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I Portland C h e o v a Thurso.). June 15. 19?8 > ‘ “ L < * • . •!-’ * —a. r~ ,T ? ín » -^ ; • • * (• The Portland Trailblazers, in order to strengthen then front line, traded John Davis to Indiana and. therefore, weakening a strong guard corp. Davis, we’re told, is the only player Indiana would consider. The Blazers traded the super quKk Davis m order to secure the number one pick in the college draft and immediately claimed M in nesota's. Mvchal Thompson the 6’ 10” forward center from the Bahamas. W hile the arrival o f Thompson will surdy hdp . . . the departure o f Davis will hurt even more. Johnny Davis was a classy ball player and a super human being. Davis was one o f those players that every G M would love to draft He's affable, easy going, and a com plete team player . . . Portland will miss young Johnny Davis. It has often been said that history repeats itself. A fte r trading Davis, coach Jack Ramsay had this to say, “ T rad in g Davis was the hardest decision I ’ve ever had to make ” In teresting coach, because last year when the effervescent Herm Gilliam depart ed those same, very same words were spoken. GREYHOUND RAONG IS FUN... YOU CAN BETONIT! TOMGHTAT LusurouS Dining on 4th boor Club Skyview Next year tt could be Maunce Lucas who leaves, but then that's the way it goes in the businesslike ways o f the National Basketball Association. A ro u n d the N B A it has been generally acknowledged that Portland improved more than any other team through this years d raft, grabbing o ff Thompson, and Ron Brewer, 6*4” . guard from Arkansas in the first round and Keith Herron, 6 ’6 ” , forward from ViQanova in the second. Thompson is a player for sure and the same can be said o f Brewer. The young man from Arkansas is good. Brewer is very quick and against U C L A in this yean N C A A tour nament just simply shot the eyes out o f the basket. Brewer went bend to head with the Bruin guard, Roy H am ilto n, and more than held his own against the super quick U C L A ju n io r guard. m make my prediction fo r next yean roster providing, o f course, that it remains at eleven. Bill W ahoo, M aurice Lucas, Lionel Hollins, Dave Tw ardzik, and Bobby Gross will >g»<n be the s ta rt« *. T w ardzik . . . only Johnson and Brewer, the top rookies will stick for sure. Tom Owens will back up Bill W alton again, Lloyd Neal will again supply the reserve power at strong forw ard, if his knee responds to treatment, that is. C orky Calhoun, who proved last year, in this w riter’s view, that he could truly play, and C orky should remain. The last spot on the roster will go to either Calhoun or Steele. There shouldn’t be any doubt but there win. C orky is a better shooter, can play both strong and small forw ard, and is more than an adequate shooter. Last but not least he’ s an intelligent player, who w on't make many mistakes. C al houn is too valuable to release. But, then so was H erm Gilliam . . . and we all know what happened to Herm. The Cascade Run O ff, Portland’s nationally-promoted 15-kiiom eta road race, will take place on Sunday, June 25th. The starting gun will be fired at 10:30 a.m . sharp. Start will be at the c o m a o f S .W . Jefferson and S .W . Front Streets with the finish near the Burnside Bridge on S .W . Front. Monday thru Saturday cor mformatior and rese'watons ___________ caw 665-2191 Sorry no Sunday racing and no children ________________ under 12 At Fairview Par* NE 223rd and Ha sey St east out Freeway Banf^id Race Awards C a e m o n y commences at 1:00 p .m ., June 25th, near the Bum - side Bndge where the M a y o r’s Trophy C up w ill be presented. Featured speak« w ill be sports a c tiv is t'w rit« , Jack Scott. MUQNOMAH KBMNELCUJB JOE’S PLACE SEE SPORTS O N G IANT SCREEN T V. The Friendly Tavern — z. I f Portland’ s draft was the best then co nsid er the D e tr o it P isto n s as probably the w o n t. The Pistons haring traded away their top pick for this year had no first round choice. In the second round D etroit chose Terry Tyler, 6*7” . forward from Detroit University. T h a r next pick in the second round was John Long. 6 *5 " , forw ard from Detroit University. It should be mentioned that the new Piston coach is also from Detroit University Now Tyler and Long aren’t exactly household names so. perhaps, there's something there that we can't see. So much for the draft. by BW Schaefer kwt track o f the date. His last eight As most golfers know, the chances *ces have all come at Rivergreens in o f scoring a hole-in-one are one in 1966, 1970. 1971, 1972. 1975, 1976 | umpteen thousands o f shots But when (two within three weeks on the same year-old John W hitaker steps up to hole) and 1978. the tee box on a par 3 hole, the odds W hitaker claims there is no par I are substantially reduced. ticular secret in scoring what for most W h ita k e r, a re tire d B onneville golfers is the game’s most elusive shot. Power Adm inistration employee who “ A lot depends on the condition of lives in M ilw aukie, knocked in his th ir the golf course but it's mostly all teenth career ace two weeks ago at lu c k ," he said. " A ll I really do is try to R’>«greens in Gladstone. He has been get the ball on the green somewhere. 1 playing golf for 39 years. line up the shot and just hit the ball. W hitaker began his unusual hole-in- T h a t’s all you can do, anyway.” one string in 1940 when he aced the Despite his rem arkable achieve Fifth hole at the old Lloyd Center golf ments, W h ita k a is a long way from the course, a site now occupied by a all-time hole-in-one le a d « . That would parking lot. “ I t was am azing,’ ’ be A rt W all, Jr., a fo r m a Professional W hitaker recalled. “ The ball hit a Golfers Association tour player who gravel path in front o f the green and has a career high o f 41 aces, according rolled into the cup.” to the Guinness Book o f W orld Re Several years la t a he collected his cords. second ace. W h ita k a 's two aces in three weeks "T h e Junior Chamber o f Commerce on the same hole in 1976 also falls was sponsoring a hole-in-one contest at short o f record acclaim. Douglas Por- the Lloyd Center driving range but I teous scored four aces during ^6 con didn’t have any plans o f entering it." secutive holes in Scotland in 1974. That H h ita k e r recalled. “ I just walked o v a « m e year, a golfer named R o b a t to the practice area to hit some balls.” Taylor aced the same hole - a 188- But the driving range's professional. y a rd a , on three successive days. Joe Mozel, talked W hitaker into h it B ut W h ita k e r d o esn 't w ant ting three balls for a dollar. publicity. “ So I got up th a e on this rubber “ Getting your name in the paper mat with an 8-iron and began hitting is n 't im p o rta n t," he said. “ Just them .” W h ita k a said. "T h e first two m aking a h o le -in -o n e is enough never came close but the third one satisfaction. jumped in the hole. Then, while I ’m W h ita k a ’s only advice to would-be standing th a e , the 8-iron snapped in hole-in-oners is sim ply to "k e e p two. There I am in the follow-through swinging.” position with only the handle o f the H e added, “ T h a t’s what I told my club still in my hands." wife, Irmalee. and she got one three or W h ita k a recorded his third ace at four years ago. I ’m planning on get Rivosidc in 1953, his fourth at Seaside ting another one tomorrow. A f t a all, in 1956 and N o. 5 at a hole-in-one con when you can get two in three weeks on test Royal Oaks in V anco u va. He has the same hole anything can happen.” r "j 5 k . The rarest breed of dog is the Chinese fighting dog. Only 23 specimens ere known to exist, all in California CW My AACAhON ! ' W&o.eur ru « r WCK AWAPOe- . * starting because Davis is gone. Notice Air Conditioned Be he' D<n mg on 3rd floor _________ ^aii^ew Terrace Post t.me 7 30 p m • Golfer lengthens ace streak 1* 40% oft United gives you more of this great land than any other airline. 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