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Portland Observer
Thursday. January 5. 1978
Sports Talk
by Roo Sykaa
Sparta Editor
I b elieve...1 believe...after Tuesday
Moon led a brilliant and flamboyant
night's miracle at the Memorial Coliseum.
offensive attack against the W olverines
and prompted Michigan Coach Bo Schem
I believe, as I have said repeatedly, in the
Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and up
bechler to say. "Washington was the
there is a Santa Claus. With 13 seconds
finest offensive team that w e’ve faced all
showing on the clock the Portland Trail
year." Moon wasn't wanted in Washing
ton. but like Lionel Hollins he endured
blazers believed a fantastic Lionel Hoi
and now he's on top Bravo good Brother
Uns. he scored six straight points to win
The Huskies showed the Nation that
92 90.
the once powerful Big Ten Conference is
N ever in the history of sports has there
no longer to be feared In post season
been such a dramatic comeback. With
Bowl games Michigan. Minnesota, and
their 36th game win stretch on the line
Ohio State were losers while PAC-8
and Chicago playing like a house afire,
teams Stanford. Washington and South
the miraculous Blazers never gave up.
ern California were all victorious. So
and comeback they did.
maybe those people in the East will now
Down the stretch is all Hollins. Scoring
perk up their ears to West Coast football,
on lay-ins. arching high soft jumpers, and
instead of snubbing their noses. So be it.
then those driving stuff shots Hollins
had 27 for the game and 17 in that
incredible fourth period It was beautiful
to see at game s end the standing ovation
Those young men suspended by Arkan
given to "the Train" when he returned
sas Coach Lou Holz for their illicit
from the dressing room with arms held
dormitory practices were hardly missed
high over his head and 12.000 fans
in Arkansas' rout of the Oklahoma Soon
erupted to shout their approval.
ers. On this night Arkansas displayed
Standing there watching this generous
enough talent to receive my vote on the
out-pouring of appreciation for Hollins by
Nation's #1 team. The Razorbacks had a
the fans I could not help but think "what a
powerful line that blew the Sooners out.
difference a year makes."
and swift backs led by Roland Sales, who
Foe it was th ese same hypocrites that
booed this marvelous athlete last year,
broke the Cotton Bowl record with 205
yards. It was truly a night for the hogs.
and wrote him bales of hate mail his
Let s just hope that those three young
rookie season
One Portland writer
men, right or wrong in their doings will
described Hollins as having a heart the
get another chance next year.
size of a basketball. This. I believe, for if
not he would not have survived the abuse
hurled his way at the beginning.
Tuesday night the "train" soared, and
The Portland State Vikings rolled up
the crowd roared, believe you me it was
100 points finally, by beating previously
fitting for so great an athlete as Lionel
unbeaten St. Mary’s of California. 100-91
Hollins to finally be repaid. Seemingly
Freeman Williams fired up 37 times and
with the bad times finally gone Hollins
and Portland will have nothing but good
connected on 20 to finish with 44 points.
22 in each half.
times ahead
Sophomore guard. Terry Adolph. 5'8".
dished out a record-setting 19 assists.
The Vikings next meet Oregon Tech,
Warren Moon. U niversity of Washing­ Idaho iJanuary 10th I.
ton's quarterback, was chosen MVP of
B LA ZER NOTES:
the Rose Bowl, after leading his team to a
27 20 win over highly rated Big Ten
The Chicago game was the second of
Champion Michigan. Washington was
five in a row at home for the Blazers...the
made a tw o touchdown underdog by the
Detroit Pistons will invade on Saturday-
Los Vegas bookmakers. But someone
night and the New Orleans Jazz, with
forgot to tell Moon, the kid from the
Pete Maravich will be here Sunday for a
ghetto of W atts, and long the target of
3:45 p.m. game that will be regionally
insults, in Seattle, racial and others.
televised on C B S..Jt’ll be the first meet
ing of the season for the Blazers and
Jazz...The New York Knicks will make
their final regular season appearance in
Portland on Tuesday night, January
10th...then the Blazers will take off on
their longest road trip of the season...
seven in a row away from home.
W h e re A re
Y o u N o w ...
Artis Gilmore, against Portland, was
playing in his 538th consecutive profes
sional gam e...he has scored 20 or more
points 17 times and 30 or more points
eight tim es...he has led the Bulls tn
scoring 16 times and in rebounding 25
times.
6us Otto
The Missouri graduate
was a 4th - round drari-
choice bid O akland. In
8 uears with the Eaiders
0 * 5 72), he played in
4 championship games
and m a n AFL All Star
contest. Now 33, he's
a sales repneaerrtaf iue
in Kansas C ity, Mo.
Corky Calhoun shot .400 from the field
in his first 13 games...in his last 18 games
he has hit on 39 of 67 for .582 marksman
ship.
Johnny Davis now leads Blazer "regu
lars" in foul shooting at .829. D avis has
averaged 15 points a game in his last four
gam es and now is 9.8 for the season. He is
closing in on being the seventh Blazer
averaging in double figures.
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"Train" arrives...Hollins drives nut the ,tesky N o ra Van Lier in Blaser win
Bulls.
Photo: Sue Hamilton
Rickev le e . Oregon S u te forward.
West Classic
' selected Most \ sluable Plaver of the Far
Photo Debra M ishlrr
Miracle relived
Let s rehash that miraculous Blazer win with 0:42 seconds remaining in the fourth
quarter; Hollins hit a 25 foot jumper that sailed clean through the twine, the score
87-84 Chicago.
0:32 - May fouled by Gross, May hits 1 of 2, score now reads 88-84 Chicago.
0:31 - Portland time-out.
0:29 - Two seconds later Hollins hits on twisting jumper, intentionally fouled by Van
Lier. Hollins m isses free throw. Score now 88-86.
0:13 - Now comes the puzzling foul by Twardzik on Van Lier. which Ramsey later
explained was done to preserve time on the 24 second clock. Van Lier cans two
free throws. 90-86 Chicago.
0:13 - Portland time-out
0:10 - Lucas layin from Walton, 90-88 Chicago.
0 :1 0 - Chicago time-out...Ramsey replaces Twardzik with Calhoun. This proved to be
a brilliant move by Ramsey, as the taller Calhoun forced Van Lier into throwing a
bounce pass, which takes more time.
0:07 - Hollins steals rebound pass and out runs Wiibur Holland for sensational two-
handed stuff shot. 90 90.
0:07 - Chicago immediately calls time out to receive the ball at mid court, and again
Van Lier attem pts to inbound, this time he's guarded by Twardzik. Chicago had
five seconds to inbound and with time running out Van Lier sees no one open and
apparently panics and tries to find May. who is fronted by Gross. Gross taps the
attempted pass to Twardzik who spies the flying Hollins on the left side, and the
rest is history.
Portland wins 92 90. And the beat goes on...37 wins in a row ...29 wins and 5 losses
WOW!!
Governor sets Trophy Run
Governor Bob Straub announced the
Governor's Trophy Run and Run for Fun
which will be held at the State Capitol in
Salem on Saturday, January 14. 1978.
“The purpose of the event will be to
encourage Oregonians to participate in
jogging, as a healthful and enjoyable
activity," the Governor said.
“I'm very pleased with the participa­
tion of some of the top cross-country run­
ning people in promotion and sponsorship
of this event." Charles Bowles. D ir e c ts ,
Physical Education Department, Willa­
m ette U niversity. Salem, will serve as
Race Director.
The event will begin with a Jogging
Clinic from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon. The
races begin at 1:00 p.m. with a Half
Marathon competition run and ten kilo-
m eter “run for fun" and a tw o mile
“run-for fun" race Governor Straub will
run in the tw o mile “run-for-fun" race.
"Running jogging is a way of life here
in Oregon. Every day I see joggers
running around the Capitol grounds, at
noon tim e, running over the bridge to
West Salem, or people running along the
road on weekends." the Governor said. “I
find jogging a refreshing, stimulating
experience and, of course, jogging is
great for the heart and lungs."
Oregonians interested in participating
can contact the Governor's Office, Salem,
Oregon. Pre-entry deadline is January
6th with a fee of $3.00. Day of run fee will
be $4.00. Money will be used for t-shirt
for all participants, certificates for all
finishers, and a tro >hy for the winner of
the Half Marathon Run.
U o fO letterman drops basketball
Garv Nelson, junior letterman center
for the University of Oregon basketball
team, announced January 2nd that he is
dropping the sport.
Nelson said that while he fell he was
benefited from his experiences in Oregon
basketball, he has decided to concentrate
on his studies and “on my future in areas
other than basketball."
Oregon head coach Dick Harter, said:
“1 respect Gary's decision and wish him
well. He has done an excellent job for us.
and w e re very sorry to see him leave."
The 8 1 0 Nelson, a native of Anacortes.
Washington, where he was twice league
most valuable player and also president
of the student body, is majoring in
general science. He said his plans call for
going on to graduate school
Said Nelson. “The toughest part of this
decision is my concern over letting down
the guys on the squad. But I think they
realize my situation and respect my
decision. I believe in the approach to the
game that is taken at Oregon, and I think
it is going to win for Oregon. I've proved
to m yself that I am an Oregon player, and
I've benefited from basketball as it is
played here. But the demands of creating
a winning basketball program at the level
of competition we re at have gotten to be
too much. I feel that it's the best thing
for me and hopefully for the team in the
long run if I step aside and relieve some
of the tension and pressure that has been
building up in me."
“Basketball got me into college.” said
Nelson, “and I’ve achieved what, for me.
is the ultimate playing in the Par-8. But
I've never had any pro ambitions. I feel
it's time now to concentrate on my future
in areas other than basketball.
In nine appearances thia season, Gary
has scored 81 points, hitting 11 of 22 shots
from the field and nine of ten from the
free throw line.
He lettered as a
freshman, when he scored 52 points, and
as a sophomore, when he scored 106. His
finest performance at Oregon came last
season when he scored 15 points in the
61-60 victory over UCLA at Los Angeles.
Ron Sykes, S;m rU Editor for the
“Portland Observer." will host a
Sparta .trogram on KBOO on Snn-
days, beginning January 8th. at 4:90
Paul Knauls, owner of Geneva's
and Number One B lu e r Faa. will be
the guest lor the first session
KBOO it located at 90.7 on the FM
Age discrimiaatioa
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laws should "become the foundation for a
new. forceful and affirmative approach of
appraising the individual's capacity re
gardleaa of chronological age.” It pro
poses that the Oregon Senior Worker
Acts of 1959 be amended to require an
employer to furnish proof that a job
applicant, covered by that law and denied
employment, did not meet the require
menta and criteria for the particular
opening. Further recommendations in­
clude mid-career consultation offices.
educational programs and adoption of
"portable pension credits."
The report also calls for s study to
explore and evaluate the facts and feel
ings in Oregon concerning the question of
mandatory vs. flexible retirement - a
research undertaking which, incidentally,
has just been initiated by the Bureau of
Labor.
Copies of the new edition of the study.
U;> Against The Middle Age Barrier, are
available free from the Oregon Bureau of
Labor. Call 229 5914 or 1 800 452 3503.
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Far West Classic
Photos: Debra Misher
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