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IS azett-Tims, Corvalll, Or Thursday, Novmbw 27. 1980 Charlie Sitton quit voluntarily His passing ability and his shot selection are also assets. Is there any area in which Sitton has failed to please Miller? "My only so-called disappointment would be Jwl he Is a very fine shooter -he sh'jt 71 percent over three yean In high whool and has very good touch -yet ae hasn't yet used his outside shooiing ability," said the OSU coach. "We'd like to have him portray the role of a shooter more from the high post His first Inclination is to pass the ball, and I don't want to squelch that. But he's plenty capable of putting tha ball In the hole and this would add another dimension to his stable," Miller says the only player who has rebounded better than Sitton in practices and scrimmages so far has been Steve Johnson, the 6-10 senior center who is an All-America candidate.

Do OSU players resent the attention Ritton has received? "There's only one way to react to Charlie, ad that's positive," said Mil'er. "He's no showman, He doesn't show off at all. He doesn't take bad shots. He's not a greedy shooter. He words as hard as anybody on the floor every second, and he never loafs and never complains.

He about his business, he's very productive, and as lorg as he does that he's going to be very popular with his teammates." Not to mention the sellout crowds at Gill Coliseum. (Continued from page 17) low post," said MiHer. "You suspect he's also capable of playing a ball-handling wing position. He's never had that opportunity, but after watching him in the summer and In all-star games, I know he has the talents. Right now he could probably function at any position on the floor except guard." Actually, Sitton is already playing some guard.

In certain situations he dribbles the ball upcourt against a man-to-J man press, then starts the offense from the top of the circle. "He could operate as a point guard in our offense but he's not ready to play guard on defense yet," said Miller. "You can only learn so much so fast. He'd be a different type of player, but he probably could become a guard. With his level of intelligence he could probably adjust to the fact that he's not quite as quick as most guards, and he'd probably he able to use his strength and his reach effectively." Miller lets him bring the bill up against the press "because he takes care of the ball very nicely.

He has almost no turnovers as a result of having the ball slapped away and he doesn't get himself into situations that he can't get out of confidently." Miller expects Sitton to help make the Beavers a stronger rebounding team this season and he says Sitton plays the best defense of any of OSU's big forwards. 1 Vj 1 'I I t. 1 I I 1 -I Roadrunners open season on Friday Red Smith Of Tht Ntm Yor Timt NEW ORLEANS Nothing much was hap-, pening in the eighth round when Roberto Duran turned away from Sugar Ray Leonard and waved a glove at the referee in a signal to cease and desist Leonard, aware only that the welterweight champion of the World Boxing Council was not defending himself, hit him a shot to the belly, but Duran did not respond. "No mas, no mas," Roberto told the referee. "No more box." He walked to his corner, and when Leonard realized that Duran surrendered the title to him he sprang up like a squirrel on the top rope in a neutral corner.

It was 2 minutes 44 seconds into the round, and suddenly the ring was utter confusion. Cne of Le jnarri's seconds charged Duran and took a swing at hie: Swirling bodies eddied and elbowed A report flew around that Duran had not quit but had merely misunderstood the referee about something, nobody what There was another that Duran bad told his corner he had cramps all over his body. "Roberto told me," Jose Sulaiman, president of the WBC, said a few minutes later, "that when he threw a right hand in that round, something happened in his shoulder." Still later, Duran saidf "I don't want to fight any mofe. I've been fighting a long time." In fact, it has been almost 14 years. He said that in the fifth round he began to feel cramps in his stomach and that the pain spread and grew progessively worse.

This was the first time a champion had voluntarily surrendered his title since Sonny Liston quit to Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Ctey, in 1964, claiming a shoulder injury. He ratified the action a year later by taking a dive for Ali in Lewiston, Me. A much more similar denouncement, however, took place in 1949 in Detroit when Marcel Cerdan, middleweight champion, tore the supraspinal muscle in his right shoulder defending his title against Jake LaMotta. Cerdan, though, fought on left-handed until his seconds persuaded him to retire. None of those was so startling as this, for Duran was known as the most dedicated, intense warrior in the ring.

He had held the lightweight championship for yean and bad lost only one decision in 72 bouts before tailing the 147-pound title from Leonard last June 20 in Montreal. It was said that he could not conceive of losing, and his idolaters in his native Panama believer" he never would. Duran's tirciiig was off from the start, and this enabled Uonard to resort to his normal style of dancing right and left, hooking, hitting and running. In Montreal, Duran's relentless attack had held him in thrall, forcing him to stand and slug with a slugger. When the match ended, officially a knockout in the eighth, Leonard was ahead on the cards of all three judges.

Mike Jacobs of England made it four rounds to two in Leonard's favor with one even; Jean Beswert of Belgium saw it the same way, and James Brimmell of Wales gave Leonard four rounds, Duran three. Acting as his own judge, Leonard obviously felt that he had it all the way. In the third round when Duran lunged at him and fell far short, Leonard laughed and stuck out his tongue. In the seventh he thrust his face out toward Duran and taunted him with a grimacing, shoulder-shrugging boogaloo. He was not a spectacularly gracious winner.

There were no knockdowns, though OSU team Duran As referee Octavio Meyrah signals flghr is over, Roberto Duran (right) walks to his corner and Sugar Ray Leonard raises his arvns and shouts in victory. It was a bizarre ending to a welterweight title fight. By Rick Reser For The Gaiette-Tlmei ALBANY "I'd like to think we'll be battling for a place with the top five teams this year," said Linn-Benton Community College men's basketball coach Butch Kimpton. The Roadrunner coach talked about his team's upcoming season Tuesdr.y at" a meeting for the media. LBCC's first game Is Friday against Wenatch.ee Valley College at Wena tehee.

"Wenatchee is the defending Washington state champion," said Kimpton, "su It'll be tough for us. They do a lot of national recruiting. But the purpose of the pre-season is to practice, see who's ready, and get a few wins if you can." Linn-Benton is part of the Oregon Community College Athletic Association, a league that also lists as members Chemeketa, Mt Hood, Swthwest Oregon, Lane, Clackamas, Central Oregon, Umpqua, Judson Baptist and Blue Mountain Colleges. That list, by the way, is given in the order thai 'iie men's basketball teams finished in the league last year. LBCC fits in second to the last.

The 1979-80 record for, the Roadrunners is 5-13 in league, and 11-18 overall. Despite his commitment to recruiting primarily within the area for players, instead of regionally or nationally, Kimpton said he has "one of our best teams In several years" this time around. LBCC men are in their 11th year of basketball competition. "We have seven or eight players who by the end of the season will have had 20-point gloves and his head was shaved except fot a black warlock. Otherwise, there was only a normal complement of full-length fur coats and wide-brimmed hats.

Facility Enterprises, a new promotional firm here, had bought the show from Don King, the original promoter, for a reported $17.5 million and sold tickets at $1,000 ringside down to $40 in the huge arena's top gallery, a bit this side of Gretna, La. Purses, to be paid nut of King's share, were said to be around $8 million for Dur.n and $7 million for Leonard, but Emile Bruneau, chairman of the Louisiana State Boxing Commission, ordered Duran's money held up pending a hospital examination of the Panamanian. Leonard went down twice. Duran wrestled him to the floor in Sugar Ray's corner in the fifth, and in the next round Leonard stumbled on a sagging board in the ring floor and fell, in the seventh round, workmen were under the ring propping up the weak spot. The crowd in the Louisiana Superdome, estimated at 40,000, was bigger than had been expected but smaller than the promoters had hoped.

There was no announcement of live gate receipts, no word of how the show had fared on closed circuit It wasn't a flashy crowd. Oh, a bearded prophet with an Afro wig of many colors paraded with lettering on the back that exhorted, "Repent your sins." And Mr. was there, a bodyguard for Leon Spinks. He wore a white dinner jacket with white tie and LBCC women eyeing plays opener in Utah games," said Kimpton. "We'll have better rebounding this year, too.

Our foot speed defensively is our main weaknest now." LBCC has four returning playen: 5-11 guard Keith Andersen, 6-7 center Jon Newell, 6-J guard Howard Hornbuckle, and 6 forward Jeff Goyins. The Roadrunners have two new players from the Corvallis area. (ne is 6-4 forward Dave Reddington, who attended Alsea High School. Reddington, who worked at a local mill until it burned down earlier this year, "typifies why basketball Is important in this area," said Kimpton. "He's a hard worker who deserves some playing time." The other Is Jeff Obcrmeyer, who played for Crescent Valley for two years.

"You've probably never heard of him," Kimpton said, "He's one of those I Imagine grew five Inches between his sophomore and junior years and just wasn't ready to play." But now, Kimpton said, "he i Improved more in one month than any player I've ever had. He went in for 25 to 28 minutes straight in a recent game, and be looked like he's getting ready fast." Othirs on the roster include 6-1 Willie People, 5-10 Reggie Guton, 6-3 Darrel LaGrone, 6-3 Ken Huff, 64) ve Wilken, 6-2 Glen Davis, 6-3 Bruce Pinkerton and 6 Tony McClaln. Kimpton said that, In addition to his belief the Roadrunners can make it as one of the league's top five teams, "We have an outside chance to get Into the national tournament if we get into the top two positions. "But our goal Is just to be successful In the state of Oregon. Anihlng else Is just icing on the cake." season their finish last year, are Mt.

Hood, Chemeteka, Lane, Blue Mountain, Judson Baptist, Central Oregon and Clackamas Colleges. Forward Debbie Prince, the thlrd-highest-scoring player In the league lasflyear, Is one of four sophomores on the team. The others are 5-4 Sherl Steiner, 5-4 Linda Friesen, and 54 Jean Melson. Prince scored an average of 18.9 points per game last season, despite a height of only 5-8. Paula Politte and Ann Daugherty, both of Umpqua.

were the only players with higher averages, 18 9 and 17.5, respectively. Dangler said his team would "like to try a fast break on offense, Defensively we want to confuse them, and so we'll use different defenses." distance runner at Washington State University; Tiki Morrow of Bend, the state Class AAA champion last spring; and Rosa Gutierrez of Glendale, considered by some track experts to be the best high school distance runner in Oregon history, said Fulton. The team will run a course, North Carolina State, the national collegiate champion, will be the favorite, said Fulton. He said the OSU team Is seeking donations to pay for Its travel to the meet, Expenses have been met for all but three of the team Checks to support the team should be payable, to Oregon State Spikettes, good hoop ALBANY The Linn-Benton Community College women's basketball team finished second in the nine-team Oregon Community College Athletic Association league last season, and coach Dave Dangler is looking for as good a season this year. "I'd be dissatisfied if we weren't in the first three spots," said Dangler at a conference with the media Tuesday.

"First or second should be what we fight for." The Roadrunners begin their season Tuesday 2 against the Pacific College jayvees. It is a home game, and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Umpqua took the league last year with a 16-0 league record and a 23-1 overall mark. The LBCC women were 19-5 overall with a 13-3 league record. Other teams in the league, in the order of Oregon State's women's basketball team will open its season Friday when it plays Amarillo College of Texas in the first round of the Utah State Thanksgiving Classic in Logan, Utah.

Amarillo, a two-year college that had a 21-10 record last season, will face the Beavers (23-8) at 1.30 p.m. Utah State (16-14) ami Idaho State (12-15) will meet in the second game of the foui tournament. Consolation and championship round games will be played Saturday. Third-year head coach Aki Hill wants her players to be ready for strong competition. "Amar.llo is already playing four-year colleges and beating them," she said.

"They're playing pretty tight games, too." Idaho State, which finished third in its con anticipates that sophomore Robyn Clark, 5-11, senior Pam Mollet, 5-10, and sophomore Chris Acarregui, 5-10, will probably start. OSU's point guard position, which has been held by starter Betty Collings, remains up for grabs. Freshman Cheryl Sturzenegger, 5-5, from Fallbrook, could have a chance. Hill says that Collings' experience and Sturzenegger's quickness will compliment each other. Following the tournament, Oregon State will take on some tougher competition when it meets the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday.

Utah, 21-8 last year, tied for the Intermountain conference and AIAW Region 7 title and is expected to be strong again this season. Returning for Utah is center Sandy Kovach, 64, and 5-10 forward and Wade Trophy nominee, Jane Quimby. ference, returns four starters, including senior post Jeanne Gragg (5-11) from Kalispell, Mont. This is the Bengals second year playing Division I basketball. Utah State returns six letter-winners, including 6-1 Margaret Johns from Auckland, New Zealand.

The top scoring threat for the Aggies will be 5-9 forward Brenda House, who averaged 16.0 points last season. Oregon State returns all starters from a team that captured the national Women's Invitational Tournament. After a Beaver intrasquad game last weekend, Hill said her team has many areas of play that need improvement. "We're not ready this week," she said, referring to the intrasquad, "but we should be ready by then." Senior Carol Menken, 6-5, will start at center. Hill 22 athletes honored Timbers get twomatches OSU's Spikettes enter TAG-AAU race in Idaho CUES.

VALLEY Cross Country Boys, John Zaerr; girls. Rana Poster. Football Offeimvie back, Troy Carlton; defensive back, Brad Kent; offensive lineman, Joe Harmai: defensive lineman, Lee Powell. Gymnastics Boys, Chrli Peterschmidt; girls, Kim Rogers. Soccer Boys Gene Grapel; girls, Mary Chandler.

Volleyball Barbara Foster. CORVALLIS Cross Country Boyi, Brian Martin; girts. Jeame Higinbotham. Football Offensive back, Cry Hamilton; attentive back, Jon Francii offeniive lineman. Tod Schroeder; defensive lineman.

Gene Sorem. Gymnastics Boys, Terry tiavis; (iris. Kathy Kelley. Boys, Kent Cramer; flrli, Tammy Cullison. Volleyball Karen Eisgruber.

Twenty-two athletes at Cor-vallis and Crescent Valley high schools have been honored as the outstanding athletes in their sport by Corvallis Ambassadors, a Corvallis sports booster organization. Athletes recognized by the group are: PORTLAND (AP) The realignment of the North American Soccer League indoor circuit has brought about the scheduling of games on consecutive nights this weekend for the Portland Timbers. A The circuit was realigned this week because a player contract dispute has prevented Canadian members of the league from getting visas to bring their teams into the United States for games. Ducks share MVP award EUGENE (AP) Quarterback Reggie Ogburn and defensive tackle Vince Goldsmith shared the oustanding player award at the University of Oregon football team's awards banquet. The Hoffman Award for the outstanding player is determined by a vote of the Oregon players.

Goldsmith won the ward last year. The Elmer Sahlstrom Award for high academic average and exemplary attitude went to senior free safety Mike Nolan. The Clarke Trophy for most Improved player was shared by defensive tackle Scott Set-terlund and split end Greg Moser, Linebacker Brian Hinkle won the Officer Award for the player making a major contribution despite physical adversity OSU 5th in Northwest The Oregon State Spikettes will enter a team Saturday in the TAC-AAU national championship women's cross country race at Pocatello, Idaho. The race is co-sponsored by The Athletic Congress and the Amateur Athletic Union. OSU Coach Joe Fulton has assembled a team of Oregon State runners and high school runners to compete on the Oregon State Spikettes team, Members of the squad will be OSU runners Connie Case, Joanne Lahti, Mary Hanson and Mendy Goodwin; Luanne Park, a transfer from Butte College (Calif,) who will enroll at OSU next term; Carolyn Gore, an All-American runner from Linfield College; Mary Lynn Guyer of Bend, the top woman The Oregon State women's volleyball team, under the direction of first-year Head Coach Gerry Gregory, concluded the 1980 season witn a fifth place tie at the Northwest Regional championships last weekend in Missoula, Mont.

The University of Washington won the championship with a five-game win over runner-up Portland State, followed by Montana State, Oregon, Oregon State and Mon tana, and Washington State. The Beavers, seeded sixth in the tourney, fell to MSU In the opening round, then followed with a win over Washington State and a loss to Oregon to end the season with a 21-19-2 record. OSU's senior setter Gail Yamamoto and sophomore Sandy Huntley were named to the all-tournament second team. The Timbers sill are scheduled to play at San Jose on Sunday night, as they originally were, but now they are scheduled also to play at San Diego on Saturday night..