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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
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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 .
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A L L E N JOHNSON - A T T H E DUG OUT • • •
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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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!!
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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.
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