larkey running for
urth straight win
is Ducks face ASU
By STEVE GEIGER
01 the Emerald
Although he hasnt quite become a household name around
iqene, middle-distance runner Randal Markey has quietly become
• of Oregon s mam men as the Ducks compiled a 2-1 dual record
. spring
Markey has run and won the 1,500 meter races the past two
■kends and will again head the field in that event this Saturday when
! Ducks take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at Hayward Field at 1 15
I see my toughest competition coming from (teammates) Rudy
ipa and Peter Spir Markey says of the Saturday meet Spir, last
i.ir s Pac-8 champion in the 1,500, has a season best of 3 43 77 and
ipa who i an for the first time two weeks ago against UCLA is
|44 22 Markey. meanwhile, has a season best of 3.43 38
Last year the 6-2, 176 pound native of Hobart, Australia, finished
rd in the Pac-8 behind Spir and Matt Centrowitz, also of Oregon, and
iced fifth in the NCAA s with a personal best of 3 39 98 in the finals
By the NCAA s this year I d like to be running at about 3 37 or
138 he said but added that the cool Oregon climate may hamper that
|oal
Things are going fine at the moment, but my times haven t been
(ist. hesaid The weather is against it. because I m used to running in
armer weather in Australia I'm used to running in 75- or 80-degree
eather
Markey went home to Australia during winter term this year after
training a hamstring muscle He re-strained it a few times during his
lay there However, considering this three consecutive victories this
eason including an 800 win against Washington in the Ducks first
ual meet he feels he s handling it pretty well, so far, and should be
n top form for the NCAAs in Urbana. Ill June 2-4
£afully, I'll do better than I did last year, he says optimistically
to improve on what I did last year, to get into the top three
»y. Chapa and Spur will be the only Ducks running Saturday in
he 1 500 meters and should get a minimum of opposition from ASU s
Ed Blakeloy. whose season s best is 3 47 5, and Russ Mason, who
holds a 4 04 0 best on the year
By the NCAA's this year, I d like
to be running at about 3:37 or 3:38’
in lacl. the entire meet could prove to be a replay of the UCLA meet
lot two weeks ago in which UCLA won every sprint event and Oregon
nominated the distances The Bruins won the meet 82V? to 71V?
On paper. ASU may gam sweeps in the I00. 200 and 400 meters
sprints and the 400 meter hurdles, while the Ducks, on paper, have
sweeps going in the 1.500 through 5.000 meter runs and the 3,000
meter steeplechase
Olympian Herman Frazier, third in the world in the 400 at 44 95 last
r oar Jags ASU in the sprints with 1977 bests of 10 36 in the I00 meters.
20 7i^Bte 200 meters and 46 0 tor 400 meters Phil Bransom, with a
00 besTof 10 71 will challenge Frazier in the lOOwhileAl Dukowski. with
1 season s best of 21 2 meets the ASU sprinter in the 200
Dacre Bowen with a 47 07 400 meter season s best goes against
:razier in that event
Orogon will likely pick up points in the 800, with Centrowitz and
jary Sievers a possible 1-2 combination Farley Burl, with a 1:51.7
mason best, will challenge Centrowitz. who has a lifetime best of 1 49 7
>ut hasn 1 run the event this spring
Don Clary will team with Terry Williams and Dave Taylor in the
> 000 this week as Alberto Salazar takes a week off from competition
Tom McChesney replaces Clary in the steeplechase and will run with
Tod Cooper and Larry Hurst of Oregon
The Ducks have the clear advantage in the shot, triple jump and
liscus In the shot, Howard Bamch (60-6V?). Jefl Stover and Ray Burton
>ave all thrown farther than ASU s best. Jay Pushikin (50-4).
Burton and Bamch will get a little more competition from Pushikin in
he discus Burton has a season best of 190-2 to 188-1 for Pushikin
Tamch stands at 180-4 for the year
The premier field event may be the high jump as four seven-foot
jmpers take the field including ASU s Kyle Arney, who has jumped 7-4
his year. Malt Barney with a 7-1, and Dannie Jackson with a 7-0
Jan From is Oregon s leading lumper at 7 -0
Lacrossers meet UW, WWSC
...... a pun ui wind diitfdUy
nder its belt, the University’s lac
ssse team will try tor its third and
aurth wins of the season this
weekend when It takes on
Washington and Western
Washington State College
Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m
n the men's athletic field, west of
layward Field, the lacrossers
leet the powerful Washington
quad while Sunday the team
osts Western VVashlngton
aciflc Northwest Lacrosse As
ociation (PNLA) play
Saturday's match should prove
tititn com iy uouauac mo ■ tioi oia
contests between the Ducks and
Huskies have been decided by
one point The two squads tied for
the PNLA top spot last season
with Seattle's Lacrosse Club
John Meyer with his blazing
shot will lead the University Lac
rossers while John McKinney and
Tom Augat will also be on the at
tack
Midfielders Brent Summers and
Sayre Macneil will help on offense
while Herb Hincks will tend goal
for the Ducks.
Admission to all games is free
sports
Ptxrto by Perry GastuH
Running Randal Markey (right) edged teammate Matt Centrowitz in the 1500 meters two weeks ago against
UCLA tor the second of his three straight wins Markey goes for victory No 4 Saturday when he runs against
Arizona State's Sun Devils at Hayward Field
As series opens
Ducks, Beavers square off today
By DAN LINDAHL
Of the Emerald
Although each club finds itself in
a very different situation, both
Oregon and Oregon State will be
following the age old advice of
playing games one at a time
when the two rivals meet Friday
and Saturday in a three game
Northern Division baseball series
Coach Mel Krause s Ducks
travel to Corvallis for the first of the
trio of contests today, then host
the Beavers at Howe Field Satur
day in a doubleheader that will
begin at 1 p m
Each time the teams put on their
uniforms, they'll also don the at
titude of playing the most impor
tant game of the season, for van
ous reasons
For OSU, 4-2 in Northern Divi
sion play and one game behind
pace-setting Washington State,
each game is part of an effort to
overtake the Cougars.
We've got to visualize each
conference game as being the
most crucial and take them each
one at a time," stated Beaver
head coach Jack Riley "We have
to be ready for Oregon."
The Ducks, on the other hand,
stand at 1-5 in league play, and for
all intents and purposes, are ouf of
the conference race. But that
doesn t keep Krause from pointing
at each game as important
"I'm not worried about the as
pect of league, admitted the
Oregon coach. "As bad as we've
played we re just looking at each
game as it comes and trying to win
as many as we can. I'll worry
about Saturday when it comes
For now Friday is my concern
Krause has plenty fo be con
cerned about in the potent Beav
ers. Riley has been upset about
OSU's sometimes erratic pitching,
but any club that can offer Scott
Anderson. Ken Noble, and Mike
Paul is anything but hurting
Oregon State is strong in pitch
ing. said Krause, who will offer
Glenn Fisher in response to Scott
Anderson in today s opener
Oregon State isn t too shabby at
the plate either, supplying the
likes of Pete Rowe. Rich Dodge
and Jeff Doyle to tear any game
open
Riley, however, is every bit as
worried about the Ducks as
Krause is about the Beavers
"Oregon has the potential to be
a great hitting ball club, voiced
Riley. "If they get any kmdof pitch
ing and defense, they will be very
tough to reckon with
"I have a great deal of respect
for Oregon And if you don t have
respect for your opponent, you re
in a great deal of trouble, he
adds.
In order to overcome the threat
presented by Oregon, which is
10-17 on the season. Riley cites
consistency as the key
"We just have to have consis
tency from our pitchers and de
fense, predicted Riley. "We have
enough guys on offense to make
things happen, but we got to have
consistency on pitching and de
fense "
A final factor that should not be
overlooked is the element of emo
tion, which always is present for
an Oregon-Oregon State battle
It is that added emotion which
eliminates any chance of Oregon
State overlooking the Ducks
Hey, this is an OSU-Oregon
series," proclaimed Krause No
body takes anybody lightly in any
sport when the Ducks and Beav
ers play."
Which is just one more reason
to play 'em one at a time this
weekend
lop California prep signs
basketball letter of intent
Oregon s basketball Ducks netted their second catch of the recruit
ing season Thursday when Phil Barner. a 6-7 forward from Fremont
High School in Oakland, Calif , signed a national letter of intent to attend
the University.
Barner joins Rich Davis as a newcomer to the Oregon program
Davis tendered his letter of intent in Eugene last week
"He's an exceptional player," claimed Oregon assistant basketball
coach Jim Haney of Barner He s an excellent shooter, very quick and
drives well to the basket
"He's on of the finest players in the country, added Haney
As a prep at Fremont, Barner was named Northern California
player of the year after he averaged 18 5 points and 12 rebounds per
game
Barner also led his team to the crown of the prestigious Tourna
ment of Champions after Fremont had been ranked No. 1 in Northern
California most of last season.
With his impressive high school statistics, the Bay Area prep at
tracted a lot of attention, picking Oregon from a final list of schools that
included Nevada-Las Vegas, which captured third place in last
season s NCAA championships. University of San Francisco, which
was No. 1 ranked among major colleges last year, and Minnesota.