Enfferald
TUESDAY
Aprt 9, 1996
Fox should
quit playing
around
The Korn Network is
out of control Way
out of control
Pint, ti wu the
glowing puck
Now. it'* a red baseball
What will it mim up with
MKt?
When Fo* got the right* to
televise the NHL All -Star
(lame thi* year, the network
bigwig* decided to try to
cater to those who claim
that hockey is hard to watch
because it is impossible to
follow the puck Somebody
tame up with the not-so
brillianl idea of highlighting
the puck few the television
viewers, complete with a
red streak when the puck
went faster than a certain
speed.
Maybe it
helped
p«>
pie. but it
hurt the
game and
the real
fan*
For
thoMt who
are avid
waithero
of tne game. the glow
around the puck mrtually
undo il morn difficult la pay
attention lo. Whan the puck
got near ih« board*. th«
glow want into tha first row
of spectator*. Il was ana of
the most annoying things lo
happen in sport* this year
Perhaps the w arm*! thing
about il is tha (act lh«l the
glowing puck out still be
seen on Sunday mornings
when Pox televises its NHL
tpuue
Somebody at Pus decided
it was a popular idea Or
maybe that person is play
ing a foke on tha hockey
fans in this country
And now it looks as if the
foke it also on hasehail fans
Fox will soon present a
red hasehail (or those who
can't see the hall when
watching the games
The Ko* bigwigs must he
getting paid for every stupid
idea they come up with
If bus* can t see the base
hall when watching game*,
then they need to get their
eyes checked. After ail. ITs
not aa if a baseball game is
so fast paced it is hard to
keep up with It dumn't take
e keen eye, much less a red
bail, for fans to follow the
game.
Why does Fox think this
will be a popular idea? The
network it totally out of
touch with fans who tune in
to watch the games
People who watch hockey
and hasehail were usually
fans long before Fox got the
rights to televise the garnet
Although the network is
continually trying to attract
Turn to DEYOUNG. Page 12A
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DeVorss quietly helps improve Oregon
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Juntos John DoVortt. who to hunting for hit MKond Oftgon ttnnto rocord, hut
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■ MENS TENNIS: The Oregon junior pursues
another Duck tennis record with little fanfare
By Byw Frank
Prmmmm Stoem ««***»
Kvwr iiw:» Junior John DeVonM ran iMiumilm. ho
ha* nov«r boon tho renter of attention
But after wlut ho ho* accomplished oi Oregon dm
In* I ho last three year*. ho awl help bui draw some
took*.
In 1WI, DeVorss played on * *tol» high school
t hamptomhip Imnli loom — but iho foctia of ihol
team wo* J«Min Thompson. mw of Iho lop ployor* In
Iho *l*i« oml now a UOl.A Bruin Amt a* • high
school Junior. DtVuiu played on o basketball loom
thoi wont winle** oil mum
Bui a* o nwmlmt of the Oregon mun i leant* Imiii
m a mere freshman in ltm. DeVor** wm» 17 tingle*
moii ho*, only ihroo short of iho tingle wuun mini,
and 11 double* molt ho*
t)no year later DeVor** broke the single tuaum
record with 21 tinglw win* — only to bo ouldono try
(ollow sophomore Dougal William*' 24 win* And
along with hi* partner anti roommate Mike Coldtletn.
ho *«K a now record for double* win* in a season
Now. near Iho and of hi* third season al Oregon.
DeVor**. along with Goldstein. I* *ililng in third
plat e on Iho all-time doublo* win Hat and I* liott for
fifth on tho all limn *ingio* win list with 47
“It miaM a lot lo mo." DeVntw said of hi* position
»*n Iho all time single* win li*i "Thtwo guy* who are
ahoad of mo ar» goto! lonni* player* ll I* always nice
lo accomplish a goal like lhal I am looking lo move
oven further by tho end of my senior ywu “
With 19 career doublo* win*. DeVor** and Gold
*toin are Just *ovtm win* nhort of t lemming iho win
ningeat double* loam in iho history of (begun lonni*
Thai I* a definite goal for Miko anti m».* DeVor* t
taid "We wan! to holp out iho team a* be*l wo t an If
that moan* we re going to break lhal record, that'*
great "
DeVor** and Goldstein's 19 win season la»l year
pul them ahead of Oregon a**i*tani lonni* director
Wade Judy and hi* partner Bob I loom on ihe single
tuaum win list
T don't think lhal Mike and I even realised al Ihe
time lhal we bad beaten Wade." OrVotu said We
kind of yuko around wllh him about il a tint** bti. bul
it mean* a lot. Tht»*o are the thing* that no one can
take away from u* “
Despite losing hi* record, ludy war happy for
DeVor** and Goldstein
"Record* are made to he broken,“ Judy said “ll ia
lough to folinnuish ll. bul tl couldn't have happened
lo a couple of tori let guy* “
Compared with previous seasons. DeVorn* ha*
struggled this season — and he will lie ihe firsl lo
admit il — bul he is satisfied with hi* accomplish
menu this year
"Thi* season I may not have ihe win*, bul ll hat
Turn to MEN S TENNIS Page 12A
Ducks seek end to four-match losing streak
■ WOMEN'S TENNIS
Oregon lakes on Portland
this afternoon for its third
straight home match
By Ryan Frank
Ft*MOge Siftana
Oregon's womens tennis team
hope* U) break its four malt h lot
IOK streak today when It fates
Portland at 3 p m. on the ISth
Avenue court*
After winning 12 of it* fir*! 14
matches, dragon dropped few
straight Pacific-10 Conference
tnatihe*. including content* to
Washington and Washington
State last weekend Oregon now
stands at 12-0 and will be look
ing fur its seventh win of the saw
km) today
"Portland baa Improved a lot
over the last couple of year*."
head coach Wade |udy said
"They are well coached, but on
paper we should heat them
There should he some good
matches at the top two or three,
but It will drop off from there "
Today's match will be Oregon *
first against Portland since last
season when the DucJui swept the
Pilots t> 0 However. ><>mo Ore
gun players have already seen
action against the Pilots this sea
son
"We have played a few of thetr
players at individual meets, but
not in a dual meet." |udy said
Today's home match will be
Oregon's third straight home coo
tml and il* *ixth uf the season
"I think Mm am )u*t getting used
to our court*.“ Judy Mid "With
the great weather we have been
having, it ha* been great for tau
nt* ‘
Regard!*** of the weather,
freshmen All Napier and
Shanelle Kanethiro wit! go for
their second straight win after
•coring all three Oregon point*
in their Sunday match with
Washington Slate. Napier and
Kaneshiro both won their singles
matches, then teemed up at No
1 double* for the win in three
*et» Napier will also be looking
loadd to ha* team leading IS tin
gle* wins.
Sophomore Caryn Coyle. Ore
gon'* No. I single* player, will
try to rebound from a lough
weekend Anginal Washington on
Saturday. (Uiyla went to a three
ret tie break before luting to
Katherine Costain 7 b in the final
ret. Then, against Washington
.Stale. Coyle took the Aret ret from
Marcia Senn before dropping the
final two rets 61. 6-1 The two
losses dropped Coyle to 1013 on
the season
Oregon wilt round out it*
scheduled home matc hes on Fri
day when it play* hot! to East
ern Washington at 3;00 p.m. on
the 15th Avenue courts On
April 19. the Duck* will end
iheir dual meet reason with a
trip to Pullman to face Washing
ton Slate for the second time
this season.