St alp 'i had 301, whlia C. Uadeau
Ud MS for Qoxdon'fc
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Preppers in Big (James Jrnaay
. . . Miller Running Duo . . .
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HOSTS IN IMPORTANT GRID TILTS Friday are St Mary's
and Springfield . . . Above, Halfbacks Darald Jenkins and Ken
Erickson show a little forward motion for the Springfield Millers
. . . Springfield tacklea Bend Friday, but Erickson is not expected
to play because of injuries . . f At the right, three St. Mary's line
men plan out strategy to be employed against Elmtra ... On his
knees pointing at right Is Center Jack Shaw. Listening and watch
ing are Bob Kelley, left, and Jerry Murphy, center . , . (Staff photo,
Wiltshire engraving).
HIGHCLIMBER
By
DICK 8 TRITE
Rose Bowl hysteria on behalf of the Oregon Webfoots is Increas
ing, despite extremely close triumphs over Stanford, Idaho and
USC, and California's high-ranking position In the nation after
straight victories over Santa Clara. Navy. St. Mary's. Wisconsin, and
last weeK's 42-0 shutout over an Oregon State aggregation that is
considered anything but a weakling.
Oregon fans, for some reason, have been given to believe that IF
the Webfoots go through the remainder of their Pacific Coast Con
ference schedule without a defeat which they should and Califor
nia does the same, Oregon will automatically get the bowl bid.
This conception is false. During the past year Orlando John
Hollis, Oregon's faculty representative to the conference, moved
through the conference a piece of legislation that, all things being
equal, would give Oregon an advantage over every conference
school with the exception of Montana and Idaho that in case of
a tie vote in selecting the conference representative to the Rose
Bowl, the school having played at Pa?adena the least recent would
get the bid.
Here's the score on that account: USC played in the 1948 classic,
UCLA In 1947, OSC in 1942, Stanford in 1941, California in 1938,
Washington In 1937, Washington State in 1931, Oregon in 1920
Idaho and Montana have never played in the New Year's Day
Tournament ot itoses ' SKirmisn.
St. Mary's and Elmlra will both
be seeking their second victories
of the campaign here Friday night
when they meet in a Trl-County
League clash at Civic Stadium.
The Saints have lost four well-
played games and knocked over
Toledo so far this season. Elmira
defeated Lowell in the opener.
However, the Falcons have scored
every game, and figure to aaa
few touchdowns to their total
Friday.
Also on Friday night's schedule
for Lane county fans will be the
Springfield-Bend Big-Six League
clash at Springfield.
Coach John Young's Millers got
battered up a little at Salem, and
a couple of the first-line boys
may be out of suit against Bend.
The Lava Bear's prowess is well
known to local fans who saw them
knock over Eugene here earlier in
the season.
Meanwhile, Hank Kuchera Is
preparing his Axemen for their
first "out-of-town" game of the
season at Albany Friday. Albany
has an undefeated team, and will
virtually assure itself of the Big
Six crown if it can get by the
Axemen.
Eugene came out of the Corval
lls game In top condition, and
will have Cece Hodges back to
share the fullback duties with Don
Siegmund and Jerry Aiken.
Cottage Grove will be host to
Roseburg Friday night in a game
that always has a lot of prestige
involved. Bob Dusenberry's boys
are undefeated so far this season,
and they Intend to stay that way,
The Grovers are expected to be
in nearly "top-condition" follow
ing their 38-8 victory over Elmira
last week.
I . . These Saints Ready for Elmira ...
" 'm ri,
Although there are six "Northern Division" members to four In
the south (all ten conference members vote), there is no indication
the other five northern schools would hand together to put Oregon
In the Rose Bowl over California in case the Webfoots and Golden
Bears finish the season in a tie for conference honors. In past years
the schools in the. north have not necessarily banded with Oregon
in legislative matters. Idaho, Montana and WSC can be counted
on to cast an Oregon vote which would mean four against six.
Washington, the "big boy" of the north, has never been a bosom
pal of Oregon . . . and OSC has already indicated that California
is the top team on the coast and considering anyone else for the
Kose Bowl would he rather silly.
So, you see, the only way Oregon can gain a Rose Bowl bid Is
to demonstrate its right to represent the conference by posting
impressive victories over WSC, Washington, UCLA and OSC, and
beating St. Mary's by a larger score than did California. The Web
foots cannot count on some other conference school doing the job
for 'em by knocking over California.
Right now we would say Oregon has NOT displayed champion
ship caliber of play, with the possible exception of the Michigan
game, which was lost 14-0. Thete has been a decided lack of sus
tained top performance during the entirety of any one contest. We
feel that Oregon is capable of demonstrating its right to be classed
as a champ, however.
Dean Hollis reports that while a hurried vote following the final
conference games is not so urgent with the agreement with the
Big-Nine Commissioner Victor Schmidt still continues to furnish
each faculty representative with code words for each school prior
to the finales, with instructions to rate the ten members in order
at the close of the season and wire his office accordingly.
Faculty representatives are free to vote as they please, but it
appears likely the majority will first consult either the head coach
or the director of athletics before balloting. Hollis, for example,
says that he has never failed to cast a vote that did not conform
with the final conference percentage standings, and there is no
reason to believe that other faculty representatives follow any other
method.
Hollis, points out. however, that it has been repeatedly said in
conference circles that there is never a recognized "conference cham
pion," but that the vote is made only to select a conference repre
sentative to play in the Rose Bowl.
For our money, we'd lust as soon have the faculty representatives
do the rating . . . Last week Oregon ranked 36th on Williamson's
sheet and USC 40th . . . The 8-7 Oregon victory kept USC in the
same position and advanced Oregon one notch to 35th in the na
tion . . . California is fourth . . . The Bears accomplished a feat at
Berkeley last week being the first team to stop OSC's optional run-
pass offensive without a score since Stanford played a 0-0 tie with
the Beavers in the 1946 season . . . Jim Aiken would probably like
to know how Pappy Waldorf did It.
Mrs. Hixson Captures
Club Fall Handicap
Mrs. Gus Hixson is the new
Eugene Country Club women's
all handicap golf champion. Mrs.
Hixson defeated Mrs. A. J. Ander
son 2-1 in the finals of the fall
divot feature, although the two
finalists were even at the turn.
Mrs. Hixson will be presented the
Joe Gordon trophy,
Two other trophies were won
at the Club Wednesday. Mrs. M.
G. Howard won the S. A. Peters
trophy with a total of 11 points
in Nassau play, with Mrs. Weir
McDonald second with 10 points.
Mrs. Maurice Springer posted an
aggregate 398 for the best five
Wednesday rounds during the past
live months to win the "Presi
dent's" trophy, nosing out Mrs.
S. A. Peters, Jr.
In regular play Wednesday, a
putting event, Mrs. Peters won in
class "A" with 29 putts. Mrs. C. M.
Urey won class "B" with 35, Mrs.
C. W. Godlove class "C" with 34,
and Mrs. Von Hickman and Mrs.
Ken Lichty tied in the nine-hole
event with 18's.
. Only match remaining in the
handicap tourney is in the first
flight, with Mrs. Wade Kerr and
Mrs. Dick Strite meeting.
U-Bowl Bowling
. . Slow Down, Leo
SANTA MONICA. C.I iV
day for allegedly drlvln, u
miles an hour in u 'n1" M
Hesald h.wa,l r'7"e.
from . golf gameTte
Actress Laralne Day and Jf
Led to send 14 baU W0B"
Color Law May
Hurt Nevadans
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. it 7. u"lvers'W of Nevada'.1
football stars may be n.i. .
Tulsa just for the ride to
fov:niieia Aces Sherman -.
ard and Alva Tah
sit on the bench Saturday Th
their teammates play against 7
sa University because the .taw
--- -o-. w.nio piayers.
Nevada Coach Jn si .... ..
said Tulsa University oil S T
reminded him of th. l. ,L 2?iW
there was no definite commitment1
made as to the policy to be M-
Z .i ii u plans t0 "meet
utvuuviuii Wlltfll BHri 14
rises." "
"I want to make it plain right
now," said Sheeketski ,.. ;?'
vada is not making any rash stated
ments about this issue I realize
that Tulsa must obey the laws ol
;v: V say unqualifiedly
that if we learn in Tulsa that!
Howard and Tabor can't play, that
will end the matter. '
"Even though it takes away 10
or 15 per cent of my team's play.
Ing efficiency, I'm not going to
argue the point. It my bovs can
play, I'll be happy. If they can't
they 11 sit on the bench beside me
and help dope out ways to beat
Tulsa."
Howard is Nevada's first string
, ia""r nanaies the
Wolfpack's T-SVStem nlav. ....
Quarterback Stan Heath is out of
the game.
Betting odds for Saturday's
w we aeriai-minded Ne
vadans by 20 points over winless
Tulsa, loser of four games this
season.
Mapleton Risb 'B'
Record This Friday
Jensen P
Hazel Gunderson tjuppH t V. rvrM'.
iv a i-u vitiury over jaunaereue Wed
nesday nleht In Women 'i U-Rnurl hnu.1.
Ing. She totaled 202 and 554. Anita Young
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ped U. S. Bank. 4-0. U-Bnwl imt in. 9n
unidentified team, 3-1. M, Lindley had 205
for the losers, while Jo Tucker rolled
508 for the "unknowns". Blue-Flam won
from Del Rey, 3-1. Hazel Peterson had 183
for the winners, and H. Brucker, 491 for
the losers.
All men'i City League scores were 3-1.
Percey Briggs had 192 and 506 as Alex
ander & Ben Franklin beat Gustafson
Fuel. A. Schurb had 231 in lenldnr Knm-
& Jackson t6 victory over Market Barber
Shop. D. Hay of the Barbers had 560.
Marzee Dunn rolled 193 and 532 as Par-
-.ri unQcnra over w luameiie sever-
age. ciugene oiei lost To Blut Ribbon,
but Hotelman S. Dorsey rolled 203 and 562,
SPORTS BRIEFS
It took a Long Time,
But It's Official
Cougars Beat Huskies
PULLMAN, Wash., Oct. 21 W
A telegram from President
Raymond B. Allen of the Univer
sity of Washington stamped the
10 to 0 football victory by Wash
ington State College over the
Huskies last Saturday as "of
ficial." President Allen said in a mes
sage from New York to President
Wilson Compton of the State
College:
"After prolonged research, re
luctantly acknowledge that report
of outcome of game in New York
press is not a typographical error.
Congratulations and hope that our
homecoming is as successful."
77 Hours Pass, Cycling
Duo Still Rolling On
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 ()
Louis Saen and Emile Bruneau, of
Belgium, retained their lead in the
international six-day bike race at
Kingsbridge Armory early Thurs
day.
At the end of 77 hours the pair
still were two laps out in front.
Four teams were tied for the run-
nerup spot.
. . . Babe Co-Medalist . . .
FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct 21
(AP) Mrs. Mildred "Babe"
Didrlckson Zaharias and Mary
Agnes Walls, Menominee, Wis.,
each fired a 73, two over men's
par, to wind up as co-medalists
in the qualifying round of the
Hardscrabble Country Club
women's golf tournament here.
Elliott Gets Release
From Frisco Eleven
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21 OP)
The San Francisco Forty Nlners
have signed up 230-pound Roman
Bentz, former New York Yankee
guard out of Tulane University.
To make room for the 27-year-old
native of Iron Ridge, Wis.,
Coach Buck Shaw released Chuck
Elliott, former University of Ore
gon star.
Michigan State Won
And Lost Decisively
EAST LANSING, Mich. P)
The most lopsided victory ever
scored by a Michigan State Col
lege football team was the 104 to
0 conquest of Hillsdale college in
1004. The worst beating the Spar
tans ever took was 119 to 0 by
Michigan in 1902.
Bruin Sophomore Paces
Team to Hockey Lead
In National Circuit
(United Press)
The brilliant shotmaklng ofi
Sophomore Ed Sandford was
sparking the Boston 1 Bruins as
they moved up to tie the Detroit
Red Wings at the top of the Na
tional Hockey League standings.
Sanford took over the league's
scoring leadership when he raped
home two goals and added two
assists to lead the unbeaten Bruins
to an 9 to 3 rout of the Chicago
Black Hawks at the Boston Gar
den. Shrine Plans Holiday
Grid Classic in Miami
MIAMI, Fla., Oct. 20 (P)
Plans for an Ail-Star North-South
football game in Miami Christ
mas Day to be sponsored by the
Shrine were announced by Harry
Ebright, potentate ot Mahi Shrine.
Ebright said the teams would be
made up of stars from various
colleges, similar to the East-West
game held in San Francisco for
the past 24 years, also under
Shrine sponsorship.
Newport Hosts
Tiders Tonight
Ray Hendrlckson takes his
University High Tiders to New
port tonight, for a game with
Jerry Mosby's Newport Cubs.
The Tiders, in top physical
condition following a 39-6 vic
tory over Junction City last
week, will be after their fourth
win of the '48 campaign.
They will, however, be up
against a tough hallclub Thurs
day night. Since losing Its first
two games, Newport has won
four straight, last week tripping
St. Mary's of Eugene by one
touchdown.
Once again, Kenny Warren Is
expected to carry the ground
load, while Bobby Newburn will
do the pitching for the Tiders
when they decide to take to the
air.
Springfield Runners
Cross-Country Kings
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 21 Ker-
nal Buhler's Springfield High
cross-country runners knocked
over Jefferson City here Wednes
day afternoon; 33 to 85 in a dual
meet.'It was the first home meet
for the Millers, who had previ
ously come in second in a run at
Salem.
Bob Burkhalter of Springfield
ran the mile and one-fourth in 5
minutes, 55 seconds for first place.
Teammate Pat DeRieux came in
second, with Richard Riggs of
Jefferson finishing in the number
mree spot.
Ken Ernie, Winston Cozine, Ho
ward Chapman, Creighton Hunt,
and Ellis Smith, all of SDrlnefiplrt
finished out the first eight in that
oraer.
len Boys ran for the visiting
club, while Springfield had 18
runners entered.
Pirates Cut Farms
PITTSBURGH. Oct 51
The Pittsburgh Pirates Hi..
the number of their minor league
farm clubs from 19 to 13 and an
nounced that another club would
be dropped shortly.
The Six Club), rirnnnod k,. u.
Pirates included Santn n
Calif., of the Cl, n ?..r, l.','c, "
Russian, Irishman
Signed for Opener
Alex Kasaboski, the rough and
tumble Russian who lost to Farm
er Jones in last week's main event
at the armory, will meet Irish
Mike Casey in the opening match
Saturday on Don Owens weekly
show.
The match is being bannered by
coast junior-heavyweight title
match between Champion
Frankie Stojack and Herb Parks
a bout that. is sure to be a fire
cracker.
Kasaboski, a former European
champ, will be meeting one of his
own kind in Casey. The Irishman
attacks in a wild and woolystyle,
throws caution to the' winds,
especially when he meets another
ruffian.
Buck Davidson, the erstwhile
popular ex-marine will referee-
Saturday's card. Buck hasn't been
wrestling for some time, waiting
for plastic surgery on his nose to
heal properly. But he feels it is
OK now, only just to be on the
safe side, wants to arbitrate a
few bouts first.
Kahuf Decision OK
Boxing Board Claims
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 21 W)
Oregon Joe Kahut'a decision
win in the ring here Tuesday
night over Joey Maxim of Cleve
land will stand as final for their
heavyweight match.
Joseph De Boest, chairman of
the committee of judges and ref
erees for the Oregon Boxing Com
mission, said today the decision
was by appointed officials and is
final.
He pointed out that the com
bined scoring gave Kahut 248
points and Maxim 246, which Is
the official count, although the
round by round tally gave Maxim
the edge, 19 to 23 for Maxim. Ref
eree Graph Gruman gave Maxim
12 and Kahut three rounds. Judge
Al Lix gave Kahut seven and
Maxim five and three even. Judge
Packy McFarland scored Kahut
nine rounds and Maxim six.
The decision had been protested
' Maxim's manaser. Jack
Kearns.
Mapleton's league-leadinn Sail.
ors, undefeated and champions of
last year's six-man circuit, will
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