Page 4 Portland Observer Thursday, May 25. 1978
Minority journalism scholarship launched
W ASHINGTON, DC - In a special
effort to increase the number of Blacks
and other minorities in the professional
field of sports journalism, the National
Football league Chanties, in cooperation
with the National Newspaper Publishers
Association, has established a SlO.tfOO
Minority Sports Journalism Scholarship
Fund and Internship Program at Howard
University and Clark College.
At a press announcement at the Na
tional Press Club in Washington. DC.
Claude i Buddy ! Young, of the National
Football League, and Joe Rhein, of NFL
Charities, presented $5,000 checks to
Howard and Clark for the first year of the
program.
Representing the two schools were Dr.
Gloria W alker. Director of Mass Commu
m otions. Clark College in Atlanta. Geor
gia, and Dr. Lionel Barrow. Dean. School
of Communications, Howard University
in W ashington. DC. Also taking part in
the presentation were Kenneth Stanley,
Editor Publisher. Lousville Defender and
chairman of the National Newspaper
Publishers Association Scholarship Fund,
and Fritz Pollard. Jr., son of the legen
dary football great FriU Pollard. Sr., in
whose honor the scholarship program
was named
Young, who is a special assistant to
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. indi
cated at the press announcement that
although 47 percent of the professional
football players are Black, less than one
percent of the sports journalists covering
the NFL is Black.
"The Commissioner and the National
Football League Charities are very ex
cited about this program to provide
training and expanded opportunities for
Blacks and other minorities in sports
journalism." Young said.
Criteria have been established by
Howard and Clark to determine scholar
ship recipients. Students will receive
special academic training in sports jour
nalism and then serve internships with
NNPA i Black i newspapers in Washing
ton and Atlanta.
In commenting on the program. Dr.
Goodlett said, “The NNPA commends
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by Larry Baker
The Narisssl Football League Charities presented checks to representatives of
Clark College and Howard University for a Minority Sports Journalism Scholarship
Fund and Internship Program in order to increase training and career opportunities
for Blacks and other minorities in sports journalism
Joe Rhein (leftl. of N F L
Charities, and Claude {Buddy! Yeung I right | of the National Football League,
presented the checks to D r. Gloria W alker laecond from leftl. Director of Maas
Communicatians. Clark College in Atlanta, and D r. Liooel Barrow, Dean. School of
Communications. Howard I niveroity. Washington. DC. The announcement was made
at a press conference recently at the National Press Building in Washington. DC.
NFL Commissioner Pete Poxelle. the
NFL Charities and Buddy Young for
taking the initiative and providing lead
ership in recognizing the critical need for
creating new opportunities and training
for Black communications students to
enter the field of sports journalism.
"Because of a rapid expansion of sports
as a multi billion dollar industry in this
country, there has been a substantial
increase in sports journalists, both print
and broadcast, in covering athletic
events," continued Goodlett. “However
there has been a significant disparity
between the increase in Black profes
sional athletes and the number of Black
sports writers, commentators and broad
casters. NNPA is pleased to be a part of
Sports Talk
Thumbing through my 1974 Basketball
Digest 1 ran across an interesting quote.
New Orleans Jazz owner Fred Rosen
feld. then putting the final clauses in the
huge contract by the newly acquired Pete
Maravich. and trying desperately to
justify his actions.
"I analyzed point by point what we
were giving up for Pete and this is what I
found: the first round pick would have
been the No. 10 man and no one wanted it
in trade." Now here comes the quote of
quotes, “I looked at.” said Rosenfeld,
"next years first round choice. If we (New
Orleans) finished last and won the coin
toss with the last place team in the West,
we'd wind up with a
forward (Da
vid Thompson of North Carolina State).
He is inexperienced and would have
w anted top dollar."
W hat a difference a few years makes.
Not only did Thompson demand top
dollar, but Denver management was
more than willing to pay for the high
soaring, and high scoring Mr. Thompson.
Eat your heart our Rosy.
And turning back to the Trailblazers
All pro forward Maurice Lucas payed a
visit to Irving Park Saturday afternoon
and was immediately beseiged by auto
graph seekers both young and old. Big
Luke spent two and a half hours signing
and talking to the youngsters.
It's
Behind the wall
beautiful to see this from one of the towns
foremost celebrities.
The knock on Super Sid was that he
never came into the Ghetto. This can
never be said about Maurice. Luke is
genuine, both on and off the court.
George Weatheroy. centerfielder on
the Lewis and Clark team has been
named player of the year in NAIA
District 2.
Weatheroy, who prepped at Jesuit
High of Portland, hit .372 this season.
George hit mainly from the clean-up slot
and delivered many timely hits. The
Weatheroy s have long been active in
baseball in the community. Brother Paul
played in Irving Park Senior League last
year and was easily the best player in thc
league. and probably District 1. Georg«-
Weatheroy Senior, coached a Senior
League team that posted a near perfect
14 1 record at Irving Park last year. Paul,
a sophomore, played this year for the
Madison J.V. and at one junction thir
season was hitting a nifty .750.
And yes. I know Seattle is still playing
super basketball, but . . . the eventual
winner will be the Bullets. People are
quick to forget and already are applying
the chocking tourniquet to the Bullet
necks.
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this program and to be associated with
Clark College and Howard University in
training young Blacks for future careers
in sports journalism. W e look forward to
the expansion of this program to involve
the support of every NFL team owner."
Young explained that the Minority
Sports Journalism Scholarship Fund and
Internship Program was named in the
honor of Fritz Pollard, Sr. because he was
a pioneer, playing professional football in
the early 1920s for the Akron Pros,
Milwaukee Badgers. Hammond Pros and
Providence Steamrollers, and was one of
the greatest athletes to play the game.
Young, himself, was an All-American
football great at the University of Illinois
and played with the Baltimore Colts.
"W hy do you want to work as a guard
at the Oregon State Penitentiary?"
“Because there is a great need in prison
to help my Black brothers who are
incarcerated and just maybe in some
manner along the way 1 can help a few
get bark on the right track so they may
never have to pass this way again."
Those were the words of Warren
Goldsby, the only Black man working at
O.S.P. in a guards uniform. It's been a job
throughout the years where only a few
Black employees have worked as such -
but they didn't last long for some strange
reason. Some employees say it's because
of the housing, others state it's because of
the social conditions in Salem, and others
say it's because of the racial tension. But
whatever the excuse is Goldsby isn’t
letting it interfere with his duties. Not
only is he the only Black corrections
officer out of the 200 or more guards
employed at O.S.P., but he is the first
Black ever to hold the rank of Corporal.
Having to travel over fifty miles to and
from work everyday (N.E. Portland to
Salem) Goldsby takes pride in his job
because he wants to make this field his
career.
Born in Burlington. New Jersey. Golds
by contributes his families religious back
ground while growing up to keeping him
out of trouble with the law. He stated he
has seen many of his friends las a youth)
become swept up in the criminal justice
system (i.e. reform schools, jails, and
prisons). After graduation from high
school Goldsby enlisted in the Air Force
and grew interested in studies, such as
criminology and criminal investigation.
Upon discharge in 1974 he met and
married and has settled in Portland,
where he obtained a job as operation
supervisor for U.S. National Bank. In
1976 Goldsby enrolled in Clark College
still pursuing the criminal justice field;
because he understood the reasons why
his people were filling the jails and
prisons.
A father of two children (twins) Golds
by applied and was accepted as a correc
tional officer at O.S.P. in March of 1977.
In January 1978 Goldsby was promoted
to corporal.
Goldsby blames the lack of economics,
education and job opportunities as the
main reason for the Black prison popula
tion boom in the past few years. He states
more training is needed for correction
officers and he wants to encourage more
Blacks into this field.
Goldsby has
become respected and liked among many
of his co-workers and inmates because of
Ron Sykes,
S;rarts Editor
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out by umpire Sam Johnson for leaving
too soon.
Portland Valve with a lot of new faces
continues to look impressive and ap
parently is.
Remember Seattle was playing on
their home court where they've won 21
straight games and the last team to beat
them on their home court was, you
guessed it . . . the Bullets. And they will
do it again. Elvin Hayes and the Bullets
have a good deal to prove after being
defeated 4-0 in their last two champion
ship performances. Still it took a super
effort from "downtown" Fred Brown to
beat them. Believe me. Fred will not be
that hot all the time. Prediction, the
Bullets in six.
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Jamie Benton's homerun and two
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Breed Fashions to a 9-7 victory over
defending champions Portland Observer.
Dwayne Penny and Eric Bowden com
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limited the losers to eight hits.
Derrick Fair, Observer catcher, enjoy
ed a perfect night at the plate collecting
three hits in three trips. Bowden picked
up his first win of the season by walking
two. while striking out five.
sensation!
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Portland Valve 6 - PNB 5
Steady pitching, and clutch hitting
enabled the Valvemen to defeat Pacific
Northwest Bell in a close encounter of the
worst kind.
James Davis, Portland Valve pitcher,
went all the way to pick up his second win
of the young season. Davis allowed seven
hits and six bases or balls in downing the
Bellmen.
Terrell Cage and James Brooks led the
telephone edmpany with two hits apiece.
A fifth inning controversial call led to
the eventual demise of Pacific. Leading
4 2, and a runner on third with one out
Greg West lofted a fly ball to short left
field. Bell coach Lou Harris then had his
runner to tag up and go for home, the
,unner beat the throw only to be called
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And so the visible question still re
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one Black correctional officer at O.S.P.?
True, being a correctional officer ian’t
easy, being the only Black correctional
officer is even rougher.
"Behind the Wall" salutes Warren
Goldsby for his dedication.
(Goldsby is a member of the O.S.P.
Invitational Committee, who hope to
sponsor a workshop at O.S.P. for Ben
jamin Hooks and the National Executive
Committee of the NAACP on June 30th,
prior to the National Convention in
Portland on July 3rd-7th.)
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