Bowerman cites thinclads
for Pacific-8 performances
By STEVE RAU
Of the Emerald
Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman had noth
ing hut praise for his team after Saturday's sec
ond place finish (to UCLA) in the Pac-8 meet.
Bowerman, speaking before the weekly Ore
gon Club luncheon, was “extremely proud of the
22 out of 24 men who scored something in that
meet.”
This weekend a number of Ducks will be travel
ing south to compete in the annual Modesto Re
lavs. Three Webfoots will probably compete in
the mile—Arne Kvalheim, Roscoe Divine and Tom
Morrow. The Duck trio of Tom Smith and fresh
men Bouncy Moore and Ivory Harris are expect
ed to see action in the long jump. Harris will
also run the high hurdles, where he will be
joined by Myron Johnson. Gary Knoke will be
entered in the intermediate hurdles.
The Oregon tennis team, after w'hat Coach
Buzz Summers called a “very good season,” end
ed up the year on a rather disappointing note
by finishing sixth in the Pacific-8 matches.
After finishing fourth in the recent conference
tilt, golf Coach Jack Adler feels that there are
big things in store for the young Ducks, “It
really looks exciting for the future of the Uni
versity of Oregon golf team.”
Jerry Frei, head football coach, expressed some
excitement over Saturday’s intra-squad scrim
mage. He singled out tailback David Jones as a
“very fine football player, and a joy to a coach
because he has a tremendous future.” Although
he had previously been worried about the de
fense, he thought that they did a fine job Satur
day.
The Oregon Club also welcomed as special
guest former Oregon football great Ron Snidow,
now playing with the Cleveland Browns.
Snidow, a defensive end, said that pro ball,
and college football as well, was ever changing
and that the big men of a couple of years ago
are small in comparison to the new prospects
entering the league. "But,” he added, “the im
portant thing to remember is that determination
and spirit often play a very big part in a ball
players success.”
Jones sparkles
in football game
The running of sophomore
tailback Dave Jones and sharp
pass defense highlighted the
Oregon football intrasquad
game Saturday.
The two-hour contest brought
an end to spring football prac
tice for the Ducks.
Quarterback Alan Pitcaithley
scored two touchdowns to lead
the Greens over the Whites 28
7. Pitcaithley scored twice on
runs, and completed 10 of 17
passes for 108 yards. Jones
broke away for several big gains
on the ground and also caught
three aerials for 30 yards.
Several Ducks sparkled on de
fense as the Green intercepted
five passes. Lionel Coleman in
tercepted three, and also ran
back a punt 74 yards for a
touchdown.
Webfoot Coach Jerry Frei
was very optimistic about the
scrimmage. “We played a little
like freshmen at times,” he said,
“but I was quite pleased with
the way Pitcaithley and Jones
performed.”
Frosh netters end
by dumping ESTC
Oregon’s Frosh tennis team—
the best rookie crop in Univer
sity history — trimmed Eugene
Swim and Tennis Club 6-2 last
Friday in its last match of the
season.
Chris Anderson, number one
man, easily defeated ESTC’s top
Hotter, Dick Grant, 6-2, 6-1,
Meanwhile, Steve Benner and
Larry Heineman turned in their
best efforts of the season as
they won the number one
doubles match, 6-4, 10-8.
Others turning in victories in
the season finale were Ed Line
baugh, Jackson Chan and Ben
ner in singles, and Chan and
John Hoffman in doubles.
The Ducklings finished the
season as the only team to beat
Oregon high school champion
Roseburg, and also defeated the
Oregon State Rooks four times
in as many meetings.
Students will go
free to play-offs
University students will be
admitted free to the District 5
A-l high school baseball play
offs at Howe Field today, ath
letic events manager Tom Jern
stedt announced Monday.
Lane - A - 1 runner - up
Churchill faces coast champion
Marshfield at 11 a.m. The win
ner of that game faces unde
feated Lane champion S o u t li
Eugene at 1 p.m., with a second
game following if South Eugene
loses.
South Eugene, rated second
in the state, is led by pitcher
Steve Greenough, who has sign
ed a letter of intent to play at
Oregon next year.
The winner of today’s play
offs advances to the state quar
terfinals against Klamath Falls.
..— Looking Out -
Diminishing acres
By DOUG NEWMAN
For the Emerald
A week ago Monday, right here in the middle of the sports
page, there appeared another one of those “Oh no” advertise
ments.
“Oh no,” you said, “not another one of those radical Sierra
Club advertisements, digging the Forest Service and advocating
that we abolish logging and give the woods back to the Indians.”
That, unfortunately, was the attitude of the vast majority of
readers who skimmed the title and flipped the page.
For people that took the time to read it, however, some exceed
ingly enlightening things were revealed. Mostly, it was facts and
figures. The kind of facts and figures which cause those of us with
conservationist tendencies to see a little red and fire off a few
letters to persons in high places, about the only method currently
feasible for doing anything about a host of indignities presently
occurring.
I was so impressed with some of the things I read that I’m
going to take the trouble to re state a few of them, here and now.
For instance: People say, “Hey, what are you wild-eyed biology
teachers trying to do—wreck the economy? Oregon has vast
scenic areas reserved already.”
Baloney.
Oregon has less land set aside and truly protected for recrea
tion and scenic beauty than any other state in the Far West
except Nevada. Washington, our neighbor to the north, is a good
example of what far-sighted people can do toward seeing that
future generations have something left in the way of wilderness
recreation areas.
According to an informative chart published in the Monday
advertisement, Washington has a total of 2,930,000 acres set
aside in the form of National and State Parks and Wilderness
Areas. Oregon comes through with a paltry 996,000 acres in
similar areas.
In addition, Washington has reserved from cutting 33.5 billion
board feet of timber compared to 5.8 billion in Oregon.
The big difference, in simple language, is that the people of
Washington are aware enough to appreciate the value of setting
aside this timberland now. today, before it is too late, and have
acted accordingly.
In Washington, above and beyond a system of roadside parks,
the people have saved nine percent of their forests (volume) for
scenic beauty and recreation—Oregon has only saved one percent.
One percent!
Can you believe it? Lumber and other users now have potential
access to 99 percent of Oregon’s timberland and yet these users
feel slighted, put-upon and generally fearful that the scheming
preservationists will get too much and severely limit progress
and exploitation.
That people entrusted with management responsibilities can be
so frightfully short-sighted in regard to increased usage and prob
abilities for future usage is truly amazing.
Cannot people understand that once roads go in, once cutting
commences, once reserved status is lifted and areas are opened
up—that the wilderness setting is gone forever and can never
be restored?
Fifteen years ago, the Cascade national forests—forests belong
ing to the people—contained over one million acres of untouched
wilderness. Today, May 20. 1969, one-half of this amount is gone
forever.
In a ten-year period, over 1000 miles of trail have been aban
doned or turned into roads or clear-cuts. We will never get them
back.
At this writing, concerned individuals and organizations are
currently pressuring governmental authorities and agencies for
an increase of three-tenths of a percent in the size of protected
areas. This would boost Oregon’s total to 1.3 percent—still leaving
98 percent of Oregon’s timber available for cutting.
They are running into a remarkable wall of opposition. Wilder
ness users—too often unwilling to become involved in haggling
with bureaucracies—must throw their individualistic tendencies
to the wind and band together in a verbal and concerned body.
The more verbal, the better. This writer, as an example, has
long been a skeptic concerning the value of writing letters to
senators and representatives. Does it do any good, really? It's hard
to say. But we must do.something—something constructive in a
concerned and sincere manner—and this appeal's our only line
of action at this moment.
The force of public opinion, when expressed and channeled,
is a powerful instrument capable of effecting change. Until some
thing better comes along, it's all we’ve got. Use it to advantage.
ROSCOE DIVINE FINISHES MILE
Junior won his specialty at Pacific-8 meet
Outdoor program
Horseback riding — Horses are now
available for lessons or hire. Check
program room for information.
TUESDAY
Kayaking—Trip on Willamette Riv
er. Beginners welcome. Check pro
gram room.
Flycasting — McKenzie Flycasters
hold a free flycasting clinic on Mill
WRA schedule
SOFTBALL IMS
Monday—Caswell-Spiller vs. Delta
Gamma.
Tuesday — Alpha Chi Omega vs.
Robbins I.
Wednesday — Kappa Alpha Theta
vs. Gamma Phi Beta I; Monday whi
ner vs. Tuesday winner.
Thursday — WRA championship
between Wednesday winners, 5 p.m.
TENNIS
Northwest Championships at Seat
tle, Wash., May 23-24.
SOFTBALL
OSU here, Tuesday, 6 p.m., Skin
ner's Butte Park.
BANQUET
Awards Banquet with Panhellenic
Dessert Awards, Wednesday, May 28.
race at 6:15 p.m. Poles and tackle
provided.
Ilock climbing—Leaving room 23
for Skinner’s Butte Columns at 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Rock climbing—Leaving room 23
for Skinner’s Butte Columns at 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Kayaking-—Clinic from 11 a m. to
1 p.m. on Millrace. Designed to teach
basics of kayaking. Bring swim suit
and towel.
Kayaking—Trip on McKenzie River
for advanced kayakers. Check pro
gram room.
Flycasting—Free flycasting clinic
on Millrace at 6 p.m. Tackle and
poles provided.
Rock climbing—Leaving room 23
for Skinner’s Butte Columns at 7 p.m.
IM schedule
SOFTBALL
Check IM office for pairings.
TENNIS
Dunn or Pi Kappa Phi vs. Theta
Chi or Delta Chi.
GOLF
Check IM office for pairing.
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