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Portland Observer k » I ‘ ¿ • , *. . Jî ' • ja Thompson top Black sports car racor Tommy Thompson, of Somerset, New Jersey, driving the Black American Racers Lola - Super Vee, completed an impresaive record in his first year with the Black American Racers Team. He entered a total of fifteen races, Thompson won four races, placed second five times and finished third twice. Thompson set a track record at Bryar, New Hampshire and Lap Records at Summit Point. West Virginia. Bryar. race, this year we had no sponsor and we won, it couldn’t have happened at a bet ter time, we'll make the grid at Indy yet." Thompson is the first Black driver to win four SCCA sanctioned races in one season. He is also the first Black driver to enter fifteen road races in one season. Thompson will be competing for the national SCCA title at the Champion Spark Plug Classic to be held at Gains- ville, Georgia, the "Road Atlanta Race,” October 31st, 1976. Thursday, October 28th, Vote YES for Coliseum expansion You already own the property and a new addition can bring jobs and millions of dollars to Portland! Memorial Coliseum has turned out to be a tar better investment than voters could have imagined when in 1954 they approved bonds lo build it: says the Oregon Journal recommending a YE S vote on ballot measure 53 The Coliseum complex has done more than improve the quality ol life in Portland Since it w as built 17 years ago it has helped create thousands ot tobs 9 new hotels were built and each year millions of dollars have 'lowed into Portland s economy from meeting and convention groups from all over the country But now we re losing meetings and conventions to other cities because we don t have enough space We need to add 16 to 20 meeting and exhibit rooms to the present Coitseum on property you already own The addition will allow us Io generate $,104 million each year tor the people ol Portland as we have in the past and a lot more1 Vote YES for Ballot measure 53 Portland needs it! A t Center, wearing Number 32 - a deafening roar and season Number 7 was almost ready to go. Bill Walton scored the first basket of the young season at 10:38 of the first quarter and Blazer fans cheered with delight. None of the Blazers were particularly sharp on opening night, but the job was done and a win is a win. Had to be impressed with young Johnny Davis, however. Johnny started the third quarter and immediately responded. A t 11:05 Davis hit from high up on top of the key off a Walton feed. 10:46 Davis hits again from left front. 9:47 again a Davis jumper from the side. 8:55 Davis fouled by Archibald and con verting two free throws. In the short span of three minutes. Johnny Davis had collected 10 very important points. And the crowd went wild. The Nets were o il their game, obviously, but appears to be a very physical team. Williamson, at 6'2", will intimidate anyone and seems ready to at any time. Corky Calhoun, formerly of the LA Lakers, got off to a super start for Portland * by hitting his first two attempts. Maurice Lucas. 6 V . 225 lb Blazer Super Star, got off to a slow start, but waa blazing at the end finishing with 24 points and 18 boards. Bill Walton also «ras strong on the boards, as usual. even more democratic than presidential elections. In the pro-basketball balloting the winners are decided directly from the popular vote majority, must await confirmation from the electoral college. Also, N BA fans don't have to be citizens to express their preferences and the under 18 set is allowed to participate. NBA All-Star candidates don't have to go out campaigning to be nominated to the ballet. Valaaa yon sail their day to dby playing campaigning, and f gueas i t somewhat. There is. also, room on the ballot for write-ins though like in presidential elections there's every little chance of a write-in making IL All things considered, the NBA All- Star balloting program compares favor ably with other popular elections. And who ran argue with the fans' picks last year? They were: East - John Havlicek (Boston Celtics), and if one were to argue this would be a good starting point for as great as John was he is now looking on the shady side of the h ilt W alt Frasier (N .Y. Knicks), Bob McAdoo (Buffalo Braves). Dave Bing and Elvin Hayes (Washington Bullets); West - Nate Archibald (Kansas City Kings), Rjck Barry (Golden State Warriors). Bob Dandridge and Brian Winters (Milwau kee Bucks) and there, also, cam ba a good deal of arguing here, because neither ( M waa so exceptional last year. And last but not least the redoubtable and remarkable Kareem Adbul-Jabbar (Loa Angeles b * - kjnceonour neweconomy Lakers). There's a Ford and a Carter running but they're only two candidates in this election and the voters aren't required to cast their ballots on November 2nd. To explain further, it's time for the NBA balloting to determine the starting fives for the annual NBA East-Weal Ail Star game, to be played in Milwaukee next February. And in thia ease the Ford is not Gerry but Don, Loa Angeles Lakers* forward, and it's not Jimmy but Freddie Carter, brilliant 76er guard. Basketball being the number one spectator sport, it's no wonder that All Star balloting by the fans draws one fo the largest popular votes outside of the presidential election itself. And with the intrusion of the four new teams from the now defunct ABA there should really be a landslide . . . and. probably, moat of this landslide will be due to the presence of one Julius “Dr. J. Irving." Doctor J. has been setting attendance records all over the NBA and last night in New Orleans sn all time record crowd of 27.383 turned out to see the D r. operate. In some respects the All-Star voting is With Grant's 27-14 win over Benson, the P IL race is dwon to three teams. In the Western Division, Jackson's Raiders are alone at the top. Grant showed a much more diversified attack and with more people involved, the offense really rolled. 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