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Page 4 Portland Observe- Thursday. August 19th, 197« SttietiatMtati Guide, * D e fe a t e n d s T im b e r s e a s o n Sfati "J«Ik 1 by I m Sykes Sparta Rumors are still flying on who the Blazers w ill trade. Super Sid is still Num ber One in the eyes of the fans for trade baiL Some fans seem to think the Trailblazers want to get rid of Sid, but that there's no taking. This thought is far from the truth. I f Wicks had wanted to, he could have long ago signed a Blazer contract. When I talked to Sid at the end of last season about his Blaxer status, he had this to say. “I could stay in Portland if money was my only concern, but the fans here have never really appreciated my play." Personally, this year I look for Wicks to play strong forward along side Karem Abdel Jabbar. the greatest center who ever laced on a pair of sneakers. What's wrong w ith our P .I.L . sports program that they’re no longer getting Black paritieipatioo in basketball and in football? Oh. the young men are still competing, but as we all know, there were none on the all-star basketball team, first tim e ever, this year . . . and none on this year's North squad in the Annual Shrine Game. I know the football program at Jeffer son hss d im in is h e d . . . gone are the dr.ys when they so completely dominated with such names as T e rry Baker. Glen W i liams. Rance Spruill. Ray Evers. Jody W eatherall. Leon Brosdous, and who can forget the Renfro brothers. In those days, players turned out in great numbers. Now barely tw o teams can be fielded. So the Knicks took a chance on Lonnie helton and came out smelling like a rose, esterday in N ew York, the ex Oregon lar signed for a reported 1.8 million alters over a five year span. N ew Y o rk plans to use Lonnie as a enter-forward type. Our only concern is ill Shelton be able to rid himself of his ail problems? W e all know w ith his rest quickness and strong rebounding ke pro game should be ideal ter him. ut he must play under a little more ontrol. L ittle League baseball a t Irv in g Park as we all know ended on a somewhat sour note this year. But things are looking up for the entire program. There seems to be. a t long last, efforts to revamp and bring in good people w ith new ideas at the administration level. Dennis Payne has an abundance of beautiful ideas to enhance the program. I think those of you that are fans a t Irv in g w ill be delighted at the changes you'll see next year. Ronnie Lee continues to burn in the LA Summer League. Those of you who are “D r. J." fans had better line up early a t the M .C. because Portland plays the Nets the second game of the season, a Saturday night . . . and that, my friends, w ill be your only chance to see the doctor operate. Revenge was only four minutes away for the Portland Tim bers Saturday night ai the Stadium, but it wasn't to be as the Tampa Bay Rowdies tied the score and went on to beat Portland. 3 2, in over time. The Rowdies defeated Portland a year ago to win the N orth American Soccer League championship. W ith the win Tampa Bay takes the Eastern Division championship. Portland's season is over, the loss was their fifth straight, and the Tim bers wind up the season in fourth place in the W estern Division. The game was a retold story of Port land's season. The Tim bers jumped to an early lead, played well, but in the end were outmusded. The Tim bers first goal came a t 13:00 of the first half. Jimmy Kelly's corner kick went straight to striker John Rogers who headed the ball into the corner and fired a low pass toward the goal. S triker Malcolm Smith dove and headed the ball through Row dies goalie Arnold Maussers legs. Ironi rally. Rogers and Sm ith are the two Tim bers who definitely w ill not return to the team next season. Both had a difficult time of it this summer. Tam pa Bay began applying pressure but w ere stiffled by Portland goalie Jim Cumbes. Cumbes put on his most specta cular show of the year, covering all sorts of ground and coming out of the goal area to break up plays. But once again, as in so many other games this year. Portland had trouble clearing the ball from in front of the net. and Tampa Bay struck goals. This time the ball bounced around before winding up in front of Rowdie defender Stewart Scullion. Scullion blasted the ball over Cumbes head and the score was 2 1. The second half went a t a slower pace, and for awhile it looked as if the Timbers were going to pull it out. Tampa Bay. however, had other plana, and scored with 3:58 left in the game. Portland again could not get the ball away from their goal, and Rowdie M idfielder M ark Lind say scored. That sent the game into sudden death overtime, and w ith 0:69 to go Tampa's Derek Smethurst flicked the ball into the goal off of Scullion's corner kick. I t was a gallant effort for Portland, but Tampa Bay is loaded w ith talent, and eventually the Tim bers just ran out of steam. The loss was a heartbreaker for Port land coach Vic Crowe, whose soccer career ended w ith the game. Crowe re ceived several gifts before the game, he then gave a short speech and waved to the crowd of 17,199. A fte r the game, the Timbers circled the field to the applause of the crowd. The playoffs start thia week at Shea Stadium, and end on August 28th in the Kingdoms in Seattle. Look for the Blazers by mid-season to start Lionel Hollins and the rookie Davis at the guard spots. That's barring, of course, a major trade for a top calibre guard. I f this occurs, then Jobhn Davis will be N um ber Three. Jack Ramsey is very high on Davis, who in turn was very high in the professional Summer League in L .A . ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION The«« trades are naw open for Apprentice applications. Carpenter Stationary Engineer Painter Sheet Metal Plasterer Tile Setter A L L E N JOHNSON - A T T H E DUG OUT • • • Morehovse Edwin Moses, outstanding intermedi ate hurdler from Morehouse College, ran the race of his life to win the Gold medal in the Olympic Games. In the process of winning the gold medal for the United States track team. Moses set a world record of 47.64 seconds. The rem arkable feat of Moees was ac complished even through he has been running this most difficult race only since A pril of this year. The gold medal winner, asked it be could lower his record time, answered. " I don’t have a good start, so maybe when I get myself up to if again, I esn lower the time. I planned to run 47.5, so 47.6 isn't too bad. W ith the bad start I had to go all out around the entire (last) turn and the stretch." A graduate of F airview High School, Dayton, Ohio. Moees received a Dual degree Engineering scholarship to More house. H e is also the recipient of the National M e rit L e tte r of Commendation. Morehouse College Track Coach Lloyd Dsekson states. "Ed has worked extrem ely hard for this victory. W e are all very proud of his acomplishments." strikes gold Among his honors while a t Morehouse. Moses was named Outstanding partici pant a t the Edw ard W aters Relays; be was the 1975 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion in the 120 yard high hurdles and the 440 yard dash; he set a new track record in the 400 intermediate hurdles at the Dogwood Re lays in Knoxville, Tennessee; and set a new meet record for the 440-yard with a time of 47.6 seconds a t teh Edward W a t ers Relays. On M ay 22,1976, he won the 400 meter intermediate hurdles a t the M artin L uth er King Games in Atlanta w ith a time of 48.8 seconds. Follwoing this triumph, he w ent to Eugene. Oregon, site of the 0 - lympic trials and won the hurdle even in an American record time of 48.7 seconds. Moees' gold medal is the first in this event for the United States since 1964. Edwin's parents reside in Dayton and are employed by the public school sys tem. M r. Mooes is an Adm inistrator for a Dayton high school and his wife is a Curriculum Supervisor. GREYHOUND RACING SHOP lENOW'S BRANDS you kn o w V A R IE T IE S S IZ E S * o u y o u lik e w an» O N I DAY SIB VIC I Mteer B q it e i - Me Charge Pith -op A Delivery 2S2-D361 KNIT BLOCKING OUR SPECIALTY 3006 N. WHama Aw. N. Alexander, Proprietor A w w t 20th - The Civic Auditorium presents Charlie Pride. A ^ u e t 24tb-2Sth - The Civic Auditorium will he presenting H arry Belefonte. August 25th - The Paramount presents Ray Charles. New Appearing - Marian Mayfield Trio, at the Hide Away Club. September 14th - Ella Fitzgerald will be appearing at the Civic Auditorium on my birthday. W hat a present!I N O T IC E The Vancouver Branch of N A A C P te holding its annual picnic Sunday, August 22nd, 1976 a t LewiaviU Park (just out of Battleground. Washington). The public is invited to bring a lunch and join in the fun of games and prizes in Section F at 12 noon. The fifth annual Corvallis Branch N A A C P potluck picnic has been schedul ed for Sunday. August 22nd, 1:90 p.m. Maple Grove ARea a t the lower end of A very Park. People attending should bring a hot dish and salad or dessert. ( If you are a family of one, one of those items should suffice.) Coffee and punch wiU be provided. There'll be volley ball and other games for the young of all ages. Dona tions of $1.00 to the Branch w ill be ac cepted. Enjoy Dental Health Naw and Improve Yaur Appearance 1 235-1970 NORTH A N X PORTLAND FOR who te good at w hat he does - everything)! Do Not Pot Off Noodod Dootal Caro L a d b o tlte d S Want to meet Men with same interests. C e l JadyerGafl, PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS across the country and around the world. Currently appearing at the Dug Out is a raulttalented performer by the name of Allen Johnson. Johnson is a one man show. Puts you in mind of the old vaudville acta back in the 20'» and 30'» who can do R all? Sings, dances, plays saxaphone. trumpet, guitar, harmonica, drums and piano. Which incidentally, Allen Johnson does, too. He is not the very beet a t all be playa, but he's pretty good. He got Into some nice ballads. Tunes like “Here's T hat Rainy Day", “God Bless The Child". “Summer Time". “M isty" and many others. He also did a couple of country and western tunes. But it's quite obviou« Um l country and western te not his bag. But when you're working hotel gigs, there te one thing you must have as a performer - versatility. You have to please different people from different walks of life. Allen Johnson te one of those entertainers DR. JEFFREY BRADY Soys: S Portland, Oregon A United W ay Agency The Dug Out is one of thoee elube that everybody knows about, but rarely goes to. I’ve only been there a few times myself. Hotel and motor Inna aren t famous lor navmg the beet entertainm ent around. But they usually offer entertainm ent of sorts to appease the appetites of their hotel guests. The Cosmopolitan Motor Inn is no exception. Don't get me wrong now. There are plenty of hotels that offer the finest of big name entertainm ent, but they generally entertain an inteMatttorttf Y M O n te irfiM e r'*''' all over the world - Loe Vegas, Reno, T ih oe, M iam i Beach and o t h iF H io r t k'tVW' 1 IPfcet: Debra 5329 N.E. Union Room 2 0 # Evenings 6:30-8:30 Tuesday-Thursday Joan Arm atrading remembers what might have been her first ever public per,or mance. She was sitting on a step outside her house in Birmingham, and a group of friends asked her to sing. She politely refused, slightly incredulous that anybody should actually be interested In hearing her. A good many y e a r,, three albums, and countless public performances later. Joan is still underestimating her own abilities — despite receiving rave reviews in everything from the Loadea Times to Crawdaddy: despite her second record. Back T e The Night, being voted one of the top ten albums of 1975 in one music-weekly's “critic’s poll": and. not least, despite the fact that she is cool!! Apply At*. The Urban League - Project L.E.A.P. Phone 288-6361 Hours 9-5 Monday-Friday JO A N A R M A T R A D IN G really very good indeed. Joan was born in St. K itta on December 9th. 1950. one of a family of six children. The family left the West Indies when Joan waa seven, and she grew up in the less exotic climes of Birmingham. The family waa not musical, but Joan spent her childhood glued to the radio, playing guitar, and w riting aongs. She wrote her first ever song. "When I Was Young." for Marianne F aithfu l! She came to London via Bristol five years ago and started collaborating with poet/lyrieiat Pam Nestor, which resulted in her first album. W hatever'« lor Ua. She spent the next tw o years in a state of artistic hiatus, trying to extricate herself from record and managerial contracts, before finally recording Bach T e The Night in 1975. “I've elways thought of myself as a songwriter rather than a singer." she says. “But the tours really gave me more confidence. Obviously, you don't just go wham' and you're suddenly there. But you make up your mind to do the beet you can bit by bit, and you find you're getting better. Now I've got the sort of attitude where I realise I’ve got to get on w ith it. I enjoy it a lot more." Songs such as “Like Fire", for example, showcase her innate feeling for rhythm as an instrumentalist and a facility for some electrifying jasx improvisations. Joan Arm atrading has a style all of her own. 1 can't really say that the reminds me of another singer - because she doesn't. She definitely has her own thing and that s The word from Kansas City on Richard Washington, ex Benson student, is that Big Rich w ill see considerable time a t center due to the continued ball problems of Sam Lacey. T hey see Washington as a Cowens type center, only bigger and w ith more speed and finesse, and certainly a better shooting eye. Lenny W ilkins things Bill Russell has the ideal situation in Seattle. Wilkins goes on to say that if a coach can be fired for his team's performance, then that coach should be able to control who plays for him. By being general manager, one has the latitude so badly needed in field ing the team he desires. I have to agree with Lenny that this is baddly needed if. as it is now, the coach takes the blame. Lenny, when be was here, could only play the players Stu Inman though he should have. I t seems only fair that in this situa tion. why not fire them all together . . . the coach, the assistant coach and the General Manager. I think this would lead to a little more cohesiveness and better teamwork among the three. Or better yet, give it all to the coach. Then he has only himself to blame. W hen he fails to produce, he takes the blame. Entertainm ent Ratings P air* Good** E x cellen t*** Air conditioned 4th floor Club Skyview a Buffet dining on 3rd floor _________Fairview Terrace Post time 7 30 p m Monday thru Saturday For information and reservations ___________ call 655-2191 Sorry, no Sunday racing and no children _______________ under 12 At Fairview Park NE 223rd and Halsey St east out Freeway Banlield (I SON) Come In A t Your Convenience Open Saturday Morning • No Appointment Needed • Complete Cooperation On All Dental Insurance Plans • Complete Dental Servires Union or Company Dental Insurance Coverage Accepted On Your Needed Dentistry Park Free - Any Park ‘n Shop Ixit HOURS: Weekdays8:30 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Sat., 8:30 a.m. te 1 p.m. DR. JEFFREY IRADY, DENTIST SEMLER B U ILD IN G 8.W . 3rd & Morrison St. Portland, Oregon Take E le c t o r to 2nd Floor 3rd St. Entrance Phone: 228-7545
