Leahy Takes Time to Elate the Fighting Drish of '49
By FRANK LEAHY
(Motr Dam K4 Orld Jteh
A Capital Journal rcatmai
Inasmuch as our Notre Dime
schedule doci not open until
this cominf Saturday, and an
Intra-sqiiad scrimmage kept aa
from witnessing any outside
games over the week-end we
should like to take thia oppor
tunity to discuss our own poten
, iianues lor 1949 so that our
readers may know what to look
for when the "Fighting Irish
take the field.
R eallzing
that a pessimist
Is poor com
pany in any
group we defi
nitely do not
want to give the
Impression that
we are prema
turely , "alibi
ing" for whaf
u n d o u b tedly
will be Notre
Dame's poorest
season In the past few years. No
major college team In recent
football history has gone four
consecutive seasons without de
feat and we are not egotistical
enough to think that we can
mt' nir
Frank Lcatir
- 'MU
Emil Sltko
Running Star
establish such a record.
Even the moat optimistic of
Notre Dame'a followers will
admit that the loss of seres
regulars from our IMS start
ing eleven will leave our team
considerably weaker, and
there is bo football fan in the
country who will not agree
that the 1949 schedule la one
of the toughest ever faced by
Notre Dame. Pre-season All
American teams have Charlie
Justice, Doak Walker, and
Eddie Price in the starting
backfieid; we face ail three.
The writers who are picking
Notre Dame to be the number
one team in the nation are do
ing so for one of two reasons.
Either it is wishful thinking on
the part of men who have fol
lowed the team for many years,
or in some cases the writer has
not been thorough enough to eon
tact anyone at Notre Dame or
even to witness a practice ses
sion.
One writer who picks Notre j
Bam to be national cham
pions informs his readera that
we have 41 backs on ur
quad when In reality not
more than It backfieid candi
dates have been present at
any time during our fall prac
tices. We are deeply appre
ciative of all the fine publicity
Notre Dame receives but we
believe that such inaccuracy
Is unfair to all concerned, par
ticularly to our football ean
didates.
In North Carolina. Tulane,
Southern California and South
ern Methodist, we meet the
teams favored to win their re-
LOCAL UNITES) PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, September 20, 1949 Pajre II
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Hunters on Their Marks -
With an eye on the calendar for that long anticipated October
1, hunters are cleaning their weapons, checking their ammunition
and in other ways making ready for the dash to their favorite deer
grounds. There is no shortage of ammunition and those individuals
who during tha war years put callouses on their consciences ty
doling out a cartridge at a time at exhorbitant prices nave retired
from business.
However, high velocity rifles and some top quality shotguns re
main on an allocation basis insofar as the dealer is concerned ana
there is no indication of an easing off in prices. The principal
reason for the shortage dates back to the war, naturally. But the
fact that there are 17 million more shooters now than there
were in 1939 plays an important part in the situation. As for the
supply of game, a wildlife census conducted this year comes up
with the report that is a 12 percent increase in the number of
ducks and 32 percent in the geese population. As for big game
"there are more deer in the country than when Columbus discov
ered America."
Rule Changes
To the anltiated fan the game of football resembles a cross
between a battle royal and a dog fight even though play Is
governed by a set of 70 rules, each with one to eight varia
tions. Few fans ever take the trouble to thumb through a rule
book and for this reason Abb Curtis, supervisor of Pacific
Coast conference officials has selected a few of the more Im
portant changes in regulations for public consumption. The
much discussed rule on "clipping" has been changed aa that
a legal block from the rear is legal "if the initial contact is
made above the waist of the man getting blocked." That puts
it up to the official to determine at what point on a man's
anatomy contact was first made.
Kicks from Scrimmage
A ball kicked from scrimmage that crosses the goal line is not
automatically dead as it was last year. This will permit "run
outs" by the receiving team if they so desire, and also make pos
sible the recovery of a fumble for a touchdown for the kicking
team on such kicks that are handled by the receiving team. An
other angle in the booting department: A scrimmage kick that
crosses the line of scrimmage and then rebounds behind the kick
ing team's line of scrimmage may not only be recovered behind
the line by the kicking team but also may be advanced. Also,
mere recovery of such a kick by the kicking teams makes a first
down.
Four New Aerial Rules
A forward pass that touches an ineligible man Is not auto
matically dead. The defensive team msy intercept and ad
vance such passes. Successive touching of a forward pass by
two or mora ineligible players of the offensive team does not
make pass Incomplete, One eligible player may deflect, and
then a second eligible player may complete the catch and
advance th ball. An Incomplete forward pass that becomes
Incomplete behind the goal line ef the passing team Is reg ard
or aa any other Incomplete peat In tha field ef play, and
counts a down rather than a "safety". Ineligible players at
passing team must remain on ar behind their line of scrim
mage antll the pass Is "touched".
Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 2S
The management of the Port
land Beavers notified directors
of .the .Western .International
league that they would operate
a team trader their franchise in
the class B loop next season.
Announcement of the inten
tions of the handling of the Sa
lem Senators by the Portland
operators was made by League
President Robert Abel. It came
at a post season meeting of WI
league directors held Monday
in Tacoma,
The Trt-City are of Pasco
Kennewlek and Hanford,
Wash,, received a formal an
swer to Us bid for a franchise.
The directors ruled that the
Wenatchee franchise would be
transferred If the Trt-CIty
group ean show It can con
struct a suitable park.
(The Monday edition of th
Portland Journal of Com
merce indicated that construc
tion of the Tri-City park was
under way with a seating ca
pacity of 4000.)
Abel also announced the for
mal withdrawal of Bremerton
from the league with Eugene.
Ore., and Wenatchee immedi
ately seeking the franchise.
Present Wenatchee operators
would run the Tri-City team.
was presented W1L directors by
Mayor V, I. Koeikcr of Kenne
wick. A Wenatchee group, includ
ing Mayor Arthur Pohlman,
former team President Joe
Brownlow and William B,
Bell, opposed shifting the
team and immediately applied
for the Bremerton franchise.
Also seeking the Bremerton
club Is Frank Burreil, Jr.,
San Jose, Calif., who would
shift it to Eugene, Ore., where
he has made tentative arrange
ments for a stadium,
Abel told Burreil his proposal
would have to be sanctioned by
six of the eight board members.
A decision will be reached at a
later date.
Ex-Gridder Hurt
In Lumber Yard
Scotts Mills, Sept. 20 Rob
ert Kellis, 26, former Silverton
football star, was hospitalized in.
Silverton Monday following an
accident at the lumber yard op
erated by his father, Raymond
Kellis. Kellis was nearly smo
thered when a load of wood fell
from a chute and was rescued by
fellow workers. No bones were
broken but he received severe
bruises, according to word from
The application for the franchise I the hospital.
Big Problem
Jaek Yer
hoff, a so
phomore tackle prospect for
the Columbus Aquinas high
school football squsd, presents
definite uniform problems.
Coach Jack Mc Andrew Is rig
ging a makeshift uniform for
the 6-foot. 2 4 -inch, 165-pound
boy. Since young Verhoff
wears a size 14 shoe, the only
available equipment to fit htm
was a head-gear. McAndrew
says Verhoff will be fitted out.
He's too big a lineman to be
tost for want of a uniform.
National Race Tightens as
rooklyn Pitching Improves
speetive conferences by th pre-!
season dopesters, while once
again Purdue looms as the
"dark horse" of the Big Nine.
"Biggie" Munn's Michigan State
"Spartan" are looked upon s
one of the toughest independent
teams in the nation. The above
appraisal very definitely does
not mean that we are over-looking
the potentialities or Wash
ington, Indiana, Navy and Iowa,
but rather because the first men
tioned group have received so
much national recognition In the
past year it is natural that Notre
Dame rooters think of them
first when the word "defeat" ti
brought up.
We are well aware that the
return of Howie Odell to the
Washington coaching helm,
coupled with one of the larg
est group of Junior College
transfers to any college In the
country will stjrll trouble tor
all opponents of the "Hus
kies." Indiana and Navy are both in
their second year of rebuilding
under very successful coaches.
and a look at ffi record beokfFrnk Johnson, while veterans
proves that neither Clyde Smith Bill Flyrai and Bill Wightkirt
nor George Ssuer will suffer and newcomer Jim Mufschetler
many defeats once their systeotjare battling for the starting end
is properly Installed. Iowa cart-bob. Center to stitl a struggle
not be feared enough as Eddie (between Walter Grorhaus and
Anderson holds the distinctiortfjerry Groom,
of derailing more undefeated! The backfieid will he eompos
Notre Dam football teams thanjed of Emil "Bed" Bitko, Fsrt
any other coach in the country.! Wayne, Indiana fuilback, who
Of the four returning starters! will be commencing his fourth
from last year three will be on'sesjon as a Notre ftinw regular,
the gridiron when the epeningiBaisimore's Bob Williams, mi
whistle sound Co-Captain Leonjo,rrertMek, with Bill Gav, arid
Hart will be at his usual right: Larry Coutre at tfcs halfback
enn station with (.o-captam Jim spots.
Martin making his initial ap
pearance at tackle. j
Paucity st th tackle post!
caused us to switch Jim lit
spring practice, and his wilting-!
ness to work exceptionally hard!
at the new assignment has won
him the nod over last years!
starter Ralph McGchce. Bob!
Toneff, 19-year-eid sophomore,!
will be at the other tackle, and!
either Bob tally or Fred Wan
ner at right guard. On the left'
side Paul Burns will open at!
guard in place of the injured'
Our honest opinion ts that
the l4s Notre Dam football
team will lose a few game.
How many t don't venture
to say, but we can stats that
the people who eivme to see u
perform will see American
football at its best even
though the Woe and gold stan
dard hearers may end tip en
the small end of the score tnt
more than one occasion. This
year's team may he defeated,
hut M will not he outfought or
humiliated.
Coast Grid Bosses Bemoan
Victory and Defeat Alike
By HAL, WOOH defense this season. But we can'tting to cause a lot of people a tot
f-Jm.m p;a Spon. Ktmtt match Stanford in manpower; !of trouble. We've lost EHery
San Francisco, Sept, 2 W ;and we aren't as far alnnr in; William.
Tha wailing and the moaning
IBy tha Aaatx-Uted Piaaal
Brooklyn's 'B" twins Ralph
Branca and Rex Barney have
hit their old stride again and the
Dodgers' pitching staff appears
at peak strength for the stretch
run In the tight National league
pennant race.
This is discomforting news for
the St. Louis Cardinals, who saw
their lead chopped to a game
and a half last night and who
have a three-game series with
the pursuing Dodgers coming up
tomorrow.
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Athletic Releases
Best publicity In the amateur sports field to cross our desk is
the material received from Michigan State college. It is well
edited, varied and issued with regularity. No doubt the publicity
department is given considerable consideration when the budget
is adopted. The Coast conference is doing lot better in th pub
licity and information lines and Bill Stratton's releases out of the
conference bureau in Los Angeles are timely.
Is It Idaho's Year?
Can Idaho be as good or Willamette as had as the
defeat of the Bearcats by the Vandals Indicates? Another
week or tw should provide th snswer, Idaho runs smack
up against the I'niversity of Oregon's front running Webfoota
next Saturday at Eugene. Coach Chester Stackhouse will taka
his 'Cats to Ellenburg for a collision with an outfit thst should
he nearer their classification. Th Vandals seared three of
their touchdowns on Intercepted passes and rushed Willa
mette's teaser anmerelfullj. On the ether hand th Bearcats
were not able to lay a hand en the Vandal forward passer,
whose protection was well nigh air tight.
Branca and Barney, the erra
tic roommates who fell short of
the 20-game victory marks pre
dicted for them in the spring,
may play a big role in the im
portant St. Louis stand.
Both fashioned notable eon
quests th last couple of days
over the Chicago Cubs. Mana
ger Burt Sbotton, who has
used them spasmodically, indi
cates they can expect regular
work here on out.
Barney turned in one of the
best pitched games of the sea
son yesterday in shutting out the
Cubs on one hit, 4-0. He faced
only 28 men, none reached sec
ond and the only blow off him
was Phil Cavarretta'a single op
ening the eighth.
It was his eighth victory
against eight defeats but a vi
tal on for th Dodgers,
A few hours later the Cardi
nals ran afoul a couple of Phila
delphia rookies and lost to the
Phillies, 4 3, to have their ad
vantage whittled to 1H games.
This adds new pressure to the
Dodger-Cardinal series opening
with day-night doubteheader
in St Louis tomorrow.
Shotton announced he would
n't us big Don Newcomb in
two of the games as originally
planned. Newcombe will pitch
the first one, he said, followed
by Preacher Roe and Branca or
Barney as starters in the other
two.
While the National league
was growing tighter, the Ame
rican began to loosen up a bit.
The New York Yankees in
creased their lead to three full
games of the idle Boston Red
Sox by trimming Cleveland,
6-0.
It was the fourth straight tri
umph over first division foes for
the Yankees and their ninth vic
tory in the last ten games.
Lefty Ed Lopat pitched a five-
hitter in shutting out the Indians,
recording his 1 5th victory of the
season. Bob Feller was Cleve
land's losing Hurler.
Rookies John (Jocko) Thomp
son and td banicki were the
Phillies who jolted the Cardi
nals. Thompson, a 29-year-old
lefthander, held the Cards score
less for six innings and went all
the way while giving up 11 safe
ties. Sanicki, a 22-year-oid out
fielder, batted in three runs for
the Phils, two of them on a homer.
In the other National league
games, the New York Giants
won a ten-inning affair from
Pittsburgh, 6-4, and the Boston
Braves whipped Cincinnati, 8-2.
Ralph Riner hit his 50th
home run of the season for the
Pirates to become the first
player tn the National league
to hit that mark twice. Kiner,
who Is pressing Hack Wilson's
league record total of 56, pol
ed St In 1947.
Warren Spahn turned in his
19th pitching victory for the
Braves in the game at Cincin
nati which was a replay of the
previous day's 1-1 tie.
The only other game in the
American league saw the Phila
delphia Athletics push over three
runs in the eighth to subdue the
St. Louis Browns. 7-4. Dick Fow
ler won his 14th game of the
season, going ail th way.
Major Standings
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Boaton 8. CtncUmatt 3.
Philadelphia 4. B. LoulA t.
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was terrific; crocodile tears rott
ed down faces and every word
was uttered with tongue in cheek
as the first Monday quarterns? k
ing session of the Northern
California Football Writers as
sociation was held here today.
Every winning coach had a
good word to say for the losing
opposition; but he wasn't so sure
about his own club. The losing
coaches lauded the winners and
felt sorry for themselves.
It went something like this;
Marehie Schwartz, Stanford
(winner over San Jose State,
49-9) "San Jose really wasn't
that bad. We were weak on
blot king, San Jose really has
a better club than shown.
However, ear Harry Hugaaian
is a fine halfback."
Lynn Waldorf, California
(winner over Santa Clara, 21-
7) "When Santa Clara march
ed for that touchdown in the
first quarter, our team was
weaker on defense than at any
time since I came here. We have
no ground power and we lack
blockers. But our outfit develop
ed from a souad to a ball club
in that game."
Joe VerdttecL St. Mary's
(beaten by Oregon, 24-?
"Our team didn't play well at
all. Oregon has a well-jelled
hall club, In mid-season form.
How come we don't hear any
yelling this year about that
P. E. 19S class? I can't predict
victory ever California."
Joe Kuharich, University nt
San FranriKWi (tost to COP. -
than last year. We spent our
selves in the first 20 minute of
play."
Hank Johnston, Harvard pub
licity man (team didn't play, but
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be stronger on both offense and JiQVtOtt 1 SltlltS
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practice as they are."
trie rest ot lh year. He has a
Len Casanova, Santa Clara fractured vertebra."
coach "California has c better Ranny Hilt, San Jose Stat
offensive club thia year thartj "We were just fiat for the
last both in running and in the! game with Stanford if yoo
air. Littie Charley Server is 2-i ran be flat in vsar first rame."
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Double Trouble
California's Paul Baldwin (ground and!
Dick Groger stop Santa Cfara halfback
Paul Conn In th second s Barter ef the Cniversity ef California-Santa
CEan gam at Berkeley, Calif. Conn gained 13 yards
on a right end sweep. Coming up In the rear Is Hon Whit
(g4, Santa Clara, California won, Xt-1. (Acme Tetephotat
Pacific Coast Teams Get
Set for Second Rounders
Court fs Moved
Seattle. Sept. 20 Coach
Howie Odell put his University
of Washington Huskies through
their roughest scrimmage of the
season yesterday in preparation
for the battle with Minnesota in
Minneapolis next Saturday,
Eugene, Ore., Sept !8 ft.
Coach Jim Aiken of Uni
versity of Oregon planned to
day to put his charges through
a heavy defensive workout.
The Ducks open their confer
ence season Saturday against
the Idaho Vandals who crush
ed Willamette 19-w last week.
Pullman, Wash., Sept. 20
Coach Phil Sarboe reported
today that hia veteran Wash
ington Stat fullback, John Mon-
lux, broke a leg In Saturday's
game against Utah Stale and
will be out for the season. Mean
while, the Cougars prepared to
meet the Montana State Griirfies
this Saturday. WSC was upset
13-12 last year by th Grizzlies
Reno, Nev., Sept 20 J
Coach Joe SheeketskI reported
today that Nevada's 41-21 vtc-
Work of dismantling th elif
court on the city property at
Florence and Second street was
don by volunteer labor. A
Stay ton Th tennis court at Joint P"J the Chamber of
., , .. , . Commerce ami the town of Stav-
the Stayton city park ts now rea-Jt(m fhe roBcrett wwk w
dy for play after it was moved traded by Ralph Harold fur
tory over Cincinnati last Sf nr-! 'rom " former sit near the $1000. The framework was sat.
dBy may cost the wolfpaek the business district. WiHamette vB?'d moved to the park,
services of fullback Wallav Graf iuniversitv has loaned one of its Ctsire Humphreys has volun.
and center Bob Corley for thisfnets for use until a new one can
Sunday's gsme with Portland, be bought. The Lions club is
Graf suffered a severe Charley considering the purchase ot the
horse and Corley a badly slashed net. Rules for use of the court
tip. have been posted,
Pnlo Alto, Calif., Sept. 20 ;:
The Stanford varsity eame
through its victorious season
opener Bgainst San Jose without
serious injury and will he st
full strencth for its clash with
Harvard this Saturday, Coarh
Marehie Schwarts reported to
day. Berkeleyf7lif., Sept. 2S
(UP) Frank Hrunk, hard-hif-tinr
I'niversity of California
halfbark, was sidelined today
with a leg injury and will he
out of the St Mary's game
Saturday. Coach I.ynn Wal
dorf said Brunk suffered the
injury in the Santa Clara
game. A!sb iniured were half
back Bill Mnnfatne and end
George Smws, ht ther were
expected to he ready for ac
tion this Saturday,
leered to paint the framework
and will soon have it completed.
The former concrete court is
now being used as an off-street
parking lot.
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