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In a last-ditch effort, Oregon men set up mini-meet for non-qualifiers By Aaron Knox Of tlw tiamM Several members of the Oregon men's track team and a few select guests will get one last chance to qualify for the Nt^AA championships today in a hastily-arranged "mini-meet" at Hayward Field. The meet, which begins at ti p in . is open to the public and no admission will be charged. Head coach Hill Dellinger hopes to arid a few more athletes to his current 14-man NGAA-bound squad, which equals the numtier of Ducks who competed in the meet last year and produced the Oregon’s second straight seventh-place finish. The event tonight with the greatest potential for adding qualifiers appears to be the 1,500 meters, where Oregon runners Eric Peterson and Mark Dunbar will face the stern test of the University of Washington's Bruce Stirling and T.T. Roe. University of Arizona ace Matt Guisto. and Marc Oleson of Stanford University, all of whom are flying to Eugene for the meet, "That (the 1500) should be a great race," predicted assistant coach John Gillespie. It will be the finale of the abbreviated. 10-event meet, and is tentative TAN 10 visits $25 air conditioned Tha Ian you want you want tl. SunShowcr on camput auui’Vti <m> IMW< t>T »»<»• • ly scheduled to Itegin at 8:30. Dunbar ami Peterson sham* the PaclO's best time at the distance (3:44.01), but finished last weekend's Pac-10 race In fifth and sixth places, reaper: tively. The conference crown went to Stirling, who won in 3:44.29, and Oleson was the runner-up in 3:45.63. Guiso has a season-best time of 3:45.38. but all need to eclipse the NCAA standard of 3:43.00 tonight. Peterson has an eye on the NCAAs. but is more anxious to atone for what he considered a suhpar performance last week "I just want to run a fast race and compete better against those guys. If a qualifying time comes, it comes, but I'm not worried about it." he said. Additional events include the pole vault, long jump, in ter mediate hurdles, steeplechase and 5.000, all of which have Oregon athletes flir ting with the NGAA standards. This year's Oregon team lacks the sure-point production of last season at the national level, ac cording to Dellinger. "Ken Flax (hammer) and Dub Myers (1,500) were going to score well and we knew it. That isn't the case this year." he said. Gillespie concurred, in dicating that a top-ten finish Om i.t \vi s i No initiation through tha month ol May 483*1624 ICOOPONI SC ATE VIDEO J of O SPECIAL 5.95 1495 E. 19th 344-2691 Any 2 Movies A VCR Sun. • Thurs. Omm 1M0 Tltlm la Slock ■ Gm>i HMJr Sp*Uh Oa Mart* Rim Com* ol tMi I Ayala Proem 1.0. Waqwkad Coupon tipiiii 6/7*7 1 I I I UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRESENTS Q ROBINSON THEATRE 8:00 P.M. MAY 22-23,28-30, JUNE 4-8 TICKETS $ 4.50, $5.50, $ 6.50 BOX OFFICE 686-4191 would satisfy his ex (lactations. "But the points aren't that im portant. We're more concerned with competing well and going down there (Baton Rouge. tai.) to work, not vacation,'' he said Gillespie emphasized that although the qualification of those Webfoots "on the bubble” is not likely to improve the team's scoring prospects, the coaching staff is taking a longer view than simply the |une 3-6 NCAA meet. •'Most of them are underclassmen, and competing now will help them in the future. Others are fifth-year seniors who deserve the oppor tunity because they’re veterans, and if they get there, they can do well.” said Gillespie. “Then there are guys that may la* good enough to score some points, but they didn't get the opportunity to qualify dur ing the season, because of in jury or whatever." he con tinued, referring to senior hurdler I'edro Chiamulera and pole vaulter jay Davis, both of whom have been plagued by recalcitrant legs. Chiamulera was out of action for six months following a january gluteus pull, and has struggled to find the form that earned him the South American continental record in both the highs (13.87) and the In termediates (49.34). His fifth place time in the conference in termediates (51.79) was still well off the NCAA standard of 50.50. Davis was the Pac-10 runner up in the pole vault a year ago. and has a lifetime best of 18-0V», but has managed only 16-4V« this year The NCAA standard is 17-5**, and team mate Tim Canfield, who has cleared the height, is ques tionable for the NCAAs after ag gravating a hamstring problem. Help needed Volunteers are needed for the Special Olympics being held this weekend at Silke Field in Springfield. Help ia wanted both at the field, located at the corner of 10th and G Streets, and at IScho Hollow pool, where all swimm ing events take place. The Olympics will run Friday through Sunday. Those interested are en couraged to call Linda Sleutel at 484-8400 or Tony Kloch at 747-3538 for mure information. Golf is a 4-letter word It's the most trying of all sports. It’s the nastiest of the four-letter words. It tan be expensive. It's often very dangerous. And it's always frustrating. Someone once said that it’s a game in which a ball one and a half inches in diameter is placed on another ball 8,000 miles in diameter, and the object is to hit the small ball but not the larger. It's none other than ... golf. It’s a great game, and 1 love to play it. I’m not really sure why this is. because in reference to the definition above, I usually hit the larger ball. I think that's why golf is such an odd sport. There aren't many other sports where so many awful players participate on such a regular basis. You don't see people who arc bad baseball players rushing out to the diamond early Sunday From the Sidelines by John F. Weber morning to practice striking out. Yet every time I go to play. I always see a lot of hackers. And they're paying green fees to do poorly. Why? Well, to day may just be the day they play well. For example, a week or so ago 1 was waiting to tee off at a local course. One of the guys on the tee before us had the look of a hacker. He gave himself away after he hit a less than desirable drive and promptly yelled, “You whore!” Forget about this being a gentle person's game. Some may defend the boisterous buffoon, but not me. Unless, of course. Wilson makes a ball called "The Whore." How about the Pinnacle Prostitute? Titlist Tramp? Hogan Harlot? That explains part of the frustration, (Jolf can be very dangerous. Or at least it can look that way. The term "fore.” used to warn other golfers that they're in some danger of being struck by your hall, appears to be a bit outdated. It’s lx*«n replaced by the casual line. "It'll never hit 'em." In order to bring the term fore back to the game. it’s im portant to make other golfers think their ball hit you. It works well on courses with a lot of hills If another player’s ball nearly hits you. and you don't hear "Fore!.” immediately check to see if anyone's watching. If not. fall to the ground and have your partner attend to you as if you've been mortal ly, wounded. just see what happens. lust as the sport can he frustrating and dangerous, it is also expensive. Obviously clubs and greens fees are costly, hut the most outrageous expense is for the trails. Nowadays, the so-called finest hulls can run upwards of $7 for a pack of three For $2.33 a trail, the things should at least float, so 1 can retrieve them after hitting them into the lake, stream, river, creek or ball-washer. As for the expense of clubs, you can always rent them from the course. These are the sets that come in the bags that say "RENTAL" on the side. Why are the letters so large? I think my brother covered that one when he told me that those are the people to watch out for — they rent clubs and drink beer while playing. It's dangerous. I plan to continue playing golf for a long time. It doesn't matter about the frustration, danger or expense. It's kind of fun to try and hit onto a green surrounded by water on one aide and sandtraps on the other — like being between Scylla and Charybdis. I bet Odysseus would have been a great golfer. formerly of London Hair Studio II nou* ' Studio 340 s5.00 off Haircut & Style this coupon reg 52000 340 E. 11th (next to the Attic Dressen 484-0088 (phone number unlisted) GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE1 Starts Friday May 29th 30%-60% Off Everything! 342-8339 »io fcoo •:30-S:00 720 E. 13th <Nul la Dairy Oman)
