UO women long on talent, short on cash
By TOME NATHAN
For the Emerald
The University of Oregon women always look
good, but they’re looking better than ever as they
swing into the 1972 sports season. The only problem is
money.
The swim team, under Coach Virginia Arvidson,
has been regional champion three out of the last four
years.
After warming up during the Oregon Senior AAU
Championships at Leighton pool last weekend,
they’re ready for their first meet of the in
tercollegiate season against Oregon State University
Friday The team will compete in 14 events including
diving
This is the first year of intercollegiate com
petition for 18-year old Cindy Marks, an outstanding
young diver, who had a sensational record as a state
and national contender from South Eugene High
School.
Don McGavem, UO diving coach, says both
Cindy and Betsy Beckett, also from South Eugene,
should easily qualify for the national women’s in
tercollegiate meet to be held in Cinncinnati later this
year. But neither girl may go because of lack of
university funds for women in competitive sports.
The UO women’s volleyball team has a similar
problem.
It also qualified for the national play-offs but is
unable to go for lack of funds. The volleyball team
took the Northwest Regional championship during a
two day tournament in Eugene in competition with 28
teams from four states last month. TTiis is its second
year as champion.
The women canvassed for funds and raised
enough money to go to Lawrence, Kansas last year
where they placed fourth in the nationals. But this
year, says coach Karl Rice, they haven’t the heart for
more “bottle drives” and door-to-door solicitation.
Newsmen say there is no spectator interest in
women’s sports—hence, no money.
This Friday evening, the public will have a
chance to see the women in action. The swim team,
with Cindy Marks competing in the diving event, will
be at Leighton Pool.
The Women’s gymnastic team will be in B-54,
Gerlinger Annex, competing against Oregon State
University. Both events start at 7 p.m. The public is
welcome and there is no charge for admission.
Theta Chi wins opener
Intramural hoop season underway
Intramural competition in
basketball and Oregon-style
handball got underway this week
Men’s “A” basketball play
began Monday. “B" basketball
teams open play next week And a
staggering 120 teams are entered
in sixteen “A” leagues and 14
"B” leagues Among Monday
winners was Theta Chi, defen
ding "A” champion
Competition in women’s and
co-ed basketball leagues began
last night with practice games,
league competition starts next
week
Men's intramural handball
began Tuesday with 37 teams
competing in a single elimination
tournament. Theta ('hi is also
defending champion in handball.
Each team consists of two
singles players und a doubles
team. Intramural handball is
played under Oregon rules
Oregon style hundball uses a
larger, softer, slower ball than
regulation handtiall The slower
ball is necessary because the
courts m the Men’s P.E. building
are smaller than regulation
courts.
Oregon style Handball will also
lie playing in All University
Championship tournaments
beginning next week. Entries for
both singles and doubles com
petition will be accepted through
Monday in the Men’s Intramural
office.
An all-university Handball
singles tournament was held last
term under the regulation AAU
rules played throughout the
nation Winning this first com
petition on the university's new
handball courts was Vern
Cammack who defeated Dick
Klienknecht in the final match.
The all-university tournaments
are a new feature on the
university sports scene. They are
sponsored by the Men’s and Co-ed
Recreation Association to
provide individual competition in
dual sports such as handball and
tennis. These sports are con
tested on a team basis in the
regular intramural program.
All University tennis cham
pions in fall term competition
were (' Lance Zacklan in men’s
singles and the team of Joyce
Towne and Howard Bonnett in
mixed doubles. Zacklan won the
singles finals from Dan Isenberg,
6-4. 6-2 Towne and Bonnett won
the doubles final from a team of
Madden and McKinley, 61,6-2.
An all university men’s doubles
tournament will be held this
term The intramural office will
accept entries through Monday.
Men’s intramural action for
later m the term includes a cross
country meet, February 2 and a
weight lifting tournament,
February 22, 24 and 29.
In final intramural action last
term, Sigma Phi Epsilon ran off
with two championships. The Sig
Eps defeated the Hummers 26-0
for the touch football cham
pionship.
Sigma Phi Epsilon won the
wrestling championships with 199
points to 123 for Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, 64 for Alpha Tau Omega,
62 for Chi Psi, 53 for DeBusk, 45
for Watson Hall and 44 for Theta
Chi. Sigma Phi Epsilon wrestlers
won five first-places, all in the
“B” division
Winners for the Sig Eps were
I)an Luoma, 130 pounds, Bob
Heekin, 145 pounds, Einar
Warming, 152 pounds, Gary
Anderegg, 167 pounds, and
Kichard Walton, 191 pounds.
Alpha Tau Omega had two
winners. Ed Setes in the
Heavyweight “A” division and
Mike Bales in the 160 pound "B"
division. DeBusk Hall had three
winners: Mike Irinaga, 160pound
“A”, I)rek Heikes. 191 pound
"A", and Bruce Wong, 137 pound
“B".
Other "A" division champions
were Andy Wood of Tingle Hall at
123 pounds, David Phillips, In
dependent, 145 pounds. Bruce
Paul, Watson Hall, 167 pounds,
and Bill Byers, Chi Psi, 177
pounds. Winners in the “B”
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division were Bob Langley,
Acupulco Golds, 177 pounds and
Gary Bertrand, Theta Chi,
heavyweight.
The 1970-71 All-Sports cham
pions, the Legal Eagles won one
fall term championship and came
close to winning two others. The
Eagles won their second straight
bowling championship, but lost in
the finals of both the “A and the
“B” volleyball playoffs, Winning
the volleyball championships
were U.B.L. in the “A” division
and Caswell Hall in the “B”
division.
IM Results
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL
Monday Scores
Watson Hall 35. Moore Hall 22
Caswell Hall 40, Adams Hall 24
Cloran Hall 13, Golden F., 12
Theta Chi 39, Chi Psi 35
Alpha Tau Omega 22, Delta Tau Delta 12
Kappa Sigma 34, Sigma Nu 27
Tuesday Scores
Knicks vs The Resistance, not played
Panama Reds 32, UBL 29
Special Education 39, College Inn 27
MBA Association 37, Fighting t>umi 17
Major Jocks 31, The People 2f
Transfer Inn 2, Eugene Fish Co. 0 (forfeit)
Wednesday's Scores
21st House 34, Taj igiles 20
1GWH 18, Laiglois Resistance 17
Hoofsters 42, Sitka House Quickies 23
Garsonites 46, Hawaiians 21
Dunn Hall 38, DeOou Hall 18
Parsons Hall 43, Dyment Hall 24
Thursday's Games
6:46- Cbllier "A" v. Burgess "A";
Sigma Fhi Epsilon "A"v Beta Theta Pi "A"
INTRAMURAL HANDBALL
Tuesday Score
Counselors 2, Moore Hall 0 (forfeit)
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