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Sports Talk
By Ron Sykes
Sports Editor
question now is whether the City o f
Roses is ready for it to happen? W ill
they accept it? Well, we’ ll just have
to wait and see.
“ Like kissing your sister,’ ’
O regon’ s coach Rich Brooks
describing last Saturday's 7-7 tie
with Kansas.
Kansas coach Don Frambough,
who elected to go for one point in
stead o f two w ith 15 seconds
remaining in the game, came under
heavy criticism from both Oregon
and Kansas fans. He obviously was
happy by not coming out o f the
game with a loss. But, really both
teams lost the way I see it. Many
fans left Antzen Stadium feeling
that they were cheated. And when
you realize some fans made a two
hour drive from Portland to Eugene
to see the game only to find that
there was really no contest. That’ s
exactely what a tied football game
should be counted as.
O f the three major sports, foot
ball, basketball and baseball, foot
ball is the only game where ties are
s till allowed. But can you really
blame Fambrough when you con
sider Jayhawk fo o tb a ll has been
down for so long and Fambrough is
surely in a produce or goodbye
situation. Remember it was only last
year that Fambrough was rehired as
Jayhawk coach and only after fans
got tired o f being the Big-eight
doormates. So considering all this
it’ s somewhat easy to see why Fam
brough chose as he did.
Billy Ray Bates is probably, check
that, is undoubtedly the most talen
ted guard on the current Blazer
rooster. But don’ t be surprised to
see him on the bench when the start
ing lineup is announced.
Under Jack Ramsey’s system, the
guards are not just guards. They’ re
either point guards or o ff guards.
Ron Brewer and Bates are “ o f f
guards.” Kelvin Ransey and Jim
Paxson are point guards. Since
point guards are usually smaller,
quicker players, it's hard to imagine
how the slow, 6-5 Paxson fits this
category. So usually you start point
guard and o ff guard, never two
Sunday NFL Games
(Ron’ s picks)
Chicago by 6 over M innesota.
This could be the “ Crummy Game”
of the week. San Francisco plus 4 is
a good bet against a shabby N.Y.
Jet team at Shea Stadium. P itts
burgh 10 points better than Cincin
nati. The Bengals are 0-2 and soon
will be0-3.
San Diego at Denver close but
take Broncos at home. New
England at Seattle...without all-pro
tight end Russ Francis out with in
jury, Seahawks by 1.
Tampa Bay is a 6 point underdog
at Dallas. Take Tampa with spread.
Washington at Oakland...take Red
skins and 4. Kansas City at Cleve
land, a toss-up. St. Louis at Detroit.
Detroit is for real. Take the Lions
by 6'/:.
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players from the same group.
So Blazer fans will see Bates and
Brewer on the floor together very
seldom. A t this point they're the
best two guards on the roster. With
Ransey
unsigned,
which
is
ridiculous, and Dave Twardzik nur
sing a sore back, look for second
year man Jim Paxson to start with
either Bates or Brewer. My question
is this: What makes Paxson a lead
guard? My answer is “ nothing.” If
Paxson fits the role then so does
Billy Ray.
Sometimes coaches have been ac
cused o f stacking Black players at
one position in order to play a white
player. Lets wait and see if this is
happening in Portland. It will also
be interesting to see i f M ychal
Thompson, 6-10, will be moved to
center where he should start, or
“ sta cke d "
behind
K erm itt
W ashington at power fo rw a rd ,
leaving the center position to Tom
“ no jum p” Owens and Kevin Kun-
nert.
When Kelvin does sign this con
tract he will surely take over the lead
guard role. In contrast to Paxson,
Ransey ideally fits the role. He’ s
quick, smart, and can bury the 15
footer. A fte r a year’ s la y o ff,
Thompson appears ready to resume
where he left o ff from his brillant
rookie year. And if Portland is to
fight fo r the d ivisio n lead, then
Mychal Thompson, not Torn Owens
must be the starting center, with the
strong and tough Kevin Kunnert
backing up.
Kunnert is believed to be a big
help, if not the key to the pivot
position. Kunnert is not a big scorer
but can rebound and block up the
middle, which Portland so badly
needed last year Bates, Ransey,
Thompson, Natt and Washington,
it could be a reality, but so far it has
never happened in Portland. The
OSU accepts discrimination resolution plan
required by state and federal law. It
spells out requirements for equity in
dozens o f categories, among them
recruitment, financial assistance to
athletes, coaching, p u b licity and
promotion, administrative support
services, employment opportunities,
travel, schedules, medicial treat
ment, and equipment and facilities.
A C LU cooperating attorney
Pamela Jacklin characterized the
agreement as “ a beginning and not
an end,” but stated that OSU “ had
taken a giant step forw ard.” She
and Cynthia Barett represented the
women on A C LU ’ s behalf.
The plan classifies men’ s and
women's teams for inclusion in one
The com plaint alleging sex
discrim in a tio n in Oregon State
University’ s athletic programs has
been resolved by conciliation, the
American Civil Liberties Union o f
Oregon announced today. The
com plaint was lodged by women
althletes and others on January 18,
1980. Settlement was concluded on
August 25, when Chancellor Roy E.
Lieuallen signed an order requiring
OSU to comply with the provisions
of an agreement reached by the par
ties on July 11.
The 33-page agreement sets forth
the details o f a five-year plan to
achieve sex equity in OSU’ s inter
collegiate athletic programs as
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of five categories reflecting levels o f
competition and geographic regions
assigned for travel. It requires that
male and female teams within the
same category be provided equal
opportunity to compete and receive
equitable benefits and treatment.
The university w ill continue to
provide financial support per capita
to teams in the higher categories
than in the lower.
Some w om en’ s teams in itia lly
may receive proportionately more
pcr-capita support than men's teams
in the same category to ensure the
development o f selected women’ s
sports into higher categories. For
example, women’ s basketball and
gymnastics teams w ill be given
preferential treatment to meet the
goal o f assignment o f two women’ s
teams by 1984-85 to the firs t
category, comprised o f teams that
compete at the national level and are
revenue-producing.
The only teams in this category at
present are men’ s fo o tb a ll and
basketball. They w ill continue to
receive most-favorable treatment by
the university.
The agreed-upon five-year plan
stipulates exact fo ru m la fo r
allocation o f financial resources in
areas such as scholarships and
travel, and provides fo r a yearly
percentage-rate
increase
fo r
women’ s teams, calculated so as to
reach equity at the end o f the
period. It bases the allocations on
p a rtic ip a tio n rates by men and
women in their respective sports.
Allowances are made for differen
tials based on sex-neutral factors
and on the necessity to comply with
differing rules governing men’s and
women’s sports.
Annual reports are required o f
the university regarding compliance
with the plan and a procedure is
established for enforcement o f the
terms o f the agreement.
Plantiffs have agreed that com
pliance with the agreement w ill con
stitute a full and complete remedy
for their complaints.
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