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Transfer leads water polo club
By Steve Friedman
Of tha Emerald
Rob Romancier needed
something more demanding
After several years of compe
titive swimming, he was
becoming disinterested with the
sport It was monotonous at
best.
As a freshman entering
Southern Oregon State College
three years ago, he knew a
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change was in order. That
change came in the form of
water polo
"I was tired of looking at the
bottom of the pool," he says “I
am a very water-oriented person
so I decided to take up polo It
was something new and
challenging."
Romancier spent his first year
on the bench but says he
‘‘improved by watching the
team and asking players ques
tions." He did get some playing
time but only "when we were so
far ahead we couldn't lose ”
In his second year he was put
into a more active role But he
thought he was missing
something going to a small
school.
"I wanted to go to a bigger
school,” he says "SOC’s
athletic budget was getting cut
and the programs were suffer
ing
As a physical education
major, Romancier came to Ore
gon specifically interested in his
education However, he realized
later that he would need an
outlet from school That's when
he contacted water polo coach
Tracy Rockwell.
"Tracy was very friendly and
said I would have a place on the
team, Romancier says. "So I
decided to play ."
"I really hadn’t seen him play
that much, says Rockwell "But
our team was just starting to
come back to life and we
needed all the experienced
players we could get.”
What Rockwell didn't expect
was a scoring leader and top
assist man.
"He’s improved out of sight,”
the coach says of Romancier
"He is our leading goal scorer
(27) and a top assist man (19)
He's one of my best players.”
Rockwell says Romancier's
unexpected improvement has
come from his attitude."He
concentrates a lot more than
others and really applies
himself," says Rockwell."He
has a great attitude for the
game."
This burst of ability has thrust
him into the role of team leader
on the young squad Romancier
considers the role a privilege
"I like the idea of helping my
teammates," he says "I try to
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get them to listen and work
hard. I also get on them when
they goof off "
The team's record of 9-3
reflects the positive influence of
Romancier, but he insists that
they need to work hard
everyday
“We have a lot of talented
players on this team, but in
practice we need to
concentrate harder and work on
our offensive movement," he
says
Rockwell agrees and stresses
the importance of not making
the little mistakes. We are
capable of playing very good
polo," he says But we have to
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stop making the dumb fouls and
turnovers. We have to buckle
down and use our tactics "
Oregon's only defeats have
come at the hands of Oregon
State The first two were very
close but the third was a
blowout Still, Romancier thinks
one more shot at Oregon State
could produce a win for the
Ducks.
Oregon will get its chance this
weekend when they travel to
Corvallis for the Northwest
Championships, where the
Ducks are seeded number two
behind the Beavers
"They have beaten us three
times but we made some critical
errors in those games Most of
Photo by Bob Baker
them mental mistakes. If we play
the polo we can play against
them this weekend, they'll be
looking at a different team then
they have seen previously,”
Romancier says.
Rockwell, too, expects a
strong showing from his club
after a good week of practice
"We have a strong defense so
we have been working on picks
and shot selection this week,”
he says. ''If we put them to use,
we ll do well.”
With OSU number one and
holding the key to Oregon's
hopes of winning the
championships, Romancier has
only one thought "I want those
Beavers!”
Doubt about Leonard quitting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Sugar Ray Leonard says
his retirement from boxing as welterweight
champion is permanent, but fellow fighters aren t
so sure
"Let's give him six months to a year and then
we'll know," said middleweight champion Marvin
Hagler, one of many boxing greats who attended
a gala affair Tuesday night when Leonard
announced he was saying goodbye to the ring
And former heavyweight champion Ken Nor
ton said Wednesday he thought Leonard, like
other champions from Joe Louis to Muhammad
Ali, would fight again
Leonard cooled speculation that he would
use the extravaganza to annouce a multlmlllion
dollar match with Hagler by saying: "I will not
come back That's it Boxing is history "
Leonard, who has not fought since under
going surgery last spring to repair a detached
retina — an injury from which his doctor said he
had recovered enough to fight again
He acknowledged that a fight with Hagler
"would be Fort Knox" — worth an estimated $20
million to Leonard and $12 million to Hagler
"Unfortunately, it will never happen," he said,
bringing groans from a crowd of about 9.000 who
paid up to $100 for ringside seats to hear his
announcement
"The feeling is gone." Leonard confessed,
saying he changed his mind about retiring many
times and claiming he didn't make his final deci
sion until Tuesday night
But on Wednesday Leonard's picture
appeared on the cover of Sports illustrated
magazine, accompanied by a headline reading
"Hanging 'Em Up" and a story In which he said
"By the time you read this, I will have made
my announcement official, and I hope it ends
forever all speculation that I will come back to
fight Marvin Hagler or anyone else."
With the welterweight title now vacant, top
ranked contenders Milton McCrory and Donald
Curry likely will fight for the championship
McCrory of Detroit Is listed by both the World
Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association
as the No 1 contender Curry of Fort Worth,
Texask-is ranked second by the WBC and WBA
Ed Hrica, a promoter of nine Leonard fights,
said he thought the champion's retirement
would be temporary unless "his movie and televi
sion career takes off like his boxing "
"I think he'll fight again, when he gets the itch
again," speculated city official Lou Qrasmick,
who said Leonard agreed that his next fight. It
there is one. would be in Baltimore where he
launched a pro career that earned him $40 million
and two titles
Qrasmick, who organized Tuesday's affair,
called "An Evening with Sugar Ray Leonard,”
recalled the fighter's indecision following his gold
medal performance in the 1976 Olympics At the
time, Leonard said: "My journey has ended My
mission Is complete “
Leonard talked of earning a college degree,
but entered the ring instead in February 1977. "I
shook hands with him five years ago." Grasmick
said, recalling Leonard's agreement to fight In
Battimore. if anywhere
Leonard's manager, Angelo Dundee, claims.
"1 have no doubt he'll stick to his decision " And
his lawyer, Mike Trainer, says. "Everything has to
come to an end “
But a patient Hagler insisted. “My day will
eventually come