New Mentor Eyes
Mat Matches
By HANDS WILMARTH
Sports Editor
Give a man a degree and he
can do anything.
Part of a degree, anyway.
Beginning a third term at the
University studying for his Ph D.
in Educaiion, former high school
wrestling coach Art Keith was
named head coach of the Ore
gon grappling team Thursday.
Keith, who had worked with the
Duck wrestlers during the fall
term and the initial part of the
winter quarter as an unofficial
assistant coach, said. “I’ve tak
en over since Tuesday, but it
wasn't official until now.
Ed Johns, in his first year as
head wrestling mentor, coached
the Ducks to a 6-8 dual meet rec
ord and a fourth place finish in
the AAUW tournament in 1965
“Completely Unexpected”
But the University of Utah was
looking for a football coach and
Johns, also the Webfoot freshman
grid coach, grabbed the chance.
He left Thursday morning for
Salt Lake City to join the Red
skins staff with an assistant coach
ing job waiting him.
Thus, a vacancy existed in the
athletic department and Keith
was there to fill it. “It was com
pletely unexpected, a sudden de
velopment,” said Keith. "I've been
studying for my doctorate in Ed
ucation.”
No sooner does Keith take over
the job as head coach and he’s
got a couple of headaches—and
they’re both from Washington.
The Ducks host Western Wash
ington Friday at 4 p.m. and Wash
ington’s Huskies at 7:30 p.m. Sat
urday night.
"Western Washington’s going
to be real tough," Keith remark
ed What could be more interest
ing than the outcome of the meet
might be the reaction of Jim
Smith, the Western coach.
Smith and Keith, both directly
from the prep wrestling ranks—
Smith from Madison High of
Portland and Keith from David
Douglas, also of Portland—have
met a number of times in vari
ous prep grappling tournaments.
Welcomes Job
And the usual finish was with
Smith's teams ending up lower
than Keith’s. "Jimmy Smith’s go
ing to be a bit surprised,” smiled
Keith "But he's got a good group
of kids and he’s had longer to
work with them than I’ve had
Keith is taking nine hours this
term, but welcomes the coaching
chores. He said that it’s "a real
opportunity (college coaching),
a job I’d liked for a long time.
There’s a good deal of potential
here at the University."
In previous years, the new men
tor coached one state A-l high
school championship team at
EMERALD SPORTS
Newberg and a runner-up at no n
Medford and Douglas, lie's also
managed two thirds and one
fourth place squads.
And in his nine-year prep
coaching career three years each
at Douglas, Medford and New
berg—he's tutored 13 different
individual champs, Including such
greats as Don Conway, Ron Fin
ley and Pat Clock, all who went
on to national fame, and Dreg
Morgan of Douglas, who, as a se
nior, has a chance this season to
become a three time state cham
pion.
OSU Graduate
Keith graduated from Oregon
State in 105« and earned his mas
ters there in 'til. While on the
Corvallis campus, he became a
three time coast champion in the
147 and 137-pound classes and
never lost a dual meet match.
But now it's back to the pres
ent—and this weekend — and
Keith thinks "we can have a good
season We don't have much depth
but we've got one good kid in
every weight."
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By PAUL POLSKY
Associate Sports Editor
The Oregon Ducks will face
their sternest test of the 1966
season Saturday in Los Angeles
when they take on the defending
PAC and national champion
UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion
on the Westwood Campus.
Oregon opens the PAC cam
paign Friday in Los Angeles
against Southern California.
The Ducks will take on a pow
er laden Bruin squad coached by
Johnny Wooden which has not
been as consistent as in the last
two years but which has the abil
ity to destroy an opponent any
given night.
The Bruins’ big five, Mike
Warren, Mike Lynn, Edgar La-i
cey. Doug McIntosh, and Freddie
Goss all sport averages in dou
ble figures. Their number six man,1
now that Goss is back, Kenny
Washington, is averaging close
to 10 points a game.
Bruins Now 8-3
Up to this weekend the Bruins
posted a 7-3 mark with the only
blemishs on the slate two loses to
Duke (82-66) and (94-75), and
one to Cincinnati (82-76).
The Bruins have beaten such
top ranked teams as Illinois, Ohio
State, Kansas, Purdue, and USC.
In defeating the Trojans, Boiler
makers, and the LSU Tigers, the
Uclans captured the Los Angeles
Classic over Christmas.
Looking at the UCLA team,
Oregon coach Steve Belko just
shudders. Belko feels that the
return of Freddie Goss has been
a definite strengthening factor
for the Bruins. “'With Goss back
their pressing attack is now even
more diversified.” Belko was re
ferring to the way Wooden has
been mixing up his press in a
2-2-1, 2-1-2, and 1-2-2 this year.
“That Mike Warren is also a
very good ball player at guard,”
Belko quickly added.
Warren Leads Team
Speaking of Warren, the little
sophomore from the midwest, he
is leading the team in scoring
with a fine 17.9 average for 10
games.
Right behind Wrarren is forward
Mike Lynn with a 17.2 average
and leads the team in rebounds
with 99. Lynn was used last year
as a spot starter and has shown
considerable improvement this
year.
High jumping Edgar Lacey is
third in team scoring with a 14.5
average and second in rebounds
with 98. Lacey had a bad start
this year and couldn’t score well
in the first few games but sud
denly found himself against SC
and since then has helped carry
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some of the scoring load.
Another starter, Doug McIn
tosh, has a 10.5 average and 60 re
bounds. He has been good on de
fense this year and has showed
some improved strength on the
boards. John PinkstafT will really
have a job guarding this fellow
as will Craven, who will probably
get the call against the spring
legged Lacey.
Goss Scores 45
Goss, though he has only play
ed in four games, has scored 45
points, while displaying fine
marksmanship from the field with
17 of 35 shots attempted and a
486 per centage.
Rounding out the top six is
Kenny Washington, probably the
best bench warmer in college bas
ketball the last two years He has
alternated with Warren now that
Goss is back but has played in
all ten Bruin games. He has a
9.7 average with 49 rebounds, and
a .400 shooting percentage from
the floor.
With Goss, Warren, and Wash
ington in the backcourt the Ducks
will have a problem contending
with the Bruin speed on the fast
break and the press. ‘‘Goss just
adds so much extra it is harder
to handle the Bruins the way
you’d like,”' finished Belko with
a sigh.
Ducks Eager
The Ducks are looking forward
for the UCLA game and Belko
feels that they will give a good
account of themselves. He point
ed out that in the last game of
the tournament, Dave Kafoury
showed some of his old sopho
more form as he poured in 12
points in the losing cause after
coming off the bench.
He also noted that Bill Jen
nings is coming along as is Nick
Jones. Jennings played one of
his best games against Washing
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and not quite so effective on de
fense, Belko has played a cou
pie of kids ahead of him this
year who shoot almost as well but
have played a little steadier de
fense.
Jones came into his own a
little more in Portland ami show
ed some of the old spark and held
his own in the scoring parade
during the Far West Classic with
Jim Barnett shelved
Probably the brightest spot will
be the return of Barnett "Hi*
return is such a psychological lift
that we may play a lot better than
some people expect us to,” beam
ed Belko.
The loss of Barnett even before
the first game of the tourney
held the Duck chances at a bare
minimum. "He was really missed
and there was no doubt about it ”
In fact, two of these "good
kid*" starting for tin* Ducks Fri
day afternoon Keith has seen a
lot of before. Doug Robertson, a
145'^ pounder and defending
AAWU champion, was coached
t>y Keith for three year* at Med
ford and Steffen Criner, a sopho
more starting at 152 pounds, was
led by Keith for two years at I)ou
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Other starter* will be Hick
Marx at 123, (irant llenjyoji at
130, Curt Scott at 137, Crain Cas
ter at lflO, Hob Mitchell at HJ7,
Bruce Olenn at 177 anti Hob Law
rence at heavyweight.
The small squad has been both
ered slightly by injuries Kent
Studebaker, a 177 pounder, h a s
suffered a broken bone in lus
hand and will be out for six to
eight weeks And John Malpass.
160, has sprained ligaments in his
foot but, according to Keith,
should "be ready to go next
week."
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