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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1982)
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Broadway • Eugene Downtown Open Sun. 12:00-5:00 686 2332 Duck cagers stagger into the home stretch By Donald Coulter Of the Emerald Amid controversy over the dismissal of Barry Walker, com pounded by the longest losing streak in Jim Haney's tenure, the Oregon basketball team is trying to regroup for the final stretch of the season The Ducks have lost their last six games, and 9 of their last 10 — Oregon’s longest basketball drought in 10 years And to make matters worse, Oregon plays its next four games against teams in the first divi sion of the Pac-10 standings. Oregon travels to to the state of Washington this weekend to play the Huskies in Seattle on Saturday night, followed by a Monday evening contest in Pullman vs Washington State Washington is in second place in the conference, one-half game behind Oregon State with an 11-2 record The Cougars are in fifth place with a 8-5 record, well ahead of sixth place California After this weekend's road contests, Oregon returns to Eugene for its final home games of the year vs third-place UCLA (9-3) and USC, fourth with an 8-4 record The Ducks will travel to the state of Arizona for their final two games of the season against Arizona and Arizona State Already, hopes for a winning season have virtually passed by Oregon (3-9 in the Pac-10, 8-13 Iff I PI Photo by Bob Baker John Greig overall) And with this kind of a schedule remaining, it is con ceivable that Oregon might not win another game this year Add to this one of the worst defeats in the Oregon basketball history last weekend at Oregon State, and you have a team rapidly losing confidence and in desperate need of a vic tory “It’s definitely frustrating right now, says Oregon captain John Greig Any time you're on a losing run, it s easier to get frustrated, especially when you know you have the ability to do better “We re capable of exploding anytime Maybe we ll get back on the right track this week end Despite the losing streak, and the Walker situation, the Ducks have had other adversities in past years, and it will be a mea sure of the team's character to see if they will regroup, Greig says “It will take initiative on the part of some people to take a positive attitude,'' he says "It starts on the practice floor We have to wipe the slate clean “We may not have a winning record, but we want to be win ners in terms of people associated with the team, and in terms of the program “ While he wouldn't comment on what effect Walker’s dis missal will have on the team, Greig says practice this week has been especially emotional “I know Barry doesn't hold any grudges against the coaches or the team," Greig says “He would like nothing better than for us to win our remaining six games ’ Aside from the loss of Walker, the Ducks may have another causualty soon Jerry Adams. 6-8 freshman center, will make a decision in the next few days as to his playing status for the rest of the season Adams has a cartilage tear in his right knee, which apparantly will require surgery He says he will decide when to have it done after speaking with his mother in Los Angeles, and with team trainers FOR ALL THAT YOU DO THIS RIM NEWS IS FOR YOU rv RECREATION & ^■H INTRAMURALS Event Scotch Double - Bowling Badminton Tourney Sport Photography Contest COMING EVENTS Entry Deadline Event Date Location February 19 February 19 March 5 February 20 EMU Lanes February 20 Ger x B.54 March 9 Judging Ger 103 Badminton Tourney - Men's & Women’s singles and mixed doubles. There will be two classifications - novice and open. Enjoy a day on the courts Saturday February 20. Pick up entry blanks at 103 Gerlinger. Scotch Doubles - Bowling - The tour nament format will consist of 4 games across 2 sets of lanes. Partners will roll every other ball regardless of frame. Each person bowls the equivalent of 2 games Sport Photography Contest - The contest for all entries has a broad titie of sport, which is meant to include endless varieties of human movement, sport performance, recreation and dance. The categories for competition will be as follows Sports Action (Division I) which depicts an event or group Sports Portrait (Division II) which depicts an individual Century Club or beginner, inter mediate and advanced joggers, swimmers and cyclers. Interested participants pick up a registration form. Set your own goal, start any time, report mileage weekly and we will chart your progress. Miles are charted on the Oregon and California Map - Travel south on our map - watch your miles mount up neservauons - avaiiaDie Tennis & Racquetball - weekdays and weekends Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball - weekends Players Without Partners is a service for tennis, racquetball and squash players. People wishing to register on list may then use the list to find others who are seeking partners Lists are kept for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. * Budweiser present* this page as a service to students Interested In recreation and Intramur als. Publication of RIM News should not be Interpreted In any way an endorsement o* the sponsor s product by the University ot Oregon Budweiser
