Oregon's Belko: 'We re Still in It
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It Took 15 Years, Tzar, But You Pulled Through
By DAVE BARONTI
Sports Writer
There was one prevalent atti
tude in Steve Belko’s talk to the
Oregon Club Monday
‘•We're still in it.”
Not only that, noted Belko, but
several other teams are too
At the FAC coaches conference
earlier this year, he said, the
coaches decided on methods of
action in case the race ended in a
tie.
"We thought it was pretty fun
EMERALD SPORTS
Paul Polsky . . .
Duck Fans Come Alive
Congratulations are now at hand fpr the Oregon student body and
the newly revised and revitalized rally squad
The school has come alive behind its basketball team in recent
weeks and now, as shocking as a bolt of lightning out of a clear
blue sky, the Ducks are in the thick of the PAC race. With a 6-4
league mark, and 13-9 overall, they are not out of the championship
picture.
One of the biggest series in college basketball is upcoming. The
Ducks will play the league leading OSL' Beavers, March 4-5, in what
may decide the league title.
In recent home games the attendance has risen hand in hand
with the Duck’s surge toward the top of the league standings. The
team is beginning to make believers of the Oregon students and
more and more followers are showing up Friday and Saturday
nights at McArthur Court. A recent example would be the 18,500
plus fans that viewed the USC and UCLA games last weekend.
In fact, 9.500 fans showed up for the UCLA game alone even
though it was televised regionally. The weekend before 7,000 f^ns
saw the Ducks come from behind to beat the powerful Stanford
Indians, who the week before had dumped the Ducks by 18 points.
Another 6,600 saw the Ducks obliterate the California Golden
Bears the following evening for a weekend series sweep.
Rally Squad Improves
The student body section has grown, too. Now, more than ever,
it is crowding into the end zones. The revised version of the rally
squad is a big improvement and the yells are more encouraging.
The Creston Creek section continues to come up with new
innovations. Against Cal, their leader, Mike Glover, took a large
sign, ‘ Tan Cal’s Hide,” and a sled with a Duck conquering a Bear,
around the floor to the loud cheers of all Oregon partisans.
When the Bruins and Trojans came to town Glover had prepared
an emblem of the Creston Creek seal and a large yellow “O” with
a Duck in it and these were used as a large, two-sided flag.
The band, with their classy new green and black outfits, have
varied their numbers and now are a big part of the basketball
crowd. It is indeed a thrilling experience to witness 3,000 or more
students standing and cheering when the school song is played or
when the Ducks come from behind to win going away like against
Cal.
Ducks 10-2 at Home
There definitely must be something to crowd support as the team
has rewarded the fans with not only wins, but with some of the
best basketball seen in Eugene in a long, long time. In addition the
Ducks home record is a classy 10-2.
With a predominately sophomore team the Ducks should be able
to remain in the thick of the pennant races in the next couple of
years.
The fine play of such notables as John Pinkstaff, Bob Craven,
Nick Jones, Bill Thomas, and Ken Smith has steadied the Ducks.
And of course there is the amazing Jim Barnett who, in his senior
year, is now in second place in the all-time Oregon scoring race.
The most satisfying feeling to these ballplayers is the crowd
support. They have come a long way since the beginning of the
season, weathering injuries and illnesses which put them in a
position when the team could not give their best or most repre
sentative performance.
Now, healthy and with the student body support, they have
come back, led by their capable coach Steve Belko, to be in the
thick of the PAC race.
Also giving their best support now is the rally squad, which has
shown a definite desire to improve and has helped organize and
direct the student body section. Its recent revamping has been well
organized and worth commendation.
There are four games left. One of these is at Mac Court and the
rest on the road. This leaves Duck fans with only three more
opportunities to show the rest of the PAC teams and their student
bodies who’s who. The Ducks could finish with a flurry. There are
still those two big games with OSU.
ny then,” the Duck coach grinned.
"But we don't any more."
"We even have something
figured out in case of a flve-way
tie.”
However, most attention was
given to this weekend’s upcoming
games with Washington and
Washington State.
"Saturday’s game witli Wash
ington will be tough,” he said.
"They’re big and they’re strong
. . . and they beat SC down in
California. Both games we had
with them went right down to the
wire."
Still Contender
‘•We’re a contender, and we’re
going to have to play like one . .
we’ll take them one at a time "
The Ducks will have to wait
until the following Monday to
tackle Washington State, how
ever A change in PAC policy
enacted this year puts a mini
mum two day travel allowance
from Seattle to Pullman.
Belko is pretty happy about
that. "That overnight (light (from
Seattle to Pullman) was bound
to kill someone," he said. “The
new way keeps us from getting
stuck on a foggy mountain top
overnight."
Belko thought last weekend’s
effort against both UCLA and
Southern Cal was tremendous.
"The only thing that beat us
against SC was that first half .
we got discombomerated. They
beat us on the boards and we
missed several good shots.”
The second-half, he said, was
much better. "We were going
helter-skelter—but that big man
| ( Block) made the difference.
"I suppose we should be satis
fied,” he laughed. "We held him
to 44. Last week, he got 45.”
“Saliva Test”
Belko related how, after the
game, he went up to Forest Two
good, USC coach, and "demand
ed” a saliva test on John Block
Twogood asked him to wait
until after Southern Cal’s game
with Oregon State the following
evening.
"No kiddin’ aside, we played a
darn good game. I think Southern
Cal is better than they were
earlier in the year . . . and they
beat Kansas, Cincinnati and Van
derbilt then.”
The UCLA game was some
thing else. Everyone received
Belko’s plaudits.
Duck Girl Hoopers
Face Oregon State
The University’s women’s bas
ketball team, currently sporting
a 1-4 season record, travels to
Corvallis in an attempt Tuesday
night to avenge an earlier defeat
by the Beaver women.
Oregon State edged the female
hoopers, 38-35, in the opening
game of the season.
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Court 43, Beta Theta Pi B
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as possible.
John PinkstafT, he said, did an
excellent job. He was tired in
the llrst half and yet came back
strong at the finish
And when he noted that "Bill
Thomas did as well as any man
I've ever seen who fouled out
without scoring,” Belko wasn’t
being sarcastic.
“I'm not a believer in statis
tics,” he explained. "Bill did a
good job."
Jim Barnett and Dave Kafoury,
too, were singled out. "Dave pet-'
formed terrifically aguinst the
press."
About his hall control tactics,
the Oregon coach explained that
"We had to beat UCLA that wuy.
I don’t cure if the Uclans are all
dead or sick, they’ll beat you
every time if you ran with them.
“Very, Very Happy"
"We are all very, very happy
with our performance "
Several members of the audi
ence had questions to ask about
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Coach' Anderson
Feels Frustration
By TOM TAYLOR
Sports Writer
Switching from the court to
the bench is "more frustrating g
than anything else," states frosh
basketball coach Jerry Anderson
He was captain of last year’s
varsity squad and this year he
is getting a chance to try his
hand at coaching.
He says the main difference
between a coach and a player is
that the coach sees all the lit
tle errors a player overlooks
"As a player during practice
you tend to skip over the little
mistakes, thinking you won't
make them in a game.” On the
other side, the coach sees "each
mistake as if it means a game "
The three sport all-stater from
Medford said that varsity coach
Steve Belko gives him a free hand
in running the Duckling hoop
team "Coach Belko watches a
few minutes of practice and part
of each game, otherwise he has
nothing else to do with the
squad," said Anderson.
PK Masters
Right now Jerry is working on!
his physical education masters
and hopes to land a coaching.
job in the near future. Com ;
inenting on his present coach
standing, he said, "This is just a
temporary job. Oregon does not
have a regular frosh coach.”
Jerry got the job by asking for
it.
Anderson, who lettered in foot
ball, basketball and baseball in
high school, said that he could
possibly be off to Australia for
a coaching job next year. "Since
basketball is just starting there,
I'd be coaching a team like our
AAU teams.” But he added, “I'd
like to stay in Oregon with a A-l
high school team."
Jerry stated that his biggest
thrill as a basketball player
came in 1960. He was then a
member of the state champion
Medford basketball team that de
feated a Coos Bay team, led by 7
foot Mel Counts. Counts is now
playing with the world champion
Boston Celtics of the National
Basketball Association.
Three State Champs
"But my biggest thrill in sports
came later in that same year
when I helped lead the baseball
team to the state championship
to make it three state champion
ships in my senior year," added
Anderson.
Medford that year also won
the state football championship.
Getting back to his frosh hoop
team, he felt it had played its
best series of the year two week
ends ago in beating the Linfield
JV’s and a revenge win over
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