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Oregon Ducks Slate Pilot Hoop Series **y « riM.Mii Associate Sports Editor The Oregon Ducks travel to Portland Thursday for a non - league game with the Portland University Pilots. Came time is 8 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum. Coach Steve Helko of the Ducks reports that his team is not taking the Pilots lightly. “It will he about as tough as any game we’ve had They are dedicated to heating the big state schools," related Helko. "It will be a real contest, especially up there." Helko rated the Pilots as a good team despite their some what poor 3-10 record. They are a predominantly sophomore team as four of the five starters Thurs day evening will likely bo first year varsity performers. The fifth, r.d Macrz, is a two-year letter I man senior from Salem. On the front line the Portland squad, coached by freshman men tor Joe Etzel, since varsity coach A1 Negratti was sidelined with a hack injury, will start Jesse Perry at 6-5 from Columbia, Ga., and Maerz. The center will be Chuck Stroughter from Hast St. Louis, ; Hl Starting at the guard positions j will be Ed Clark, 6 2, and Paul | Gloden, 5-11. Clark is from East St. Louis and Gloden is from Portland. The number six man for the | Pilots will be llobert Berber 'from Vancouver, Wash. Berber, along with Clark, Stroughtcr, and ! Perry, all played against the Ducklings last year as freshmen. Bclko reported that the Ducks got hit with a couple of prob lems during the week. Bill Jen nings came down with a bad chest cold after presumably nailing down a starting position. His availability is still questionable. Bill Thomas, who played one of his best games against the Beavers over the weekend, sus tained a badly sprained ankle during the game but stayed in and played excellently. He is not 100 per cent ready but Belko said that he scrimmaged with the team on Tuesday and should be able to go Thursday night The Duck mentor hustled his charges through a light drill Monday but worked them hard and fairly long Tuesday. He said, Freshmen Face Stem Test By DAVE BARONTI Sports Writer Coach Dave Van Rossen's fresh man swimming team has its work cut out for it this weekend. It meets two teams. One has been the Washington high school champions in that >port for (literally) umpteen ^ears in a row. The other is a frosh team that; lot only heat the abovc-mcntion ■d high school team, but also de- j 'eated its varsity counterparts •arlier in the season. The high school team—Wilson Now a Campus Ski Shop A BERG'S —*—' NORDIC Cki & Sport SHOP EUGENE'S PROFESSIONAL SKI SHOPS if SKIS Head-Hart Kastle— Northland—A & T SKI CLOTHING—Bogner Roffe-Rogue-White Stag— Sportcaster BOOTS Koflach Molitor Kastinger COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES CHILDREN'S SKIS-BOOTS COMPLETE SKI REPAIR Mmor to Complete Rebuild RENTALS- Head and Wood Skis and Accessories Open 10 a.m to 9 p m. Mon. thru Sat. Campus—11th & Mill St.—343-0013 Downtown—13th ft Lawrence—343-0014 High of Tacoma, Wash. — the; Ducklings meet Friday afternoon.; The school has one defending all-! American on its squad—Bruce! Richards in the freestyle and med- j ley events—and several others who could be. So strong is the Wilson team that in last year’s state meet they compiled over 230 points to swamp the second placer, which had 09. The year before, it was 6729; in 1963, 97 53; in 1962, 83-31. That’s as far back as Van j Rossen’s records go. And furthermore, Van Rossen says, swimming competition in Washington is "much, much | tougher than in Oregon. “Wilson would annihilate any high school team in Oregon . . . maybe even some good univer sity team.’’ So will the Ducklings peak for this? No. The next day will be ‘‘even tougher.” The team this time will be the University of Washington frosh, which beat Wilson last weekend, 50-45. The Pups have several high school all-Americans from all over the west coast, Oregon, Washington and California. Oregon has none. The frosh will try to counter with two swimmers who have per formed “really tremendously” in recent weeks. (( mtUntimI nn. bane 7 ) ‘If you don’t play well, you lose, no matter how poor the other team may be. It is almost a mat ter of playing yourselves out there now a days.” He went on to say, “If we play well we have a good chance to win, hut if we play poorly, they will beat us.” Belko plans to start Jim Bar nett and Thomas at forwards with lohn Franz moving into a start ing assignment at the center po sition. At the guards will be Dave Kafoury and Nick Jones. Barnett’s fingers are almost completely healed now, comment ed Belko on his star’s hands. “It is now just a matter of getting his touch back, but they are not nearly the problem they were two weeks ago.” Nick Jones has also looked good in practice, and Belko just hopes that his jitterbugging ju nior can maintain the fine play he showed in his last four games. Belko mentioned one other thing about practice. Reserve guard Mike Nicksic, up from last year’s frosh team, missed practice for the first time in two years. The fiery little sophomore was out with a cold. The Ducks will return home Friday evening for a return en counter with the Pilots in McAr thur Court. Game time is 8 p.m. SPECTACULAR 2 <* X SHOW! McArthur court Wednesday, February 2 — 8:00 p.m. Special Oregon Student Price — $1.00 6th Anniversary once a year specials TACOS BURRITOS REG. TOSTADOS 5 for *1 00 4 for $1 00 TACO-BURGERS DELUXE TOSTADOS FRI-SAT-SUN-JAN 28, 29, 30 OPEN: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. SUN.-THURS. FRI. & SAT. 'TIL 1 a.m. 13th & HIGH SPECIAL TAKE-HOME HOT - SACS FOR ALL ORDERS TOGO OUR SPECIALTY Delicious TACO TIME hot sauce served individually with each order. You are the chef—season to suit your taste.
