4
Portland Observer
October 11, 197»
. . . UNION OR COMPANY
Sports Talk
DENTAL INSURANCE
ISA VALUABLE ASSET. . .
by Ron Sykes
Sports Editor
YOUR HEALTH
AND
Oregon Slate football, after two
straight shutouts 45-0 to Arizona
State, and 41-0 to the Huskies is at
an all time low. After dropping ttfo
straight, you would normally expect
some changes especially when your
quarter back puts no points on the
scoreboard.
But Coach C raig Fertig has
disdained such a move at the present.
“ We believe Scott Richardson is our
best at the position and we would
like to show him our confidence".
Anyone’s sports expert will tell you
that judging talent is one thing that a
successful coach must be able to do.
And therein, perhaps, could belie the
OSU problem. Remember last year’ s
starting quarterback, Steve Smith?
Smith was very instrumental in at­
taining the two wins the Beavers
achieved last season.
Now Steve finds himself relegated
to the bench and last Saturday he
wasn’t even on the Beaver traveling
squad. Smith drew raves from Fertig
last year, and possessed some o f the
qua litie s o f O regon’ s Reggie
Ogburn - quick feet and an excep­
tio n a l runner. O SU ’ s offense is
about as potent as a firecracker
that’s been soaked in water for 72
hours.
The quarterback is generally ac­
cepted as the hub o f a team’s offen­
se, and i f the quarterback can’ t move
the team he's usually replaced.
Richardson was very ineffective
against the Huskies, yet Fertig left
him in and was severely punished by
the rushing Huskie defensive line.
Richardson was twice intercepted;
one netted the Huskies a touchdown,
the second was turned into a field
goal.
OSU’s program is dismally weak,
to say the least. The key to rebuilding
is obvious.. .quality athletes.
The question now is can coach
Fertig and his crew recruit them, and
one has to wonder if the present staff
can recognize them?
Not to knock the program, but in
reality there are really few blue ch-
ippers competing for OSU, and it’s
almost impossible to win in the PAC-
10 without them.
Coach F ertig, i f he remains
another year, must actively recruit
the good ones. That means going tete
a tete with the Oklahoma’s, USC’s,
and the likes.
Oregon’ s Rich Brooks did and
picked o ff some blue chippers, and is
now competing well. Fertig cannot
acquiesce, he must become an
aggresive recruite r. For instance
Oregon’ s reserve quarterback Andy
Page was recruited by USC, U CLA,
Michigan and Washington. He chose
Oregon.
G arrett Earle: O T, 6 ’ 5*, 258,
sophomore was recruited by U CLA,
USC and W Ashington. He chose
Oregon.
OSU should take note o f what’s
happening in Eugene The fans of
Corvallis who are usually loyal are
now starting to show a good deal o f
concern. Fertig is 0-5 after losing to
Kansas State, and New Mexico. You
can’t figure on the Beavers winning
any o f their next six games and they
w ill probably go 0-11 for the season.
To win at the college level you must
have q uality athletes at the sk ill
positions, i.e. quarterback, wide
receivers, running backs. Steve
Coury, 5 '9 * with less than blazing
speed he poses no threat to defending
teams.
He has good hands, but hasn't
caught anything deep all year, and
it’ s a good bet that he never will.
Which leads ujs to ask what ever
happened to th a t •’ wide-open-
offense’ ’ OSU installed durin g
Spring drills? And where are the
“ speed-burning-backs’ ’ it was sup­
posedly installed for?
Well, in retrospect what Oregon
State needs is simply some good
quality ball players.
C raig Fertig has the good
background. He played his collegiate
football at USC and later coached
under McKay. He spent one year in
the now defunct WFL before landing
the job in Corvallis. So the creden­
tials are there; so the problems must
certainly be elsewhere. Whatever, if
football under Fertig is to survive,
then somewhere, somehow a change
has ‘gotta’ come.
eeee
The upcoming World series should
be a good one. M y sentim ental
choice is Pittsburg. What with all
those familiar faces, they just have to
be the ghetto choice.
However, look for Baltimore, on
stronger p itching , to win in six
games.
eee
Remember T om m y Hea>na, he
just might be the bests welterweight
in the game today. Reggiel Reggie!
Reggie! Hooray for the Ducks super
quarterback, who was named as
PAC-10 player o f the week. Ogburn
rushed for 100 yards and threw for a
hundred in Oregon's 19-14 win over
California.
eeee
Remember D avid L ew is (C A L)
and K evin M c M illa n (S tanford),
both o f whom were actively sought
by Rich Brooks? W ell, David is
second string defensive end, while
Kevin is a starter at cornerback for
Stanford.
eeee
W hatever happened to P ic k le
Lewis? Portland is set to begin
another year, and Larry Steele is
s till around. U nbelievable. Just
wonder what some o f this years good
rookies thought after being released,
and to see Larry Steele remain?
eeee
And what happened to “ the Can­
n o n S h a n n o n ’ ’ , that prom ising
young Portland heaveyweight? Last
heard from he was "traveling South
ta Florida.” He apparently has tem­
porarily cast his boxing fate to the
wind.
Portland hosts women's rugby
P o rtla n d ’ s own wom en’ s rugby
team w ill host the first annual Mar­
tha Cleveland A u tum n Rugby
Tournament, featuring teams from
Oregon, W ashington and British
Columbia.
The Zephyrs, fresh from a string
o f victories over the Seattle Seabyr-
ds, Seattle Elliot Bay, and the Cor-
vallis cosmos, will be strong conten­
ders for the (ornament champion­
ship. Featuring a strong, experienced
scrum, and a quick, controlled back
line, the Zephyrs have been a fo r­
midable team all season.
The tournament w ill be held on
October 20 and 21 at Delta Park.
PUC schedules PGE rate hearing
Hearings Officer Leon Hagen has
scheduled hearings in Portland and
Salem to receive public testimony on
the request o f Portland General Elec­
tric Company for a 21.1 per cent in­
crease in electricity rates.
The first hearing w ill be a 7:00
p.m., October 16th in the Corinthian
Room on the second floor o f the
Masonic Temple, 1119 S.W. Park
Avenue, in Portland. The second will
be at 7:00 p.m., October 18th in the
Council Chambers o f the Salem City
H all, 555 Liberty Road S.E.. IN
Salem.
Interested in current books about
African Liberation?
PGE filed its rate increase request
w ith Public U tility Commissioner
John Lobdell on June 1st.
The C om m issioner’ s s ta ff has
recommended an increase o f 9.22 per
cent initially, then a second increase
o f about 19.7 per cent when the
company’s Boardman coal-fire plant
comes on line in about August o f
1980.
So says the VA...
MOMMA
br
APPEARANCE
COMPLETE COOPERATION
ON ALL
DENTAL INSURANCE CLAIMS
WE HANDLE ALL THE DETAILS OF
COMPLETING YOUR CLAIM FORMS
no appointm ent needed
Come in at your convenience
President Jim m y Carter greets baseball great Lou Brock during his
visit to the W h ite House recently. The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder
was at the W h ite House to be congratulated by the President fo llo w ing
Brock's reaching 3.000 hits in August.
"We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with
hil life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest."
Horace
PARK FREE —Any Park n Shop Lot
HOURS:
Weekdays8:30am to 5pm
Saturdays 8:30am to 1pm
Dr. Jeffrey BRADY, Dentist
S.W. 3RD & YA M HILL ST., PORTLAND, OREGON
TAKE ELEVATOR TO 2ND FLOOR 3RD ST. ENTRANCE
We've “rounded up”
two new buckles.
FREE limited edition belt buckles for savers
The Benj Franklin proudly adds two beautiful new
belt buckles to our Oregon Collection The thrill of
one of the world's great rodeos is captured on our
specially designed Pendleton Round-Up buckle
complete with "Let er buck" motto Or, select our
striking Oregon Mule Deer Also available are the
original popular styles in our Oregon Collection
including the Oregon State Seal, Chinook Salmon,
the Oregon Trail or Portland Trailblazers
Handcrafted in solid brass, each buckle is numbered
so it can be registered in your name. Select from
two sizes. And every limited edition buckle
comes packed in its own leather
pouch. Get the buckle of your
choice FREE with a deposit of
$5,000 or more Or purchase
your buckle for only $10 with
a $1,000 deposit or for $15 with
a deposit of $250 Round-up
your own complete collection!
Or receive a FREE National
Semiconductor 199 Super
Thin Calculator
At The Benj Franklin, it's the little things
that count1 Like our National Semi­
conductor 199 Super Thin Calculator with
eight-digit liquid crystal display and a full variety
of functions! FREE with deposits of $5,000 or more
Only $5 with deposits of $2,500 or more; $10 with
deposits of $1,000 or more and $12.50 with
deposits of $500 or more
Limit, one free buckle or calculator per family.
Interest earned on savings does not qualify for
offer Deposits for free gift must remain 90 days
or cos, of gift will be deducted from withdrawal
Sorry, gifts cannot be mailed. Now, more than
ever, your savings add up a, The Benj Franklin!
5.5%
to more than 8 % *
per annum
passbook a a rin g t
per annum
certificat« tarin g s
Interest compounded constantly from day of deposit to day of with
drawal Savings insured for safety by a U S Government agency
•Substantial interest penalty for early withdrawal of certificate savings
Save with an old friend
The
Benj
Franklin
FEDERAL SAVINGS AND IO A N ASSN
N e a rly 5 0 o f k e s th ro u g h o u t O regon
®
5775 N E Union Avenue
248 1494
M a l lo ia r u s
po >ou know MPs Moees, that
AS A VETERAN OVER bS I AM
SfLIOtBLE FOR NEEDED TREAT­
MENT AT AVA H O SPITAL '
Open 9 a m.
5 pm M onday thru Thursday
and untH 8 pm on Friday
r NOT TUST XOU MS X
old v e t e r a n
BE E L IG IB L E /
! an y
yM AV
Visit:
JOHN REED BOOK STORE
In the Dekum Building
519 S.W . 3rd Avenue
Sixth Floor
Or call : 277 2902
.
------
• ———
Cintici M ir ili VA ittic i
(check vur »Alni buk) ir
i k m »• tin n ì group
<