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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1966)
•0*^1 Cracks -. | Sooners Are Superlative By HAVE BAKONTI Emerald Sports Editor YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO back to when Mark Antony said, “I have come to bury Caesar” to find a bigger understatement than the one wrestling Coach Art Keith came up with Monday. That was when he called Oklahoma “good.” Oregon's got a good team. too. But had Keith said. “I expect to win," he would have been even more historical than Antony It would have been the biggest overstatement since Samson said he trusted Delilah. In a word, the Oklahoma wrestling squad that meets Oregon December 20 in McArthur Court is superb-—nothing less. It’s the same team that hasn't been out of the top three in the NCAA tournament since somewhere in the early 1950s; the same team that snapped NCAA champion Oklahoma State's 84-match winning streak last year, 17-12; the same team that won NCAA championships in 1960, 1961, and 1963—and the same team that was edged out for second place by Iowa State in 1966 by a single point, 70-69 And nothing has changed—except possibly for the better—in Sooner land this year. Take it from Keith: it’s the best squad to appear in the North west since the NCAAs were held in Corvallis five years ago. Two Big Eight champions are back—123-pound Bryan Rice and 152-pound Wayne Wells—in addition to two third placers. That’s in a conference which delivered the top three finishers in the NCAA last year. In fact. Oklahoma hasn't failed to-produce at least one individual NCAA champion since 1053 whan their present coach. Tommy Evans, was a junior. Evans that year suffered the only defeat of a collegiate wrestling career that included national championships his sopho more and senior years and a second in the 1956 Olympics. Oregon has yet to produce its first NCAA champ. 130-pound Curt Scott—who will be in action against the Sooners—has come the closest, getting a fourth last year. So Keith would have to be-stretching it a bit to predict an Oregon upset December 20. However, the spirit with which the Ducks are preparing for the match doesn't indicate a defeatist attitude. In fact, in a recent letter to Evans describing Eugene motel accommodations, Keith was moved to add, “You’ll have to beat us on the mats.” In expia tion, Keith said he means no one on the sophomore loaded Webfoot team will he walking out there expecting to do anything but win. BUT TALK ABOUT GOOD SQUADS. You don’t have to wait until December 20 to see one. The touted Duck freshman wrestlers see their first home action of the year this afternoon against Treasure Valley (Wash.) Junior College at 3 p.m. in McArthur Court. Don’t let the-word “freshman” mislead you, either. The 11-mem bers of this team have won 13 A-l and one state A-2 high school championships between them—and are the foundation of a re building program that Keith hopes will take Oregon “up to the Oklahoma” level in collegiate wrestling within the next few years. Two matches to watch are: 1) the 126-pound one which will send Oregon’s Greg Morgan (three time state champion from David Dauglas; against TV’s Ralph Carter (A-2 champ from Nyssa), and 2) the 163-pound competition between TV’s two time state A-l , (Continued on page 6) 4 or 8 Track? UNDECIDED? 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Now Belko is looking for his first win of the season after drop ping two games on a road trip to the Midwest, and the Bengals are once again challenging for the Big Sky title. Title Contender The Bengals will be the third conference title contender the Ducks have faced in three games this season. Last weekend they lost 79-56 to Nebraska, the favo rite to win the Big Eight crown, and they dropped a 52-47 game to Kansas, another Big Eight con tender. Belko looked upon such an opening with mixed emotions ‘Losing doesn’t help.” he said. i “but it's good competition and that's what you need to Improve." "That was one of the best open inf* schedules we’ve had in a long time.' he added Playing Nebraska particularly may have helper! the Ducks in their preparation for the Bengal*, who, like the C'ornhuskcrs, are quick and good leapers Lacks Height Idaho State lack* height, hut the Bengal* have three 6-5 starters. John Wilson, John Mct.'als, anil John Parks, whom coach Arnold reports "can play like they are ti-10 " The hest of the trio is probably Wilson, the center, a "tremen dous” rebounder who blocked II shots in the Bengal*' rout of Ne vada Southern. At the guard positions will be John Boone, 6-1, and John Mosier, 60. Boone is likely to give the Duck* their biggest defensive problem He scored 37 point* against Nevada Southern and i* considered to have more polen tial scoring power than Dave . Student* and (acuity mem bers will be admitted to Friday night’s basketball contest with the Australian All-Star* uuon presentation of their student athletic cards or faculty season tickets. Wagnon, last years Bengal star | who was second tn NCAA scor Ing The Bengal* are a thrilling team to watch according to Ar nold and. like Nebraska, they rely on the fa.U break and a full court press Adding to the teams ( •.citing character is their head I roach, John Rutherford, who is considered one of the coast's most | colorful mentors. Helko will start the same team which opened the Kansas game John Pink*U(T at center. Boil Craven and Bill Thomas at for wards, and Rick Ahrahamson and N'ick Jones at the guard*, witli Kenny Smith and Mike Nirksit slated for major reserve duty. Want* Improvement Helko seemed satisfied with thr way the Buck* played agamsl the Rig Eight team* hut indi cated he felt there wa? plenty ol room for improvement. 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