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Oregon Daily ElT16r<il(l S pOftS Runge signs 6-foot-2 JC transfer By Scott Simonson t>oytr> Oi»v Imerma The Oregon women's basketball team has signed its first rscruit during the spring signing period, but head coach Jody Runge siiui Wednesday she will not use nil of her available scholarships this spring. Cicely Brewster. .1 fi- foot - i! forward from Los Angeles Valley College in Southern California, has signed a national letter of intent to play at Oregon The 1993-94 season w.ts Brewster's first at the junior college. She has three years of eligibility remaining Brewster averaged It) points. 10 rebounds and four blot ked shots per game as a freshman Rungt* has seven more scholarships available hut she said that Oregon expects to have scholarships available when next season begins "The way we’re looking at it. ami it mav not be tiie way everyone is looking at it. is that the major itv of tiie Division I. Pac- 10-caliber players signed during the early signing period (Iasi November),” Rungs said. Considering the circumstances surrounding the Oregon program last November. Runge said she is not surprised that Oregon signed no players The Ducks were a team with an untested new coach and a program with questions about which dirts tion it was headed in. Members of one of the liest classes of high school talent in the state's history headed elsewhere Oregon's ability to recruit has been enhanced by iis NC A A tournament berth last season, but the West Coast is a vers competitive recruiting field. Runge said The demand for major-college talent is exceeding the supply of quality players. During the spring signing period, which began April I t. Oregon wants to ensure it does not use scholarships unwisely. Range said "With what's out there right now. we re just tr\ ing to be \Vrv careful that we re not making an investment in anyone that we re going to turn around and recruit over in the fall We absolute ly will not give all the scholarships that we have she said. With available talent lar king on the high s< hool level. Runge said Oregon is taking a hard look at bringing in junior college transfers In the junior colleges, the Ducks are looking for players who i an step in and help immediately or who will ai i opt a backup's role for two years. Runge said Oregon has received a "tremendous response from walk-ons. so finding players to fill out Ore gon's roster will not Ire a problem "We're not con cerned about numbers," she said The Ducks lost their three (rest players to grad uation Four others have left the team "The group that's returning is a pretty strong group They real ly came on at the end of the season." she said Runge cautioned that recruits require time to learn the system that the returners already know "1 told them. If you think someone's going to come in here from the ns rioting class and get the job done, you're sadly mistaken.' " she said I MX >1*1 l Oregon women's basketball coach Jody Range signed one recruit In the spring, bat says she may wait until tall to sign some others Lettinq people in on the secrets of golfing o why do people play golf' It's a better use of spare time than terrorism It gives people something to talk about when they finish playing It's a quest for a fleeting moment of perfection. As addictions go. it's pretty harmless To some, golf is an existential riddle steeped in tradition, a mystery that isn't easily explained. People who don't play golf don't understand it, either. As a public service announce ment to those who don't under stand golf, here are a few myths and misconceptions about the game that can he easily cleared Golfers wear had pants This image is a hangover from the 1<I70s, when golfers did wear had pants Hut if you were pay ing attention back then, you noticed everyone else also was wearing bad pants The proper attire for golf is baggy shorts, wingtips with golf spikes and a T-shirt. To avoid unsightly tan lines, adjust your wardrobe accordingly You aren't allowed to wear anything bearing a logo until you sign an endorsement contract or win your first tour event. Golf visors are cool. Golf visors are dumb. No great player has ever won anything impor tant while wearing one. Jones, Hagen. Hogan, Nelson and Nick laus didn't wear them Watson started wearing them after he lost his game. The best players up Scott Simonson in the world today don't wear thorn, either Mn kelson, I’rice and Faldo all bam their heads The only reason to wear a hot with a hole m the top_ is that somebody is paying you money to do this, As the old saying goes, if you can’t show off your endorsement chock w hen peo ple laugh at your funny hat. then take off your funny hat Golf is a s/jart Golf is just a game, an odd, bewildering game Golf is more than a game. Therein lies the contradiction. It's closer to fly-fishing than baseball or basketball It's an exercise in concentration and self-mastery combined with patience, skill and discipline Hut unlike most sports, golf contains all three great literary conflicts: man against man. man against self and man against nature. On a more pragmatic note, golf is one of the few activ ities where people can claim to be exercising while smoking or drinking or doing both at the same time. Golfers art- good athletes Not really. If golfers are good ath letes. then why aren't good ath Ib1i;s also gocid golfers' Michael Iordan is only slightly better at golf than he is at baseball Golfers may look like John Krtik but Kruk hits a baseball travel ing ‘10 miles an hour while 60.000 people yell at hint Golfers insist that the hall doesn't move and they want everyone to be quiet Golf requires some physical skill, and good golfers may have natural gifts or athletic ability that make the game easier The golf swing does require timing, balance and concentration, but so does walking in a straight line or opening a door Golf isn’t easy, and athletic ability doesn’t make it easier (ei// is is bat list'd to be knots n as n "gentleman's gaate ’ On the contrary, golf may he the best way to swear loudly and often in public ami receive com plete social approval Gambling is always allowed and often encouraged Coif courses arc bad for the environment Golf courses are always spraying pestii ides, some will say. Those pestic ides, herbic ides to be exact, are both expensive and inconvenient for c ourses Anything that can be done to eliminate their use saves money and effort. Golf courses aren't bad for the environment. Thousands of sin gle-car drivers in a c ity with excellent bicycle paths and a good public transportation sys tem are bad fur the environment. Not recycling is I Hid for the envi ronment A large expanse) of grass ami tut*-, isn't <|utl« Iwd for the environment Coif courses ore a wash! of good land Most courses are built .mil operated on private property Some may complain thnt vj«rlf courses do not allow tor equal access to recreational ac tivities tor all (leople Yes. and the grass at Yankee Stadium is nice and green, hut you don't go for a w,dk there while people are playing (foil courses aren't useless to the general public I hn i ity of Portland uses some of the rev enues from its courses to help support the performing arts It's also trying to use revenues to sustain athletic programs that would otherwise he cut from public si hoots Televised gulf is popular t he only reason it's on the tube every week is that luxury auto mobile manufacturers knovx their market wuti lies at the bar of the country club after a week end 1H Caddyshnck is the host go// mov ie ever made Caddyshark is the best movie ever made In the English language Except for maybe Citizen Kane. 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