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900 salute K-Kids at
5th hoop banquet
By BOB WELCH
Of the Emerald
The four original Kamikaze Kids
bid farewell to an adoring com
munity Monday night at the fifth
annual Oregon basketball ban
quet at the Valiev River Inn
Some 900 people — 200 watch
ing on closed circuit television up
stairs — paid $12.50 each to
watch the proceedings and in
doing so set a record for the
largest banquet turnout in Lane
County history.
In an evening that saw every
body from Ron Lee to the mop-up
squad get recognition, the awards
came out like this:
• Lee won his fourth straight Bill
Baker Most Valuable Player
Award.
• Geoff Nelson won the Carl
Greve Scholar-Athlete Award.
• Mark barwig won me jonn
Warren Most Inspirational Award
• Sid Voorhees won the
Oregon Basketball Club Man of
the Year Award.
• Former athletic director Norv
Ritchey was given special recog
nition for his contributions in aid
ing Oregon basketball.
For ihose lucky enough to get a
ticket, it was an evening of both
laughter and tears An evening of
looking behind and ahead.
Dick Harter summarized
Oregon's down-up season by giv
ing credit to the character of the
Duck players.
I've mentioned a lot of reasons
why we made the comeback
said Harter But the biggest
reason is the mamas and the
papas. They’ve turned out sons
with character and class. We ve
got people who, when challenged,
reach down deep and do the job
Harter divided the Oregon sea
son into two distinct parts: the 8-9
half and the 11-1 half. And he said
there was one more pari of come:
The NIT
NIT games on tube
Teleprompter of Oregon will
apparently telecast all 12 National
Invitation Tournament basketball
games on its special Home Box
Office Channel. Officials were
awaiting confirmation from the
NIT Monday afternoon.
"We re not going to let down,”
he said There s three more wins
we want which would make best
season of all."
Pres. Boyd thanked the
Kamikaze Kids for "improving the
quality and prestige of the Uni
versity' and a telegram from
Oregon governor Bob Straub
thanked the Ducks for an exciting
season and said "forget the
NCAA, you re going to storm New
York.
John Caine, who will officially
begin as Oregon s new athletic di
rector April 1, expressed his
amazement with the phenomena
of Kamikaze basketball
If Sports Illustrated doesn't
have a writer or photographer
here tonight, they should, he
said.
Caine, who has seen the Ducks
play three basketball games, also
gave indication that he's already
100 per cent yellow and green.
"I’m proud to say I'm 1-0 against
the Beavers,' he said.
While four Oregon seniors —
Lee. Bruce Coldren, Mark Barwig
and Geoff Nelson — got most of
the recognition, it didn t end there.
Gladys Dolbin. for example, got
a standing ovation from the crowd.
And why not? She s 90-years-old
and has yet to miss a Kamikaze
game on the radio.
The rest of the Oregon team
was recognized — and roasted —
by the four seniors.
If the seniors rocked the other
players with jovial slams and
wacky presents, the coaches re
ceived no less. Assistant Coach
Dick Stewart got a plaque with his
favorite sayings on it and Harter
received an autographed picture
of Marv Gabby Harshman.
The laughter died down at the
end as each senior left with a short
speech. Most just said thanks.
Oregon's NIT opponent
1t's SF or NC-Charlotte
Saturday Mar 13
Monday Mar 15
Thursday Mar 18
Sunday. Mar 21
San Francisco (23-7)
N. Carolina-Charlotte (21-5)
St. Peters (19-10)
Holy Cross (21-9)
Winner
Oregon (19-10)
SEMIFINALS
Winner
North Carolina St. (19-8)
Kentucky (15-10)
Niagara (17-11)
Providence (19-9)
North Carolina A & T (20-5)
Tuesday. Mar 16
Winner
Kansas State (20-7)
SEMIFINALS
Winner
Louisville (20-6)
CHAMPIONSHIP
THIRO PLACE -
UO gymnastics team offering fan bus
The Oregon women's gymnas
tics team has chartered a spec
tators bus for the day of team
competition in the Northwest Col
legiate Women's Sports Associa
tion (NCWSA) Championships in
Forest Grove Friday and Satur
day.
The bus will go to Forest Grove
on Friday, the 12th. leaving from
McArthur Court at 10 a m. and
leaving from Forest Grove shortly
after 10 p.m. Team competition is
scheduled from 1 to 4 o.m. and 7
to 10 p.m. Cost of the roundtrip
ticket is $6 while tickets for the
meet itself are $2 for adults and S1
for students with student I D
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SKI SUN VALLEY
THIS MARCH
The snow is good and a six day lift pass is only
$48 for college students. There will be free
parties, the festivities of Lange Week and the
Lange Cup races, March 26-28.
For reservations call toll free:
800 635-8261
or write
Sun Valley Reservations
Sun Valley, Idaho 83353
Oregon s gymnasts hope to
score the 98.00 points which will
qualify the whole team for the na
tional AIAW meet in North
Carolina in April The Ducks have
already scored 98 20 in a dual
meet but must repeat the perfor
mance at the regional meet.
Top all-around performers for
Oregon include Sheldon High
School graduates Ann Olson and
Wendy Halberg. Oregon has lost
only the University of Washington
this season and will be looking for
an upset win in Forest Grove to
claim the northwest title.
For more information about the
fan bus. call Henriette Heiny at
686-3389 or Mary Nosack at
345-6692.
GOD BLESS OUR PAD
TONIGHT
Hot Dog Night
15c each
8 p.ni. to closing
The Paddock
3355 E. Amazon
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