Oregon Daily
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 95. ISSUE 6
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Jacob. Andrew and Jennifer Meyer take advantage of Wednesday afternoon's sunny weather to go canoeing in Eugenes Mill Race
Former Duck seeks new ‘race’
□ Grad from ‘66 starts book after
20 years with Sports Illustrated
By Carrie Vincent
for tne Oregon Deity f met eta
Kenny Moore, former University distanc e run
ner. two-time Olympic marathoner and writer for
Sport* Illustrated, has reached a crossroad in his
life
His reflections of the past are filled with wry
humor, excitement and perhaps regret that the
"old days” are gone.
That is not to say Moore, who lives in Hawaii
but is spending most of July in Eugene, is suffering
a mid life crisis, nor is he necessarily unhappy
with his present life as a 20-year veteran writing
for the United States' premier sports magazine.
Hut the competitive spirit of the runner is still in
Moore, pushing him to reac h new goals.
Moore didn't openly admit as much to his audi
ence in a sports writing class he was speaking to at
the University Hut his intimated frustration with
the managing editor of Sports Illustrated, and the
wiry energy encased in the trim. 49-year-old body
of Moore, spoke volumes
lie is readv for a new rain
Moore was born in Portland in 1944 He attend
ed high school in Kugene and continued his edu
( ntion at the University, graduating in 1966 with u
degree in philosophy While at the University,
Moore was a significant contributor to the track
team under then-coach Bill Bowertnun and ran on
the 1964 national championship team.
Moore attributed his academic perseverance to
his coach.
"Bowerman was forcibly proud of the academ
ic achievements of the track team." ho said "In
fact, he was even rude about it. sometimes t om
paring our team to the football team."
Moore continued his running after college, plac -
ing 14th in the 1966 Olympic marathon ill Mexi
co City, and then again in the 1972 Games, placing
fourth in the marathon in Munich
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Girl, school battle over
right to carry tear gas
□ Assault victim’s
new "protection"
troubles principal
By Lia Scalclccia
fa frx* Oregon Ost*y fmeraid
Eleven-year old Shiloh
Keinking quietly carried a
small spray canister of tear
gas in her school bag for a
year and a half Ever since a
young man in a ski mask
grubbed her and sexually
assaulted her in broad day
light. she felt the need to pro
tect herself.
But Shiloh will no longer
be carrying tear gas. mace or
pepper spray lo her bu* slop.
Iler school. Thurston Ele
mentary. her principal. Dallas
l.ommen. and hor district.
Springfield District 19. have
rules against such things
It's been a tough year for
Shiloh. On April 1. 1992.
when she was still attending
Danebo Elementary in
Eugene, she came homo
"with hor clothes tom to
shreds.” said her mother.
Dahrln Reinking
Shiloh had managed to
knee in the groin her attacker,
who "ran off kinds funny."
lie was never caught, and sho
and her mother discussed
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WEATHER
Skies should lie tunny today
with highs near 75. The rest of
the week should bring more
sunny skies. Temperatures will
remain in the mid-70s
This summer weather provides
the perfect setting for campus
radio (KWVA 88 1) to play
Peanut Butler by the Marathons,
who. by the way. recorded only
one song under that name
GOAT TAKES ON COUNCIL
PENDlETQfl (AP) - The City Council is planning to c hange a nuisance
ordinance so it won't get Annette Nolan's goat
An ordinance currently classifies Nolan's pet pygmy goat as livestoc k,
which is forbidden inside city limits
Pendleton police had warned her to remove the poodle-sized goat or
face a SSOO-a-dav fine.
But the City Council may rescue the tiny goat from exik.
On Tuesday, the council directed the city attorney to write new word
ing for the ordinance to allow some exotic animals as house pets, while
banning carnivorous lions, tigers and bears.
Nolan assured the council that her goat isn't carnivorous.
SPORTS
ATLANTA (AP) - Knka Sitkoff thought it time (or base
ball to hire a commissioner to replace Fay Vincent, ousted
last year So she applied for the tob
She's only 14 years old and won't attend high school until
this fall, but she's willing to work for free
I wrote just because there wasn't a commissioner." said
Sitkoff. who will be a freshman at Wheeler High in suburban
Marietta. "It wasn t anything serious It just seemed like they
needed someone.”
In her application letter, she promised that everv decision
she made would be “in the best interest of baseball.*