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By DAVE BARONTI
Emerald Sports Editor
WHEN A GUY WHO has never done it before can run up
to a football and kick a 40-yard field goal his first try, you
’know there’s got to be some trickery behind it.
Well, there’s trickery all right—but that doesn't alter the fact
that Hans Nik, a senior transfer student from Holland, did it . . .
and can do it again—consistently.
Hans is an expert rugby and soccer player. That explains his kick
ing proficiency.
What it doesn’t explain is why he doesn’t use his rugby trickery
for the Oregon football team. The reasons? None, in particular. He
hasn’t been invited; he hasn’t given it much thought, and he isn’t
sure that he is needed. Consequently, Hans is playing a star role on
the Duck's undefeated soccer team.
THAT IS A PLACE where he IS needed.
In the Netherlands, he was good enough to make a professional
team as a sub-16 year old amateur—and he would have collected
money for his play except that he was not old enough to do so.
As for rugby, he is an ex-member of the Dutch National team,
which is composed of the top 15 amateur players in Holland. There
are about 3.000 players to choose from.
Blond haired and stocky at 5-7, he’s a natural athlete, runs the
100 in close to 10-flat, is strong, and has exceptional balance.
The Duck half of the Oregon soccer team, according to him. is
not going to be beaten. And the reason is simple: “We’re the best
team around.”
The Mallards. Oregon's other soccer team, is actually made up of
second stringers—those who couldn’t make the Duck squad. But the
two teams compete in the same league.
■NEXT ACTION for the Ducks is Saturday at Reed College.
On October 29. they play a Vancouver. B.C. squad here.
Hans is quick to point out that despite the undefeated status of the
Puck squad, “this team and this league are not at all strong by Dutch
,sianaaras.
‘ The people around here just haven’t played enough," he ex
plained.
‘ In Holland, we were playing when we were six years old.”
As for the value of experience, Hans bluntly said that "even if
the slowest guv on their team is two-tenths of a second (for the 100)
faster than your fastest, they're going to beat you if they’ve had
«uch more experience.”
And speed, he said, is the second most important characteristic
of a good soccer team.
Dutch soccer teams aren’t the powerhouses that some other Euro
pean countries—such as England, Finland and Hungary are, says
Hans, but the sport is nevertheless respected.
A Dutch athlete, for instance, recently received the equivalent of
$150,000 for turning professional.
Soccer in the Netherlands, he said, is operated on much the same
basis as American baseball.
"Amateurs never play with the pros,” he said. "And we have three
professional leagues—with each team operating farm clubs for boys
who aren't ready for top-flight competition.”
However, he pointed out that the leagues are different from
baseball leagues in at least two respects. One. the three leagues
i-epresent distinctly different levels of competition (the top league
is called the "honor” league), and two, the teams in a league are not
consistent from year to year.
The last team in the honor league in a given year, for example,
drops down into the second league to make way for the champion
of that division. _j
Season Statistics
Team
Number rushing plays—Oregon 191,
Opponents 234.
Yards gained rushing—Oregon 773,
Opponents 925.
Yards lost rushing—Oregon 188. Op
ponents 240.
NET YARDS GAINED—Oregon 585,
Opponents 785.
Passes Attempted—Oregon 101, Op
ponents 93.
Passes Completed—Oregon 33, Op
ponents 53.
Passes Had Intercepted—Oregon 3,
Opponents 8.
YARDS GAINED PASSING—Oregon
ۥ52, Opponents 682.
Total Plavs—Oregon 325, Opponents
327.
TOTAL OFFENSE—Oregon 1237, Op
ponents 1367.
First Downs Rushing—Oregon 34, Op
ponents 39.
First Downs Passing—Oregon 31, Op
ponents 34.
First Downs Penalties—Oregon 6, Op
ponents 4.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS—Oregon 71,
Opponents 76.
Punting Average—Oregon 30.3, Op
ponents 44.5.
Punt Return Average—Oregon 9.3,
Opponents 7.4 <last week).
Kickoff Return Average — Oregon
Opponents 11.8 (last week).
Fumbles—Oregon 12, Opponents 12
Fumbles Lost—Oregon 7, Opponents
Penaltv Yards—Oregon 308, Oppon
ents 264.
Individual
Steve Jones, lh—388 yards on 107 car
ries (3.6 average i.
Arlan Elms, fb—86 yards on 22 car
ries (3.9 average).
Roger Smith, rli—51 yards on 7 car
ries (7.3 average).
Claxon W eicn, rn—yaras on 11
carries (3.8 average).
Mike Baines, qb—32 yards on 27 car
ries (1.2 average).
Scott Cress, rh—31 yards on 12 car
ries (2.5).
John Buller, rh—16 yards on 6 car
ries (2.7 average).
Ken Grote, fb—11 yards on 3 carries
(3.7 average).
Eric Olson, qb—12 yards on 9 car
ries (-1.4 average).
Tom Trovato, qb—9 yards on 9 car
ries (-1.0).
Mike Brundage, qb— -55 yards on 10
carries (-5.5 average).
PASSING
Mike Barnes, qb—17-44 for 252 yards,
1 touchdown (.386 pet.)
Mike Brundage, qb—12-32 for 153
yards, 1 touchdown (.375 pet.)
Eric Olson, qb—8-13 for 136 yards
(.615 pet.)
Tom Trovato, qb—6-12 for 11 yards ,1
touchdown (.500 pet.)
PASS RECEIVING
Steve Bunker—10 for 120 yards.
Scott Cress—10 for 156 yards.
Steve Reina—6 for 89 yards (2 TD)
Lynn Hendrickson—6 for 77 yards.
Lachlan Heron—4 for 123 yards (1
TD)
Steve Jones—2 for 19 yards.
John Buller—2 for 36 yards.
Roger Smith—1 for 29 yards
Claxton Welch—1 for 3 yards.
SCORING
Steve Reina—14 points (2 TDs, 1 con
version).
Mike Barnes—6 points (1 touchdown).
Steve Jones—6 points (1 touchdowm).
Lachlan Heron—6 points (1 touch
down).
Mike Brundage—5 points (5 conver
sions).
Ken Klein, rh—6 points (1 touch
down ).
Gunther Cunningham, lb—3 points (1
held goal).
Huskies Next PAC Foe
Welch, Bunker Return
Tailback Claxton Welch and
end Steve Bunker will return to
the Oregon lineup for Saturday's
contest with Washington's Hus
kies in Seattle. Duck head coach
Len Casanova reported yesterday.
Due to a knee injury Welch
has missed every game since the
season opener and Bunker, the
conference's leading receiver last
year, was suspended prior to
last week's game for disciplinary
reasons.
The only Duck being kept out
of action due to injury is fullback
Arlan Elms. Elms pulled a muscle
before the Stanford game two
week's ago.
With Tom Sparlin throwing to
Dave Williams and Jim Cope, and
with the Pacific-8 leading rusher.
Don Moore at halfback, the Hus
kies possess a potent, balanced
offense.
Sparlin is fourth in conference
passing with 37 completions for
526 yards while Cope is fourth
in receiving and Williams is tenth.
Moore has gained 447 yards in
live games for a 5.1 yard average ^
As a team the Huskies arc
fourth in total offense.
In order to stop such an attack |
defensive secondary coach John j
Robinson, has assigned Jim Smith, j
who leads the Duck secondary
with three interceptions, to cover j
Williams, and Ken Klein, who
ran back an interception t»9 yards
last week against Air Force, to
cover Cope.
Wednesday the Ducks concern '
trated on the offense and defense i
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Chapman Sees
Rook Advantage
Coach Chapman Directs Offense
By JEFF WOHLER
Emrrald Sports Writer
Oregon Duckling Coach Norm
Chapman feels the frosh will be
at a disadvantage when they take
on Oregon State in Corvallis Fri
day.
Considering the 33-0 whipping
they gave Washington State in
the season opener last week, you'd
think, Oregon State should feel
that way.
But Chapman points out that
the Rooks, who haven't played a
game yet, have had the entire
three weeks of practice to prepare
for Oregon's style of play. The
Ducklings, on the other hand,
have only this week to get ready
for OSU.
“And they’ve scouted it, too,
that’s for sure,” Chapman noted.
“It’s hard for us to know much
about them since all they’ve done
is practice. However, we know
about some of their players from
their high school records, so we’ll
have to go on from there.”
Chapman picked out Rick 01
sson of Corvallis and Mick O’Con
nor of Eugene’s Sheldon High as
two outstanding prospects for the
Rooks. Olsson is a hard-running
halfback while O'Connor is a fine
quarterback.
According to Chapman, t h e
only changes being made from
the successful operation of last
week is a switch in blocking as
signments, since uregon Mate
plays a different style of de
fense.
He added that injury-wise, the
Washington State game was a
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