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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1977)
W A L L Y SCALES Scales: Man behind the scene A fter ol T .V . against a very tough im.. J do truly behave that When it comes doom to the i far N.C. to win it alL Harris, h's siale wdh Portland's Ex Blazer. Sidney Wicks. Pre thinks the reason far H am a' demme fa racial. He writes farther that if the L-A. Lakers beached their Super Star Stilwell: General freai I the The Grant High Radford. Wefcoe Jordan, tad Pickle Lewie. Working qwetiy ■ the aptly be called “ Th^G hm ". and that would be Jerry StilweiL d T Senior Guard far Grant. 'J e rry is a moat intelligent player and will condnet oar offense." Coach Janes before the aeaaoei Mailed, udurts the Grant Symphony ia such a way aa Fm sure the famed conductor Leonard Bernstein would he proud. Jerry s job » to set up. and hit the open “No one see’s the whole court any better than Jerry." Said Coach Jonea, and when, someone fa open youH hat Jerry wfll get him the balL But it s aa defense that he really shine*. Stilwell will always be found cheeking the oppoattioo s leading scorer. The peaky « footer plays defense mailer to that of Seattle's Stick Watts. Grant doesn't keep records of steels but if they did Jerry would eertamly lead m that department. He do caul have exceptional speed, but tus bends are very quick and it’s there that moot of Us steals v e made. Stilwell fa a leader on and of! the court. He fa highly admired by Us eoeehea. and even more so by Us fellow players. Stilwell fa a player and fa willing te a Through 18 reg well's game to that of Don Pacer Guard. You neve about ban, but yet they can't do without him. Jerry, like Bose, fa the perfect Mem pUyer. Al though Jerry fa kaowTiJor^defcnzejwd far if the opportunity presents itself Jerry wffl and enn shoot the haB. In the days of the troubled. : Stilwell truly out. N et only fa he a player but more , he’s a gentleman- d Jerry w m happfar than a team- me that was net a starter, was famorafaU mention eonssderntion. i rhaw fafa own selection. r . The General. TbeG tae _ aptly apply to the y o u « gentleman from Grant. StdweD and the Grant Generals now ■.«wh on to next week’s state tourna- meat where they wiD prove that they are not «2, but wffl be 61. Good lack to the Generals frost Grant. on to aay that Jerry W ert would never t i d e * . He thanks that had hen L A would have been the big one instead of the Viksaga. The Oregon Bhsne of Parkrom of the Year. But if there s than Grant's Mar me down my walk big white one. • • its Johns "D r. J" E rrin g was good NBA forward. And afl the D r. operate Fm still in that i A grant danker. Talking to the quiet, unpreteotwus M r. Scales, ooe can readily feel the experi ence Seales brings to his job. Scales's duties also include setting up half-time entertainment, speaking to the public and erne g hatson with dub Wally was aa all-city guard at Soldan High School in St. Louis, and by all _______ the V T Scabs could step i the hardwood now and pby. A fter m woo a full rids basket i to Lincoln University in i Q ty . Mfaeour aged 22.4 points per gi The next year Scale U A A ir Foree and ■ and the Far East i badmaster. Following his discharge, he enrolled at Citrus College ia Azuza. California, ma joriag in Mechanical Engineering. Beginning a highly diversified bufanam career with the Conrac Corporation, defense plant, he served as a Junior Systems planner on the guidance system of the CSA and the N ASA Gemini Series. The Blazers were looking far someone bright and creative... they found Wally Scabs. How did Wally find Portland? “My wife was from Portland and wanted to move North so here I am." W illy worked far United Parcel Co. first, than moved to the Management Trainee program of the Bank of California and upon its completion was assigned to the Account h»g Department as aa Auditor The monitoring system now used by the Reek of California fa ooe Wally helped develop when he worked far the Conree Corporation. Scabs enjoys playing To keep in a are filled with hitting heOM • u< « J U K I. • Asked about other pastimes Scabs replied. “Oh just hanging around home." Wally and his beautiful wife. Wyvooia. are the proud parents of 18 month old Gregory, their firrt son. PROOF. M E N -W O M E N If you’re looking fo r an ordinary job don’t look here. R F A L iy RfltYS OFF. CUT TMg COST OF HEATING OUR HOME BY 2 9 X THANKS TO C M J H Q MSULATION TOO L A T E TO CLASSIFY G EN ER A L CLERK Typing 40 words per mm. VETERANS of WflBLfifaMl, the mnem conaiCT, r a r - K ORE Ml MM THE VlEThMt ERA U K &EMÍRAUY EUMBU FOR 61 URNS F M HOOES* R O M ! H6MR, decathlon charapson- Srtip in Rome Now 40. Johnson is boasfang a m a t e u r a t h I e tte » e n d is e n o f f ic ia l with a t e l e p K o n e Opmpany in Bakers- fie la. C a lif o r n ia . Bill Walton went down with 4:32 left ■ the game with poaadbiy took the hopes with him Bill was only far sevea annates and out before injured exee competitor that he fa i You might better compare Jerry 9til S«says »e M . . . k x a l While attending UClA hawonfhe IMOOlqnpM the field for as amazing .614 | and 33-43 from the free throw tine far a very respectable 790 percentage Also. start. Call 224 7800. Johnson Ray Sfa M ¡ J S i »450 per month to W h e r e A re Y o u N o w ... Wally Scales, bright, personable, ex athlete, was chosen from among 200 applicants as Director of Pronwtious far the Portland T ra ilb b v rs . A native of St. Louis, as fa Btaser center Rebin Jones. Seales' primary function fa to coordinate Blazer promo tions. schedule player appearances and dub films. A t prevent. Wally is showing the popular "Red Hot and Rolling", a Blazer Aim depicting the 1976-77 Blazer Many toos require experience Ours don't—just standards and the desire to learn (Voult be paid while you learn too ) ^ j.^ . 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