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By LARRY GRAVES
Emerald Sports Editor
On the editorial page of today’s Emerald is an editorial
about Oregon State’s track coach Sam Bell and his decision
to pull his team out of competition for the third annual
Oregon Indoor Invitational track meet in Portland on Jan.
25. We felt that the sports department should also be able
to get its two cents worth in on the discussion so here it is.
The Reasons
The reason for Bell's withdrawal was because the Univer
sity of Oregon alumni of Portland sponsor the meet and give
any profits to the University for scholarships. Bell felt that
by entering his team in the competition he would be helping
the Oregon athletic program which in turn would hurt his
record at O.S.U. because Oregon would have more scholar
ships to offer to prospective trackmen. As he put it. “I have
an obligation to Oregon State. I can’t take my track team
up there and promote the University of Oregon."
Bell said that the profits, or losses, should be split up
equally between the two schools. He cited as a reason for
this the joint participation of the two schools in the Far
West Classic in basketball where the profits derived go
50-50 to the University and to Oregon State. He said that
O.S.U. had originated the Far West Classic and then invited
Oregon into a partnership. That Oregon should do-the same
for Oregon State in this instance was the only way to recip
rocate.
You're Wrong Sam!
To us it looks like Bell is off the track on several counts.
He either doesn't understand the situation completely or is
trying to bluff his way into a pretty nice financial deal.
First of all. he doesn't seem to realize that the money is
not going to the Oregon Athletic Department for grant-in
aid scholarships to athletes but instead the alums give all
profits to the Oregon Development Fund which awards
them to incoming freshmen. The scholarships are primarily
scholastic although a very small number may be allocated
to the athletic scholarship fund. Thus the meet doesn't help
athletes as much as Bell still claims it does.
Secondly, the initial investment. SI5.000. was borne by
the Alumni Association and they took the risk to find out
whether the meet would be a success. Now that the meet
has become successful Bell wants to share in the receipts.
In fact. Oregon State tried to start its own meet the same
year that the first Oregon meet was held but the venture
proved unsuccessful and it was immediately dropped.
Third, when Oregon State invited Oregon into a partner
ship with the basketball tourney the Classic had lost money
every year and lost money the year that the University
joined. Finally Oregon’s Athletic Director Leo Harris sug
gested that it be moved to Portland where it could reach a
bigger potential uadience. The move was made and only
then did the tournament begin to show a profit.
Justification
We can see Mr. Bell’s point, however, in wanting to get
an equal share of the receipts to use in his program. As
track coach at Oregon State he is in a position roughly
comparable to Steve Belko’s spot at Oregon. Both coaches
are expected to win and to win they must recruit the best
talent available in Oregon besides other areas. For both
coaches this is a supremely difficult task.
Most fine Oregon athletes are offered a choice between
Oregon and Oregon State. This means the prospective track
man has the choice of being coached by Bell or by America’s
finest track coach Bill Bowerman at Oregon. For the po
tential basketballer this is a choice between playing for
Belko or for one of the “grand old men” of basketball, Mr.
Amory T. “Slats” Gill. This is pretty tough competition for
anyone to buck and it gives both coaches a tough battle to
fight.
It is fairly naive to think that Bell’s job is only to let his
runners run and compete for the fun of it. He has the more
important job of turning out a winning track team. This
yearning for victory in major schools is what makes the
coaching profession such a god-forsaken job.
Bell is dead wrong in this case. He had a wrong idea and
he went about it in the wrong way. His withdrawal won’t
hurt the meet any, because his only “name” star, Dale Story,
won’t run indoors, but we hate to see the publicity he has
caused. It doesn’t help the athletic image any and it leaves
the taint of a financial battle on the meet.
We hope that he will behave himself a little better from
here on in and we will expect to see him a couple of times
this spring on the cinderpaths. Unless, of course, he doesn’t
want to “promote the University of Oregon” by losing to
them.
® EMERALD
SPORTS
Duck Keglers Set
For ACU Regionals
The University of Oregon var
sity bowling teem is pointing for
the Association of College Unions
Regional championships February
14, 15, 16 at Berkeley, Calif, as
the squad sharpens its talents
against various men's league
teams in the Oregon area
Sunday, coach Lou Bellisimo’s
troops, in two five-man teams,
scored 2983 2749 and 2879 2872
victories over two of probably
the top teams in Salem at the
Capitol.
This Sunday, the varsity moves
into Emerald Lanes to take on
two equally top notch teams in j
preparation for the Regionals.
From the Regionals, the top
five winners, but only one from |
each school, advance to the Amer
ican Bowling Congress Finals in
Buffalo, New York. All expenses j
are paid by AMF.
Bill Starns, Jr., is the only re j
turning letterman on the squad,
as two more are ineligible be-j
cause of grades
Coach Bellisimo will be select
ing six men to compete in the
Regionals from the following ten:
Starns, Larry Jones, Larry Park
er. Bob Donaldson, Andy Smith.
Dale Hilley. Dennis Murphy, Pat
Wiley, Jim Bradburg and Kent
Forrester
The bowlers will be performing
on an amateur status, according
to Bellisimo, with the hopes of
putting the sport into the 1968
Olympics.
The squad will participate in
a home-and-home series against
Oregon State in March Coach
Bellisimo noted that the Beavers
have never defeated an Oregon
team in bowling.
The Regionals mark the first
time that they have been held
in the state of California. In the
following years, the site of the
Regionals will alternate between
California and the Pacific North
west.
Representing the 11th District
are the coastal states of Washing
Rod and Custom
Show in Corvallis
A Rod and Custom Show is ■
featured this weekend at the Ben
ton County Fairgrounds in Cor
vallis sponsored by the North
west Timing Association, with
proceeds to go to the Woodburn
Dragstrip.
Two of the more than 25 cars
have been announced for the
showing, January 12 and 13, bv
the N.W.T.A. The Millers of
Salem have entered their “A”
class roadster, which was clocked
at 145.63 miles per hour during
the last drag season.
Dell Wagner’s ‘Showdan” will
also appear at the show. The ’31
Ford four-door sedan recently
won the Pacific Northwest Motor
ania Sweepstakes for the second
time.
IM Schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Basketball
3:50 Court 40 Dyment A vs.
Omega A
3:50 Court 43 Douglas A vs.
Sherry Ross A
4:35 Court 40 Bean A vs. Fal
cons A
4:35 Court 43 Legal Eagles A
vs. Hawaiians A
5:15 Court 40 Sigma Phi Epsi
lon A vs. Beta Theta Pi A
5:15 Court 43 Sigma Alpha Ep
silon A vs. Phi Gamma Delta A
Handball—Jan. 8
4:00 Delta Upsilon vs. Sigma Al
pha Epsilon
ton, Oregon, and California, Ida
ho and Montana.
Athletics Cards
All University of Oregon stu
dents may pick up their athletic
cards this week at the McAr
thur Court Box Office front K 12
and 1-5 all this week and prior
to the basketball Karnes l-riday
and Saturday nlKhts.
more J°b-'
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