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Oregon's Hans Forsberg, a junior transfer student from Santa Rosa Junior College, surprised everyone
by taking the singles title at the Oregon Open Invitational tennis tournament over the weekend.
Oregon
tennis
team set
for action
Mark McTyre
I he lfttM-'JS men's tennis team
swimy; into >11 lion last weekend
at the Oregon Open Invitation
al, which featured a major upset
in the team seeding
This first tournament of the
year is an instruction tool the
coaching staff uses to see who
will he the top six seeds on the
team Returning from last year ns
the No l seed in the tournament
was sophomore Matt ( olio Coho
believe* lias team is strong from
top to bottom and that anyone in
the top six sisals can Ixsit any one
of the other seeded plovers
W e re going to he im rndihln
this year." ( oIhi said
Along w ith t iobo's feelings tfi.it
this team is going to be incredi
ble. head com h Hu/ Summers
also agrees
Cast year's team. 1 thought,
w is one of the Imiter ones that we
find had in some time.” Summers
said, "hut this year's team I think
has more depth
Coho i ruined through his
matches to the quarterfinals
where he met unseeded new
i inner and teammate flans Fors
tierg Forsberg was a lucky r*« ip
i6nt of Cobo’s prediction
Forslwrg's power serve and vol
ley upset Coho in two sets (6-4,
7-6 (7 l|) Forsberg transferred
from Santa Rosa Junior College
Turn to TENNIS, Pago 14
Today’s athletes ain’t what they used to be
Trevor Kearney
Oregon Oa>V Emerald
As I watched highlight clips of
tin* weekend in sports last night,
I found myself with one question
in my head. "What is happening
to the world of sports?"
It seems to me that no matter
what sporting event I decide to
sit down and watch, I can't
escape the prevailing egos that
appear to go hand in hand with
major college and professional
sports.
Whether it is a slow, lazy
home run trot, a huge guy hang
ing on a basketball rim. or a real
ly stupid dance in the end zone,
1 just (ain't sit down and watch a
game without feeling that these
athletes truly beiiuve they are
God's.
Back in his day. Jackie Robin
son would steal home not so
that he could brag to reporters or
stuff it in an opponents face, but
to help his team. And back then,
if a guy wiggled his butt around
in the end zone and did a little
shuffle dance, it would have
gone without saying that he
would either spend the rest of
his day on his back, or spend the
rest of the game on the sidelines
because coaches did not quite
see the humor in that.
Trevor Kearney
But in today's wonderful
world of sports, u tom hdown
without u dance or a home run
without a long, slow trot is like
an athlete without money: it just
doesn't happen.
I mean, it's almost like the
leagues and associations that
"govern" today ’s sports are try
ing to promote these characteris
tics. The National Basketball
Association shortened the three
point line in order to increase
offense. Basically, what they
want is for Charles Barkley to
become a 30 (am out three-point
shooter and for Mnnute Bol to
make a comeback with his
incredibly ugly downtown
bombs. *
What's next? Why not move
the free throw line up so Chris
Dudley can hit free throws on a
semi-regular basis? Why doesn't
Major League Baseball start using
golf balls instead of baseballs'
That way we could sot* some
monstrous 700-foot home runs
instoad of those pathetic, puny
little ■tOO-foot shots.
And while professional ath
letes are getting paid money to
feed their egos, college athletes
are feeding on the promotion
their schools are lining up for
them I can't tell you how many
flyers are sent out on Napoleon
Kaufman and the rest of the Hois
man Trophy candidate crew try
ing to hype up the images of these
college students.
And now to the most pitiful
event of the hasetiall season No,
this is not about the money-hun
gry players nid the stubborn
owners. And no, this is not a sto
ry about a kid who got deprived
of seeing his first major league
game in person. This is about the
poor Chicago Cubs
Now, don't get me wrong 1 like
to proclaim myself the biggest
Cubs fan this side of Harry Carny,
and 1 hate those cheap shot jour
nalists who get joy out of slam
ming the Cubs just for an easy
laugh. But this is just too ridicu
lous.
According to the Associated
Press, the Cub's new general
manager. Ed Lynch, wants to lead
u
And u kite profes
sional athletes are
getting paid money to
feed their egos. college
athletes are feeding on
the promotion their
schools are lining up
for them .
the team to u championship
behind pitching, speed and
defense, not home runs
Now. I think whut lie forgot is
that lus team plays in Wrigloy
Field, a park synonymous with
the home runs. This is the park
that Halie Kutli supposedly (Jilted
his shot in. so it hasn't been very
easy for oven some of baseball's
tiest pitchers to keep the hall in
the park And Lynch should
know that; after spending eight
years pitching for the Cubs, he
ended his career with a 47-54
record.
Lynch said that he thinks three
years will be a sufficient period
of time for him to test his strate
gy. If I were in the Chicago Cub
management team. 1 would start
looking now.
October 11. 1994
Volume 46 Ivvuc 'I
AMERICAN
CONFERENCE
EAST
Buffalo 4?
kfcimt 4-2
New England 3-3
NY Jets 3-3
Intfcmapote 2-4
CENTRAL
CSevetnd 4 1
P)!tst)uryh 3-2
Houston 14
Gnonnsb 0-5
WEST
San Oogo 5-0
Kansas City 3 2
Seattle 3-3
LA Raders 2-3
Denver 14
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
EAST
Dates 4-t
NY Gants 3-1
Phtede^Na 31
Arvona 1-4
Washington 14
WEST
ASarta 4-2
San Franosoo4-2
LA Rams 24
Ne* Orleans 24
CENTRAL
Chicago 4 2
lAnrvsoti 32
Green Bay 33
Defeat 24
T ampa Bay 24
MONDAY'S GAME
Mrovvikt 3 / 14 3 ?J
NYCkrts 0 10 0 0 -10
>vnamiM *jm
ii
You don't feel like a
man if you don't have
a job You don't feel right if
all you're doing is making
withdraw Is and not making
deposits
-HAL McRAE
F omiof manager ol the
Kansas City Royals
II
SfSMWTs
Big Dog' sues
HAMMOND. Ind (AP)
Former Purdue Star Glenn
Robinson has filed a
trademark infringement
lawsuit aga.nst a California
sportswear company to stop
them from u$mg the namo
"Big Dog "
Big Dog' is Robinson's
nickname The lawsuit filed
Friday in U S District Court
claims that Robinson's right to
use his own name should take
precedence over Fortune
Dogs Inc s trademark right,
said C Frederick LeBaron Jr .
Robinson's attorney
Fortune Dogs markets a
Clothing line under the Big
Dog and Big Dogs name On
March 10. 1993. the company
filed an application to register
the Big Dogs mark on a wide
range of sporting goods and
other products
— Tht Aumimrd Frm