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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1966)
Barnett: One of the 'Good Ones By LYNN MUCKEN Sports Writer Well. Jim Barnett got his scor ing record Saturday night, scor ing 25 points against Oregon State in the season’s finale to snap; Charlie Warren’s mark of 1,322 by three counters. And he deserved it. Barnett was not the typical college basketball star. Instead of being adored and revered by the fans, as is many a ball player of i lesser talents, he was the ob ject of much criticism and ridi-! cule. Jim was constantly under at tack by the fans, including those who support Duck athletics, as CONVENIENT LOCATIONS EUGENE 6th & Jefferson 296 Coburg Rd. SPRINGFIELD So. A and 8th well as the crowds at away games. At the Far West Classic, when it was announced that Jim would not play because of an injured hand, a small cheer went up in some parts of the Duck rooting section. Name Draws Itoos At home games, Barnett’s name always draws a few boos from scattered voices in the seats. At Corvallis, his every move and action was responded to by jeers and shouts of "hot dog.” At Pullman the harrassment Emerald SPORTS Gymnasts Eye PAC Tourney By DICK JONES Sports Writer With a winning season and a second place finish in the North west Championships behind them, the Oregon gymnastics team be gan preparing themselves this week for the PAC Championships in Los Angeles, March 19 Gymnastics coach Dick Smith predicted that the University of California is probably favored over Washington’s Huskies, but that the Huskies could upset the Golden Bears with a good ef fort. Last year the Duck gymnasts inished sixth, a half point be lind Washington State, but the Oregon team should finish ahead )f the Cougars this year. Smith sicked California to win, then Washington, UCLA, USC, Ore gon, Washington State, and Stan ford. Oregon State does not have i gymnastic team. Commenting on his team’s sec and place in the Northwest Championships Smith said, “I was i little surprised; the boys were more confident than I was that hey could do it. I hope they car ■y that same confidence into thf ?AC’s,” Smith added. Still a question mark for the Ouck team is the availability of ill-around gymnast A1 West. West tore his shoulder muscles in :he meet against Washington a few weeks ago and he has so far only been working out on the parallel bars. The Duck coach hoped that West would be able; to compete in some otner event.-;,1 but has already ruled out the all-, around event for West. Smith hopes to enter five men in each event. All competitors per form im the preliminaries, but only the top eight men in each (Continued on page 13) GLENN YARBROUUIl S.U. BOARD PRESENTS on FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1966, 8:00 P.M. McArthur court IN PERSON Glenn Yarbrough THE STANYAN STREET QUARTET INTRODUCING COMEDIAN BIFF ROSE Admission — Students: $3.00, 2.50, 2.00, 1.50 Adults: $4.00, 3.50, 3.00, 2.50 Tickets on sale at S.U. and Mattox Pipe Shop beginning March 10th grew so strong that he lost hi; temper and slapped a Cougai fan. Saturday night, instead ol cheering him on, there were i great many Duck supporters win were hoping that Harnett would fall short of the record. And all this for a man who was one of the best, if not the best basketball player to ever put on t University uniform. These fans were, in a way, at tacking the Barnett of previous years. During his sophomore and ju nior seasons Jim was “Mr. Let Me Shoot" of the Webfoot squad, lie was definitely not a team man and the Ducks as a team respond ed with poor seasons, including a dismal 9-17 record in 1968. Team Captain This year Barnett was appoint ed team captain by coach Steve Bclko and responded by being the total team leader, which is completely different than being the team leader in scoring, re bounding, or assists. But still the jeers continued. Why? The truth of the matter is that Jim Barnett was not a crowd pleaser. Fine player that he was, Barnett had none of the appealing qualities of a Nick or Jim Jones. Sure he overplayed the role of Jim “Team Leader" Barnett a little. Sure his facial expressions, especially after making a mis take, failed to endear him to the crowd. Hul these were the small mm | syncracies of an excellent hall i player, one that put out every minute he was on the court The fans that booed Jim Bar nett were unfair. They would jeer at his actions wrought from disappointment, then lail to ap preciate what he might do on the same door in the very next minute. Good Magician They failed to appreciate that Jim Harnett could do more things with a basket hall than | many a magician can do with a top hat. His long pretty jump shots tic moralized many opponents, in cluding Stanford and UCLA, with in the last month His twisting, turning, seemingly sloppy, hut al Wily 9 umnIIVVMIIM cvrry defense honest. He was not always spectacular, hut he was always there, making a key pass, grabbing an errant rebound, or dropping in a crucial Held goal. Harnett led the team to a suc cessful season, despite the ordin ary 13-13 record. He and his hard working teammates made believ ers out of a lot of Muck fans, and brought paying customers back into Mac Court "our losses at the end of the season can not destroy the faith the Harnett led Mucks instilled in their follow crs. Vet Jim Harnett was booed. 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