Oregon Daily Emerald Sports—
Don’t even bother reading this
Every onr.e in a while. I
make up letters and
answer them in an attempt
to be somewhat humorous.
Of course, those letters are
never actual letters from actual
readers.
But at the end of those
columns, 1 usually end them by
asking renders to submit any
kind of question to me they
might have about sports.
Well, I actually got one
Because I've begged readers to
submit. I feel I have no choice
but to run this letter. Plus,
there's really not much going on
in spores right now.
Oh sure, baseball is starting.
But I think baseball stinks.
Yeah, this letter stinks too. hut
not as much as baseball
Here it goes I swear 1 didn't
change a singlo word in this
piece of work.
Dear David Charbonneau,
Did you sec the IVtU NBA
stuff shot competition? I think
Isiah (some people call him / R I
Rider is my favorite basketball
player now But I wanted to ask
you, sometimes a stuff shot is
when a player throws the bas
ketball through the basketball
hoop and sometimes it is w hen a
player blocks another player’s
shot from getting to the hoop
To clear this up. maybe you
could call the first shot I
described as “the chuck shot. "
You could write, "With three
minutes left in the basketball
contest, Orlando (some people
call him "O, ” hut I think those
people know him personally/
Williams lumped up high and
chucked the basketball through
the basketball hoop."
This way it would he clearer
as to what really happened
I also wanted to ask you.
would it he neat if I brought a
sign to our next home contest
that said, “Hey Damon Runyon,
do a big Kentucky Chuck Shot "
That would he a certain type of
chuck shot It's not from Ken
tucky. it just sounds neat If I
brought such a sign, would fans
like me more or would they he
angry with me because they
don't know what a chuck shot
is?
Could you write me or tell
everyone in your column the
answers to my question ?
Sincerely.
Bart Crackenbeagle
Well Bari, first of all I want
to say that you've obviously
done way, way too many drugs
in your lifetime (no offense, of
course).
Secondly, the Oregon bas
ketball season is over. And
even if it wasn’t, bringing a
sign asking Runyon to make a
“chuck shot” wouldn't be too
effective because Runyon was
injured this season and didn't
play.
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DukChvrbowm
However, I have to say Muns -
on h as one of the best sideline
celebration artists in the coun
try. When the Ducks were win
ning, he would do some pretty
wacky dances on the sidelines.
Luckily that didn't happen all
that often because it could get
ugly at times. Let's hope Huny
on is healthy next season when
the Ducks will probably win a
lot more games. Because if he's
on the bench, we’ll have to
watch him dance a lot more.
Hopefully, he'll be in the
game shooting your “Kentucky
('buck Shots."
Hnng a sign to the games
next year. Maybe you could
even get Damon to sign it for
you. Whatever you do, don't
bring a sign that says “Hey
Damon Hunynn, ran I have the
next dance," or else you're
screwed.
Anyway, cut back on the
crack but thanks for showing
interest in my column and giv
ing something to fill up my
weekly column requirement
with. I'm sure the students of
i this campus will be happy to
, know they're not so screwed up
in the heads after all ant e thes
, read your letter.
See ya,
Dave.
I_
Dave Charbonneau is a sports
• reporter for the Hmerald
Shelley convicted for
third time in four weeks
SKA 1T1.K (AP) For the third time in less than four weeks,
former Washington fool I vd I player Jason Shelley has been con
victed of a crime
Menu ipal Court pro tem Judge William J Carling on Tues
day found Shelley guilty of obstructing a Seattle police offi
i er during a chase last October
I'he judge ordered Shelley to pay a $7!iil fine He suspended
a BO-day jail sentence and another S250 fine on the condition
that Shelley tie in good behavior for one year.
Police arrested Shelley after a i ar and foot chase in the l di
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less than a month later. Shelley and two other ex-Husky ath
letes. Prentiss Perkins and Charles Barnes, were arrested at a
(diversity- of Oregon dormitory in Kugenn and accused of
groping a woman They were convicted Man It 14 by a jury of
misdemeanor sexual abuse and faro a retrial on a felony bur
glary charge
In king County Superior Court in Seattle last week. Shelley
v\ as cony ii ted of sm olid-degree assault fur breaking another
student's jaw in a pickup basketball game more than a year
ago Sentem mg is set for May 20
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