Oregon daily emerald., October 27, 1966, Page Four, Image 4

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Quack Cracks
Rising
Gymnasts
By DAVE BARONTI
Emrrald Sports Editor
AS FEW AS THREE years ago. the first trick an aspiring
gymnast learned at this University was to keep his mouth
shut.
That he probably learned the first day.
When he walked up to an interested individual and told him that
he was a state high bar champion, and the person asked him what
circus did he work for. that was the only thing he could do.
If a gymnast—any gymnast—asked for an athletic scholarship, it
would have been the biggest joke since Stassen. A Student Union
supported chessplayer would have a better chance.
Gymnastics was a legitimate sport, all Oregonians recognized that.
But so was Sumo, punchball, marbles and Chinese soccer. No lie, in
1962. if students were asked to evaluate what they knew about the
above sports, gymnastics likely would have come in last. ^
But so much for then. Let’s take a look at gymnastics. University
of Oregon style, today.
THE SPORT IS CURRENTLY in the process of recruiting
at least one Japanese national champion, draws close to
1.000 spectators for its big meets, enlists the services of
two—sometimes three—coaches, is creeping closer and
closer to prominence in national standings, and is enthu
siastically backed by almost all who know anything about it.
Dick Smith, varsity coach of the suddenly booming sport, points
only to his team's ever-increasing •meetly" point production as
evidence of its growing appeal.
"Two years ago. if we used the same point system we use today,
we probably would have picked up only about 140 points a meet,
he said. "Last year, we averaged close to 150—and this year I
expect to be at about 160.”
And. with a big grin, he'll explain what kind of company that
steady improvement will eventually put his team in. .
The two top squads on the coast and the nation—Washington and
California—he said get between 175 and 180 points in similar cir
cumstances.
"We ll be holding our own with them in a few years,” he says.
GYMNASTICS, TO SMITH and to most people who partici
pate in it, is more than just a sport; it is a kaleidoscope of
complicated though artistic activities that tax the ath
lete’s body more thoroughly than does any other single
sport.
"We don't want a boy practicing over and over in one single event
such as the sprints or the javelin in track," Smith says. "We want
the all-around kid—the one who can perform exceptionally well in
evervthing. This is what you strive to develop in gymnastics.”
The gymnast, in other words, must be an acrobat, a nimble dancer,
a strongman, and a daring stunt man all rolled up into one
The typical free-exercise routine, for example, includes every
species of somersault, legs split, and delicate balance act in the
book. But a still rings act requires muscle enough for a gymnast
to be able to suspend himself horizontally in midair by means of
two rings which his completely straightened arms are grasping at
either side of him.
In short, gymnastics blends beauty, grace, skill, and strength in a
way no other sport can.
OREGON’S FORTUNES IN the sport were made increas
ingly bright this year because of the appearance of one
Professor Koba, who is not only acting as a talented third
coach, but who has also been instrumental in Smith's hopes
of getting an outstanding gymnast from Koba’s native
Japan in the near future.
One of Koba’s prospects, Hisato Kikuchi, a Japanese national high
school champion on the horizontal bar, already has his passport and
visa—but is being held up until his college entrance examinations
are studied.
“If we don’t get Hisato, we can probably get another one,” Smith
says.
Koba also figures to help the gymnastics team extensively this
(Continued on page 5)
In Cross-Country Clash
Ducks Face OSU
Coach Bill Bowerman’s Ore
gon cross-country team, having
surprised one opponent already
this season, heads into a meet
with undefeated Oregon State
at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Avery
Park near Corvallis.
The Ducks, according to Bow
erman, will have their hands full
against the Beavers.
Oregon State’s number one
man. Tracy Smith, is the de
fending National AAU champion
at three and six miles. And the
rest of the team, says Bowerman,
“is balanced."
Oregon, meanwhile, will be led
by Cedric Wedeinere and Dave
Wilborn. who placed second and
third to Western Canadian six •
mile champion Jim Freeman when
the Ducks upset the Vancouver,
B.C. Athletic Club earlier this
month.
The Webfoot harriers heat the
Beavers twice last year — once
just barely and again more sol
idly—but that was when Tracy
Smith wasn't there.
"He (Smith) was training under
Miglo Igloi at the time,” Bow
erman explained. "The guy has
matured a lot.”
A freshman meet is scheduled
for 1:15 p.m—a half hour be
fore the varsity contest gets un
der way.
IM Schedule
Alpha Tau Omega moved into
first place in intramural wrestling
Wednesday with a total of 37
points. Second is Theta Chi at 31.
The other top ten teams, in order
are: Beta Theta Pi (27), Delta
Upsilon (25), Phi Gamma Delta
(24), Kappa Sigma (23), defend
ing champion Sigma Chi and Phi
Delta Theta (21), Sigma Alpha
Epsilon (20) and Tau Kappa Ep
silon (18).
All 41 organizations entered
in the meet have scored after
the first three days of competi
tion.
The first week of action will
conclude today since there are no
matches on Friday.
Wrestlers are reminded to look
on the pairings outside the wrest
ling room for the official time of
their matches.
Although match times are
printed in the Emerald, lack of
a match being printed is not an
acceptable excuse for failure to
show.
wresuing
131
5:30—Everson (Campbell Club) vs.
Mislyama i Wristlockers).
145
4:00—Lumkins (Adams) vs. Burke
(SAE).
5:06—Hollister (SAE) vs. Ruppleyer
(Adams). Lav (TKE) vs. Buck (Chi
Psl). Tice (Phi Delta Theta) vs. Morris
(Dyment).
5:12—Adams (Delta Upsilon) vs.
Black (Sherry Ross).
152
4:30—B Larson (Sigma Phi Epsilon)
vs. Eason (Delta Chi). Condray (Sigma
Chi) vs. Wiemer (Phi Delta Thetai. B.
Cox (Wristlockers) vs. Arnold (Chi
Psi).
4:42—Jacobson (Sheldon) vs. BUyen
(WlIlCOX). Clark (Delta Chi) vs. Asbury
(Sigma Alpha Epsilon). Henderson
(Campbell Club) vs. Walters (Sheldon)
4:48—Hodges (Delta Chi) vs. Hassler
(WlIlCOX). Gunn (Phi Delta Theta) vs.
Ellis (Beta Theta Pi).
5:00—Nicoll (Tau Kappa Epsilon) vs.
Briggs (Adams). Rutan (Phi Kappa Pi)
vs. Buschoff (Phi Kappa Alpha). Szy
marak (Wristlockers) vs. Janes (Phi
Kappa Pi).
5:24—Glover (Chi Psl) vs. Hahn (Tau
Kappa Epsilon).
Ticket Deadline Friday
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Thursday, November 3, 1966
5:30—Karlen (FI Jl> v*. Holley (Wat
son). A raj bury (Wrlstlockers) vs. Glass
cock (Dyment). Kleen (Sigma Alpha
Epsilon) vs. O'Dwyer (Theta Chi).
5:36- Westfall (Hale Kane) vs. Yon
ner (Phi Delta Theta). Graham (Biolo
gy) vs. Anderson (Bea Theta PI).
166
4-00—Goodrich (Theta Chi) vs. Jones
(Sigma Chi). Com (Phi Delta Theta)
vs. Greenfield (Delta Upslloni. Schen
f i Six mu Alpha Epsilon) vs. Evans (Chi
I Psl). ^
4:06—Worth (Douglas) vs. Wilson
(Boynton).
4:12—Stevenson (Kappa Sigma) vs.
C. Smith (Delta Chi). K. Smith (Lambda
Chi Alpha) vs. Merner (Delta Upsllon)
Farley i Wrlstlockers) vs. Wlmberley
(Campbell Club).
4:18—McClellen (FI Jl) vs. Wolf
(Delta Upsllon). Van Weller (Sherry
Ross) vs. Shaw (Theta Chi).
4:24—Holland (Chi Psl) vs. Poplock I
(Delta Upsllon). Isbell (Sigma Alpha
Epsilon) vs. Graham (Tau Kappa Ep- j
silon).
4:30—Nash (Adams) vs. S. Brown j
(Phi Delta Theta). Klang I Phi Kappa,
PI) vs. Alden (Delta Upsllon).
5:12—Voegtley (DeBusk) vs Desmond
I Sigma Alpha Epsilon) Good (FI Jl) vs.
Zamskey (Phi Kappa Pi).
5:18—Bohlc (Sigma Alpha Epsilon> I
vs. Goalee (Chi Phi). Cook (Beta Theta
PI) vs. Williamson (Wrlstlockers I. i
Houseley (Kappa Sigma) vs. Johnson
(Pill Kappa PI).
5 24—Rogers (Phi Kappa Alpha) vs
C. Johnson (Delta Upsllon).
177
4:24—Black (Willcox) vs. Bayman
i Phi Kappa Alpha).
4:30—Corey (Alpha Tau Omega) vs. j
I.indsy (Phi Delta Theta).
4:48—Caster (Wrlstlockers) vs. K.
Jones (Chi Psl).
4:54—Barney (Phi Kappa Pi) vs.
j Wachsmuth (Hauna). Alexander (Phi
Delta Theta) vs. Oyalo (Delta Upsllon). |
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