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Paged Portland Obaarvar Thursday. March 29.1979 Sports Talk SPORTS HOUR JOE’S PLACE W . by Ron Sykes Sports Editor On Thursday, March 22, 1979, Fred McNally a local boxing promo ter put on his second show o f the season at the Jantzen Beach Arena. What it was supposed to be was pro fessional boxing! A circus, one ring, was what it really was. The first bout o f the evening fea tured two clowns Ked Hinostroza from Portland against Manny Gon zales, Seattle Welterweight. These two bums came out throw ing bombs. And you well know what can happen when bums start playing with bombs, and it happened very q u ickly when M anny Gonzales caught Hinostroza with a wild right that toppled the Portland fighter kayoing him in the first round. Fred M cN ally’ s reputation as a fight promoter suffered a good deal on this Thursday night. W illie “ The C annon” Shannon, the young Heavyweight with a lot o f boxing skill, was supposed to fight Eddie Parte, a little-known fighter out o f Las Vegas. Well, Parte at the last minute de cided to become a "n o show” . At this point the promoter made two announcements, one good and one bad. It was announced that all dissatisfied customers could receive a refund, i f so desired. But prior to that it was announced that a replace ment for Parte had been flown in from Texas. The replacement turned out to be Steve Moyer, a local middleweight that boxed five rounds with Shan non. Both fighters wore headgear for the exhibition. The fans, not easily fooled, booed continuously throughout the dull en counter. I f boxing and McNally are going to make it in our town they're going to have to improve on last Thursday’s show. interested in a young player that prepped at my old alma mater in Illinois. As things turned out the Univer sity o f Oregon was in the running but eventually lost out to Purdue Univer sity. The following transcript from Sporting News might give us some insight on why Oregon lost out! Pur due has been the subject o f some comment because o f running back Jimmy Smith. Smith, the 6’ , 190 pound speedster from Kankakee, Illi nois, averaged more then 160 yards per game rushing, while returning four kick-offs for touch downs, in cluding a 99 yarder in the State Play offs. In addition Smith is the defend ing Class " A ” State 220 yard dash champion, and has recorded 9.6 in the 100, while running a 4.45 on the football field for 40 yards. Possibe v io la tio n o f N C A A regulations concerning Sm ith re volves around Fred Jaffe, a Kanka kee resident and Purdue alumnus, who was active in recruiting Smith. Jaffe made the in itia l contract with the Kankakee housing authority that resulted in S m ith's fa m ily moving into a new home last Novem ber. To be fair City housing inspec tors had investigated and discovered the family was living in a residence unfit for human habitation and a change was necessary. But, druggist Jaffe, said he also arranged for jobs fo r Sm ith’ s older brother and his mom’s boyfriend with other Purdue alumni in the Kankakee area. Smith is weak academically and Kankakee school officials are report ed to be keeping a close eye on him so that he completes high school with a high enough GPA to be eligible for a grant-in-aid under NCAA regula tions. Kenny Norton vs Earnie Shavers N o rto n displayed again his inability to last with the heavy h it ters, going out this tim e in one. Which leads to this question: does Norton have any heart? The answer, yes, about the size o f a mosquito. Norton fought Shavers in pretty much the same way he fought the hard hitting George Foreman . . . backing up in the corner, absorbing shot after shot and not offering any offense himself. But one that did o f fer offense and plenty o f it was young Sugar Ray Leonard, 1976 Olympic boxing champion. Leonard, rapidly growing into a middleweight, needed just one round to stop a less than formidable light welterweight, Gonzales, from Mexico. Sugar Ray is on target, improving fast, and w ill soon fight, and win a crown. A few months ago, when all foot ball coaches were busily recruiting and trying to recruit players, I had the opportunity to lend a hand to the University o f Oregon. Oregon was 1801 N.S. A lberta w iu When the smoke cleared from the Blazers fastbreak in Tuesday night’s 123-112 victory over the New York Knicks, one fact stood out. E arl "The Pearl M onroe" still has some o f the magic that he brought into the league in 1967. In 34 minutes o f play Monroe scored 25 points and dished o ff four assists to lead the Knicks lackluster attack. It's been said that Monroe, who will be a free agent at the end o f the season, is in his last season. "T h e re ’ s been talk around the NBA that I ’m almost through,’ ’ he said. "B u t as long as I ’m capable, I’ll play the game. I f 1 have to leave the sport, there are several marketable skills that I own which w ill enhance my opportunities in another profession.” Monroe is currently in the process o f producing a musical on Broadway called “ Bones” which w ill open A pril 9th. The show was written by his former Baltimore Bullet team mate Barry Orms. Wise beyond his 34 years, Monroe without hesitation elaborated further. “ The p roduction is based on basketball, and perceiving life through the sport,” he said briefly. " In the play a brother played basket ball all his life, and once he retired and had to pursue the job market, he found the same competition. “ It also gives me the opportunity to remove some o f the stereotypes that people have about athletes, I want to show that I ’m not dependent upon basketball for my survival,” he added. Monroe, a native of the Philadel phia ghetto is a former four-time All- American, and A ll-C IA A performer (1963-67) at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina where he starred for Clerence “ Big House” Gaines (6’4” - 270 pounds). Gaines is the winningest college basketball coach to ever exist. And that includes John Wooten and A d o lf Rupp. (The press never pays attention to small Black colleges and their accom plishments.) “ Black Jesus,” as he was called in a movie with ex-NBA star Sonny Hill, was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in 1967 and became the "Rookie of the Year.” He was later traded to the Knickerbockers where he has been every since. Monroe was also a part Reelect a LEADER Tuesday, April 3 PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, ZONE 2 • Founder • First Chairman • Incumbent HOWARD CHERRY GETS THINGS DONE! Shop These Values & Play Bingo! ‘The Pearl’ still shines by Ullysses Tucker, Jr. you for o n iy 15< l.\, SAFEWAY Earl Monroe, «15. demonstrates that old magic in Blazer win over the New York Knicks. (Photo: Ullysses Tucker. Jr.) DRAFT _ „ Day»: Sot., Sun., AM on. Coll: 2 8 8 - 8 7 6 8 For moro Information o f the Knicks glory years. In his career, Monroe has scored a shade under 20,000 points, played in 951 games, and sports a 20.1 lifetime scoring clip. He has also dished o ff over 4,000 assists. As a starter the past fourteen games, Monroe is averaging 18.5 points a contest and his field goal percentage has been a sparkling .519. Overall he is scoring at a 12.0 pace while averaging 21 minutes of play. Last Saturday against the Bulls, in 46 minutes he scored on 14 out o f 17 shots and slipped o ff 11 assists. Not bad for a fellow whose grey hairs resemble a silver Rolls Royce. "Very distinguished,” he said with a smile. The 6’ 3” , four-time NBA All-Star says that, " I t ’ s nice when a group o f young players look to you fo r guidance, and leadership,” he said. “ I t ’s my greatest wish that the ex perience from this season w ill help lay down the foundation for next year.” The Knicks, 31-47 own three first-round picks in the 1979 college draft. The love o f the championship hun gry fans of Madison Square Garden for Monroe can be traced back to the hooting, and calling o f M onroe’ s name when the management decided they did not want him. After enough noise was made, “ The Pearl” return ed back to the limelight (November 14th). “ The people o f New York are very classy,” said the man who can spin on a dime and give you eight cents change. “ They know what it ’s like to be a w inner and w ill settle fo r nothing less, I ’ve received nothing but warm vibes since arriving in the apple.” More than what Marvin Webster has received since he arrived there this season. W ebster was supposed to bring the Knicks th e ir long lost championship ring, instead, the fans have clobbered him with boos and the press has eaten him alive. What advice would you give to youngsters trying to reach the NBA? “ Being very re a lis tic ,” said Monroe, " I ’ d tell them to grasp all the educational appointments that exist in this world, and to obtain a highly marketable skill. It's okay to chase the pro rainbow, but one must have something to fall back on i f that dream doesn't materialize. Always keep an ace in the hole . . . ” . Pick «8 ■ game tkfcat aedi time y w vi*H any of the partid anting Oregon Sntaway Stores. (Ontario and Mitan f raewo l ei exdaded). 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