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 UCLA's7 all-American candidate, Bur Baldwin, will be ready to play at end against St. Mary's Friday night. Baldwin broke his nose in the Santa Clara game last week. Against St. Mary's he will wear nose mask.
 The undefeated oregon Ducks worked out in the mud at Eugene yesterday and coach Tex Oliver hopes things will be drier at Los Angeles Saturday when his tealnI plays USC. Oliver wants a fas, field fer his trio of speedy backs Jake Leight, Jimmy NewQuist and Bcb Reynolds Jake, Oregon's man. stay last season, has been out with injuries this year. But he is reaay to go again.
 The rejuvenated Trojans are working cut hard taking no chanc- 1 es ol a slip-up against the Web- /, fcots. Incidentally, USC coach Jeff Cravath said he knew his Hawaiian halfback, Johnny Naumu, would l turn in fine performance against Stanford last week Naumu did, lugging the ball 67 yards in 13 tries, | scoring one touchdown and booting | four straight conversions.
 Cravath recalls that just before the game, a group Of Hawaiians visited the dressing room and drap- cd Naumu with leiss The lads eyes filled with tears at the display of confidence. Stanfords football team worked out against Oregon State plays per formed by the Junior Varsity in preparation for Saturdays game at Corvallis, Oregon Coach Marchie Schwartz announces that guard Dick Madigan was named team captain for the Indians fourth conference tilt.
 At Corvallis, coach Lon Stiner shifted his OSC hackfield is an attempt to find a replacement for left hanback, Lee Gustafson. The backfield ace is out with a should CT injury. Stiner moved fullback Bob Stevens to Gustafson's spot, alternating him with freshman Dick Twenge.
 The V Washington State College team has been warned to expect plenty of trouble from the Uni versity of California Saturday at Berkeley. Coach Phil Sorboe said the Bears will bounce back strong from their 20 to defeat last week by Washington.
 Center Harry Pieper was named captain of the California team for the game with WSC.
 The University of Idaho Vandals are convinced they may enter the victory column Saturday i'll their game with the University of Mon tana. Coach Babe Brown is pleased with the improvement shown by the Vandals in their defeat last week by heavily favored Oregon.
 As for ice hockey, the fiery cen- ter of the San Diego SkyhaWks of the Pacific Coast Hockey League, Al Papike, has been released. Team prexy Al Leader said Papike has been having contract differences with the Skyhawks and now be- comes a free agent
 As for coast league games, the defending champion Vancouver Canucks defeated the New Vest minister Royals g to T. Seattle's Ironmen skated rings around the Tacoma Rockets for to nothing victory The league leading Holly wood Wolves defeated Oakland to l and Fresno whipped Los Angeles, to 3.
 In the Western International Hockey loop, Los Angeles beat Trail, B. C., ' to 4
 The elk hunting season opened in Oregon. yesterday. Officials at Ba- ker said the influx of hunters this year is considerably higher than last season. The entire supply of tags at Baker, numbering more than 500, was sold out the first day. EA AUEEVE RRHREU