| SPWNGFCLDJj SCIENTIFIC supplies '■z*T*pm£ (f ♦ 1 r<** / (503) 726-9176 1 flOO V*4 ?047 \ OMAU5 (4v XwW M i H b :si h '-AJ *. f Mm r |9H#» S|xlm{(lrM M tentlfk SuftpllM h** pMi«i s I h c o ii 1 v bnski'tlmli i ii si t h fvrr In lost* his Jot) as a rrsull n! three fool injuries, u million dollar NI1A contract and a bag of nails? Il might i>e l>on Monson Oregon's n i nn -yea r he a d roach was fired March 17 wilh I wo years left on his contrue t Although athletic director Hill Byrne said his dec ision was based partially on "trends ' he had seen developing the- past few years, there is little doubt that Munson's <>-21 record this season and the resulting drop in ultendanc e and other forms o! public support for the program were the main causes of his downfall After all. there was little or no talk alxsut the safety of Mon son s Job after last year s disap pointing 1 It - I f> mark Th e Due ks went to the National In vitational Tournament just two years ago But what about that bag of nails7 the bug in question was the one that hit Oregon center Hob l ife a junior with two years of Pacific 10 Oonferenc e expe rience under his bell on the head while he- was working in a hardware store last summer life said t h e h low. w h i c h c .i ti sed a minor c one usslon, kept him from eating for sever Photo by SMn Pwtfon Ouatad baakatball coach Don klonaon had to faca mora than hit ahara ot playar in/uriaa and tha loaa of atar guard Tarrall Brandon. a I days and mnltod off the weight ho was supposed lo have put on in preparation for ins third season l ife came into fall practice at about tile same weight as the end of tiie season in l'l'll He wanted to redsiurt, and having little < hoi co ini t to com pi v. Monson had lost Ins starting lug man Fife, along with Terrell Bran don, would have linen Oregon's most experienced returnee But Brandon, the Du< ks' do-overv thlng man the past two years aritl tiie Pat -10 l’laver of the Year in 19-4331