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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1981)
Transfers are a rare breed of Duck Brown, Greig cite benefits of JC system Rtggic Brown By PAUL DANZER Of Emanrtd In Eugene, they re a rare breed They may not be bigger taster or even stronger than the rest, but they are unique That uniqueness stems not from what they do here, but trom how they get here They are junior college transfers — athletes who have made the grade at smaller junior or community colleges (known as "JC's”), and have been invi ted to join the big boys At Oregon, their numbers are tew Out of 102 Duck footballers, just seven have gone the JC route and only one of Oregon's basketball players has trans fered rn But the hundreds of JC s around the country that produce players serve a vital purpose for teams like Oregon When a club finds itself needing immediate help at a position, and is unable to wait for a freshman to develop a mature, talented junior college athiete may be the best bet The Ducks have two notable cases where a JC transfer has come in and immediately produced Football tailback Reggie Brown and basketball torward John Greig. both seniors, are junior col lege success stories in action Southern route The 5-11, 209-pound Brown, also known as "Truck", took the southern route from his hometown of Newark, New Jersey spending two years at Pasadena Junior College before arriving in Eugene last year "I'm glad I had the two years at the junior college because it gave me more time to mature and become a better football player," says Brown "If I had it to do again, I'd do it the same " “I think I'm a better football player because of the JC " Greig, who spent a year at Wenatchee Valley JC before coming to Eugene, also said if he had to do it over, he would go the JC route again "That year of exper ience would be good for anybody." he says Continued on Pago 13 BEST INVESTMENT TVE EVER MADE Bob Sykes, Urwervty of Washington student majoring tr business aOrrvnrstratior. In my opinion, the course was worth every penny! % Not only can ! use my reading stalls while I'm in school, these same techniques wiii enable me to stay ahead in my field when I enter the job market I'm more aware of what I'm reading My comprehension has increased so I can take in more information and get through more material in less time " Attend a Free Introductory Lesson and find out how you can invest ir your future (P S Increase your reading speed on the spot too1) SCHEDULE OF FREE LESSONS Wednesday, October 7 through Friday, October 9 at 5:30 & 8 pm Saturday, October 10 at 12 noon Valley River Inn, Siuslaw Room EVELYN WOOD READING DYNAMICS Page 12 John Greig Playoffs start Tuesday, Reds Cards out of it By tfw> Associated Press Don't tell the Cincinnati Reds or the St Louis Cardinals how the split-season format in ba seball created more interest down the stretch Each had the best overall record in their divi sions in this mixed-up crazy season, but when the mim playoffs get rolling Tuesday the Reds and Cardinals will be home watching The Reds overall record was not only the best in the National League West but tops in base ball They had the misfortune however of finishing just a half game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first half of the season and then losing out to the Houston Astros on the next to last day of the second sea son Cincinnati was the only team to play over 600 for the entire season The Cardinals finished as the runnerup to Philadelphia in the first half and the Expos in the second half, but overall, their record was the best in the Na tional League East Cincinnati and St Louts between them had two of the five best records in the majors, but now have all winter to gripe about the in equities of the system The best-of-five mini-playoffs open Tuesday with the Kansas City Royals hosting the Oakland A s and the Astros at home against the Dodgers Wednes day, the Yankees are in Milwau kee and the Expos host the Phillies The A s and Royals open the third season Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City Billy Martin will pitch Mike Norris (12-9) while Dick Howser counters with Dennis Leonard (13-11) In Tuesday's other game, rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela (13-7) opposes Nolan Ryan (11-5) in the Astrodome CASH For Textbooks Mon.-Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Bl From Campus Pb MS 1651 Monday, October 5, 1981
