By Chuck Mitchelmore
Emerald Co-Sport* Editor ■■■
From a spectator's point of view, national ski meets aren't
very glamorous. At least national cross-country ski meets
don’t hold much interest for the type of sports fan who like?
to watch 73-yard touchdown passes, fast-breaking basketball
speed and lightning double plays.
The spectator who drives 70 miles up into cold snow
country to watch skiers start out slowly, disappear from
sight in a minute, reappear an hour and a half later and fin
ish with about the same lack of sparkle must either be a
close relative of one of the racers, or someone who likes to
drive 70 miles to see snow. »
However, the crowd that drove to Willamette Pass ski
area last weekend for the national cross-country champion
ship probably knew of the obstacles in the way of the dozen
or more skiers who set out on 11- and 20-mile battles against
time, the elements and their own endurance.
Participation Sport •
Participation is the real thrill in skiing, as we found out
last weekend. It may be very well to watch starts and finishes
of cross-country races, and slalom and jump contests must be
a great deal more interesting to see. but actual skiing is the
most fun.
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Skiing includes all the thrills and excitement that the
spectator can get only indirectly in watching other athletic
events. No matter how lmited one’s ability is on the slope,
the feeling of power as he blazes down the hill, if only to fall
flat at the bottom, is enough to draw him back again and
again for more. It's easy to see how people develop ski-itis.
Balance? It’s not so difficult after all. Our equilibrium isn’t
the best in the world, but it wasn’t until we made several
successful runs that disaster (more in the form of embarrass
ment than injury) struck. We would venture to say that with
a little attention to the business at hand, most any fairly well
conditioned student could stand up on skis, even most of the
way down a slope.
Not So Expensive
Expense? This is more of a problem than the first. However,
it’s not the millionaire’s sport that false impressions may have
made it. Ski is, boots and poles may be rented in town or at most
ski areas for about $2.50. Gloves and warm clothes are a ne
cessity. but they probably can be found in the back of a closet.
Transportation is another factor, but the day’s recreation can
be held to about $7, possibly less.
Soreness? Tight muscles and touchy spots come after a
first experience with anything that requires a bit more exer
cise than usual. After a few weeks we would imagine that
this evil is practcally eliminated.
Broken bones? We must admit that this one has us stymied
a bit. It held us off the slopes for a while after the ski patrol
brought in a moaning victim just as we were arriving. How
ever, we're sure that with common sense and no needless
chances, a skier is fairly safe. After all, people keep coming
back to the slopes, so somebody must make it back in one piece.
After our first taste, we’re about ready to nominate it for
the world’s greatest participant sport. We say about ready
because we haven’t tried tobogganing or ice skating yet.
French Keglers Hold Lead
French hall continued to dom
inate the freshman Intramural
bowling league Monday by nar
rowly defeating Hunter hall 2141
2066. Nestor hall also triumphed
to remain in second place with
a 2229-1965 win over Sederstrom
hall.
French has now won all but
two of its 20 games losing one
to Hunter in Monday’s final
game. Don Jacklin rolled the
highest game with 212 and to
taled a series of 578, which
helped keep French undefeated
in match play. Kerry Livingston
led the losers with a 461 series.
Nestor, winning all four points,
convincingly downed Sederstrom
with a 64 point margin. Christen
son led their attack compiling
a high game of 226 plus a 594
series. J. D. Griffith topped the
Sederstrom rollers with a 528
series.
Sherry Ross gained a forfeit
win over French B when the lat
ter failed to appear for its match.
Grapplers Felled
By Leg Injuries
Oregon's varsity and fresh
man wrestling squads were
struck a blow Sunday when
Roy Schlesser and Jay Hear
ing received leg Injuries that
will probably keep them out
of action for the remainder of
the mat season.
Schlesser, varsity 133-pound
er. has a case of water on the
knee which crippled him about
24 hours after the Oregon-OSC
match In Corvallis Saturday
afternoon, lie was confined to
the infirmary and it was not
immediately known If he will
return to competition this year.
Schlesser won the Pacific
Coast championship and the
Far West A AC titles in his
weight |pst year but has been
lieaten three times this year.
I tearing suffered a fractured
ankle hone while skiing at Wil
lamette Pass Sunday ufternoon
and will prohubly he out of ac
tion for the remainder of the
season. A I'rosh 167-pounder,
Hearing won two stute titles
while in high school at Klam
ath Falls.
Dons Lead Poll;
Wildcats Second
NEW YORK (APi The de
fense-minded San Francisco
Dons, who turned down a Na
tional Invitation Basketball tour
nament bid because they're con
fident of going into the NCAA
tournament. Monday established
themselves more firmly as the
nation's No. 1 college basketball
team.
The Dons, who ousted Ken
tucky from the lead last week,
topped the tenth weekly Asso
ciated Pres* ranking poll of
sports writers and broadcast
ers by a margin of nearly 300
points, although they received
fewer first-place votes than they
jid a week ago.
Dons Lead Pack
San Francisco, winning two
games last week to bring its
season record to 18 victories in
19 games, drew the votes of 61
of the 126 voters and a total of
1164 points. Last week the Don*
had 68 firsts and only 1107
points.
Kentucky, back on the winning
path after losing its seven-weeks
lead-in the poll, again registered
867 points, but with only 12 first
place ballots as compared to last
week’s 19. LaSalle, holding third
place, increased its point total
to 706 while Duquesne, still
fourth, dropped to 571.
i>ian t ans
While those first four teams
got through the week without
defeats, the rest of the rankings
were thoroughly shaken up as a
result of Utah’s split of a two
game series with Brigham Young
and Minnesota's double-overtime
victory over Illinois in their tus
sle for the Big Ten lead.
Utah, although it beat BYU
Saturday to wipe out the Friday
defeat, skidded from fifth place
to tenth in the rankings. Minne
sota, a 78-71 winner, moved up
from 12th place to eighth and
Illinois fell from tenth to 14th.
The top 10 teams with season's
records through Saturday’s
games in parentheses:
1. San Francisco .(18-1) 1,164
2. Kentucky .(16-2) 847
3. LaSalle .(18-4) 706
4. Duquesne .(15-3) 571
5. Oeorge Washington (18-3) 462
6. Marquette .(18-1) 414
7. North Carolina State (21-4) 360
8. Minnesota .(12-5) 343
9. UCLA .(17-3) 339
10. Utah .(18-3) 330
The Second Ten :
11. Maryland . (15-4) 176
12. Cincinnati . (19-3) 169
13. Dayton .(18-3) 153
14. Illinois .(12-4) 98
15. Iowa . (12-4) 92
16. Oregon State .(14-6) 67
17. Alabama .(14-4) 62
18. Tennessee .(13-3) 60
19. Tulsa .(16-5) 58
JO. Vanderbilt .(13-4) 57
SAE's, Frosh
Take IM Tilts
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the
Straub Fronh survived the open
ing round playoffs in A basket
ball competition Monday after
noon. The SAE's ran past Se
derstrom hull, 40-21. and the
Frosh put on a terrific last quar
ter rally to edge Hale Kane,
38-36.
Sederstrom FaUs
SAE had little trouble defeat
ing Sederstrom. 46-21. in the
opening A league playoff game.
Sederstrom trailed only 9-6
midway through the first quar
ter when they hit a scoring
drouth, and SAE ran up a 13-6
first quarter lead. They boosted
their margin to 21-6 before Se
derstrom could score again. Hex
Davis pumped in nine points in
the first half to pace SAE to j
their first half margin, 23-8. Se- :
derstrom trailed, 31-12 at the
end of the third quarter.
Joyle Dahl led the SAE scoring
attack with 16 points, mostly on
long set shots in the first half
and fast break lay-ins in the last
quarter. Davis wound up with 11
and Bill Hardin eight for the
winners. Don Steen scored eight
for Sederstrom.
SAE (46) (21) Sederstrom
Davis, 11 .F... 3, Steinmetz
Savage, 5 . F 4, Cummer
Tennyson. 6 . C. 8. Steen
Hardin, 8 . G ... 1, Reeves
Dahl. 16 G Cosentenni
Subs: Sederstrom — Rennets,
Wilkins 3, and Summerville 2.
Straub Frosh Rally
Walt McCoy pumped in six of
his eight points in the final pe
riod to pace the Straub Frosh
attack as they came fronv seven
points behind to trip Hale Kane,
38-36.
A ftor the FYosh led, 11-8, nt
the end of the flint quarter, Hale
Kane blazed home 18 point* for
a 26*19 lead at the half. Both
teania scored eight points in the
third quarter, and Straub trailed,
34-27, as the final period began.
McCoy (darted the rally by
.sinking two free throws and «' 8"
Dave Shelby added, a field goal.
McCoy then sank another pair
of gift tosses to pull the Krosh
within one point. Jerry Campbell
scored two points for llale Kune,
their lust of the game, as Shelby
fouled out.
MeCoy drove in for a lny-ln
and J. C. Wheeler hit two free
throws to give the Frosh their
first lead since early In the game.
Tom Hale iced the gnme when he
dropped in u free throw with 10
seconds remaining.
Shelby led Straub in scoring,
gathering 10 points before foul
ing out. Wheeler and McCoy each
had eight. Sam Duncan took
game scoring honors with 11
points for Hale Kane.
Frosh (38) (36) Hale Kane
Hale, 4 F . 8. Meier
Wheeler. 8 F 4, McKy
Shelby, 10 C 14, Duncan
Blanc, 2 O 4. Takano
McCoy, 8 G 8. Campbell
Subs: Straub Withers. Blev
ins 2, Speer 2, Jarvis 2. Hale
Kane Walanabe.
IM Schedule
Tuesday
Basketball
4 :00 Kappa Sigma A vs. Phi Del
ta Theta A. court 40.
Sigma Chi B vs. Nestor hall
B, court 43.
4:4S Hale Kane B vs Sigma Phi
Kpsilon B. court 40.
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