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Runge signs 6-foot-2 JC transfer
By Scott Simonson
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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
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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.
What's so important about
golf' ln a lietter world, everyone
would golf Then again, that
might make the courses too
crowded Sometimes it's lies! to
keep a secret
Scott Simonson is a sports
reporter for the Emerald
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