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Pafle 10 Portland Observer April 10. 1980 $100 total move in to vets. low down FHA, FHA 246, and conventional terms also, model open Sat. Et Sun. noon to 5 p.m. 92nd Ave. at Burton Road. Vancouver, Washington. Call for a showing anytime. Yes, there is a superman and he lives in Portland and plays guard for the Trailblazers. His name is Billy Ray Bates. Sure, the Blazers lost to a better Seattle Supersonic team, but Billy Ray was a winner. How can you both lose and win? Consider this young man's ac complishments since rising from the dead Continental League, and resur facing in the tough N .B .A . A ll he’s done is shot .500 from the Held, but many clutch shots, was chosen NBA Player o f the Week, and won the hearts o f Blazer fans. Yes, Billy Ray is a winner now and will be for many years to come. Sure, Portland was crushed by Seattle 103- 86. And yes, there were signs scattered throughout the Dome downing Billy Ray for his harsh statement, "w e are going to blow them out,” and some got on him labeling the rookie as "B ig mouth B illy.” But you'd have to understand Billy to know that the young man was not bragging, or purposely trying to taunt the world champions. The confident Bates, I believe, really thought his team could blow them out, and the Seattle blow out was no reflection on Billy’s game. While the vets Calvin Natt, with all the minutes played this year can no longer be considered a rookie, Ron Brewer and Tom Owens wilted like the last rose o f summer and Sonic pressure, while the rookie Bates stood tall and strong like the first tulip o f Wyden hosts hotdog dinner Want to grab your piece o f the political pie - and not give up your life savings in the process? Third District Democratic conten der. Ron W yden is in v itin g the “ whole city o f Portland” to jo in him for a S3 a plate hot dog and beer feed, Friday, A pril 11, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Teamsters Hall, 1020 N W. 3rd. [here w ill be a $1 donation for the elderly and children. Wyden said he’s sponsoring the af fair to show people that grassroots p o litic s is s till alive and w ell in Oregon. “ Bob Duncan is throwing a $250 per couple dinner at the same time at the Benson," Wyden explained. " I want w o rkin g people, retirees, housewives and others to feel they’ re not getting their share o f the political pie to know you don’t have to have big m oney to have d in n e r w ith a politician. spring. Bates game is more than one- on-one. This young player has all the tools and to label him strictly one-on- one is grossly unfair. D id you hear that Bobby Gross? " W a it til next year,” use to be a fam iliar cliche o f the old B rooklyn Dodgers, but now can be said by Blazer fans. And just have to believe w ith M ychal Thom pson at center, backed up by Kevin Kunnert, the Blazers w ill be a conten der. Now, all you brothers that have in the past avoided the Coliseum like the bubonic plague, can now line up for tickets because finally y o u 'll have a line up you can cheer for. And cer tainly identify with if you know what I mean. And the real rookie o f the year plays for the Portland Trailblazers. Spring football practice opened for real Monday and the Oregon Ducks are awesome. Football at the Univer sity o f Oregon had it's greatest success in a decade last fa ll - and all in dications are that the Ducks could paddle even higher in 1980. Hie squad that put together a 6-5 record and a ttra cte d the largest crowds in Oregon h is to ry is back almost intact, as only three starters were lost on defense, the offense lost two. A ll four starters return to a back- field that last year set a school season record lo r first downs and that fell just 34 yards short o f a school season rushing mark that has stood fo r a (Continued from P l Col 6) berlain. The "o ld men” o f the Celtics were generally w ritten o ff after that, but they bounced back to win the title again in 1968, Russell’s second season as a player-coach, and again in 1969 , a so called miracle year fo r Boston. This was because they had finished fourth in the Eastern Division during the regular season, barely getting into the playoffs. While at Boston, Russell scored only 14,522 points, dished out 4,096 assist, and grabbed 21,721 rebounds. Russell’ s careei scoring average is 15.1 points per contest. An unselfish player, the lean 6- fo o t-9 postm an concentrated on rebounding, setting o ff the fast break, and blocking shots. Russell’s presence near the basket intimidated shooters and forced them to change their style. Russell played with the likes o f K.C. Jones, a team m ate at USF, Sam Jones, John Havelicek, Bob Cousey, 3716 N.E. Union Ave Portland, Oregon SEE W HAT 88Ç WILL BUY R ¿.in» O'cedar Corn Broom Our Reg «3 96 $2.88 ♦ Roll pack S ave 4 K MORE MILES PER TANKFUL* OilPÜHT Successful program s can w ork wonders in recruiting. Brooks is now getting the size he has always wanted. His frosh recruits on the offensive line goes like this: Randy H ogbin, 6-3, 225; Tom Lovelace, 6-4, 255; Monte Olson, 6-3, 225; Gary Zimmerman, 6- 3. 210; Ryan Zinke, 6-3, 220. The new defensive linemen are even more im pressive: Don Boyd, 6-3. 220; David Culp, 6-4, 245; Brad Hicks, 6-5, 215; C raig K a y lo r, 6-4, 230; T e rry Youngblood, 6-5, 265. Remember these are frosh who are young and have not had access to the weight training. Things are definately on the up swing in Eugene and could possibly lead to a post season bowl bid. FIGHT OF THE WEEK Michael "D y n a m ite ” Dokes VS Ossie Acasio. Ocasio is the veteran and more experienced, having fought once fo r the title . But Dokes is dynamite, w ill win, and truly one o f the many good heavyweights on the horizon. Boxing, thanks to the 1976 Olympic team, is truly exciting again. And when w ill Bobby Gross stop blaming his poor season on his team mates. His statement in Seattle was uncalled lo r, “ I ’ m doing one thing out th e re ,” said Gross, "a n d everybody else is doing something else.” Well, perhaps Gross was right. Judging on this season’s play. Gross had to mean that he was not playing basketball, while everybody else was. Wait til next year, Bobby. Bill Russel,: A living legend Runyan's 880 Store Charmin Tissue quarter o f a century. Returning to the starting tailback position is Dwight Robertson, who as a soph last year scored nine touch downs - the most by a duck since Rashad scored ten in 1971. Robertson was also the PAC-10 k ic k o ff return leader. But the fact is Robertson must meet the challenge o f a highly-touted JC transfer, Reggie Brown (Pasadena CC) to keep his starting spot. Reggie Brow n is so good that his a rriv a l caused the departure o f another o utstan din g running back, Reggie Young, who now is reported on the way to Illinois in search o f more playing time. The Ducks are deep at all positions but the key figure will again be senior q uarterback Reggie G g b u rn , who m any fe lt was the most e xciting newcomer in m ajor college ball on the West coast last year as a ju n io r college transfer. Ogburn’s ability to run and pass enabled Brooks to use fo r the- lirst time in four years the rollout at tack he prefers. Ogburn led the team in rushing with 644 yards, carrying fo r 100 or more yards three times. His total o f fense fig u re , 1,549, was the fifth highest in school h isto ry, ran kin g behind only All-Americans Dan Touts and Bob Berry. "W e open with three straight home games next September. What we’ re looking for is three straight sellouts,” said Brooks. And don’ t rule out three straight wins either. with CAS BOOSTER Gasoline Detergent A 10 000- mile test showed art average of almost 4 improvement in fuel economy when GAS BOOSTER was added after 4 OOOmilesofdrivingwithuntreated fuel That s like averaging an extra 12m<les per tank,uI of gasoline1 Cleans fuel system while you drive For unleaded and leaded gas Bill Shannon, "Satch” Sanders, and others. He was named “ Player o f the Decade” in 1970. Russell ranks on the N .B .A . " A ll- time Leader List” in rebounding (2nd to W ilt Chamberrlain’s 23,942), and fourth in minutes played behind W ilt, Havlicek, and the "B ig O .” Russell’s blocked shot total were not available. H ow s lile as a broadcaster fo r CBS Sports? " I t ’ s been treating me real well since I entered the field. The people here at CBS treat me real good, that’s mainly because I make people treat me g o o d ," he said laughing while looking towards Brent Musburger. How do you feel about the hard ship rule. Is it the hardship o f the owners or the players in college? “ Some o f the young guys in college have to go hardship. W hat’s the use o f going to college and taking a load ot snap courses? You come out going straight to the pros. That’ s why most ot them go to college anyway. Very few are there to o b ta in a college education," he said with passion. What about Boston trying to lure Ralph Sampson, the ’ 74 freshman from Virgina out o f college? " I t the pay is well then go pro. First he has to educate himself as a student and athlete before he does anything. I know Boston w ill be very patience with his development as a player. It he went to a loser they would want him to produce right away. He will learn the game in Boston if he goes. The hardship rule hasn’ t hurt Darryl Dawkins or Moses M alone.” W h a t’ s yo u r advice to young athletes chasing the pro dream? " I think that youngsters have to get a better understanding o f our society, and it doesn’ t matter if you’ re playing basketball or not. It all boils down to being able to take care o f yourself o ff the court or they’ ll be in fo r a big heartbreak,” he said. By th is tim e about ten young autograph hounds rushed over to where the interview was being con ducted. Bill Russell said no politely and turned back towards the jo u r nalist talking to him. In his book - "B ill Russell - The Memoirs ot an Opinionated M an ,” he mentioned why autograph seekers turn him off. “ In the autograph business, either the fans are prostrate and the stars are high and m ig h ty , or vice versa. I here s no such thing as an even keel, which is why the whole exchange is p ho ny...bu t they are too young to understand that.” On why he refused to be inducted into "Basketball Hall o f Fame.” " I know that an institution has to start somewhere but in the long run respect for it w ill depend on how it’s b uilt. I f the people who w rote the American C onstitution had decided that they would be members o f the firs t Congress, and that each Congressman would always appoint his own successor, I doubt that the Constitution would have lasted very long or commanded much respect. and with the examination. Captain Schwartz is not sure how the new system will work, but he does not agree that everyone on the civil service list is qualified, so it doesn’t matter how far down on the list the person is. " I take the lowest personnel risk possible,” he said, "and those at the top o f the list w ill make the best police officers. Also, taking people low on the list w ill have people coming into the Bureau who won’t be able to compete for advancement.” While the Portland Police Bureau might be faced with a suit to hall “ af firmative action h iring,” departments across the country are either being o r dered by courts or signing consent decrees, agreeing to hire more m inority personnel. Last week the Nashville, Tennessee HAZEL DELL BRANCH 716D N.E. 99th Street Vancouver, W A 98665 Phone 206-574-1522 Vancouver or 503 241-3723 Portland, OR MINNEHAHA BRANCH 47 St. Johns Road Vancouver, W A 98661 Phone 206 694 8577 Vancouver or 503-223-8229 Portland, OR COMMERCIAL ELECTRONICS INC. TV. FLOOR MODEL $99 We also have microwave ovens. Full ser vice warranty on all TV sets sold. Come on by and see us at 8139 Denver 285-1626 We are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day except Sunday. Pacific Citizen Power o f the Week " A lo t o f people would have said hey, they can have that Constitution. They wrote it lor themselves, but it doesn’ t have anything to do with me. "T h a t’s the way I feel about the Hall ot Fame. 1 don’t respect it as an institution. I he only possible lesson tor anybody else in this is that some people accept institutions too readily. Ironically, in spite ot my convictions, the H all enshrined me. One o f my uniforms is in the Hall o f Fame - on a white mannequin.” I hank you B ill lo r the very positive interview.” " Thank y o u ," said the fo rm e r head coach and general manager for the Seattle Supersomcs. Russell m otioned to Brent Musberger that he was now ready to leave tor the hotel; headed out into the cold wet night where there was nothing to teel, but the bitter rain o f Portland. Recruitment faces problems (Continued from P I Col 6) This Model - 4 bedrooms with family room, 2 baths, brick fireplace, w/carpets, double garage, appliances, 10X20 concrete patio. Energy ef ficient with 10 year Home Owner Warranty. Price only $58,800. Other Models priced from $48,500. police and fire departments agreed to till one-third ol their vacancies with Blacks until they reach approximately I? percent, and the C hicago fire department agreed to promote one Black or H ispanic fo r every five vacancies in engineer and lietenant ranks. Black spokemen agree that with 3 percent m inority police officers, i f a suit is filed here the Bureau will be o r dered to meet s im ila r num erical quotas. + Red Cross is counting on you Born and raised in Portland, Charlotte William's community in volvement has been life-long. As a small child she helped her parents, O tto and Verdell R utherford, w ith sorting NAACP newsletters and fliers for mail. Her more recent involvement has been in more non-traditional "grass roots" groups organized by persons who are not the recognized community "leaders " Ms. Williams is currently active in the Black United Front and was earlier chairperson of the Black Justice Committee. She was active in the development of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar ship Fund and the PSU Educational Center More recently she ser ved for three years on the Metropolitan Human Relations Com mission education committee. In 1979, she was selected a Young Black Leader of the 1980s by the Northwest Conference of Black Public Officials. She edited a local Black owned newspaper, The Advance Times, in the late 1960s and in 1968, "before Black was beautiful" opened a Black Botique on Union Avenue, selling African art, clothing and books. Mrs. Williams attended Highland Elementary School, Jefferson High School, Los Angeles C ity College, the U niversity of Washington, and in 1976 earned a BS in Administration of Justice and a certificate in Black Studies from PSU. Since October of 1976 she has been employed by the Civil Rights Division, where she is a compliance officer. She is divorced and has a daughter, eleven year-old Al-Yasha, and an eight year old son Damani. This fall Ms Williams intends to attend Law School on the east coast, but will return to Portland to practice as she is concerned about the shortage of competent civil rights attorneys here Her primary interest is in civil rights law, but she is also interested in in ternational law (She adds that anyone so inclined can contribute to the Charlotte Williams Law School Fund since she hasn't arranged the finances for her three years in law school). Another reason for going to school in the east is her concern about the "lack of responsible Black men" in Portland. A primary focus of Ms William's life both professionally and in her community activities is the improvement of the conditions of life for Black people. BROUGHT TO YOU BY Pacific Power