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A p ril 22. 1977
Stote s starting lin eu p to
Sports Talk
Portland. They
th e, piaytd
not for the hi
team Chicago
bow be readyi
And thank God
without it we canid not
donned here in Portland
Someone
should have reminded Jack Ramsey, or
whomever in the Blazer organization that
bulls are not particularly happy at the
sight a t red. B at. anyway. Portland did
have the audaatv to show up at Chicago
Stadium before 22.000 screaming Bull
fa«.« w earing <rf all things th eir travelling
red uniforms. Not only w ere the Bulls
enraged, but their fans also, as witnessed
by the harsh treatm ent Portland received
from both. I t was quite scary when late
in the game with tempers flying and
Herm Gilliam and W ilb ur Holland en
gaged in fistcuffs. and 22.000 Bullish fans
seemed an the verge of attacking M aurice
Lucas.
But things settled down and
Chicago prevailed u a tough, tough
game.
I t should be mentioned that
Portland fell victim to some sturdy
officiating.
Chicago woe the game, although the
Blazers scored eight more field goals than
the Bulls. That should tell you some
thing.
N ot until the final game in
Portland was the foul situations even
doee.
Hooray"!!
I predicted Portland 2-1
over Chicago: and also had Golden State
winning over D e tro it.
That D etro it vs. Goiden State senes
was topsv tu rvv from the beginning and I
must admit after D e tro it won that first
game I thought Goiden State was doom
ed.
F o r m e r T r a ilb la z e r fo rw a rd G re g
Smith was known around the N B A as the
lay-up king. M any alluding to the fact
that Greg shot not only lay -ups. but shot
them b etter than anyone else. Now . w ith
Greg's departure, th at crown must surely
go to Dave. T w ard zik is intelligent and
bm
the T 2" Jabbar The riosast 1
seven footer from Centenary. Robert
Pariah.
And who can rely on rookies during
playoffs.
T hat b ad s to trouble as
witnessed by Ramsey's reluctance to uao
W alker sad Davis so far. my pick L .A .
4-3.
uses his body many tim es avoids being
checked by opposing centers.
Robin Jones has been so dependable
when called upon, and Robin certainly
knows his role and plays well w ithin his
ability And w hat a dutch slot he hit in
the Chicago game.
W ith the score
see-sawing, and Blazer playoff fortunes
still hanging, and Portland leading 97-92,
Robin fired in a fifteen footer th at was
indeed crucial. But the young man has
played with poise and confidence when
ever called upon and it's nice to sae thia
carry through to the playoffs.
D r. G and his running mate George
McGinnis are the all-pro forwards, hut
Fm not sure I would trade M aurice Lucas
if they were both offered for him.
Bill Luke means so much to the team.
He's a complete team player, contribut
ing in all parts of the game. One word to
describe Lucas' play would be “Fan-
E x Blazer forw ard Sidney W icks had
an outstanding game in Boston's conquest
Sunday of the Philadelphia 76’ers. Wicks
led all scorers w ith 22 points. In Boston's
first tw o playoff games against San
Antonio Sid shot 72 % from the field.
By the way it's been rumored that
Greg Ballard has received four letters
from interested N B A clubs. But none
from Portland.
Too bad Stu. you're
missing another good one from Eugene.
Blazers to win in.....get thia five or six.
no mare. D enver is made to order far the
Trailblazers. The Nuggets strong point is
running and they 11 be playing into the
hands of the best running team in
basketball.
Portlands front, w ith the
second coming of Groaa, w ill be too much
for Denver. And everyone knows our
depth in the backcourt is superior so look
for Portland in a w altz. A b o rem em ber
this is playoff basketball and it w ill be
exciting if not doee.
Las Angeles va. Golden State
So goes Rich B u rry, so go the W a r
riors. I t would seem to be a battle of the
Super Stars, B arry and L A . i Kareem
Abdul Jabbar.
T h u being tru e the
obvious choice is K areem . Just have to
believe Kareem can take his team a little
higher. Plus there's no one in Golden
As we go to press. Portland has
defeated D enver 101-100 in th e first g iro *
to take aw ay the homecourt advantage.
Maurice Lucas, ho has been the big — ■
for Portland all year long h it tin,
bucket to put Portland ahead to stay lata
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ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
Corner e l 8th aa
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Sunday W orship 11:00 a.m.
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m.
(Second and Fourth Sundays)
Reverend Thomas L. Stray hand, M iniator
Citizen of the Week
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in the fourth quarter. W ith eleven sec
onds to go. Luke hit a 10 footer for the
game decider. The play was designed for
Twardzik to go inside, hut on the break
down M aurice came up w ith the hall sad
responded W ith Maurice's shot from the
key Denver now bees it's home court
advantage and now Portland, as expected
will be the favorite to win. Maurice.
Maurice. Portland loves you. W henever
aggrsesive play is needed, the Blazers
can count on Maurice. Lucas led all
Portland scorers w ith 23 points. M y
prediction of four to one by Portland
tookez awfully good. In throe out of four
games played, the home team has come
out on the short end. Portland 101 100.
Go Blasers. go.
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Allison B ebher is an involved mem ber of the comm unity. A form er social
w orker for Children's Division and a Ju ve n ib Court Counselor, she is the
mother of th ree children and the w ife of Architect Bob B ebh er.
M rs. B ebher is vice chairman of the State Council for Developm ental
Disabilities, appointed by Governors McCall and Straub: a m em ber of the
Portland Development commission; Secretary of the Board and Chairman
of the Advisory Com m ittee of M etropolitan Fam ily Services; form er
President of the W estside School for Handicapped Children.
She is active in p arty politics and enjoys w orking on political campaigns.
She is a form er Chairm an of the Multnom ah County Democratic Central
Comm ittee, is Chairperson of the Rules Com m ittee snd a m em ber of the
Executive Com m ittee of the Democratic P arty of Oregon, and was a C a rter
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delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.
She is a m ember snd treasurer of St. Philips Epsicopal Church, s member
of the Board of the Urban League of Portland, a m ember of the Office of
Planning and Developm ent Budget Com m ittee for the C ity, and still finds
tim e to volunteer her coaching expertise in basketball and soccer at
Timbers lose opener
D e s p iu being low on personnel the
Portland T im bers continued playing th eir
brand of suicidal soccer and b e t to the
Las Vegas Quicksilver 3-2 at the stadium
last F rid a y night.
I t was the home
opener for the Tim bers but because of the
rain and the T ra il Blazer playoff on T V
the attendance was only 14.484
Pat McMahon fooled Chris D ang erfid d
Robinson beads
West team
G R A M B L IN G -G r a m b lin g S ta te
U n iversity football coach Eddie Robinson
has been selected to serve as head conch
of the W est squad for the 53rd Annual
East-W est Shrine Football Classic set for
December a t T a b A lto , California.
The selection of Robinson marks the
first tim e th a t a Black conch has served as
head conch in the annual all-star classic.
Last year Robinson served as an assist
ant coach for the W est squad.
A 36-year veteran of the coaching
profession. Eddie Robinson is the fourth
winningest conch in the annals of college
football.
H e trails only the late Pop
W arn er and Amos Alonzo Stagg and
present Alabam a coach Paul (Bear)
Bryant in career wins. His 36-year record
stands at 254-85-11.
Known for his ability to produce
professional football players, over 200
form er Eddie Robinson and Grambling
players have played professional football
in the United States and Canada.
His teams at G ram bling have compiled
17 straight winning seasons.
in the penalty sone, early in the second
half to set up Las Vegas' first goal. G erry
Ingram blasted the penalty kick past
Tim ber goalie Jim Gorsek at 48:24. and
from then on it was downhill all the way
for Portland. The Q uicksilver’s went up
2-0 on Chris Horrocks 20 yard shot
midway through the second period, and
bed it late in the game when Im ir Cerick
broke away from the bunch and beat
Gorsek.
Irvin gto n School.
An avid hiker and mountain clim ber, one of her fondest memories is s 200
mile hike through Nepal.
Use all you need.
but save all you can . . .
The People at Pacific Power
Portland rallied for tw o goals late in
the game. Newcomers Archie Robostoff
and T e rry A bock beat Vegas goalie Alan
M ayer w ithin a m inute of each other to
get the crowd roaring. But it wasn't to
be. M ay er buckled down and thw arted
the rest of th e Tim bers' attem pts and
that was it.
M ayer, tn fact, spent most of the night
in m id-air knocking Portland shots out of
harms way. But M ayer didn't get a hand
an the Tim ber's tw o best first half shots.
Both of those hit the post and bounced
back onto the field.
Two Tim bers. W illie Anderson and
Clyde Best, left the game due to injuries.
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kick in the head during the Vancouver
game.
Hopefully when all these problems
clear up and the whole machine works the
goals w ill start coming. T h a t may sound
like one of last year's early season
predictions, but really, this tim e it looks
good.
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