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Jefferson was victimized in last weeks
State AAA Tournament. The final score
read 60 51...but the contest, in my view,
ended long before that. It's difficult to
win a State title, but when five are
against seven (including the two refit
then it becomes virtually impossible.
Realistically the Demos were had. This
was the most atrociously called contest
that this writer has viewed, and yes, Mr.
Pasero. I did see the game George
Pasero. writing for the Oregon Journal
openly defended the officiating, although
admittedly he did not attend the Park
rose vs. Jefferson game.
It must have been terribly frustrating
to the Jeff players to receive so much
contact and then not be able to touch the
opposition without being whistled. Jeffer
son coach Bobby Harris had this to say. “I
just can't see how we could be whistled
for 41 fouls and the Broncs on 14.
Anyway you look at it. it just wasn't fair.
How could wc compete with our big
players. Ronnie and Donnie Ranson and
Virgil Allen in early foul trouble." One
local writer seemed to rule out the
question of a conspiracy against Jeff, and
I’m not saying there was. but I’m also not
saving there wasn't, either
This writer stated that the Jefferson
team that won in *72 (Channel. Bird.
Leary. Hopson, and Cole) never faced
such a predicament. I say "hogwash".
In the *72 championship game against
the tenacious Baker Bulldogs...the offi
ciating again kept Baker close and in fact
the Bulldogs led by eight going into the
fourth period. It was only because of
super duper talent that Jeff was able to
pull that one out. Now I'm not belittling
Parkrose. for they certainly had a fine
team...but there was no way the officials
were going to let the pride of the Ghetto
walk away with that championship
trophy.
It's wrong to cheat adults and even
more so when it's kids. Ill never forget
the frustration and grief shown on the
faces of the Demo players during that
ill-fated contest.
Don't despair Demos. You lost the
game...but you're still champions in the
hearts of the Ghetto.
The Grant Generals showed plenty of
poise and no offense, and were crushed
by the high-flying Broncos from Park-
rose. The Generals played as if they were
just happy to be on the same floor with
the Broncs. In fact Grant coach Tom
Jones said that Parkrose would probably
win by forty points...and they, the
Broncs, tried to make his prediction come
true. And if not for substitutions that
just might have come true.
Grant’s only highlight was junior pivot-
man Gil Flowers, who was selected to the
first team all-tourney. Ricky Gulledge
and Darryl Motley, both seniors, turned
in very creditable performances.
Grant returns almost all of their key
players, and after finishing second two
consecutive years could possibly win it all
next year.
A t least Grant wasn't
victimized, like Jeff, they were just
beaten.
Portland State's basketball program is
headed for the bushes. That’s right. With
their announcement that they would
rely mainly on Northwest area players,
they are headed back to the bushes.
The basketball program is now going
almost lily white as if it were the Viking
football program under Mouse Davis.
Ken Edwards resigned this week and
gave these reasons. “I had a $12.000
recruiting budget to work with and teams
we compete against had three times as
much." But. the main problem is that the
current administration wants to use
players other than California based kids.
What they're saying is that Viking
basketball will de-emphasize Black play
ers.
Athletic Director Roy Love made the
following statement: “We want to recruit
basketball players who can win at the
level we're playing. But we want to
emphasize recruiting in the Northwest
more than we have. I think in the past
people didn't think we even looked
toward the Northwest."
Just think
where the World Champion Trailblazers
would be if they used that philosophy.
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Don Ranson goes over the to;, to w o re as Jefferson defeats Pendleton in AAA
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Come in at your convenience
The present administration at PSU is
heading down the same road Oregon
State travelled years ago under Dee
Andros. PSU will not be able to recruit
top Black ballplayers. And until they
start scheduling the likes of Warner
Pacific, George Fox. Lewis and Clark,
etc...until they cannot play University of
Portland, Nevada. Reno, OSU and the
likes...then their program will suffer.
Only when they play the small schools,
like their football program, will they have
a chance. Oh, sure, some will use the
success of Mouse Davis' program as an
example. Sure, Mouse has been success
ful...but look who he's playing. Small
time.
Grant High's Tom Jones' name was
thrown in the hopper. That should be
interesting because I've yet to see Jones
coach an all white team. What would he
substitute for speed?
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NAACP sponsors Davis Cup demonstrations
NAACP Executive Director Benjamin
Hooks has called on national organiza
tions and supporters to join a non-violent
protest of the Davis Cup Tennis Matches
to be held at Vanderbilt University in
Nashville on March 17th, 18th and 19th.
The action is a protest of South African
participation in the matches.
Following a savage beating by two
masked men of Dr. Richard E. Lapchick.
chairman of the American Coordinating
Committee for Equality in Sport and
Circus Director Rai ,h Hoge welcomes world famous clown I,ee Marx to the all-new
1978 edition of the SHRINE CIRCUS o.rening a four day run Wednesday. March 22nd
at Memorial ( oliseum.
Circus brings thrills, chills
The annual Shrine Circus comes but once a year and it is the happiest entertainment
holiday of the year The circus plays March 22nd through 25th at the Memorial
Coliseum. Tickets are now available at the Coliseum. Meier and Frank downtown and
Washington Square and Lipmans downtown.
The circus is as American as apple pie and if variety is the spice of life, the circus
this year will fill the bill The variety of the 30 acts in the three ring event produced by
Hubert Castle’s International Circus Company, runs the gamut from the usual pretty
girls and hilarious clowns to a human cannon ball that blasts away through space
Featured this year in the star spot is Tarzan Zerbini, circus superstar who trains 20
lions and tigers to do the impossible in the wire cage. He comes from a family who
have spent over four generations treading the boards and the sawdust arena.
Others include the Rock Smith Flyers, official world champions of the flying trapeze
doing the unbelievable three and one half somersaults in mid-air. And returned by
popular demand are Karl's French Foodies act with the canine stars dressed in
beautiful Ziegfield-type dresses. And from Australia comes Boomer and Com
pany with their boxing kangaroo. From Faris will be Mile. Jacqueline, a daring
high wire aerial performer. Others include the trained elephant herd, award winning
equilibrists, wild animals and the always popular circus band.
More than 20 nations contribute to the international scope of the circus.
Show times are 7:00 p.m. Wednesday with tickets available only for that
performance at Fred Meyer Shopping Ontera; Thursday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. and
Saturday at 12:00 noon, 4:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Society, who was in Nashville to organise
a series of protests. Hooks called for U.8.
withdrawal from the matches. The U.S.
team, however, had already participated
in the draw, which placed it against South
Africa. Withdrawal now would bar the
U.S. from the matches until 1981. The
U.S. Tennis Association therefore re
fused to withdraw - but said they had
adopted a resolution calling for barring
South Africa and had also asked South
Africa to withdraw.
Failing to obtain a withdrawal from the
U.S. team, Hooks is asking individual
American team members to quit the
team, following the lead of South African
player Ray Moore. Moore, who is South
Africa's most prominent player, quit the
South African team in protest of that
nation's apartheid policy.
Hooks sent the following telegram to
American team members:
"National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People calls your atten
tion to the courageous action of Ray
Moore who withdrew from South Africa's
Davis Cup Team in protest to that na
tion's apartheid policies and practices.
This is a very noteworthy protest which
all freedom-loving Americans will appre
ciate.
“The fact that a native South African is
willing to join with people all over the
world who are opposing apartheid prac
tices which are inhuman, unjust and
offensive to all who believe in justice and
equal treatment in all aspects of life, is
truly noteworthy.
“We believe that American members of
the Davis Cup Team can do no less than
withdraw and support the action of a
courageous South African.
“Accordingly, we call upon you to
withdraw from participating in the Davis
Cup Matches this year in protest to a
racist system which deprives over 18
million of its own citizens democratic
rights. Your withdrawal will help to
assure the oppressed in South Africa that
prominent Americans, including out
standing tennis players, are in sympathy
with their efforts to end apartheid prac
tices."
The NAACP sponsored demonstration
will begin at the State Capital at 10:00
a.m. on the 18th and will proceed to
Centennial Park, where a rally will be
held.
No attempt will be made to
interfere with the tennis matches, but
secondary demonstrations will be held
against Vanderbilt University.
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