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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1966)
Kirsch Recounts Winning Week By PAl'L POLSKY Associate Sports Editor Everyone was all smiles Monday at the regular weekly meeting of the Oregon Club at the Eugene Hotel. Baseball coach Don Kirsch hap pily recounted a 4-1 record for last week and track coach Bill Bowerman added a few anticdotes on Saturday's “workout” with Santa Clara Youth Village and Montana State. The horsehiders split a pair of games with Linfield and Kirsch grudgingly admitted that he was a “little disappointed in the doubleheader" even though the Ducks split. “It was a natural letdown, and we were just going through the motions, compared to our trip through Arizona." related Kirsch. Against Pacific, Kirsch was again disappointed even though the Ducks won the game. 19-1. “Pitching Hurt” In that game three Ducks hit four homeruns and the coach was upset when each player went to the plate with a free-swinging, happy-go-lucky attack. "It hurt us naturally in the long run to hit against such poor pitching, compared to the kind we faced in Arizona.” Against Portland in Saturday's doubleheader. Kirsch was very pleased with the way his team came back in the last half of the seventh in the second game after trailing by four runs to finally pull it out in the ninth. “That comeback was good for us ... it should give us a lift." he Emerald SPORTS Holding Leads Duck Swimmers Monty Holding was named the most valuable varsity swimmer for the 1966 season at a recent swimming banquet. The junior in physical education from Vic toria was also chosen the 1966 67 team captain. Don Merkt gained the title of the most improved swimmer while Bob May of Honolulu was la beled the outstanding freshman competitor. Merkt is diver and May an individual medley and butterfly specialist. Chosen the outstanding Oregon high school swimmer was Ted Leovich from Lincoln High of Portland. Bob Browning of Wash ington State, an all-American breaststroker, was picked as Ore gon’s outstanding opponent. EVELYN WOOD READING DYNAMICS INSTITUTE EWRDI okA' A TV»S * fOV** 9 / 0‘vfc Snort! added After the summary of the week’s game Kirsch gave a couple thumbnail sketches of some of his players this year. Baldridge Recovering One of his biggest concerns is Dennis Baldridge, who has had a very sore arm and elbow condi tion. Kirsch reported that Bald ridge is coming along fine after it was first feared he may have had to sit out the entire campaign The Duck mentor went on to single out Dale Ehler, and pitch ers Gerry Gjesvold, Ken Hadden, Joe Kniser. and reliever Mike Nicksic. He had long words of praise for Nicksic, a gutty little guy from Kent, Wash., who has l>een plagued with a bursitis condition in his shoulder. Nicksic pitched the last two innings of the Port land second game and came away with a shut-out performance and the win. Sparkling Performances ‘■Right now Gjesvofd, Hadden, and Kniser have to be considered our starters." said Kirsch. Gjes void and Hadden both turned in sparkling performances in their last starting performances for the Ducks. Finally. Kirsch told about the new rule permitting coaches on the baseline coaching boxes. “For the first time since I have been coaching, the rule allows one coach on the baseline. Here, it is a lot easier to communicate with the offense.” The Ducks had some traffic problems during the week with a lot of missed signs and Kirsch quickly added: "I'm not sure I’ll stay out there with all those traf fic problems. There were a lot of goofs, mostly do to the fact that we haven’t had a chance to work very much on this part of the game due to lack of an opportu nity, especially in Arizona when we were behind most of the time.” Ski Team Slates Tuesday Meeting All Oregon ski team members are urged to attend a 9:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday in 308 Student Union. The 1966 Oregon Collegiate Ski championships, which will be sponsored by Oregon State at Hoodoo Ski Bowl Saturday, will be discussed. Volkswagen Specialists • Low Repair Charges • Workmanship Guaranteed • Factory Trained in Germany • Fully Equipped to Handle All German Makes GERMAN AUTO SERVICE 2045 FRANKLIN BLVD. 342-2912 Bill Bowerman took the podium and opened with this simple state-! ment: i think the Oregon track team has made some progress in the last week.” This was a typi-1 cal Bowerman approach to what most people think will be an other fine Oregon track team, al though the coach is not so opti mistic. "We’re not a great track team but we do have some good indi viduals.” he added. He looks for UCLA as a pos sible and probable threat to the NCAA title now held jointly by the Ducks and the USC Trojans. "Possibly UCLA has it this year . . . they have a lot of balance . . . UCLA is like the team Oregon had with Tarr, Kenfro, and Tipton.” Bowerman had a bit of com edy to add about his pole vault ers. "One guy hung his feet on the bar and another lit on the runway," he quipped. Tom Dodge, considered to be the best of Ore gon's green prospects, might have come away with a chipped bone in his wrist after landing hard on the runway. All-Time Best The event was won by Bob Varley with an all-time best of 14-6 as Dodge settled for 14 even. Spring weather and n mystery also popped up. Hurdler Bob Blum was having a merry time Sunday with some of his fraternity brothers and ended up with stitches in both feet. Bowerman: "1 don't know yet how well he hurdles on his hands, but we should find out soon.” Blum's condition was not definitely known "This weather is more of a problem now than our inexperi ence,” complained Howermun. The mystery is the condition of Jim Wood The Junior sprin ter's condition is still undeter mined and doctors think it is a kidney stone. Neal Steinhauer now has moved up to the eighth ranking spot in world shot-putters, with his school record toss of 83 B -1*. Moore Credited Bowerman also credited steeple chaser Ken Moore with a tre mendous effort and reported that his second man, Bruce Morten sen, just back from Morocco and a long distance run, is still "hot” from the long and tiring trip but ready to go. Mike Diebele was credited with modest performances in the prints, and Dave Wilbourn look ed good in the mile. Jere Van Dyk, Wade Bell and (iorny rayne uiso wort* singled out for performances they rim in races that were not normally their regular events but used to strengthen their speed and starts. IM Schedule Golf Watson vs. Delta Chi. Tennis 4 00—llauna vs. Theta Chi. Softball 3 50 North Field, Stafford vs. Debus* South Field, Young vs Spiller. Upper Field, Sociology vs. Husads. 4:55-North Field, l.egal Eagles vs I lead y South Field. Beta Theta i*i v*. Alpha Tau Omega Upper Field. Sigma Alpha Fpsilon vs. Chi P|l. 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Oregon Dear Applicant: You are invited to attend a special reception and informal discussion on Wednesday evening, April 6, beginning at 7:00 PM in Dad’s Room of the Student Union on the University of Oregon campus. ‘ Our Man in Borneo,” a new color film, will be shown at 7:00 PM. At 7:30 PM we will hold a panel discussion. We hope some of the controversial issues confronting the Peace Corps—issues which you will soon be a part of—will be brought out in terms of the actual work Volunteers do overseas. Is the Peace Corps Volunteers an agent of American Foreign Policy? What is community development accomplishing in Latin America? What is the job of a Peace Corps teacher in Africa and in Asia? It will be an open session in which your questions and comments will be welcomed. Following the panel discussion, we are looking forward to meeting you more informally in a get-together with refreshments. With me during the evening will be Lenard Clarke, former Director in Sierra Leone, representing Africa, Kirby Jones, returned Volunteer from the Dominican Republic, representing Latin America, Peter Morrissey from Indonesia, representing the Far East, and Charlotte Crawford from Pakistan, representing the Middle East and Asia. We will be available at the Peace Corps Committee Office in the Student Union the next day, Apiil 7, for personal interviews concerning overseas assignments, training programs or any other matter you wish to bring up. We hope this program will be enjoyable and useful both for you and for us. We look forward to seeing you Wednesday evening, April 6. Sincerely, Ross Pritchard Director, Far East Region Peace Corps
