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Portland Obaerver
Oregon Players to watch
Thursday. August 26th, 1976
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by Roa Syfcaa
N B A N U M B E R O N E D R A F T C H O IC ES
Much has been w ritten about the great
job done by some General managers, and
the bad job, also, done by some. Our own
•Stu Inm an has drawn a good deal oi
criticism -- so let's take a look at some of
the choices made around the N B A . In
1965, Boston drafted as their #1 choice a
fellow by the name of Ollie Johnson, not
to be confused w ith the one drafted third
in 7 2 by Portland and currently doing a
bang-up job in K.C . In 1966. Boston draft
ed Jim Barnett, and in 1967 M ai Graham,
none of these players are around today.
In fact, the only ones still around are JoJo
W h ite '69, D ave Cowens 7 0 , and Glenn
McDonald 7 4 . O ver a ten year span the
Celtics have only kept three first round
choices. Looking at Phoenix w e see such
91 choices as: G ary Gregor, Neal W alk,
G reg Howard, John Roche, Corky Cal
houn, M ike Bantom, John Shumate and
A lv in Adams. O f this bunch only Alvin
Adams #1 choice of 7 6 remains. Phoenix
apparently saw fit to explore the trade
route and, as evidenced from last season s
play, w ere quite successful No names
THE
FAMILY^
LAWYER
32 Johnson. Jim: RB, 5-10, 190, Jr.,
M PJAVE.
CAL.
(R O S A M O N D
A N T E L O P E V A '-L E Y ) Jim w u Califor
nia JC Division I I Player of the Year -
intelligent, rarely makes mistake« - ex
cellent credentials
can play both full
back and tailback
currently listed as
number three fullback
good power for
aixe - good balance and running speed -
V E R S A T IL E A T H L E T E W H O W IL L
PLAY SOM EW HERE
born 1/20/53.
that are still active the Capitol Bullets
seem to head the liav In examining play
ers drafted by Capitol we aee: Jerry
Sloan, now with the Bulls: Jack M arin,
also w ith Chicago; E a rl Monroe. N .Y .
Knicks; Wee Unseld. Bullets; M ike
Daves, waived; George Johnson. Golden
State; Stan Love. ex-U.O . great, waived;
Phil Chenier. Bullets; Nick W eather
spoon. Bullets; Len Elmore, ABA; and
K evin Grevey, also Bullets. So it seems
Capitol has not wasted many number one
d ra ft choices. Looking at the expansion
teams that entered the N B A in 1970 we
see: P O R T L A N D : 1970. Geoff Petrie;
1971, Sidney Wicks; 1972, LaRue M artin;
1973, Barry Parkhill; 1974, Bill Walton;
1975, Lionel Hollins. B U F FA L O : 1970,
John Humm er, 1971. Elmore Smith;
1972, Bob McAdoo; 1973 Ernie Di; 1974,
Tom
McMillen;
1975,
to Phoenix.
C L E V E L A N D : 1970, John Johnson;
1971, Austin Carr, 1972 D w ight Davis;
1973, Jim B re w e r 1974. Campy Russell
1975. John Lam bert.
The worst year in my estimation must
have been 1972. Going down the list we
find C yril Baptiste drafted number one
by Golden State and later convicted and
sentenced to a ja il term on dope charges.
Looking further we see Tom Payne. 77T
center from Kentucky drafted number
one by Atlanta and currently serving a
prison term for rape. The remainder of
the 7 2 d ra ft is as follows: Boston - Paul
Westphal. D etro it - »Bob Nash. KC-
Omaha - N ate W illiams, Atlanta - »Tom
Payne, New York - Tom Riker, 76ers -
•F re d Boyd. Los Angeles - »Travis
G rant. Golden State - »Cyril Baptiste.
Capitol - Phil Cheniep'. Chicago - Ralph
Simpson. Houston - none, Seattle - »Bud
Stallworth, M ilw aukie - »Russell Lee.
Julius Erving, Phoenix - »Corky Cal
houn. Buffalo - Bob McAdoo, Cleveland -
D w ig h t Davis, and Portland - LaRue
M artin . * Indicates those no longer in the
A
Mistaken
Identification
W i" B ernard
“H e put me through a terrible
ordeal," Roger told the court. "H e
ought to reimburse me fo r m ak
ing that false accusation."
But the court could find nothing
worse than an innocent mistake
on the part of the manager. D is
missing Roger's claim, the court
said there could be no "malicious”
prosecution when there was no
malice.
The law generally takes this
forgiving attitude toward people
who instigate criminal charges
that fail to stand up in court.
Reason; the law does not want to
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discourage most honest citizens
from reporting crimes.
“N o one would willingly (re
p o rt) a breach o f law,” observed
one judge, “w ith tbs prospect o f a
suit fo r malicious prosecution
staring him in the face."
Nevertheless, the law does in
deed frown on accusations made
recklessly or wickedly. A bank
executive described a wanted man
as being grey-haired and about
S t " tall. Y e t later, at police head-
qnariers, he picked out a suspect
who was 6' tall and had blown
hair.
This was enough basis, a court
said afterward, for a jury to infer
malice and to bold the banker
legtflly liable.
In another case a fanner, an
gered by thefts from Ms apple
orchard, had a neighbor's sou ar
rested for stealing. Unable to
come up with any evidence at all,
he finally admitted that he was
just trying to “throw a scare" in
to the neighborhood.
Here too the court ordered the
farm er to pay damages. He had
no right, said the court, to subvert
the machinery o f justice for his
own ends.
B a r A s s o e ia tio n
aad
the O regon State B ar.
O 1976 American Bar Association
A
Meet Tri-MefS
Driver“Of-the-Month.
A1 Scruggs’ 10 years
of driving with Tri Met
means high seniority
and first pick at the
routes. Al’s favorite
choice? *3 — Fessen
den, which he's been
on for about three
years.
“I like the people
and watch for them ---------
at their stops. And I enjoy helping out my
passengers. For instance, a teacher with 30
6 year olds really appreciates it when I count
heads and then deposit their fares all at
once? Those extra services have earned A1
the August Driver of the Month award.
Better service for more people.
&
NCE REFERRED TO AS THE
O
''TROUBADOUR OF TOLERANCE,
BECAUSE OF HIS BITING GU'TAR
AND MIS F IG H T IN 6 BLUES.FOLK
AND SPIRITUALS AGAINST J IM ,
C R O W PRACTICES IN TH E 1440*.
JOSH WAS CONSIDERED ONE
OF THE GREATEST FOLK SINGERS
OF HIS E R A . ONE OF THE FIRST
TO S IN G HIS BLUES AND SPIRITUALS
IN HEW V0RK'< CAFE SOCIETY.
APPEARED ON TH E CONCERT STAGE...
Ducks excite Eugene fan*
University of Oregon invited members
of the news media down for a preview of
the new Ducka. W e spent hours talking to
the coaches and players and was quite
impressed w ith what we saw. They're
talking about a football season of excite
ment and entertainm ent in Eugene this
fall. Now here is it more evident than on
the practice field where coach Don Read
and his staff are preparing the 1976
Ducks for a geared-up offensive tempo.
The pa. 9 always has been a staple in
coach Read's offensive thinking, and it’s
likely to be more so this autumn.
Basic to this planning is the intent to
pass the ball from a position of strength,
rather than necessity -- putting the ball
aloft when the Ducka w ant to, not when
“I f we do stay healthy, we w ill be one of
the good teams in the conference." When
asked to expound furth er on th is coacu
Read said. “W e can honestly challenge
the power schools in thia conference
(U C L A and So. CaL) on any given day.
Oregon w ill move to more of a pro-style
offense this fall. And the Ducks recruited
accordingly. Read believes that this year
he has the speed to get outside whereas
tost year thia kind of speed waa lacking.
N o one appreciates the value of that
approach b etter than Read, a nationally
recognized authority on the a rt of pass
ing. H e has w ritten tw o books on the
subject.
Read points out that for the Ducks
passing game to be effective, it has to be
complemented by a solid running game,
and vice versa. He to convinced that the
skilled returnees he has back among hto
34 letterm en - plus hto potent group of
junior college transfers - should provide
the Ducka w ith that critical offensive
blend: Balance. Here to hto evaluation in
“W e're going to be a much unproved
football team. You can aee It on paper.
But, more important, you could sense it in
spring practice. W e believe we'll be much
better offensively. T h a t w ill improve our
overall chances of winning, because we’ve
played good enough defense in recent
years to win.
“W e'll be bigger and faster than we've
been in the past tw o or three years. W e
have a chance to be a very explosive
football team. W e w ill throw the ball
better, and we will run better.
“Depth, aa always, w ill be a factor. If
we don't stay healthy, we w ill have pro
blems.
this year.
C o a o n H y Methodist Chorch
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Meeting a t Harney Center
Helen F. McCall, Paster
3605 E 13th Street
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R U N N IN G BACKS LO O K GOOD
leration.
“U p front, we'll miss tackle Ron Hunt.
But there's some quality back. Lea
Duman to one of the fine guards In the
PAC-8. Coach Read expresses concern for
hto linebacking corp. W e have to develop
another linebacker or two. D a rre ll Mehl
to a tough, sm art two-year starter. K im
N utting should be improved. Bruce Beek-
ley to one tough player who should help
the position. Read sees the defenae aa
being sound. Reggie G rant to the best
defensive back in camp and ahould step in
and fill the shoes left void by the All-
Am erican M ario Clark. G rant w ill be call
ed upon to defenae the opponents quick
eat, and bet receiver. The kicking game
appears strong and there should be
another hard-noaed defenae. A ll in all, big
explosives should come from Duckland
hto own worda:
BONUS VAIUff
“W e're solidly improved a t running
back. George Bennett, who had a strong
finish last year, ahould be one of the
better backs in the conference. Other
veterans are Eugene Brown, who to ex
trem ely capable, but has been hampered
by injuries; Rich Clough, w ith hto quick
ness and flat-out speed; John York, a
strong runner w ith super balance, and
M ike Fouta, who'a a fine all-around back,
when he's healthy. Then there are the JC
bscks. V.’ho odd S daStaUiiuS tO OUT uur e-
field. Dennis Bullock to a super spring
and should really help us. Greg Gilchrist
was one of the fasteat JC backs in the
country last year, and Jim Johnson to a
good blocker with great balance and acce
A p u hlie service fe atu re a t the
A m e r ie a a
76 Rosette. John: O T, 6 6 . 260. Sr..
H A Y W A R D , C A L , (M O R E A U C H A B O T
JC( - John enjoyed an excellent first
season - missed last three games with
dislocated kneecap - strong and aggres
sive -• has improved his foot speed •
earned JC A L L A M E R IC A N honors aa
an offensive tackle at Chabot JC
waa
all-conference at that school for tw o years
- earned starting sport first week of
spring drills - born 9 /25/56.
ED RADCLIFF AND EVERETT MARSHALL
they have to.
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“Fingered" by the manager of
a supermarket, Roger was arrested
and brought to trial on a charge
o f armed robbery. But the jury
found him not guilty. Roger
promptly filed a suit against the
market manager fo r malicious
prosecution.
2 W hite. Jo Joe SR. 6 0 . 185, Sr.,
S A V A N N A H . GA. (Richard Arnold! - Jo
Jo is not a new player but is playing a
new position this season. Waa tw o year
letterm an cornerback when switched to
wide receiver last fail
started slowly,
but came on strong toward season's close
- exhibited his game-breaking talent
against Stanford, catching consecutive
40-yard passes during one series - prob*
bly fastest Oregon player - earned 14
high school ieltera - named Georgia's
most veraative high school athlete •• born
-ni
J
NBA.
20 Gilchrist, Greg: KB 6-1, 190, jr.,
W A S H IN G T O N , D.C. Outstanding new
addition - fast, quick, elusive back who
gives Oregon a game breaking tailback -
impressive in spring drills - emerged aa
91 tailbadt; 4.6 (40 yards) speed strong
inside runner - poeaible kirk returner
good receiver -• JC A L L -A M E R IC A N --
attended same high school as Notre
Dame
basketball
A L L -A M E R IC A N
Adrian Dantley - named one of top 30
newcomers in the nation - born 11/19/55,
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