CIVIL WAR PftOlO t>V •>•** *'**>4» Oregon receiver Ronnie Harris look advantage ot the wot weather as a defender loses his looting Uncivil weather dampens game By Steve Mims F morale! Spofts Reporter It was apparent that tho 1<)‘)2 edition of the Civil War would he a little weird when Oregon State won the opening coin toss and elected to defend the south goal rather than take the bull. Winds of 20-30 miles per hour howled to the south, forc ing head coaches Rich Brooks and Jerry 1’ottibone to consider the weather before making any decisions. How severe were the winds? Oregon kicker Tommy Thomp son. who was averaging 42 ') yards per punt entering the game, punted three times in the first quarter for an average of 2<> 7 yards per kick Thompson also missed a 37 yard field goal in the quarter, only his third miss of tire sea son from less than 40 yards. "That was by far tho toughest conditions I have faced.” Thompson said "The wind was swirling ovary whore I thought the one I missed was hit well, and then it Itxik off." Oregon State had to fight against tiie wind in the second quarter and was unable to do much against the combination of Oregon's defense and the weather When the Beavers' first drive of the quarter stalled at the Ore gon 2H-yard line. I’etlibone sent out ku ker Jamie Burke lo line up for a 46-yard field goal against the wind The wind forced the Beavers to trv a fake instead of going for I lie game 's first points The take never had a chance, and instead of the Beavers possibly going ahead i-0. the game remained tied Oregon State punter Tim Kolias averaged more than -17 yards per punt in the first quar ter, but his only punt of the sec ond quarter went it) yards "There was nothing I could do," Kolias said 1 just wanted to catch the ball and kit k it. i tried to place some kicks, but it was impossible " The second half was just like the first half, with both teams punting the ball in search of field position, hut tins time It was Brooks who decided to de fend the south goal rather than get the hall to start tile half. "We look the wind in the third quarter because we thought we could tome out with some points," Brooks said " Those were bad condi tions to try and move the bull, particularly wiiii our offense where we trv to throw the tsill I’uttibone said his team lost bet a use ol two factors oppor tunities and the kit king game "In .1 game like this, the se vere weather affects the throw ing and kit king, and the team that does those things best has the opportunity to win." lie said. Bowl bid still option for Ducks Oregon's 7-0 victory over Oregon State on Saturday not only boosted the Ducks’ pride, but It hii> given new life to Its postseason hopes Independence Howl offi cials Bob Brown and Orvis Sigler attended the Civil War and said afterwards Oregon is still a possibility for their game on Dot U Brown and Sigler are looking lor some one to fore Wake forest at the game in Shreveport, t.a “The good news today is that Oregon got their sixth win. and they qualify for post season. Brown said "Wo will meet .it noon on Monday and go over what happened this weekend The Independence Bow l is said to also he i onsidering Rutgers. Southern Mississip pi. Rill', Washington State and Kansas "Some teams moved up and others down this week end," Sigler said Kansas and Wisconsin both lost while Washington State and Rit e moved up We i an ei ther make a decision on Monday or wall until after next week’s games to make a dec Ision Oregon finished the season li-fj, 4-4 in the Pacific-10 Conferenc'd, and is tied for sixth place In the conference Oregon is tied with Art/o nu State, but the Ducks fie.it the Sun Devils lit) 70 earlier In the year Experienced CRIMINAL DEFENSE CALL HUGH DUVALL V»r*kud & CU(k. At1ocn*y» PC 345-3333 • OUli/Breath Toni Dulanse • Drug OI«>nfte • llt«»g *.W Vi I I fr«® . M) V»1 t f <® . Hi V*n HtEt I’AKKINC.! “Reaching Out to Lesbian and Bisexual Women” U of O Drop-In Croup Educational Support Programs ottered by the University Counseling Center and Office ot the Dean ot Students Note our location change Mondays 3.30 pm 5 30 pm Komoma Center For more information 6 1142 1225 ALDER 345-2434 IVJPgCISII J GIFTS IF YOU WISH, WE'LL PACKAGE IT TOO! Bom & Packaging Supplies Computers • Stereos • TV's 1 to 1000 pounds • Insurance available 2705 Willamette Street convenient parking available < « * * * ( i « < < i i < « i i i < < < i i i i < i i ( i < < ( i i i i < < < i i UNIVERSITY OF ORECON So, 13 unexpected guests dropping in for Boar s Head? Have enough glasses? How about tea pots? An extra cutting board? • Selected Glassware • Teapots • Cutting Boards just happen to be 20% Off at the UO Bookstore for the Holidays. They make great gifts, too!