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Wednesday Best Bet NHL: San Jose at Dallas 5 p.m., ESPN 2 SPORTS EDITOR: JEFF SMITH Smittside@aol.com Quarterback Joey Harrington executes a solid game against USC after struggling in the first half of the season. Emerald Modest Harrington earns Pac-10 honor ■ Oregon’s junior quarterback puts up career numbers against USC By Scott Pesznecker Oregon Daily Emerald Joey Harrington finished Monday’s practice and then reflected on his recent hon or as Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Week for his performance against South ern California. What he said was hardly self-indulgent. “We won,” said the junior quarterback, who had the best game of his career. “That’s how I think about it. We won a football game, and we’ve got to win this week.” Until the showdown with the Trojans, Harrington had completed just 47 percent of his passes this season. In Los Angeles, he connected 67 percent of his passes for a career-high 382 yards. He also set a career high with four touchdown passes. “I felt comfortable out there, and things finally started to click,” Harrington said. “But I played well be cause of the fact that I had such great protection up front. I felt very comfortable from the start of the game, and the receivers were mak ing some great catches out there. “I did play better than I had been, but I had a lot of help out there.” The important question is this: Can Harrington repeat his performance against Ari zona on Saturday? If stats are any indication, the an: swer would be yes. Arizona is No. 1 in the Pac-10 in de fending the run, but it is ninth in stopping the pass. “I said all along that I thought he was capable of playing better than he had,” Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti said. “Part of that was related to his passing accuracy. He did a great job in that game of throwing the ball with great accuracy, great touch, great zip when he needed it. It was probably one of his best games. I hope he has many more like that in his future.” “I come out to play every week. That’s what I do,” Harrington said. Fran kef power Oregon place kicker Josh Frankel made all four of his extra point attempts Turn to Football, page 8 CONFERENCE (( He did a great job in that game of throwing the ball with great accuracy, great touch, great zip when he ■ needed it. Mike Bellotti Oregon head coach Track coach Dellinger inducted to Hall of Fame Legendary coach Bill Dellinger joins the National Track and Field Hall of Fame By Robbie McCallum Oregon Daily Emerald The Hall of Fame — it is the elite group that legendary coaches and athletes dream of entering at the end of their careers. One of Oregon’s most storied athletes and coaches is being inducted to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame Dec. 2 in Albuquerque, N.M. Bill Dellinger, a former Duck athlete, Olympian and coach of 25 years, is being honored by the USA Track and Field Committee, along with three others, for his ac complishments in the sport.The distinguished coach suffered a stroke Aug. 2 and has consistently improved in health as each week has passed. Dellinger, an Oregon native, won two NCAA titles while at Oregon from 1953-56. After a brief stint in the Air Force, Dellinger made three Olympic appearances. He won a bronze medal in 1964 in the 5,000 meters. Dellinger began his coaching career in 1965 at nearby Thurston High School, then moved to Lane Community College. In 1968, Dellinger accepted an assistant coaching po sition at his alma mater under another Oregon coaching legend, Bill Bowerman. Dellinger became only the third Oregon track and field coach ever in 1973. While at Oregon, Dellinger tutored such running leg ends as Steve Prefontaine, Alberto Salazaar, Rudy Cha pa, Bill McChesney and Matt Centrowitz. During that time, Oregon has won four NCAA cross country titles and one track and field championship. Dellinger retired at the end of the 1998 cross country season. He became the interim coach at Wake Forest and Turn to Dellinger, page 10 Ducks buckle down for Civil War, prepare for other Pac-10 battles ■ Oregon is coming off a tough weekend against UCLA and USC, but gets a breather this weekend with only one game on the schedule By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon soccer team is thanking the Pacific-10 Conference scheduling department right about now. A week after going on the road to face UCLA and Southern California — two of the Pac-lO’s best teams — the Ducks will come home this Friday to take on Oregon State, a team they haven’t lost to in four years. The weekend after taking on the Beavers, the Ducks will face two criti cal home matches when they take on Washington State and No. 4 Washing ton at Pape Field. Oregon will then face Stanford and California in the Bay Area to close out its season. “Whenever Oregon plays against Oregon State, it’s always special,” Ore gon head coach Bill Steffen said. “It’s a nice rivalry.” Better than the Beavers Oregon has had the upper hand in the soccer Civil War, winning all four of the matchups between the in-state rivals. The Ducks have outscored Ore gon State 12-2 during that stretch and have shut out the Beavers twice. Last season, the Ducks beat Oregon State 4-0 behind scores by now-sopho more Julie McLellan, now-junior for ward Chalise Baysa and others. Feed them to the Dawgs UCLA and USC ripped apart the Oregon schools last weekend, outscor ing the Beavers and Ducks 19-3 in the four games. Now the Los Angeles schools will take on Washington and Washington State in one of the biggest weekends on the Pac 10 schedule. Washington, like UCLA and USC, is un defeated in conference play. All three teams have only one loss on the season, but the Trojans and Bruins each have a Pac-10 tie after the teams played to a standstill two weeks ago. The Huskies have a 10 game home winning streak and are leading the Pac-10. But this weekend’s matches will determine who will take the league lead. The Los Angeles schools won’t be able to overlook Washington State ei ther, because the Cougars surprised Turn to Soccer, page 9 When ever Oregon plays against Ore gon State, it’s always special. It’s a nice rivalry. Bill Steffen coach Oregon soccer _n
