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Eugene, Oct. 22, 1950 Page 11 ints Come Back to Unset ebf oots for First Triumph HIGHCLIMBER 01CK STRITE is Fall Before Passing III mM WSMM Football and Color 13 As Supporters Walch University of Washington's Stadium, remodel-Ing complelrd this season, with a lush 58 -seat press box, ts as olid as Gibraltar When vlsltlut the Stadium (or the Northern Division track championships last spring, we were told there was some question regarding the safety of the two-deck addition that provides for 15,000 additional seats (and now 21,000 under cover)," bringing to J5.359 the seating capacity for football Bv Dick Strite Register-Guard Sports Editor GLORIA ELLICKSON, ACE COLLEGE OF PUGET SOUND MAJORETTE, stole the Oregon-St. Mary's foot-ball show at of Pacific Coast Conference football to Harvey Cassill, Washington athletic director, reports that the new stands are as solid as the dollar which mnv not tnr cniM nn. most rung of the gridiron ladder in two short i of the contractors who refused to make a bid on the steel and con- loped to an 18-13 victory over the wohhlv Wr.fooitriP p1 f- oMiahtv Oregon's" lot on Hayward Field Sat- as 9752 cash customers watched the from St. Mary's College win their first game 1 ia-13 over the Webfoots.

The foggy, damp gasou, y.e contest for Oreeon fnllntuprc Saints first win of the season. Gloria, right, received a thunderous ovation from the fans at halftime more so than did Carl Ervin (49), Oregon fullback, as he gained 11 yards before being pulled down by Linebacker Michelscn. The first-period play Is shown at the left, startine Oreeon's Uicaij rir rains, the footing was reasonably cood. ffer: L5rain durine the hostUities. re wtu th.

first 13 minutes with Fullback Carl Ervin first touchdown drive. (Staff photo, Wiltshire engraving.) I mnl drive from the one-foot line. The Saints came ii 8 tying touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in the Bit0.rin a two-yard smash by Halfback Dave Marcelli. "1 naniels of Oregon and Frank Cassara missed their 1 7 puuk-mie wa urnuvva to nnvo Deen rcsponsioie lor tne non- safety rumor. The talk spread so rapidly and caused so much com-ment that the university thought It best to have a New York con- struction eNpert make a survey of the stnnds and ho approved thet project.

Cassill said he thought the SSO.OOO paid for the survey was worth while in proving to the public that tho stands are safe George Viirnell, veteran footonll writer for the Seattle Times, says lie gets a sinking feeling In his stomach whenever he looks down field, IS stories up "I never did like to fly," George remarked. Unlike most press boxes, the Washington boN Is directly above the field rather than being in back of the Inst tier of grandstand seats Washington's only trouble now is to fill the demands for covered seats Oregon fans will have a look-see at the new stadium November 11, when the Webfoots play the Huskies. it Probably the largest football crowd in history piled Into' the Cotton Bowl for in arttmoon-nUht doubleheader In last weekend, when the Oklahoma-Texas and SMU-Oklahoms A A games attracted 131,000 paid customers Leo "Bornum" Harris, Oregon's promoting athletic director, stubbed hli toe for the first time He missed a good bet Saturday by not inviting Governor Douglas McKay of Oregon and Governor Earl Warren to the Orcgon-St. Mary's "Governor's Trophy" football game He will bring Gussle Moran to Mc Arthur Court this winter for a tennli exhibition, through and the highly-publicized beauty, who also plays tennis, will likely be wearing lemon-yellow and em--, erald-green panties if Oregon basketball has the same Northern Division scried- ule formula as durlnr the 1944.45 season, when the Webfoots' pened In Seattle asalnst Washington and eventually gained the Western Regional NCAA playoff In Kansas City under John War- rSLfhnts broke the deadlock In the first three minutes of riL Erv'n cutting back across ms left end from just m'. Saint "20-yard line for the touchdown, and Daniels' i it 13-6.

Quarterback Dick Jarvis engineered the T.itouehdown 21 seconds before the half ended first on a then a 28-yard payoff pitch to End Danny 'Tta the end zone. Cassara missed his placement and i jajL 1 Oregon held a 13-12 halftlm. Jling Irish vantage. On the first play of the final frame, Jarvis passed 20 yards to Marcelli, who ran the remaining 26 yards for the 46-yard touchdown aerial and victory. Tom Byron's missed placement made only the difference in the total score.

The last time these two teams played on Hayward field, the Gaels nearly bounced the Web Another tome Oct. 2i ren Grid Scores Norm VanBrocklln has completed 60 passes in 120 attempts tor. Pihty Notre name uiuysnru 855 yards, 7 interceptions, 8 touchdowns, and an average of 7.96 yards per play He tops his Los Angeles Rams teammate, Bob Water-v game ui Mtana. 20-7 and fear' jarred college foot- Navy 17. Southern CallfornU Iieia Remember Merwln Hodel, the hard-running Colorado back of last season? He has averaged 3.4 yards per play, but Is giving way to a triple-threat sophomore sensation Zack Jordon, who, In helping beat Nebraska last week, completed 9 of 16 passes for 213 yards." foots out of the PCC co-champion-shlp and the Cotton Bowl.

This Saturday afternoon the Gaels bounced Oregon, down to rock bot- Sit ten. UCLA handed ed Stanford its first carried the ball 60 yards on 9 plays, and had a punting average of 81.7 yards Joe Gordon, new player-manngcr of the Sacramento Solcns. wlu Maint IS, Ctmnecllcut 1 Uhlfh 10, Dartmouth 14 lrlnceton 34. Brown 0 Colgate 13. Bjtknrll tl Kentucky 34.

VUlanova Rutffri U. New Yord U. rordhara 17. vat Virginia S3 rtocheitar Vermont It Carneiit Th 14. Allftheny Syrarutt 34.

Holy CroM 37 Lafavttt 9, DUwmr tUTR A'ajhtniion Lee DivMm It Tenneuee 14. Alabama 0 the year, zi-i, lad, ranked eighth na-hpfore North Caro- return to Eugene this weekend for a short stay and the family will move to Sacramento early next week The Gordons have already' rented a home there. it Howard Fox, the ex-Thurston athlete who did an out- I Pet l.ooo 1.000 1.000 .750 .900 .000 .000 .000 .000 PF' 56 81 111 28 10 27 7 Washington 3 California Idsho 1 UOLA Stanford 1 Wuh. S. So.

ci. Oregon S. Oregon 0 ble, 16-13, while Illinois Cffuhington, No. 10, from Ci of the unbeaten and un- Vlrilnla 18, V.M.l. It standing mound Job for the Cincinnati Reds late In the season.

Wake Forest 13. Oeor Wathluton a Intersecuonai game ai North Carolina Stata II. Maryland Duktt 41. Richmond A wen his first game In a baseball lour At Syracuse, Fox was the winning pitcher for the National League All-Stars against tha Ameri- cans, winning 9-1. He worked six innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 run, no walks and 6 strikeouts Sid Gordon helped with two homers, and pof Fionas aaaea iu torn.

In 1948, with three minutes to play and St. Mary's leading Bpsr-turvy campaign oy Vanderbilt. 31-27, to the losing hurlers were Early Wynn and Lou Brissie ls-i, worm vanurocklin passed to ECMnmodore's perfect rec- Don Klrsch, Oregon baseball conch who saw the World Series and I' uick wuklns to pace the 76-yard touchdown trek to win 14-13, drove home one of Dick Whitman's cars, visited with Dick Miller at Canton enrnute home Dick's football team Is undefeated this season The Millers have Just recently purchased a home there rrise, scauereo gridiron NO VANBROCKLIN It looked for a while as though (o followed pretty close lo fpl with Army and Okla-Glmdiiig football's current Miller was one of Jim Aiken assistants with Oregon's Cotton Bowl team. the Oregons would turn the trick but the webfoots had no Van unbeaten streaks at the A mild opponents. Brocklin.

Earl Stelle passed to Tommy Edwards for 22 yards into lop-ranked nationally, the end zone, but the touchdown FLORSHEIM kit Harvard at Cambridge, pi; it easy In the final was called back because of a holding penalty that sent Oregon reel rurman II. Tha ClUd.l Qcorgl Tef 0. Auburn 1 TuHn. Mlululppl Florida 31, Vandarbllt IT Qaorlla 13. L.S.U.

11 HDwmT Indiana 30. Notrt Daou) Iowa 33. Purdua 31 Obarlln 93, Hamlllon Illlnoli 30. Waihlnglon IS Michigan St. Wltconitn 13 Michigan Stata 34.

Marquattt Ohio Blala W. MliuitMU 0 Templa 38, Waraa 0 Nrbraika Pann Stata Wichita IT, Drake 14 Mluouil 30. Iowa Stata 30 Kanaaa 40. Oklahoma AltM Datrolt II. Tulu 13 Ko.

Dakou 31. So. Dakota St St orthwtitern It, Pltuburgh 31 90UTRWB8T Baylor 14. Taxaa Taeh II Oklahoma 33. Kama.

Stata Taxaa 10. Arkanaa. 14 Taxaa A4M 43, T.C.U. 33 TuUa 13. Dttxolt II U.

43. HIM ai FA WEST Colorado Col. 13. Colorado St Denver 43. Brtaham Youruj Wromlnc S3.

Utah 13 UCLA 31. Sun lord California ST. Orrton Stata Reed 13. GeorKe fox LewU and ark 30. WllUmatt Fait Wafhlngton Pulat Sound 8U Mary'a Oreeon 13 Colorado 38, Arlrona 35 Le ll St Clark 10.

Wlllamett Denver 41, Brlgham Young I Waan. rroih 81, Idaho rroah i Cadets now have gone ing back to the St. Mary's 42. On hs without a defeat. Ibona's Sooners won their the next play Linebacker Ed Mickelsen intercepted on the 16 I row, crushing Kansas and ran it back to the 32.

10. Robertson, who lives -4 '-tj Oregon had another chance when Dick Daugherty, who played a great defensive game, recovered miles from the Notre Itapus, led fired-upjndi- Halfback Tom Dugger's fumble on its tnumph over the the Saints' 34. But after a first I Irish at Eloomington. He down on the 17, Dugger inter nm touchdowns and gave cepted Stelle's pass in the end hiding all-around exhi- zone for a touchback. That was with slightly more than seven minutes of playing time pan and Yale saw their snared for the first time.

A 50-yard put out of bounds on pn caught Michigan on pad from the Army game to the Wolverines 26- Duck-Gael Stair ue Ivy League favor- the Oregon 10-yard line had the Oregons staggering. Although Oregon gained possession twice in the last four minutes, the Webfoots were unable to move beyond their own 81-yard line. pi Yale as stubborn as its ascot before prevailing, 1ST. MAST'S Not Ae. Marcelli Reed Wins Game NEWBERO, Oct.

21. W) Reed College, the consistent football pride of Portland, feU victim to upset. Reed won. An unsuspected Quaker team, George Fox College, managed to lose to Reed, 13-7. Dependable Reed bad ran up 17 straight losses.

zu a.3iMcueenan The victory was a "happy birth py, California, Texas and 11 TO 31 T2 4(1 0 13 10 4.3 TO ..20 3 4 I OREGON Sloan r.rvln Lyrr.cn Dun Man) Carry Ed ward I Dugger, which put the ball on the one-yard line. McGeehan took Lung's short kickoff on the St Mary's 33 and was away until End Emery Barnes grabbed his shirt, slipped off, but managed to grab McGeehan's heel and spill him on the Oregon 25. Dugger and MarcelU made 15 on two plays to the 10. Marcelli added eight, and then crashed over his right tackle from the two for the touchdown. ERVIN RUNS Oregon started the second quar 30 .11 13 10 manners of the top through their assign-M? Texas had trouble.

ruining m. Yard! Toil, rulhlnf day" for Coach Joe Ruetz, who celebrated his 34th birthday with St. Mary's first victory of the season, breaking a six-game winless string. Only claim to fame previously this season was a 7-7 tie Net yardage ruahlnf Paiae attamnted Totala 43 155 ST. MART'S TC TO TL Net Aia.

Pauea comfleted 13 38 3 5 Panel had Intercepted ti Yardage, runback Int. tvumucKy won Its "Wi overwhelming Texas, priming for oil with Southern Meth-f week, had to come to win over Arkansas against Georgia. gave Oregon a first down on UieljotfrfMn i St. Mary's 32. Edwards made ji aa'Yardi ta nefl.

Datilnl i a at a'v Total net yardage it Total net yardag UNHAPPY Pint downa. ruining and Carey a first down on the 22. Jarvis, McGeehan, Marcelli and ririt aowni, paanng 110 13 147 Ervin was held and it was then I State PrmilmiaJ tl- Totala PASS1NO OKKUON Dunham Stelle p. jta KtTen honors bv smash. that Stelle's scoring pass to Edwards was called back back to the 42.

From there, Mlchclsen in Total xirai oowna Cotnp. Int. Tda.1 Number of punta 10 1 Punting average I St, Punta blocked by Alt. 3 15 i- at yi 48-0. PES Cassara were the ding-dong boys who rang the bells of St.

Mary's. The highly-touted John Henry Johnson did virtually nothing except pave the way to Oregon's second touchdown by touching an Number of klekaffa ter with three downs and two yards short, and Stelle punted. The ball bounced over Johnson's head, but he touched it on a fielding attempt, and both Daugherty and Gibson shared the recovery on the 24. Sloan made about four Ave. lengu Of Ktckoira Number of punt retuma 3 Camp.

Int. Tda. 3 0 101 0 0 0 AIL 3 3 ST. MART'S Jarvis Byron midwest games, wined PiirHno oo tercepted. Dugger's fumble and Daugher-ty's recovery followed.

Stelle's pass was good for a first down Average tanawi punt munu i No. of klekoff retuma oil reiu Oregon punt that was recovered pS'ate downed Marquette', RSCEIV1NO Camp. Tda. Ave. length kickoff retunial.T 4 31 Penaltlea aaalnat Brethauer and then Ervin took a pitchout on the 17 and then the roof fell Williams" on the Gael's 24-yard line.

Ruetz believed that his eight-man de hiS 1 Yard! loat, penaltlea 1. 1 0 Pumblei 3 i Ervin from Stelle and the Oregon full In with Dugger's Interception 17 Number of fumblee loft 0 1 staeed a r.66 "iying minutes to fensive line made the difference. Oregon, for some reason, virtually ignored St. Mary's vulnerable aer back went wide to his left, cut back off the end and bowled over eight Saints in booming his way the end zone. FORCE KICK After Marcelli's punt out on the Oregon 10, Stelle passed four times to Brethauer for 10, to ial zone just over the line of into the end zone.

'crest remain(v! 1 1 rr, "w-en $19.95 The Right Service The Right Part The Right Placet SERVICE HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL CHRYSLER ENGINEERED CARS TRUCKS Free Estimates Cheerfully Given for Accident Bepajr Body and Fender Work Fainting scrimage. Coach Jim Aiken stopped only briefly after the game before The remainder of the second quarter was dull, until Oregon failed to make yardage in mid IDWe games saw Tu- congratulating Ruetz and saying Mississippi, 27-20; that his Webfoots missed on scor field and St. Mary's took over on the 50. Marcelli made? nine and Dugger went went to the 37, but a holding penalty dropped the ing opportunities. He was naturally unhappy as he trudged home Listen to Sara Hayea "Teaebdewa TIP KORE Every Friday 444 la gltl t.

M. ESLTyS8 in he East K. A RIDE1I0UR Ervin for 4, an incompletion, and a 5-yard loss to Ervin. A delaying penalty forced a punt St1 Mary's taking over on the 39. With less than two minutes to go fourth down and one to go on their own 48, the Saints elected to kick.

Marcelli's 21-yarderi went out on the Oregon 31 and the Webfoots still had a chance. i Stelle had virtually a clear running path to his right, with only one man between him and the goal line but passed Incomplete) Dun- ham lost 5. Stelle's pass to Williams on the St Mary's 25 was knocked Saints back to their 47. Jarvis then rifled his 25-yard pass to Marcelli for a first down on the 28 with 28 seconds to go. He then pitched to McGeehan, who took the ball I Three words that oWf nnrlfre Plvmnnth FItm.

Jsh-Eatad Tracks of Dartmouth, 16-ghof Bethlehem, iSe IStb a OAK EUGKNE DIAL 4-14M arm-in-arm with Mrs. Aiken. It looks like rough sleddin' the rest of the route for the Webfoots, starting with USC in Los Angeles next week and closing out the season against OSC. Actually, Oregon had several breaks and the first one was when Captain Dave Gibson, won the toss and elected to receive. Ervin returned the kick 24 yards to the 46 and Oregon's sophomore away from Emile Holman and Jack Countryman, just a few yards LV.M OBUe title hnna.

title hopes ore the Last Word short of the last end-zone line. JSt 3'-Se The second half opened with Oregon leading 13-12, and although the Saints managed two WINTERW EIGHT SHOES down, but an imenerence penally first downs there were no threats I against Jarvis made a Stelle-Hal gangs Win backfield quartet started rolling until the first 15 of 86 yards in penalties killed the drive. When on three exchanges. Taking over on its 20, Oregon was forced to Lit St Mary's gained possession, a Statisticians claim the common cold costs more hours Cuffel completion to the Oregon 39 two yards short of a first down. St.

Mary's managed to eat the one minute and 27 seconds vylth three running plays and a penalty and the gam? was over, St. Mary's seventh In the past ten "Governor's Trophy" tilts. undefeated It MusUnr, punt. Stelle's kick bounced to the St. Mary's 37, where Sam Bom-baini touched the ball and Don McCauley recovered for Oregon at that point.

A third down pass by Stelle was Intercepted by Center Pat Doherty the ball seeming to hit its mark, on the St. Mary's 28. did ntnr FIRST nnWNS than any other single cause. The common-sense answer is prevention, and the best prevention wo know is Florsheim Stormy Leather. They're stout-hearted leleiulers oi your comfort and your health! Chrysler Delayed Shipment Just Arrived! Imperial Sedan New Yorker Sedan Traveler Sedan Eight Passenger Sedan Windsor Sedans A Coupes in Various Colors i Immediate Delivery! w.

UWIS. SMU', ne. 15-yard roughing penalty against Oregon helped the Saints move to their 30. But Ray Lung dropped Marcsili for a nine-yard loss to forci: a punt. DUNHAM PILOTS Oregon couldn't gain necessary yardage and Stelle's kick looked as though it had gone out inches Lineups uMABT'S OS) in front of the goal line, but the Tne uaeis nppea on iw ui a Mcoeetiri downs to the Oregon 46 as Ihe 'iJ period ended setting up the win-1 Doherty ning touchdown.

ISSSSSr Jarvis' towering fourth-quarter panovicb. 9 42-yard boot was good for only 22 net as the Saints took over Fat. (13) OREGON U5 3. William! LT Moihotsky LG Daniels Olbson BO McCauley BT Anderson Brethauer Dunham lU Lyman pa Sloan Irrtn I 0 8 18 7 0 0-13 Gor- on the 20. One play lost two and a 15-vard penalty rocked the pass went to tne Oregon ZB wnere far an.

Duffer in sGijBCUco Olympic Stanford 1 i i u-: f-nm I Kav ivarnQiani muvcu r. 4 St. Mary'a OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS where Marcelli's 53-yard boot was mterception-but the baU went head and into the arms Wiich a mt American uregon over his Scorlnc: Touehdowni! MarcelU 2. Mc grounded on the Oregon 42. "HIU LCU ft George ay a Mead Co.

the pole laches. Geehan, Ervin 2. Conversion: Daniels. Substitutes St Mary's: end Kundert: tackles Waltner, Monlux; guard Loa; center Mlchelson; backs Byron, Bombl-anl. Cassara, Bare.

Oregon: ends Lung. W. Johnson, Barnes, E. Williams; tackles Kntckrehra, CM art, Simmons; guard G. Edwards.

of Marcelli, who scooted the remaining distance unmolested. With 14:47 to go, Oregon came roaring back Lyman for 13, Carey 2, Stelle passing to Breth-nir fnr Ervin 1 and then 2 for 1.7 Quarterback Hal Dunham then piloted the touchdown drive, Stelle taking command on the Saint 21. On the 13 plays, Don Sloan made and 2t4; Ervin 11, 2, 8, minus and on each of the last two plays for the score; Ron Lyman nun HUU; center Patrick; backs stelle, caxi. Eugene and Albany a firat down on the 44. Lyman lOStierwood.

Countryman. T. Edwards. Ho. CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH 857 Pearl Phon 4-5221 rt Ule Oklahnm.

cuiiej. carey, Karnoui. aiissie.ai. Wf ta the firS 7 arnrl "il4 nina 15-vard OUl aieiiej passcu uj Officials: Mickey Davis iponianil ana plus a IB yarn pass interfer- ereel Mel Ingram (Contagai umpire: Bill from Stelle to End Monte Bret- liams for 4, ana wen tn ui" iStetm. sute) head linesman: nailer between John Henry andence penalty again "John Henry Jlm Mitchell (Ooniaga) tieid juig .5.

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