Oregon daily emerald., May 21, 1971, Page 14, Image 13

Sports
Four events icrucial’ to Duck victory
By STEVEN RAU
Of the Emerald
It’s north to Seattle for Bill
Bowerman’s spikers and the rest
of the Pacific-8 teams for the
conference championships. The
Ducks, runners-up for the past
three years, will again be favored
for the number two position
behind powerful defending
champion UCLA.
The meet gets underway this
afternoon with finals in the long
jump, javelin, shot put and 3000
meter steeplechases all crucial
events for the Ducks. Ijocal radio
station KUGN (590) will
broadcast tonight at 5:15, and
will begin continuous coverage
tomorrow at 2 p.m.
One of the most crucial events
for Oregon has to be the long
jump where Duck Bouncy Moore
is the defending champ. Moore’s
best mark this season is 25-8%
and while this is a very respec
table effort he trails three other
Pac-8 leapers. Southern Cal’s
Henry Hines < 26-8 ) and UCLA
freshman James McAlister (26
6Vfe) are number one and two in
the world this year, with
McAlister’s teammate Finn
Rendixen sporting a pretty fair
25-10. Moore cannot be counted
out, however, as he competes
better in the big meets. Last year
he took second in the NCAA, first
in the AAU and then topped the
Russians in Moscow last sum
mer.
Shot putter Pete Shmock has
been putting over 60 consistently
the last few weeks and could be a
top contender in his event. Only
USC’s Doug Lane (63-2%) and
Bruin Mark Ostoich (62-10%)
have marks above Shmocks best
of 62-4.
The javelin could prove to be
fatal for the Ducks. Last year
Mark Richardson and Mac
Wilkins placed 2-3 giving Oregon
a big 14 points, this year Wilkins
has been sidelined with a sore
arm (after he three 255-4) and
Richardson’s condition is also
somewhat questionable.
SFEs rally
for 11-9 win
A slow starting Sigma Phi
Epsilon struck for four runs in the
fifth inning and bagged three
more in the sixth and seventh
innings to defeat the San Diego
Georges 11-9 and capture the IM
softball championships Wed
nesday afternoon
The SPE’s A1 Menashe, by
bagging a homer with two men on
base in the fifth inning, brought
the fraternity men within one run
at 9-8 score.
The San Diego Georges failed
to earn any runs in the sixth and
final inning as the "fired-up"
SPE's earned three more runs
and played flawless defense
Traditionally it has been in
dependent teams that have
captured the IM softball crown
Last year's champs the Has
Beens did not play this year.
Ironically none of the San
Diego Georges' players are from
San Diego. The team is named
after one of their players last
year.
For the SPE’s the victory was
sweet. With only track
remaining. iSPE is defending',
the fraternity has an outside
chance of capturing the Legal
Eagles and winning the IM points
title.
The final event on Friday’s
calendar, the 3000 meter
steeplechase, could be a big one
as far as Duck title hopes are
concerned. With conference
record holder Steve Savage
(8:38.6) and the year’s Pac-8
leader, Todd Lathers (8:47.4),
Oregon could pick up a very big 1
2. Norwegian Webfoot Knut
Kvalheim might even slip in for
third as he has clocked a 8:54.2 in
his only outing It won’t be an
easy race however, as host
Washington’s Jim Johnson has
the number two time in the
league this year at 8:48.8, and
certainly will be the favorite of
the crowd.
Kvalheim is expected to double
back in the mile Saturday and
with a 4:00.2 time is rated the
favorite to take that event,
leathers may also double up for
the four-lapper, with Savage
going again in the three mile.
If there ever was, or is, a sure
thing in track it might very well
be a Steve Prefontaine victory in
the three mile. The defending
Pac-8 and NCAA titlist should
have little difficulty out
distancing his opponents as he
has a 30 second edge over his
nearest competition.
The Ducks could capture
several other events, but they
would definitely have to be rated
as dark-horse favorites. Marty
Hill and Phil Singleton might
place high in the high jump, but
only if they can crack the seven
foot barrier that has been their
nemesis all season.
In the sprints A1 Hearvey could
surprise everyone, but don’t
count on him beating Southern
Cal’s Willie Deckard. Deckard
clocked the fastest double in
several years two weeks ago with
a 9.2 100 and a 20.2 220.
High hurdler Ivory Harris
should be one of the first across
the finish line in his event, but his
13.8 clocking ranks behind USC’s
Lance Babb and Stanford’s Rick
Tipton, both with 13.7 marks.
Sweden’s contribution to
Oregon, Nils Emilsson, might
break through in the half mile,
but according to the form chart
his season best of 15 1:51.1 will
probably be good for only sixth
place.
USC drops Oregon
in Pacific-8 playoffs
Pullman, Wash. ( Special)—Good omens sometimes play a big
part in a baseball game.
Omens such as Earle Wicklund, the Oregon centerfielder,
doubling on the first pitch of the game and scoring an out later,
breaking the Ducks scoreless jinx against the Southern California
Trojans.
Or such as Andy Jones, the Oregon pitcher, bunting safely for his
only base hit of the season and helping the Ducks score another run in
the fifth.
Unfortunately, few omens work when the team you’re playing is
undefeated in league play and the number one team in the country.
The USC bats pounded Jones for twelve hits Thursday and pitcher
Mark Sogge set the Ducks down in the clutch, as the Trojans claimed a
6-2 victory over Oregon in the first game of the Pacific-8 conference
play-offs.
In the day's second game, Stanford defeated host Washington
State 8-4.
Oregon is scheduled to meet WSU at 10 a.m. today, and the loser of
that contest will be out of the double elimination tournament.
USC faces Stanford at 1 p.m. today in the championship bracket.
The winner of the morning game meets the loser of the 1 p.m. contest
at 4 p.m.
“I thought we played a good ball game,” said Oregon coach Mel
Krause.
“But USC is definitely a better team.”
Wichlund got the Ducks started quickly in the first inning when he
doubled to left. The fleet outfielder stole third on an aborted pickoff
play at second, then scored as Gary Nall bounced out to first.
But USC rallied for three in its half of the inning. Jeff Pedersen
singled, and Tim Steele and Craig Perkins followed with back to back
doubles for two runs. Then Jeff Port singles to bring home Perkins
with the eventual deciding run.
The Trojans took a 4-1 lead in the third on singles by Pedersen and
Perkins spaced around a ground out. Then the Ducks nearly tied the
game in the fifth.
Greg Brosterhous doubled to left, and Jones followed with his bunt
single, sending Brosterhous to third. Wicklund struck out, then Nall hit
a long fly ball that USC rightfielder Steele hauled down just five feet in
front of the fence That scored Brosterhous but cut the rally short.
U$C put the game away and chased Jones from the mound with
two runs in the seventh. A walk, infield single and error loaded the
bases Perkins lined into a double play, but Daryl Arenstein and Port
rapped run-scoring singles.
Alan Hardin (5-2) or Rick Mealey (4-3) will pitch for the Ducks
against the Cougars this morning.
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Coach Bill Bowerman and
quarter man Weldon Vance
discuss pre-race strategy. Last
week, Vance set a Pacific-8
Northern Division record in the
440 with a time of 46.7 as
Bowerman won his 15th ND title
in 16 years. The Duck sprinter
will compete in the 440 and mile
relay in this weekend’s Pac-8
championships at Seattle.
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