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Pag* 10 Portland Observer July 16.1981
TOMORROW!
Sports Talk
By Ron Sykes
Sports Editor
Smoke fills the room to the brim;
the sun spills through the front door
screen, splitting the smoke like a
laser fired from the ship o f Dark
Vader. Music swirls through the
room and caroms o ff the four walls.
Never mind the delicate ears that it-
pierced.
There were some 200 assembled
for the bi-weekly flight-ball doubles
tournament. The second largest
crowd ever, sat anxiously, waiting
to see which team would take first
prize, and along with it the bragging
rights for the next two weeks. Half
o f the assembled throng expected
either the team o f Henry M itchell/
W illie Jordan or DeDe Chambliss/
Art Chatt to win the championship.
The underdog syndrome said Ted
Hampton, two times mixed doubles
champ and Ben Rutly. Nobody, but
nobody expected what eventually
happened.
A stunned crowd sat in silence as
the unlikely pair of Harold Adams/
Joe Simpson beat one opponent
after another, and when the smoke
cleared, Adams and Simpson were
the winners. Simpson screamed and
Adams smiled as they collected their
prizes.
And believe me, this was the upset
o f the year. And the C 'leo-Lillian
crowds are still shaking their heads.
OSU’ s Mark Radford is reportedly
playing well in the Los Angeles
summer league. The 6-4 guard taken
in the second round by the Seattle
Supersonics, has impressed coach
Wilkens with his offensive skills.
USC’ s two time A ll-A m erican
Ronnie Lott, taken by the San Fran­
cisco 49ers in the first round, but
still unsigned, w ill probably be the
starting cornerback for his new
club. Lott was All-American at free
safety for the Trojans.
The 6-1, 205 pound Lott was very
impressive in the 49cr mini-camp,
prom pting coach Walsh to say,
‘ ‘ Ronnie will contribute right away.
He has the strength and speed to
play well in this league.”
ERIC de FREITAS INDUCTED
INTO NATIONAL BOWLING
ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME
Eric de Freitas, an active bowling
figure for over 40 years, was induct­
ed recently into the National
Bowling Association Hall o f Fame
at an awards banquet held last
month. De Freitas was one o f the
founders and form er president o f
the NBA. He is the first black to
ever achieve this honor. A member
o f the AM F staff o f champions for
over 22 years, de Freitas is regarded
as an outstanding bowling instruc­
tor, particularly in ju n io r bowler
development. A certified American
Junior Bowling Congress instructor
and coach, he was the coordinator
o f youth activities at Madision
Square Garden Bowling Center for
10 years and is currently associated
in the same capacity with M id City
Lanes in New York. He was named
Coach of the Year by the New York
C ity
Bowling
Propuetors
Association in recognition o f his
work with the United States Youth
Games in which he coached the New
York team to four championships
and a second-place finish in a five-
year span.
De Freitas has received numerous
citations for his civic, charitable,
and bowling involvement including
the United Negro College Fund,
March o f Dimes, Talladega College
A lum ni Association and Heart
Fund. In 1975, he was named to the
H all o f la m e o f the Harlem
Professionals Organization for his
work with underprivileged young­
sters.
De Freitas retired from the
Anaronda Company after 32 years
o f service and is now associated with
Shearson Loeb Rhoades, Inc., in
New York. He resides with his wife,
Toily, in New York City. We salute
Mr. de Freitas for a job well done.
Football is just around the cor­
ner, and our neighbors to the North
(Seattle) are preparing fo r the on­
coming season. So w hat's in store
fo r the Seahawks? I f Jack Patera
doesn’ t get any help defensive'y,
then he’ ll be looking fo r another
jo b . Seattle needs help at running
back and wide-receiver. They
won’ t make the play-offs this year
and after showing early game
promise, w on’ t be a p la y -o ff con­
tender for a few years yet.
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More on Leonard vs. Hearns. A ll
this talk o f Hearns w inning, both
surprises and confuses me. Doesn't
Leonard still have the fastest hands
ever? Doesn't he still have the speed
and reflexes o f the Mongoose? Isn’ t
he still a master boxer and puncher?
Then, how possibly can Hearns
win? And as always, this is only one
Black man’ s opinion.
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By Asmar A bdul Seifullah
Aka Joe West
that this in fo rm a tio n that the
corpmen have a standing order to
dispense a drug called Thorazine
(ph), 75 to 100 m illigram s inter-
muscularly and they can give this
presumably fo r psychotics or
aggravated behavior as frequently
as twice in 12 hour periods.
In our hospital here, when a
resident prescribed I hora/ine (ph)
in that dose in the first place, i t ’ s
discouraged very, very strongly We
are almost invaribly able to control
acute aggravation w ith oral
medication, oral or psychological
counseling and sometimes just
ta lkin g to a person in a quiet,
isolated setting. But when a
psychiatrist, resident or attendant
dispenses the medicine, he doesn’ t
give as much or as frequently. There
is a very, very serious risk of what is
called a hypertensive reaction. The
blood pressure falls and the patient
goes in shock. They can quickly
sim ply die under these circum ­
stances. And what happened in
psychiatric facilities in the past and
now psychiatrists themselves are ex­
tremely aware and weary o f that
practice.
And save it for some o f the most
extreme circumstances where you
have medical back-up and it is suf­
ficient to get one o f these hyperten­
sive reactions, immediate medical
care, and do something about it.
I can predict and I will tell you -
if this practice continues for much
longer, somebody is going to die in
that prison.
(W rite r’ s Comment: Obviously
medical treatment in Oregon State
Penitentiary has a long way to come
before it reaches the level o f humane
and medical standards. But there is
no excuse for the haphazard and ir­
responsible manner in which in ­
mates are given medical treatment
behind these prison walls. I'm sure
that the administrators o f Oregon
State Penitentiary are aware o f the
inadequacies o f the present medical
system. But one has to question
their a b ility to bring about
meaningful change considering the
economic state o f the State o f
Oregon. It now becomes a question
o f money verses life. Life which is
the most precious commodity on the
face of the earth must be preserved
no matter where or how it exist. I
submit to you that the life o f a
prisoner must be given the same
merit as a freeman.
If our society -- if mankind has
evolved to the stale where people in
in stitu tio n s can be warehoused,
treated like animals, denied medical
rights, civil rights and the right to
life - then we might as well throw in
the hat. Prisons and prisoners are
extensions of society can’ t be healed
o f its ills until the American Penal
System is brought up to a humane
level of cooperation. Take a look at
yourself and might see tomorrow's
prisoner peering back at you!)
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RO O M M A TE W ANTED
Cell Talk
(Writers Comment: At this point,
we continue with the installment of
last week’ s article. It is unfortunate
that we are unable to bring you all
o f the testimony - consequently, we
w ill pick up with the testimony o f
Dr. G u a litie ri, a psychiatrist who
testified as an expert in the over­
crowding case. Dr. G u a litie ri ad­
dresses
both
medical
and
psychological treatment at Oregon
State Penitentiary.)
Q Doctor, I want to interrupt
you anil raise a point that Dr. Della
Penna raised to the extent that you
have id e n tifie d a problem o f in ­
creased medical complaint that may
or may not be dire ctly associated
with the physical problem and to the
extent that D r Della Penna stated
that Physicians do not examine in­
mate', in itia lly in the Oregon State
system, but unlicensed medical
technicians do. Do you have an
opinion as to whether or not those
people
who are unlicensed
physicians are capable o f adequately
making a determ ination as to
whether
the
com plaint
is
psychosomatic, i f you will, or more
directly related to the physical
problem?
A In some cases, yes. Ob­
viously, in some cases an untrained
person can distinguish between
physical symptoms that represent an
underlying emotion. But in a very,
very substantial proportion of cases
it requires great skill and training to
make a d iffe re n tia tio n . It is very
difficult, even for trained specialists
to make that decision. So I think the
answer to your question has to be
no. I don’ t think the corpmen are
the best people to make a differen­
tiation. I think under that circum­
stance these corpmen are certainly
being asked to perform a great deal
and to take on a great burden and a
great responsibility; a lot o f which I
feel they are not equipped to
handle
Q .
D octor,
in
your
discussions with Dr. Della Penna,
did he relate to you certain facts
with regard to dispensing o f certain
drugs?
A
Yes. D r. Della Penna
pointed out that the medical facility
appears to be physically adequate
with reasonable number o f staff.
However, he pointed out there are
no w ritten guidelines, hardly any
supervision o f the medical practices
of the corpmen and the people who
work in the infirmary And many of
these corpmen are responsible for
the dispensing of medications.
Now I have no problems with
the corpmen dispensing medication
such as aspirin, fo r example, or
cough medicine. I think that cor­
pmen are perfectly capable o f
dispensing more potent medication
when there are w ritten protocols.
Frequent, careful^supervision o f
what they do But one circumstance
I have a particular problem with and
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