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t I » Stwi y «Jk ' by Rae Sykes I and grime from yoer vith soap tether. T o remove grains o f s only look at Jim McDaniel* and aee the difference in play. Big Jim. 6*11" center in the ABA waa “ail everything.“ He finish ed sixth in scoring with a fine 26.3 avsr- aga. among the top ten in rebounding and was named to the ABA all-pro team. But at Seattle ha (lopped, eventually waived out of the league. We could go on and on, but the difference, I think, ia in the play at center and the good NBA center» game in and game out do dominate. Watch Dr. J., he'll be good but you can't make me believe he'll sky over Kareem. Dava Cowen. Bill Walton (when healthy) and the other superb Ni^A can tors. Citizen of the llleek Christ DaagerfMd moves the ball toward the S ea t t le Can you believe the Portland fans are worried that the team la becoming too Black? On our local sports talk show this feeling went rampant all night long. They're not worried about winning, they only care about who's white and who's Black. And that's bad. Talk has it that down south, in the L.A. summer pro league. Ronnie Lea, the *1 pick (or the Phoenix Suns is playing super basketball. When asked about Ronnie's play. Phoenix Coach had thia to say, “Ronnie will definitely add a new dimension to our game. When he teams with Ricky (Sobers), w ell be able to more than adequately defense the big ger guards of the league.“ All of us in the Pacific Northwest know of Ronnie's talents and are only sorry the Blazers passed on him. Blazer (ana should remember that all that glitters is not gold. Everyone ia thinking that with the acquisition of Lucas and Malone, Portland should con tend. Before we get our hopes shy-high we should first see how they perform night after night against tough NBA players. Not to down the ABA for any thing. but in the past the ABA players, with the exception of Spencer Haywood, just never dominated the NBA as they did their ABA opponents. One should Super Sid. Will he stay or will he go? If one ia to believe the local gossip then Wicks is already gone. The question seems to be when will Portland deal Sidney sway? Most coliseum fans seem to think that the Blazers no longer need Sid and that he would sign immediately if offered a contract. This feeling is far. far from the truth. Wicks is in his option year . . . he hasn't signed although he has been offered a contract. There's been talk, again on our local talk show, that Sid had been offered but there were no takers. Okay, which NBA owner would trade for Wicks when it's so obvious that he was in his option year and preferred L.A.? Who would give up a good player for a guy they would only have one year? Blaz er Brass do have a problem . . . they must make a deal this year or lose Super Sid and yet nothing after his option year is over. I'm sure they will move quickly. mix a I Seattle Ibelawl (above I Geoff : Debra Portland Timbers lose three by Brad Small The Portland Timbers celebrated the first week of August by losing three games, two to the Minnesota Kicks and the other to the Seattle Sounders. The three losses extended Portland's losing streak to four games. The first of the throe games, at Civic Stadium against Minnesota, was probab ly the moat boring game ever played in the North American Soccer League. The Timbers did absolutely nothing, and the Kicks had no trouble at all getting two goals to win, 2-0. The two teams met again three days later in Minnesota, and the Kicks won again 2-1. The Timbers returned home last Satur day to meet arch-rivai Seattle, and even though Portland out-hustled the Sound ers in the first half, the visitors came out of it with a 3-0 win. Seattle's first goal came with one minute left in the first half. The Portland defense had trouble clearing the ball and it wound up in the foot of Sounder Mid fielder Eric Skeels. Skeela blasted the ball through a maze of players. Timber goalie Jim Cumbes was completely screened on the play, and had no chance to get the ball as it rolled into the goal. With two minutes gone in the second half. Seattle's Boris Bandov scored an unassisted goal. Portland again was try ing to clear the ball out from the goal, and Timber defender Neil Rioch kicked the ball right to Bandov, who had an easy shot front s*x ^ t . Bandov scared again with 10:35 to go in the game, on a pass from Davey Butler. The win clinched second place for Seattle, they’ll finish the season behind first place Minnesota. Portland remains glued to fourth place with the third worst record in the league. Seattle now leads the two season long fend with Portland. 4-2. Harold Williams, the State of Oregon's Affirmative Action Officer, waa born in Texarkansas, Arkansas thirty-three years ago. He moved to Portland as a teenager and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1962. Williams earned an Associate Degree from Multnomah Junior. College in 1964. a B.S. from Portland State University in 1969 and a Master of Arts in Political Science from PSU in 1972. He also attended the University of Zagreb in Yugoslavia. W illia m « was director of the PSU Educational Center from 1969 to 1973 and was in the state personnel department in 1974.1975. He waa appointed Affirmative Officer for the state by Governor Bob Straub on August 1. 1975. He was Junior Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1973 He is married to Cal R. Williams and has a daughter, Natasha. W i l l i a m s is active in Urban League, NAACP, City Club, Bethel AM E Church, and has the distinction of being a Black member of the Salem Elks Club. Use ail you need but save all you can . . . The People ot Pacific Power. Come Today koni The season ends this Saturday for Portland. They pi»» the defending NASL Champion Tampa Bay Rowdies in a re match of last years championship game WASHERS AND DRYERS BACK TO SCHOOL Specials PERMANENT PRESS AUTOMATIC WASHER 3 Wash/Rinse temperature combinations Energy saving cold w ater selections. 3 W ater-Level selections • give versatile washing. Per* manent Press cycle. A ctivat ed Soak cycle,- famous Fil- ter-Flo system. Balanced load control; heavy-duty GE motor. YMCA schedules track meet LLO YD N E A L Each and every participant will receive a ribbon regardless of where they place. Mora than 400 kids are expected to parti cipate. An added feature of this year's event will be a triple bar act performed by Jim ful in year five. by Ron Sykes Bovee. gymnastic instructor at the Yes, it's been five years since this big Northeast Y and former circus perfor tough player from the hills of Georgia Lloyd Neal, « V forward from Talbot- mer. donned the red. black and white of the For additional information, contact - tom, Ga. returned to the city of roses last Blazers. week and was immediately hit with ques Meet Director John Vlastelica at the Lloyd Neal was thrown in the breech tions of the big trade. John R. Leach YMCA. 773439«. The early and has responded admirably from Lloyd and family had spent the past YMCA of Columbia Willamette is a mem both the center and forward positions. month vacationing and visiting friends. ber of United Way. When Walton arrived Lloyd thought hia Neal is back in town now and getting days at center were over, and that he ready for the upcoming season. “I think could focus his attention on the forward whenever trades are made they're done position. But this was not to be. With Bill so with the thought of improving your suffering injury upon injury, Lloyd soon situation,“ Neal replied. “And I ’m sure found himself back in his old familiar management has this in mind when they ■pot, center. made their move.” Lloyd Neal has been described as “M r. With all the rumors flying about who's I’s will give 10% of your Steady" for the Blazers. Throughout his going next, I asked Lloyed if this bother price to your church or charity whee you career Neal has been a strong rebounder ed him. “No, I'll just play my game and io groups of ton or moro. and possessor of a deadly jump shot from take whatever comes. It's Remsey's job 1320 ft. range. to coach and mine ia playing." Lloyd ■unity owned VW t Lloyd has this to say about the some Neal's name, so tar, hasn't been mention i w times rabid Blazer fans. “They are gener ed in any possible trade deala. which ally good fans and they nave a right to should nuke Portland fana happy. Neal Featuring: Bar-B-Q, Sea Food, Burgers, their feelings. But . . . sometimes they has been a crowd favorite since making Potato Pie, Shakes and Soft Ice Cream. have a tendency to ride one of our players the team aa a sixth round pick. more than is justified and that ia wrong." Lloyd plays now as he did in his first N.E. UN IO N A T AINSW O RTH Opea Lloyd says the outlook for next season Rookie tryout - all out. I t ia needless to 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 pm ., Sun-Thurs is good and that he will just continue to aay that Lloyd Neal waa a pleasant sur 5949 N.E. Uetoe 10:00 a.m. to 12 midnight, Fri A Sat play his game. prise in year one and still just as delight- The Ninth Annual YM CA Track Meet is scheduled for Wednesday. August 25th at Lewis A Clark College Track, accord ing to John Vlastelica. Meet Director. Activities begin at 9:00 a.m. with a parade around the track by participants, ranging from five to seventeen years and representing Metropolitan YMCA units including the Northeast YM CA, John R. Leach YMCA. YMCA Latch Key Centers and YMCA Project Mover Centers. For the first time ever, the Astoria YMCA will send a team to participate in the annual event. ROZELL’S 7?- P k » Ci •2 6 8 W W A 5500P Neal ready for good season ROZELL’S MATCNINC AUTOMATIC RRTER 3 Temperature selections - Normal, Delicate and Fluff. M anual selection of drying time up to 130 minutes Sepa rate Start button. Removable "U p - Front" lint filter. Large loading port. - Electronically tested dependability. •1 9 8 M O D EL D D E 53OOR Parking EASY SMITH'S I SMO» S TO « M O N THAU m SA T TIL « (O o m S Sun I 30th and S. E. D IV IS IO N • 234-9351
