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Sports _
l-M football can be a pain
By Doug Levy
Ol the Emerald
It was one of those passes
thrown into the seam between a
zone defense From my left cor
nerback position, I could see
that the receiver was running a
route between me and our free
safety He was open and the ball
was coming to him. I dove
What I didn't know was that
our free safety, playing slightly
behind the receiver, was diving
for the ball also. I remember that
my hand was about to deflect
the ball, and then . .
What day is it? Who cares
what day it is? Why was this guy
asking me? My head hurt so
bad
When I came out of my
second blackout, I realized I
was in the student health center
with a black eye, and they were
sewing seven stitches into my
brow. I kept thinking, "not
again!"
Almost a year earlier to the
day, I had suffered a broken
nose and a concussion follow
ing a cleat-to-nose collision in
an ultimate frisbee game
At the health center, they
knew that Tuesday, Oct 5 was
going to be a busy night It was
the first day of intramural flag
football, which meant some in
juries were sure to occur
However, Dr Frank Baynes,
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on call that night, did not figure
on the staggering amount of
injuries he would have to treat
"We treated three lacerations,
four ankles, a wrist fracture and
a knee injury,” he said
As if that was not enough,
there was also a player who
suffered a skull fracture He was
taken to Sacred Heart Hospital
in an ambulance
Baynes, who has been with
the health center since 1968
and acts as sports medicine
physician, asserts that this is the
worst year for injuries he can
remember "This, I would say,
not only from what I am seeing,
but from my colleagues also, is
the worst year we have had,” he
said
The storm of injuries even
prompted Dr James Jackson,
director of the health center, to
place a call to the intramural
department inquiring about a
way to curb the injuries
It's not as if the intramural
office has not tried to neutralize
the injury situation A rule was
added this year which prevents
blocking below the waist, and.
for the first time, there is a
r
trainer wno oversees inuamurai
action
But Baynes is angry about
what he considers slack of
ficiating this season
"One of the common de
nominators I've been getting
from treating players is loose
officiating," said Baynes.
"Players have talked about il
legal blocks and tackles without
any penalties being called " He
added, "If things keep up this
way, they should just call it
football and issue pads."
Vet Baynes admitted that of
ficiating is a "thankless job, and
they have my admiration.” He
said most of the officials seem to
be doing a good job, with only a
few of them responsible for the
bevy of injuries
Baynes disputed the notion
that many athletes who play in
tramurals are injured because
they are out of shape. "Most of
the students I see are in good
shape In fact, I’ll put this
student body up against any
other student body — this is a
well conditioned bunch."
Meanwhile, I must walk
around campus with a black
eye It's no fun being famous
Girls I barely knew actually
cooed over me Teammates
keep telling me what a great
sound the hit made They keep
talking how great the play was,
and how mean I look Well, I
don't want to iook mean
During my college intramural
career I've now suffered a bro
ken nose, a concussion, a black
eye, several sprained ankles
and a pulled hamstring I could
open up my own treatment clin
ic
Believe me. it's no fun being
injured Just once, I’d like to
walk off a field without feeling
an ache or a pain My parents
have threatened to disown me if
I'm injured again They don't
want to see me at the health
center, and I don't want to see
them
1
Sports shots
Michele Potestlo's eight goal* led the
Oregon women s soccer club to a pair ot
victories this weekend, as the Ducks
trounced Central Washington 10 0 and
Evergreen State Collage B-1
Potestlo tallied live goals against CWU
and three more against ESC Lyn Kunj
helped the Oregon cause by drilling tour
shots ol her own against Evergreen
Christy Baksey also had a big weekend
tor Oregon, scoring Iwo goal against
Central Washington and another
against ESC
The Ducks, who are 6 1 t, will lake on
rival Oregon State Wednesday at
Southbank Field at 4 p m
The Oregon lacrosse club will (lari
practice* today at 3 p m on tha Held at
the corner ol IBth and Agate Si The
club will practice every Tuesday and
Thursday al Ural lime
The club is also looking lor a non
player coach who would be interested in
helping out Those interested may either
go to the practice or contact the Club
Sports ottlce
Behind goale by Scott Thompson and
Andrew Moore, the men a soccer club
beat Lana Community Collaga 3-0 in
their first laagua win The victory lumped
the Ducks record to 3-1 -1 on the season
and t 0 in tha league
ANNUAL
TELEFUND
STATISTICS
Watch this space tor the daily report on what the
student organizations have raised for the Annual
Fund Telefund Each organization will be competing
for 1 st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes of $100, $75 and
$50, based on the total pledges from alumni for gifts
to the Annual Fund
If your organization would like to participate,
contact Joe Farmer, Annual Fund Director, 142
Susan Campbell Hall, ext 3016
Tonight the Black Student Union will be calling to
establish the record other organizations will attempt
to beat.