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PM* 8 Portland Obtcrver Thursday, June 22, 1978 Raye will be missed by Bill Schaefer Sometime later this year, if members o f Jefferson High School class o f *58 gets together fo r a 20th reunion, the talk w ill sooner or later get around to that year's football team, perhaps one o f the finest high school teams o f all times. Timbers capture league record by Da*e O'Toole The Portland Timbers succeeded in capturing the N orth American Soccer League record for most consecutive wins, Friday, as they defeated the New England Tea-M en 2-1 fo r their ninth straight victory. It was the fifth straight shootout win for the Timbers, all five o f which have been in the Civic Stadium. Portland had scored only once in the past tw o games, but T im b er Coach Don Megson, in order to add strength to th eir struggling o ffen se, moved Stewart Scullion from the m idfield to forw ard position in the second half. Scullion, who considers the forw ard position his home in soccer, proved such when he shot through a wall o f Tea-M en and scored at 60:31, after the ball was tapped to him by Jim m y C onway on an indirect kick. New England’ s unpredictable striker M ike Flanagan tied the score with five m inutes re m a in in g in the gam e. Flanagan leads the Am erican C o n ference in scoring. T h e tw o 7 H m in u te o v e rtim e periods were scoreless, and it was up to keepers M ick Poole and Kevin Keelan to decide the game. M ik e Flater scored first for Portland in the shootout. Tim ber keeper Poole had four saves in the shootout before Scullion stepped to the hne for P ort land. Scullion, once again matched against Tea-M en goalie Keelan, chipped in the fourth and final shot to win the game. The fans went wild while Portland ran their victory lap. The next Tim ber game will be played June 30th at the Civic Stadium against the Minnesota Kicks. Gam e tim e is 8:00 p.m . Sports Talk Ken N orto n robbed? D ow n south (L A ) my favorite columnist and counterpart M r. Brad Pye o f the L .A . Senxmrf. a man I ’ ve long admired, and who has certainly been an inspiration to me . . . has openly stated so. Brad writes, “ There have been some famous bank robberies. Famous bandits too. The wild, wild west — including this desert paradise — has produced some o f the biggest in history. “ But there has never been a bigger pen and pencil bandit than the two o f ficials who robbed Ken N orton o f his W B C heavyw eight title fig h t here Friday night at Ceasars Palace.” Now this is where 1 jum p o ff the bandwagon. Norton was not robbed. He was soundly whipped. M r Holmes convinced everyone, including N orton, that he is for rod. This writer scored it unanimously for the challenger. On my scorecard N orton won the first. Holmes the second, the third and fourth were even, then Holmes com pletely dominated five through ten. Dominating in a sense that he scored so effectively with his ja b and keeping the champion terribly o ff balance Holm es’ biggest round o f the fight was ob viously the 13th where he almost put the “ super” champion away. Give N orton credit t h o u g h , because he gamely fought back, and after the trouncing he took in the 13th . . . he dearly dished it out, and taking the 14th big round. N o rto n ’ s corner to ld him not to gamble and to come out strong in the final round. Their thinking that he was ahead on points was truly nonsense. The 15th was a magnificent display o f courage by both fighters with Holmes getting the edge and the decision Judges’ H a ro ld Buck and Joe Swessel both scored it 143 for Holmes and Lou Tabat, the third judge, had it 143-142 Norton. M y counterpart. Brad Pye, had N o r ton winning ten. Holmes three, and tw o even. Hogwash This w riter believes nine rounds for Holmes, five for N orton and one even. Now it must be said that M r. Pye, whom 1 read weekly, gets carried away at times and will let favortism interfere with his journalistic skills. B rad was very high on James "S h a c k ” Williams the ex-Ram quar Straub presents Oregoa flag Governor Bob Straub w ill present an O rego n S tate fla g to th e O re g o n A ssociatio n o f C o lo re d W o m e n ’ s Clubs, which will be part o f a parade o f state flags at the N ational Biennial Meeting in Seattle. Governor Straub w ill be the lun cheon speaker at the O A C W 66th A n nual M eeting on June 2 4 th , 12:30 p .m ., at M t. Olivet Baptist Church. Also on the luncheon program is the presentation o f a plaque o f the H arriet Tubm an C om m em orative Stam p by W alter M o rris , U .S . Postal Service E E O O fficer, representing Postmaster Benjamin Luscher. The 1978 O A C W scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior. Portland members serving National C om m ittee appointm ents are: M rs. V iola Johnson — Consumer Interest; M rs. M arie Smith — Historical; Mrs. B e rn a d e tte P lu m m e r — M e n ta l Health; M rs. Betty Thompson — Press and Publicity; Mrs. Betty Thompson — Public Relations; and M rs. H a m e B e lk Paris — Workshops. te rb a c k an d c o n tin u a lly a tta c k e d the L .A . press and fans for the unjust criticism leveled at W illiam s. Reminds me somewhat o f the stance 1 took in Portland in behalf o f Sidney Wicks and later Lionel Hollins. Can certainly understand the Black press rallying behind the Black stars . . because sometimes they do receive un ju s t an d c ru e l c ritic is m fro m the " o th e r” press. But getting back to the Fight . . . it seems th at a ll the L .A . fans were picking N orto n, but Kenny had to feel a little worried when his picture ap peared on th e co ver o f S po rts Illustrated and then to top that ex-great Joe Louis came out and predicted Kenny the winner Louis was a great fighter, but as a Fight prognosticator . . . he was a bust, prom pting M u h am m ad A li, a man Louis always predicted to lose every big fight, to say . . . " I f there were twelve horses in a race, and Louis had bet on eleven, then the twelth horse would w in .” So much fo r Joe as a judge o f talent. Some quotes on the Fight: Eddie Futch, Prtitio, s m a tk (Continued from Page 1 Colum n 3) or call 378-8639 or 362-2374. The third petition has had the most success. It would amend existing law to shorten the process fo r fo rm in g public utility districts (P U D ’s). The P U D petition has been supported by the Oregon State Grange, the Oregon- Washington Farmer's U nion , the Con sumer Power League, and other public power groups around the state. Proponents o f the petition argue that Oregon's utility rates are higher than W ash in g to n ’ s because Oregon didn't take advantage o f easier P U D laws in the 193O’ s and establish more P U D ’s. They say customers served by private, investor-owned utilities such The fashions that will be modeled The Portland section o f the National as Portland General Electric Company Council o f Negro W om en, Inc. pre were made by non-professionals and or Pacific Power &. Light Com pany will be worn prim arily by members of sents its fourth annual “ Sew and Show pay as much as twice as the customers Fashions and Taste and T e ll” on Sun the new ly-fo rm ed ju n io r and adult o f either the Clark County P U D in day, June 25th, from 4:00 p.m . to 6:00 g ro up s. In a d d itio n , high school V a n c o u v e r, W a s h in g to n , o r th e graduates will be honored. p.m. at the St. Andrews C om m unity Eugene W ater A E lectric Board in Center at 4940 N .E . 8th Avenue. President o f the Portland section o f Lane County, Oregon. T he N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f N e g ro the council is Ms. Ann Garnett. C oor C urrently, groups wishing to form a Women was organized on December 5, d in a to r is M s . B e tty Stephens. P U D must circulate two petitions and 1935 by D r. M a ry M cLeod Bethune P resid en t o f the young a d u lt and pass two bond measures in order to ju n io r groups are Ms. Riba Allm an who saw the need for harnessing the establish the boundaries, set up a and Ms. Karen A llen, respectively. power and extending the leadership o f b oard o f d ire c to rs , and purchase Proceeds from this event will be used m inority women through a national existing generation and d istrib u tio n in furtherance of the council’ s com organization. facilities. The N C N W has worked to advance munity activities. Tickets are availabk The proposed measure would shor from any member o f the council or will opportunities and improve the quality ten the procedure to one petition and be available at the door. Donation S3 o f life for and through women in every one bond measure. adults, SI .50 children under twelve. walk o f life. The circulators o f the petition have co llected a p p ro x im a te ly 4 0 ,0 0 0 signatures state-wide, and need 15,000 more. W .C . H arris, master o f the Oregon S tate G ra n g e , says he is sure the SEE SPOUTS O N G IA N T SCREEN T V. measure will get on the ballot " T h e only way to get low-cost power from the B onnevilk Power Adm inistration is to have more public utility districts. This am endm ent would make them easier to fo rm .” Women sponsor Fashion Show JOE'S PLACE The Friendly Tavern ¡..(..„ßccty form er trainer o f N orton. "1 scored the fight for Holmes. N orton was the aggressor all the way. Holmes made him miss a lot o f shots and kept him on the receiving end o f many left ja b s .” Bossman Jones, N o rto n ’s assistant trainer and sparing partner: “ 1 thought we, by being the champion would have got the decision. 1 don’t know what fight the judges were watching. ” Spiaks Arrested As the world turns so does the Spink fam ily turn. Charges o f com m on assualt and possession o f m a r iju a n a , b o th misdemeanors, were Filed against light heavy-weight boxer Michael Spinks Spinks, 21, is the younger brother of heavyweight champion Leon Spinks. A nd to follow in his brother’s fo o t steps seems the logical thing to do, at least fo r Spinks. H e is accused o f strikin g a policem an and being in possession o f seventeen g ram s o f m arijuana. Spinks, the middleweight gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic Games at M ontreal, is free on SI ,500 bail power Oregon State Grange in Portland at 236-1118, or the People for Public Power office in Eugene at 485-5145. T h e th ree p e titio n s w ith the necessary signatures must be filed with the Secretary o f State by July 1,1978. GREYHOUND RACING IS FUN... 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" T h e re ’s no question that Raye was just as good a football player as Terry or M e l,” said T o m D cSylvia, who coached a ll th ree in high school. " W h a t many people may have forgot ten is that Raye was also an outstand ing d efen sive p la y e r. H e was a linebacker and one o f the best tacklers I ever coached.” A lth o u g h R aye R e n fro ’ s achievements at Jefferson are worth remembering — he averaged twelve yards a carry and scored 179 points in 1958 — so were some other facets o f his life, DeSylvia said. " H e had asthma real bad and suf fered a lo t,” the form er coach said. " T h e fam ily moved here from Texas because o f Raye’s health. But even when he was sick and when he was hurt he played hard. A nd he always smiled. You just had to love him. As I said at the eulogy — to know Raye was to love h im .” Raye Renfro could also make people laugh. ” 1 remember one day when I wa coaching at Portland State,” DeSylvit recalled. " W e were practicing a W illam ette Park and we had doubl« sessions so the guys brought their lunch es. Raye took out a sandwich, as h< usually did, but a teammate — Bot Peetes — took out this eight or nin< pound roast and a cake. Raye said tc him, ’ A re you gonna eat all o f that?' And Peetes said ’sure.’ And he did A nd I ’ ll never forget the look on Raye’s face as he watched all that food going down.' I still laugh when I think about it .” The fact that Raye Renfro didn't go to a m ajor college has been attributed less to his athletic prowess as it was to an unfortunate incident in which many feel Raye was blameless. " H e got into a little trouble once,” Terry Baker said. " H e got involved with some people who stole some tires. I guess it went beyond the mischief stage. 1 think that put the kibosh on him so far as school was concerned because he was b la c k lis te d as a problem kid. Today, something like that would have been glossed over and Raye would have reached the same levels M el and I did. H e was recruited on the same level as we were, I know that. It was really a shame. Nobody could m ake me believe Raye could steal anything. He was just a good k id ." DeSylvia concurred. "R a y e was with the people involved but he didn’t steal anything.” DeSylvia said. " A n d nobody ever proved that he did. But as T erry says, he was blacklisted. I remember I was ordered to remove him from the Shrine squad that year. That h u rt.” Raye Renfro is gone now but Tom DeSylvia and others who knew him will never forget him or his humanism. “ I ’ve got this scrapbook o f those years so Raye’s memory will be with me for the rest o f my life ,” DeSylvia said. “ You know, | loved that kid. Just like he was my o w n .” Pacific student completes legal internship P A C IF IC U N IV E R S IT Y . Forest bachelor's degree from Pacific r Grove - " A beautiful experience” is speech and political science whic the way Pacific University senior, T im should be a good background for th S tra n e o f O a k la n d . C a lif o r n ia , legal profession. describes his career internship with a Strane says that he received " a grea Portland legal firm . deal o f education from Pacific” am Strane spent his internship with that it was "w o rth the e ffo rt.” T o ra n and R adich at 636 S .W . The highlight o f his internship was i Jackson. J u ry Voi D ire (ju r y selectioi H e did everything from investigative p rocedure). H e also enjoyed th< work to filing. closing arguments in trials. In v o lv e d were in te rp re ta tio n o f A t Pacific Strane was involved it cases, listening to strategy sessions, many activities including a chairman following cases from "infancy to con ship in Concerned Black Students, th« clusion” , much research, and learning campus radio staff, and forensics. 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