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.
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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.
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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
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out for performances they rim in
races that were not normally
their regular events but used to
strengthen their speed and
starts.
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PEACE CORPS
Washington. D C. 20525
April 4, 1966
To All U. of O. Applicants for the Peace Corps
University of Oregon
Eugene. 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