Lottery holds good
news and bad news
The only new news is bad news as far as students are concerned in
regard to the 1977-78 ticket lottery.
While the ASUO is still finalizing plans for the annual lottery, the
format will remain the same as in past years, according to ASUO
officials. One change which will come about is a $12.50 price hike for the
combined basketball-football ticket and a $4 raise in the football ticket.
The price increases will make the combined ticket cost $34 while
the football-only card will go for $8.50.
To become eligible for the drawing for the prized tickets, students
must fill out and enter their ticket applications which will be enclosed in
their registration packets.
A table will be set up in the EMU ballroom where students can
deposit their applications. Later in the week, the winners of the drawing
will be posted by the ASUO office. Any tickets not purchased by the
original winners will be disposed of in a variety of ways until all are sold,
although plans are not definite at press time.
The large price hike may come as a surprise to University students,
but can be explained at least in part by the heavy home schedule the
Oregon basketball team plays. The Ducks have 15 home dates slated
for the basketball season. With the football team occupying Autzen
Stadium five times, the $34 buys admission to 20 contests.
Last spring the possibility of selling reserved seats to students as a
replacement to the lottery was discussed, but no action has been taken
to implement the different program.
Championships
(Continued from Page 2)
the gymnastics program of
Eugene and the whole state of
Oregon.
"It reflects on the entire state,
bringing in the best gymnasts It
should be very beneficial."
Harter is most pleased by that
aspect of hosting the champion
ships; what it will mean to the stu
dents and citizens of Eugene and
Oregon.
"It's really good for the people,"
Harter said. “They get to see
some super basketball and that's
the biggest benefit."
Ferguson plans to make the
golfer's stay in Oregon an eventful
one, and hopes to get the athletes
out to see what the state has to
offer
"The ones who arrive early can
see the track meet and we plan to
take some of the people up the
McKenzie River and others to the
coast to go salmon fishing. Really
show them what Oregon is all
about,” remarked Ferguson
It was that type of thing Came
had in mind when he speculated,
"Hosting these championships
will have tremendous recruiting
value. Athletes and coaches will
go back to their own communities
and talk about what a good time
they had at Oregon.
Ballester is counting on the
payoff to help his maturing prog
ram reach full adulthood.
Gymnastics in Eugene paral
lels (Bill) Bowerman s program
years ago,” he pointed out.
"Oregon will continue to grow in
gymnastics if we can draw people
into Eugene that have never been
here before."
Just how all these events came
to occur at Oregon in the same
year is a riddle even Caine can't
solve.
"God, I wish I knew," laughed
Caine. "All of a sudden we were
inundated with requests to host
championships."
Caine is quick to point out
where the real credit should be
placed with regard to bringing the
events to Eugene.
"It is really a great credit to the
people who previously hosted
championships here," com
mented Caine. "They did a good
job before and the national or
ganization has great respect for
the way things are done at
Oregon."
One item that won’t figure prom
inently when Oregon is tallying up
the benefits of hosting the champ
ionships is money. Despite all the
money that will be flowing, the
University will see very little of it,
according to Caine.
"There is some monetary value,
but not much," Caine said. "About
all we can charge for is use of our
facilities. The national organiza
tion takes most of the money."
That says nothing, however,
about all the money visiting ath
letes and fans will pour into
Eugene s economy.
A final dimension, which serves
to create an air of added interest to
events which should be plenty in
teresting all by themselves, is that
the Oregon teams associated with
each of the three finals being held
in Eugene all have a possibility of
capturing a national title in front of
the home fans. The Ducks' golf,
track and gymnastics teams
should all be strong enough to
make determined runs for the
crown.
At this point all three are de
cided underdogs, but none of the
coaches are eliminating the
chance of pulling off an upset
‘ We re real excited about the
potential of winning a national
championship," admitted Balles
ter. "We’ve lost two of the fresh
men from last year (Breck Grigas
and Jim Vokurka) but a combina
tion of things have made it in
teresting."
Ferguson can also envision his
club as national champs.
"It's not out of the question that
we have a chance to win it," said
Ferguson. "The players feel that
they can compete with any team in
the nation. Last year we finished
seventh in the nation without our
best players ”
Probably the best bet of the
three is Dellinger's track team.
The head coach shunned the
favorite's roll, pointing to the likes
of USC, UCLA, Texas El Paso and
WSU as the teams to beat, but
added, "We just might surprise."
An Oregon team winning a title
at home? Not a bad way to cap off
a year in which the Ducks roll out
the welcome mat to the nation. ’
VISIT THE
NORTHWEST’S
LARGEST
SELECTION
OF THE
FINEST
LEATHER
COAT
STYLES
FOR
MEN &
WOMEN
TODAY!
Cf}flKL€y s