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
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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 . . . ”
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