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