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Psg» S Portland Observer — Thursday. February 9. 1978 Sports Talk Those of you who had the opportunity to watch the N B A s annual showcase at talent, which is commonly referred to as an all-star frame, had the chance to appreciate the fine play of the three Biaxer representatives. Liooel Hollins, Maunce Lucas, and Bill Walton If nothing else the game showed how much can be accomplished when team basketball is employed, and how quickly a lead can be destroyed when one-on-one is played Portland, with it's 40-8 record, is the talk of the NBA. It s true that everybody loves a winner and for sure the Blazers are that. Some still argue that Portland was not the best team in the NB A last year, that the Biaxer talent was only adequate. To this I say ridiculous. On the court Portland exemplifies all that is necessary to win ball games. They have speed, quickoes. intelligence...but mast of all patience and unselfishness. And this, coupled with youth, is why they're win rung now and will continue to win in the future. h's been learned through a good friend and news source. Paul Knauis. that Robin Jones, ex Blazer center is ah ve and well Jones has recently returned to Portland and is working far a large corporation in No all-star game for Kxreen Abdul Jabbar. Western Conference coaches and fans failed to recognize the game's most prolific scorer and dominant player on this year's all-star team. Some will contend that Jahbar's early season fracas with Rookie Kent Benson, causing him to miss two months, was a good reason for leaving him off. But I can remember last year when Boston's Dave Cowens walked out on his teammates and missed 30 games, yet still was selected to play “Oh. well.’ Different strokes for different fafits." Perhaps if Jabbar had been, and hindsight is so much better, the West would have come out an top. Believe me. on this day Chicago's Artis Gilmore was not up to the task More often than not the big "fella" just stood around waiting his chance to stuff some one or sometmng through the Hoop at the sacrifice of team play and rebounding. Liooel Hollins summed it up well when he Svkos said. "Some guys were just standing around in the second half and our movement stopped." W hatever. Buffalo a Randy Smith never stopped, as the swift backcourt ace parted the nets for 27 points Smith displayed awesome speed throughout the contest, and is probably the second fastest starting guard in the NBA. Portland s Hollins is the fastest, and the best!!: Grambling s good Conch Eddie Robin son was said to have been io tine for the Ram coaching job. To this I say. hog wash Oh. sure: Robinson was interviewed for the job and reportedly spent six hours talking with Ram owner Carroll Rosenbloom Just as there was no Heisman for Grambling quarterback Doug Williams, there's also no head coaching job far his coach. Eddie Robin I K SOB. Realistically no oae could give Robin son a chance to head the Rams L A fans weren't ready for a Black quarterback. James H am s, so how possibly could they get ready far a Black head coach? No way! Like all racial barriers, this one too will be broken down, and hopefully it won't be long. Hopefully owners will follow the exam ple set by the NBA. They hire and fire Black coaches...but the main thing is that at least they're given a chance. And who can ask for more? P S V s Freeman Williams continues his march toward a second N C A A scoring championship, and is marching strong. Williams' 81 points Friday night in the 133-110 win over “Rocky" was second highest pouts ever scored in N C A A history. For those of you that are unfamiliar with P S V s Friday night opponents, and I'm sure there are still a few. the name is Rocky Mountain and the game they play slightly resembles basketball. All re spects to Freeman, but in reality this was a poor team. Williams could do just about anvthing he wanted on the floor and often did. The "Free" scored 148 pouts in three games last week I4 9 J 1 to increase his lead over the scoring leaders in the nation. "The Free" is now at 36.0 PPG with five counting games remaining. F Je« í. Fawrth quarter ar ti— dis;days Ad— i at West U r t a i— answered the Cardi— is quick madri— aad missed o j.— t — fciea, leeiag 49-37 R U s h e Fraakka (SSI aad Trim H a rre a |« J . Liareis . K a rt. N - p a r t | 16. T eamma te Dale Bsksrta goes ever the back aad Ti (111 appears perchad far two I led Harter «ays Ducks ready for second half It's tim e for the P ar-8 rematches for Oregon's basketball team, and the second half of the season begins with the opportunity to even the ledger against the Washington schools, which defeated the Ducks on their home court last week But in order for the Ducks to accom plish this feat they must put more emphasis on offense Tenacious defense is so necessary, but it still remains that if the ball never fills the hole, then victor} will always be denied. A further look at Oregon» offense reveals an offense whose leading scorer. Dan Hartshorne the sophomore pivotman leit m g the way with a paltry 10.5 PPG. N ext come* freshmen Phil Barner with 9.4 and third is another frosh M ike Clark with 8.5. The first to visit Mac Court will be Washington S u i t , coached by George Raveling, the Cougars will invade Thurs day night, with Washington due in for a Saturday evening game. Oregon lost close encounters to both last week. 58-52 at Seattle and 54-48 at Pullman, to leave the Ducks with a league record of 2-5. Saturday's game will be preceded at 5:30 by a game between the two schools' women's teams Dick H a rter believes bis young Ducks 'four freshmen starters) may be ready to turn the proverbial corner this week. Realistically though, we must believe otherwise The Ducks, again, just leave too much to be desired offensively The earner won't be turned this week or this year for Coach H a rter and his Ducks Second half scoring droughts plagued Oregon against both Washington schools, producing only seven field goals in 32 shots 1.219) against the Huskies and but seven of 23 (.304) against the Cougars. Those figures are evidence of a steady decline in team percentage the past six games. Oregon, as a team, is shooting a decent .449. Harter's insistence in going with bi« young frosh instead of his veterans has caused some criticism and. I believe, the demise and decline of his team. Just have to believe that Kelvin Small and Dan Hartshorne should log more minutes. Hartshorne is the leading scorer, while Small leads in rebounding That seems to be a pretty good nucleus, too good in fart to ait idle on the bench. Oakland school provides education t Continued from Page 1 Column 61 press a mixture of enthusiasm »nd gratitude toward the school "I consider myself terribly lucky,” said Marianne Keyes, »nose nine-year-old son spent one year in public school “without teaming a single thing. I was beside myself." she said. "I had to get him out of there. He was going into a shell. Since he's been at the community school I just can t believe the difference He s grown up. He reads well and he has a lot of confidence." Pat Dudley has three children at OCS. A fourth daughter who graduated last year is an honor student at one of Oakland s best junior high schools. The school helped Dudley get legal help after one of her children was hit be a car. And when she went to the hospital this past summer, the school took care of the children at its dormitory facility. "For the first time in my life I have had time to do things with the peace of mind that my kids are being taken care of." said Dudley, a single mother "They love the school I was thinking of leaving the state'but they pleaded with me not to take them out of the school." Parents seem unconcerned over the possibility that their children might be politically influenced by the Panthers. "There is no polities involved. But they do talk to the children about where they live and why they live there,” said Rita Means "There is a lot of discussion about social conditions The children become aware.” The emphasis on social conditions rattier than political interpretation is a distinction that avoids indoctrination. Huggins says. "We do not impress our ideas on these children." she said. "But the education they get here is not just th r three R s either. It is an understanding that there is no more important purpose than to be obligated to other human beings.” On the other hand. Huggins says the schiol and other community programs sponsored by the party in no way signal change of Panther philosophy. We are the same people we always were, she said. We want a new order of things in this society and in the world But we realize that if A w oppression and Z a freedom, you just can't jump from A to Z If we want to change things the best way to being is to educate our children ” Although education students from nearby colleges constantly observe elaaa es and write papers on the school and « a te officials penodically commend ,t. public school official, have lh w n little interest in OCS. 4 "The children in that school are the same as you find in the public schools, yet their intellectual output is prodigious." said Oakland City Councilwoman Mary Moore. “Unfortunately, most educators want to ignore the school because it is run by the Panthers and also because it is a tremendous indictment of the school system." Yet public school teachers familiar with the Community School do not feel per sonally indicted by its successes On the contrary, they feel the school makes the very ease teachers have been trying to maze all along "Smaller classes, and an administration that draws in the parents and the community, make all the difference in the world." said Ron De George, a teacher at Kaiser school in Oakland Councilwoman Moore believes the pub lic schools could benefit from studying the community school anC adapting some of its developmental programs "It would coat a fortune, but it could be done and it would save money later on. for welfare and prisons." she said A L L E G A TIO N S But the school, or more properly the Educational Opportunities Corporation that runs it. is being studied from a different angle in recent weeks Since the shooting incidents, new» paper articles have alleged that grant money awarded to the corporation for educational projects was used to pay rent for Panther Party members Some party members have also been accused of extorting "contributions" from local busi nesses for their community projects The city is now auditing the corporation s finances, a move that brought about the resignation of Mayor Wilson from the board Suspects in the shootings have been identified a* employees of the corporation who worked on the school premises. Encka Huggins is under investigation for welfare fraud Al! these problems which have de scenaed on the Panthers since Huey Newton i return from exile in Cuba last July, imply that necessary political and financial support for the school could fade. People in high places forget to return phone calls or invite you to meetings.” said (xiuncilwoinan Moore in character« ing the reaction in city government "You have to wonder w hat’* happening." says A lam eda C ounty Su pervisor John George, a Panther political ally. "But no one has tried to explain it to me That * the situation with all of us from Jerry Brown on down." And » local political observer comment ed. “They do a fantastic job. But they also use those children to gain respect ability The school is th eir big money- getter so it's a p retty thorny ethical question." Though parents tend to dismiss or ignore these problems, some who have expressed concern that a classic eonfroo tation between Panthers and the police might endanger their children were reas sured by Higgins at a recent meeting that the school was safe "You could hear the relief in the room.” said Judy Freeman, president of the Parent Advisory Committee. "They are a close-knit group which is why they work so well together But sometimes when things happen you are left in the dark.” Huggins told the meeting the school would close rather than leave the child ren open to danger. But even the suggestion of closing OCS brought pro testations <rf loyalty. "There is just no way the parents would stand by and let the school go down." Freeman said. "Some people may disappear but w ed keep it going if we had to take it into our own living rooms." For the present, the school appears to be in no danger. "W e haven't suffered at all in terms of iosing children or contributors." said Huggins. “Black people don't believe everything they read in the papers All this harassment stems from the fart they want to destroy Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party But the school stands on its own two feet and nothing can destroy it because it is so firmly rooted in the community." Pat Roberta re;w rts (ar "Time" mags trie Saa Fra— fa— Bay Area.) Notice Multnomah County Democratic Cen tral Committee 1978 Platform Conven tion Schedule: Saturday. February 11th - 9:00 a m - Delegate Registration $2.00. Open to all Multnomah County Demo crats; 9:30 a.m. Campaign Treasurers and others in terested are offered an Election Law Workshop Saturday. February 18th. 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Simpson Room. Memorial Coliaeum Cont is $15.00 including take home packet. Sponsor is Oregon Accountants for the Public In terest phone 225 0224 Filing Deadline for all candidates is March 14th. 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