Spotlight on
B. Bowerman
This Is the first in a series
of Interviews to be published
by the Oregon Dally Emerald
la which you will meet sports
personalities on the Oregon
campus. They will discuss is
sues of current Interest.
By CRAIG McEWEN
Emerald Sports Writer
Otis Davis, Dyrol Burleson,
Dave Edstrom, Bill Dellinger, Jim
Grelle, Harry Jerome, and Sig
Ohlemann, the seven representa
tives of Oregon University at
Rome, “proved in the Olympics
that they rate with the best in
the world,” Coach Bill Bower
man quoted to the Emerald.
Bowerman had said before “the
Games” that any of the top six
men in the track events could
win his race on “his day.”
“Davis certainly had his day.
He ran a perfect race, covering
the first 200 meters in 21.4 sec
onds, then coasting until Ger
many's Kaufmann moved by him.
He had that reserve he needed,”
Bowerman stated. Davis’ world
and Olympic record breaking
time for the 400 meters was 44.9.
Kaufmann was close enough to
equal that time.
"Of course, Burleson finished
sixth in the 1500 meters, but re
member that he broke both the
American and Olympic records
with 3:40.9 (roughly equivalent
to a 3:57.5 mile), and that young
man still has tremendous poten
tial.”
In reply to the question, “WiE
Herb Eliott (now 23 yrs. oldr
still be a great contender againsi
Burleson in 1964 ?” Bowerman re
turned a confident, “Yes, if he
keeps training. Who knows how
long a man can hold his prime?
Three years? Six years?”
Coach Bowerman plans to do
some experimentation with Bur
leson and his cross country track
men this fall.
Bowerman had complete confi
dence in his injured decathlon
star.'“Dave Edstrom would have
finished third if he hadn’t pulled
that leg muscle.” Kuznetsov fin
ished third with 7,809, and Ed
strom was counting on another
score of over 8,000, similar to his
big score in Eugene last spring.
Did Bill Dellinger prove that
America has distance men who
can compete with the Europeans ?
“He certainly did,” was the quick
reply. “Bill made one mistake,
and it cost him.” Following a
highly-touted foreigner ruined
Dellinger's big chance though he
finished a respectable twelfth.
“Jim Grelle looked good and
had good times. He finished
eighth in the finals and he had
even better time in the semi’s,”
was Bowerman’s pleased remarks
about the hard working gradu
ate. Grelle ran the 1500 meters
in 3:43.5 in the semi-finals and
in 3:45.0 for the finals.
Bowerman also had praise and
pity for his sophomore star who
ran for Canada, Harry Jerome.
"Harry would have finished in
the top three.” Jerome pulled up
lame in the semi-finals, when he
was leading his heat. Even then,
he was in the top twelve.
"And Sig Ohlemann had a fever
of 102 degrees in his last race.
He looked real strong for the
first 660 yards, with a very good
chance to win, but the fever
slowed down his finish.”
Did the pre-Olympic warmup
meets help or hinder the track
men? “Elliott, nell, and Halberg
didn't have any pre-Olympic com
petition. If I were to be critical,”
Bowerman continued, “I would
say that there should be two pre
olympic meets, one before leav
ing. one two weeks later, and
then just training for the next
two weeks.
"Rome had the greatest track
ever made—but by ’64 it will be
topped.” Local speculation has it
that Coach Bowerman’s broad
jump runway will be a future im
provement on many tracks. The
i runway, covered with asphalt and
[ having boards beneath, has been
> approved for official use. Bow
erman quipped, "Why shouldn’t
it be approved—they didn't re
ject track shoes when they had
overshoes.”
Other questions brought up the
treatment of Ray Norton. "The
press was unfair,” he said blunt
ly. “It wasn’t his day to win, but
he moved fast enough to break
the old Olympic record by .1 of a
second.”
Coach Bowerman concluded
that everyone enjoyed the trip,
without any “gadding around be
fore training,” and that everyone
learned a great deal.
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Staff picks football winners
Here we go again! Another year, another season, and The!
Emerald’s pigskin prophets will again be trying their abil
ity, (or luck) at choosing the winners and the point margin
for the top ten football games in the nation and on the west
coast.
Last years champion, Steve Millikin, is back to defend his
title against perennial losers, Larry Kurtz and A1 Hynding,
and the newcomers of this years staff, Sports editor Ron
Buel, and reporters Craig McEwen and Bob Pond.
The staff would like to suggest that you write down your
picks in the margin, before this Saturday, of course, and see
how you fare.
Here they are, the picks for Saturday, Sept. 24.
Larry Ron Steve Craig Bob A1
.. Kurtz Buel Millikin McEwen Pond Hynding
Oregon at Oregon Oregon Oregon Michigan Michigan
Michigan. 3 8 14 tie 13 7
Iowa OSC Iowa Iowa OSC Iowa
OSC at Iowa. 5 12 7 -7 2 1
Illinois at Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
Indiana. 14 7 21 14 14 7
Michigan State MSU Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh MSU Pittsburhg
at Pittsburgh. 7 14 13 21 2 7
Northwestern Oklahoma Northwest Northwest, Oklahoma Oklahoma Northwest.
at Oklahoma. 3 10 7 10 7 3
Wisconsin at Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Stanford Stanford
Stanford. 5 3 14 7 7 1
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use at TCU..—... 7 12 6 14 14 2
WSU at WSU WSU Denver WSU WSU WSU
Denver. 20 18 6 14 20 14
California N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
at Notre Dame. 30 10 21 7 14 20
W' h ngton Wash. Wash. Wash. Wash. Wash. Wash,
at Idaho. 52 43 28 20 35 30
IM program
to commence
October 3
Another eleven sport intra
mural program has been planned
for the coming school year by
Paul R. Washke, Oregon’s intra
mural director.
Touch football will start the
year off, October 3, with six
games scheduled for that date.
Washke has requested all men’s
living organizations to appoint
an athletic manager as soon as
possible.
Entry blanks for the fall term
program, including touch foot
ball, “A” volleyball, "B” volley
ball, and wrestling are due in the
IM office before September 27.
The organizational meeting for
the appointed managers is Sep
tember 29.
Defending the IM crown they
won last year will be Alpha Tau
Omega, who took the title from
Phi Delta Theta for the first time
in the past seven years.
Sigma Chi were football
champions, last year. The Coun
selors and Hale Kane are defend
ing volleyball champs. The Wrist
lockers won the wrestling title.
Handbooks containing rules
and information about the IM
program are now available in the
physical education office.
Kirsch calls for players
Fall practice for varsity and
freshman baseball starts this
Monday. During the session,
coach Don Kirsch will survey the
prospects for the spring.
All candidates must supply
their own equipment and report
to Kirsch before the starting
date.
The outlook for the coming
Henson could be bright. Returning
from last year’s club which fin
ished In u third place tie In the
Northern Division with a 7-7 re
cord, arc ull-star selections, first
baseman, Jim Holllatef and
catcher, Ray Haroldson.
Also back, are Dave -Moore,
the club’s lending hitter, and
Denny Peterson.
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