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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1976)
Oregon signs a Kamikaze Remember the Cowboy? He was Doug Little, a husky 6-31/2 aggresive player on Dick Harter's first Oregon team. The Ducks signed a player like him Thursday. Earl Williams, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound swingman from Branham High in San Jose, Calif., inked a national letter-of-mtent with the Ducks, the second player Oregon has signed this week Williams' forte is his aggres siveness, according to Oregon assistant coach Jim Haney. His statistics aren't overly im pressive. Williams averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a senior and 18.2 points and 12.4 rebounds as a junior. Williams has hit over 50 per cent from the field in his three years at Branham, including 58 per cent as a junior. There's speculation the Ducks mir^it sign a second guard some time today Haney is currently in Los Angeles while head coach Dick Harter is back east in at tempts to sign "two or three'' more players. emerald sports Patti Layton and the Ducks host Southern Oregon tomorrow. Ducks get breather in Twilight Oregon's annual Twilight meet, which starts Saturday at 4:50 p.m. with the 10,000 meter run, can hardly be called a day of rest for the Ducks high-flying track team. But, for coach Bill Dellinger s Padfic-8 weary crew, it'll at least be a break from the intensity of three tough conference dual meets m a row. “It won't be a pressure meet,” said Dellinger. "I just hope it will keep the guys pointed in the right direction. We've had a rough schedule—this will be a break from usual routines.” The break' couldn't have come at a better time in Oregon’s schedule After keying for UCLA, Washington and Washington State and with Oregon State com ing next Saturday, a little mental relaxation goes a long way. While most of Oregon s athletes will compete in their regular events, others will be changing races for the meet. Matt Centrowitz, Randall Mar key, Steve McChesney and Dave Taylor will be Oregon s mainstays in the 3,000 meters, an event that isn't normally run in dual meets. With the addition of Olympic hopefui Paul Geis, an ex-Duck, to this event, Hayward Field’s repu tation for super long-distance competition should be continued. Peter Spir. another Oregon dis tance man, will forgo his usual race, the 1,500, to run the 800 meters with an unusually large contingent which includes Ducks Francois Wolman, Gary Brougher and Marty Bayless. Switching events, according to Dellinger, has a purpose. “I Pon t see how anyone could expect much more from our dis tance runners," he said. “Most everyone is where I like them to be at this time, but the big meets are yet to come. We've done well so far—peak performances will come later.” Different events, however, doesn’t mean the meet will feature indifferent competition. No less than six Oregon runners will be entered in the 1,500, and seven Webfoots will crowd the field for the 110 meter dash. Starling times 4 50—to,000 meter run 5 00—hammer. 5:15—womens discus 5:20—long jump 5 25—pole vault 5 30—steeplechase: 5 35—shot put: 5:40—110 meler dash: 5 50—women s 440 relay 5 55—trote lump 600 — 1.500 meter run: 605 — tngh n»np. 6 10 — women s 5.000 meter run. 6 11 — dears 6 20 — 200 meter dash. 630 — women s 200 meter dash. 6 40 — 800 meter run: 6 50 — 400 meter run, 700 — 3,000 meter run. Softball club off to California The Oregon women's softball team, minus pitcher Shawna Bax ter, will get a taste of California competition this weekend when the Ducks travel to Chico for a three-game senes. In other women's action, the Oregon netters host Southern Oregon State College tomorrow at 4 p.m. on the Alder St. Courts while the track team will be after season s best and national qual ifying marks Saturday night in the Twilight Meet at Hayward Field. Pitcher Connie Anderson will start for Oregon in the Chico games since regular pitcher Shawna Baxter is unable to make the trip due to a long-standing United States Volleyball Association commitment. Bax ter will rejoin the team for the Oregon Institute of Technology game, which will be Sunday in Klamath Falls. The Duck netters, meanwhile, hope to get back on the winning track after dropping their last three matches, including a tense 5-4 loss to Oregon State which went down to the final point. Oregon's number one player, Debbie Bor chers, missed the OSU match due n>n.. ip_i-i to illness, but should be back for the Southern Oregon match. Borchers is 4-1 this season while teammate Pattie Layton is 4-2 in the number two singles spot and 4-1 in doubles. Number three player Linda Hartling has had the best season so far, winning five of six matches. Coach Marti Schey expects Southern Oregon to give the Ducks a strong challenge. Debbie Findley, Sally Boyer and Susie Hager are SOSC's top players. Oregon is 3-3 this season. Several Oregonians with Olym pic Trials aspirations will compete in the Twilight Meet as the state s best prep, collegiate and open women athletes challenge each other in the javelin, discus, 200, 1500 and 440 relay. Oregon Track Club throwers Lisa Kirk (164-2 in the javelin) and Lynne Winbigler (164-6 in the dis cus) are among national leaders in their events this year and will be the favorites at the Twilight Meet. Winbigler holds the Hayward Field record and would like to up it to 170 feet. The 200 meters has an impres sive line-up of prep and college sprinters: Jill Lannam ot west Al bany leads the state with 25.4 for the 220; Ronda Redditt of South Eugene won the state 100 title last year; Oregon runners Mary Of ficer, Carol Amaral and Dawna Rose are all running in the 25.2 to 25.6 range. The Twilight "Metric Mile" for women features the three fastest prep runners in the state - ninth grader Eryn Forbes who'll com pete for Sunset High School (5:02), Ellen Schmidt of West Al bany (5:08.5) and Jody Parker of Crescent Valley (5.14). Forbes’ stiffest competition could come from Oregon Track Club's Debbie Roth (4:51 lifetime best in the mile) who is running close to top form, and Oregon’s Kim Conner and Dala Ramsey who ran 5:04 and 5:05 last week. The 440 relay should go to Oregon. The quartet of Kathi Guiney, Dawna Rose, Carol Amaral and Mary Officer clocked a 48.6 in the first meet of the sea son and should be ready for a time in the low 48s. Estacada, South Eugene and West Albany could all go under 50 with good hand-offs. Says Krause on UW series ‘It’s not do-or-die’ By JOHN HENDERSON Of the Emerald Oregon baseball Coach Mel Krause isn't the panicky type. With an 0-3 Northern Division record, and Washington visiting this weekend after Oregon has practiced outside just once this week, Krause isn't about to say this is a do-or-die series. "When you play in a league, you’re not eliminated until you are mathematically,” reasons Krause. “When you start worrying about do-or-die, you have a tendency to over-exaggerate the importance of a series.” Oregon may not be in the grave yet and the Husky series will give the Ducks a good chance to get back in the conference race Washington is far from impressive on paper. The Huskies sport a 5-10 record overall, a .238 team batting average and have hit just one home run. Washington, however, pulled a surprise last weekend when it split two games with division-favorite Oregon State. "We scouted them once in Port land, but you can't tell much from one game,” said Krause "But they beat Oregon State so we’ve got to respect them, “But I’m just concerned with the way we play, not the way they play." The Huskies are led at the plate by junior Jeff Marcum (.410), senior Ken Kanikeberg (.370) and junior Buzz Johnson (.350). The Ducks will be bringing in a .279 batting average, but still must rebound off their three losses at Washington State last weekend. Krause wouldn’t mind doing an im itation of the Cougars this weekend. "Washington State played about perfect and beat us," said Krause. "Overall they’re a better team, but they still shouldn't have swept all three. We got outplayed and outpitched. Their pitchers threw where they wanted and we didn’t. Their hitters hit strikes, and ours went for bad pitches.” The Ducks returned to greet a week of rain, but Krause indicated the games should be played. "The field needs some work, but the problem now is that there’s no good dirt left," Said Krause. “The physical plant gave us a couple of loads last week but they don’t have any now.” If the rain decides to exit in time for a manicure job on Howe Field, Brian Peterson (1-0) will start against Washington's Don Braun (1-3) in Friday's 3 p.m. game. In the Saturday doubleheader starting at 1 p.m., Oregon's Mike Jordan (0-2) will face Mark Fenn (1-0) and either Eric Gilmore (1-1) or Vic Kelley (2-1) will go against the Huskies’ Wyatt Tonkin (0-0). Spoftfotio = Ducks after Cougar Classic title Oregon's golf team, fresh from a fifth place finish at the Houston All-American Golf Classic last weekend, heads for Provo, Utah to begin play in the Cougar Classic today. The Ducks will be considered a darkhorse favorite in the two-day tournament. Host Brigham Young, ranked third in the nation to Wake Forest and Oklahoma State, is the defending champion, but Oregon was second a year ago. New Mexico, sixth in the All-Amencan Classic, should be the other main competition for the Ducks. Peter Jacobsen is leading the Ducks with a 72.2 average, followed by Jeff Sanders (73.0), Scott Tuttle (73.9), Guy Mount (75.0), Steve Prugh (75.6) and Don Wiggins (75.7). Netters hope to keep streak alive The Oregon tennis team will try and add to its seven match win streak today when the Ducks host Washington State. The Ducks whipped Portland State 8-1 Thursday, push ing their record to 8-4 over. Next action after today for Buzz Summers' gang is Tuesday against the Eugene All-Stars. Football clinic set tomorrow The Oregon football coaching staff will conduct a clinic Saturday at Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (14th and Kincaid) on campus. Registration is set for 8-9 a m. with the clinic getting underway at 9 o’clock. The format of the clinic is small group sessions with the emphasis on offense in the morning and defense in the after noon. Visiting coaches will then watch the Duck varsity work out from 4-5:30 on Saturday afternoon, followed by a social hour at the Thunderbird beginning at 6 o’clock. Price of the dinic is $5 if registered in advance and $6 on the day of the clinic. Gymnasts in exhibition tonight Three members of Oregon's women’s gymnastics team will give an exhibition performance at Central Oregon Com munity College in Bend tonight at 7 p.m. Sue Wilson, Ann Olson and Wendy Halberg will perform on the balance beam and in the floor exerdse. The trio recently returned from the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women's national gymnastics championship in Boon, N.C. where the University of Oregon placed 12th in team competi tion. Members of Oregon's top-ranked men’s gymnastics team will also be part of the exhibition. Page 13
