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Sports Sports off C â ITI DUS by Jerry Ulmer Staff Columnist Celtics taste own medicine by Jerry Ulmer LOMAX IS THE MAN - I If the Seattle Seahawks are serious about making a run for the Super Bowl next year, they can do something right now to improve their chances. Neil Lomax has been on the trading block even since his Cardinals drafted Colorado State QB Kelly Stouffer in the first round, and the Seahawks could use him. Lomax would be perfect for the Seahawks’ offense, giving them mobility they can’t get from Dave Kreig. Granted, the Seahawks won their final six games last year and Krieg did play well, but he’s too inconsistent. There’s no telling when he’ll revert to his old form of tackling himself and throwing bounce passes. Lomax is the man, and he’d be thrilled to come home to the Northwest. EYE ON THE TIGERS- Remember 1984, when the Detroit Tigers made a mockery of the big leagues by sauntering to the title? Well, Sparky’s boys are starting to play like that again. Because of a slow start they are mired in the middle of the pack in the AL East, but their pitching has been phenomenal of late and it’s beginning to scare opponents. Another 1984 sensation, the Chicago Cubs, is making waves in the NL East, Pitchers Rick Sutcliffe and Stever Trout have Wrigley Field excited again, and newly acquired Andre Dawson already has fourteen homers and forty-one RBI’s. Could this be the year of the Cubs-Tigers series that everyone wanted in ’84? BIRD NO CLASS- Larry as coach because he is curse Bird once showed his lack of with a team with too muci class in the Eastern Conference talent. C’mon, Pat. Budd Finals. When Bill Laimbeer col Hackett could coach th lared him and brought him to Lakers. If it’s any consolatio the floor as Bird attempted a to him, his hairdo is the NBA’ lay-up, a fist-fight ensued. No slickest and it keeps Vid< problem, but after both men Sasson in business. Speaking of hair, why did th had been restrained, Bird pick up a basketball and chucked it Pistons pick up former Arizon at Laimbeer. Why not pull his State star Kurt Nimphius if the hair and hit him, too? Then didn’t plan on using him? A Bird refused Laimbeer’s hand at least he could have put him i to pick up a few fouls, insteac the man with the Keith Pa “Buddy Hackett could tridge hair was relegated to th bench, a real shame. coach the Lakers, ” DUPE OF THE MONTI The award for May goes 1 the start of Game Six. It’s in KGW-TV weekend anchc teresting to see the Celtics react Steve Knight. After sports ai to the brand of basket-brawl chor Joe Becker finished h they created a few years ago. report that included quot Bird’s antics show less class from Akeem Olajuwon from then the time he told Moses playoff win in Portland, Knigl Malone to eat you-know-what piped up, “If only the Rocke during the Celtics victory would play as incoherently ; parade in downtown Boston in Olajuwon talks.’’ Olajuwon English is slow because he 1982. THE MOUSSE IS LOOSE- Nigerian. Nice job, Steve. A Pat Riley feels he is underrated you happy now? Sports Guru offers answers to probing questions by Jerry Ulmer Columnist The Print, by special arrange ment, has the distinct priviledge of having the esteemed Dr. Gossamer Finesse, America’s foremost sports fan, answer some questions from his vast pool of mail with his astute sporting cognizance. Q. What sport is the most bor ing? R.A., Whittier, CA A. Of course you mean soccer. Soccer will never make it in America because we have too many sports that are actually ex citing. Not much can be said for a sport that’s highlights on the deven o’clock news are balls that came within thirty feet of the goal. A bar mitzvah is more entertaining than Liverpool ver sus Ipswich on PBS. The most exciting soccer I’ve even seen was on Benny Hill. And how’d you! like to go to a match and sit behind one of those idiots waving a huge flag? Q. What was the worst draft pick in NBA history? K.D., Findlay, OH A. Much has been said on this topic, but nothing can match the blunder made by the Cincin nati Royals in 1960. Due to a huge scouting error, the Royals selected Don Knotts, known to many as Deputy Barney Fyfe on television’s Mayberry, R.F.D., late in the first round. It seems a Royals’ scout had heard of a talented individual form LA’s Comedy Tech, but failed to pro be it further. The Royals made perhaps a bigger mistake when, in an attempt to cover the blunder, they invited Knotts to fall camp and he made the team. A demon On the full court press, Knotts was cut from the team when it became apparent he was easily rattled in pressure situations. Q. Please settle this argu ment. I say that the first step in making cheese is adding lactic acid-producing bacteria to sweet milk, and my husband says that Tommy Lasorda is the most obese and hideous manager in all of baseball. Who is right? L.M., Clearwater, FL. A. Sorry, but your husband is correct on this one. The first step in making cheese is separating the whey from the curd by placing milk over very low heat for several hours. Then the curds must be pressed and concentrated to remove moisture. Take another look at Lasorda. Q. Do you have any political views? K.C., Detroit, MI. A. Of course I do, I feel very strongly that our troops should not be in third world countries, but President Nixon’s doing a heck of a job and I think this Vietnam thing will be over very soon. lot of mail from viewers wil this request and they are cu rently working on a floor mil that will bring this carnage ini your living room. However, di to the subject material, tl games with the special mike wi be carried on PRO FAN-ITY, new pay channel that will I available on you cable syste sometime next fall. Games wil Bill Laimbeer involved will co extra. Q. Is it okay to go to the refrigerator during an extra point? M.M., Arlington, TX A. If the point spread is twen ty points or greater at the time of the touchdown, it is allowable to skip the extra point Q. Is there anyone in the spor in order to fetch a beer. world more annoying than Bru However, the viewer must Willis? P.F., Lancaster, PA return to the recliner in time for A. At one time it was thougl the anti-freeze commercial. that cliche mogul Vin Scully w just as nauseating as Willis, bi Q. Is there anything I can do that notion disappeared whe to my TV so I can hear all that Bruce Willis continued beii wonderful cussing during NBA Bruce Willis. playoff games? A. CBS has been receiving a Student Health Services Trailer B Will be dosed over Summer Term Photo by Steven Ziolkowski During a home game a Clackamas batter attempts to get on base via a bunt. This year was a slow season, but hopes are high for a better season next year. Page 24 See you in the fall Clackamas Community Collar
