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SANDY (O ra j POST Thur» . June I I . 1981 (Sa<
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Portland pros to leave?
Fans deserting strong teams
by MARK FLOYD
product, but they h a v e n ’t p resented it to the
public in the m ost effective m an ner. Even
during som e of th eir losing season, when a t
te n d a n c e w as b e tte r, ra d io sp o ts and
new sp ap r ads w ere m ore com m on.
Sports Editor
This prom ises to be one of the best s u m
m ers for professional sp o rts in P o rtlan d
history, but it could also be the last.
The B eavers also have a g rea t product.
F o rm e r m a jo r league p la y e rs dot the
P o rtlan d ro ste r and adm ission price for
bleach er se ats is a scant $1.50. Those kind of
prices a re hard to beat.
The problem , you see, is atten d an ce.
Both the P o rtla n d T im bers of the North
A m erican Soccer League and the P o rtlan d
B eavers of the P acific Coast L eague in
baseball have exciting, contending team s.
But no one will w atch them
P e rh ap s the T im b e rs’ prom otional efforts
have been m isd irected . They have a good
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The B eavers have also been hurt by the
p<x>r w eather. Unlike soccer, though, rain
forces baseball g am es to be postponed. The
u n certain ty of w hether or not th ere will be a
g a m e m ay be enough to dissuade som e fans
from attending, or even inquiring about the
gam e.
But it could be a big price. The T im bers,
owned by Ixiuisiana Pacific, have not hidden
the fact that they a re d istressed by the lack
of support from P ortland fans. And the
players them selves have said that they like
the city, but c a n ’t expect the com pany to
keep backing a fran ch ise that is co n stantly in
the red.
The w eath er has been the biggest factor.
F a n s seem ed tu rn ed off by the rain, even
though general adm ission se ats, and som e
reserv ed , a re covered and protected from
the elem ents.
P o rtlan d is a big enough city to support the
T rail B lazers of the NBA. T ickets to B lazer
g am es a re a r a re com m odity. The sport
doesn’t conflict with e ith e r so ccer or baseball
gam es, so w here a re all the fans in the su m
m er?
Both the B eavers and T im bers have a
chance to m ake the playoffs in th eir re sp e c
tive sports. Surely that will draw a few fans,
but it will be too little, too late. It m ay tak e a
full season of support to keep e ith e r or both
tea m s in P ortland.
T ickets a re not that expensive and Civic
S ta d iu m ’s p a rtia lly covered sta n d s a re
enough to protect the frag ile skins of
P o rtla n d 's fair w eath er followers.
E veryone w ants professional sp o rts in
Portland. Now everyone is going to have to
help foot the bill. It isn ’t th at m uch
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Dodson's 5, Ron's 4
Dodson's 14, Brightwood
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B ria n 's 12, Brightw ood
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East Side 6, Hoodview 4
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Dea’s 18, Circle D 6
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Ron’s 10, Hoodview 5
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The B eavers a re in first place in the P ( ’L
F o rm e r m ajo r league s ta rs Luis Tiant and
Willie Horton a re on c e n te r sta g e every g am e
they play for P ortland, w aiting to be recalled
to the big leagues. A couple of the younger
p lay ers a re also on the way to the m ajo rs, so
Civic Stadium is a breeding ground for future
s ta rs of baseball.
A ttendance figures for both sp o rts a re
down And unless th at trend is rev e rsed in a
h urry, both te a m s m ay pack up and head to
w here the m oney is. That would likely be a
sunnier clim e. One of the reaso n s for poor a t
tendance has been the w eather. The P acific
N orthw est is m ired in one of the m ost
depressing sp rin g seasons in recent y e a rs,
perhaps the p rice to pay for such a m ild
w inter.
Losing the T im b ers would be quite a blow
to P o rtla n d sp o rts fans, at least, the 9,000 or
so d ieh ard s who go to the g am es reg a rd le ss
of the w eather. The low a tte n d an c e was first
blam ed on high prices — but the T im bers
lowered th eir p rices a couple of ucks to
w here even the stingiest fan can afford a d
m ission.
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Sandy High Class of 1<W| v
valedictorian Wendy Radi
was a member of Futui
Farmers of America Club an
delegate from EEA to nation;
convention She was electe
sophomore class secretar
and named to National Hone
Society. She was selected
Mountain Festival Princes
and a member of the SUH
softball team and SUH
computer club She will stud
retail management courses a
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n our pickups are at 1 A even 2 price increases back1 These are big money saving reasons to act
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