Page 12 Portland Observer, August 13. 1981
Project studies custody effects
Sports Talk
One m illio n children each year
experience the divorce o f their
parents es well as the problems o f
custody and visitation decisions. Yet
little is known about the effects o f
these decisions on children and their
parents. W ith new custody laws
being
considered
in
state
legislatures, it is important that bet
ter understanding o f the advantages
and disadvantages o f existing
custody arrangements be under
stood.
Persons have been sesparated or
divorced from one to five years and
By Ron Sykes
Sports Editor
He’s nol hot stuff, he’ s my son...
who knows how many he'll cross as
a pro.
KC, last year’ s W orld Series
losers, called the 3-9, 185-pound
youngster up to play outfield. But
Darryl has more going for him than
any other prospect I ’ ve seen. Young
Motley can play any position, in
cluding pitching and catching. And
that is simply phenomenal.
This w riter firs t saw D arryl
Motley as a 14 year old who could
hit a ton, catch the wind and run
like a deer. I said then that this kid
couldn’t miss. And like all the other
observers, I was right.
Lou Motley, summer o f '81
Irrepressible Darryl Motley, fo r
mer G rant High three sport star,
always believed in himself and now
the Kansas City Kings also believe.
Darryl was called up Saturday and
made his appearance Monday night
in the KC outfield.
“ He finally made it , ’ ’ beamed a
happy Lou Motley, Darryl’ s proud
father. Actually, Darryl made it a
year ahead o f time.
A prominent baseball scout tells
us that it usually takes five years for
a kid to progress enough to make
the big club. Motley was hitting .310
when KC beckoned.
When the former president o f Ir
ving Park little league Don Stilwell
first laid eyes on D arryl M otley,
then just eight years old, he said,
"This kid has the ability to go all the
way.”
Wherever Darrvl Motley goes in
baseball, he’ ll always return to
Irving Park. T h a t’ s where it all
began for this young man ana he’ s
always been that kind o f guy.
Darryl played three years o f var
sity football for the Grant Generals
and earned the nickname “ Juice’ ’
for his n ifty running ability, but it
was always baseball that captured
his fancy.
FOOTNOTE: M otley went 1-5 in
his debut Monday night. He lashed
a single to left his second time up.
Professional boxing in Portland
w ill get a new face lift as Dolores
McNally becomes the Northwest’ s
first female prom oter. The firs t
show w ill be presented in the
beautiful Portland M arriott Hotel
ballroom.
Portland fans w ill get their first
look at Charles “ Machinegun” Car
ter as a pro. Carter won his first pro
fight in Longview, Wash., June 20
when he defeated Steve Bentley in a
six-round
decision.
Bentley
previously had gone 12 rounds with
P ortla n d ’ s Steve M oyer, losing a
close decision. It was a good test for
Carter for his first pro fight.
Carter, who has won many
Darryl M o tley, whan ha was a senior at Grant High School.
Motley, a three sport star at Grant, was picked recently to play out
field for the Kansas City Kings.
(Photo: Dan Long)
championships, including the
At six even, Hearns only stands a
National A AU Championship and
mere two inches over Sugar Ray
the U.S. Olympic Championship, is
Leonard. That should raise a few
quality and worth watching.
eyebrows while wrinkling more than
a few brows.
Thomas Hearns adm itted on
And as always...this is only one
national TV that he “ only” stands 6
Black man’s opinion.
feet tall. That destroys the myth at
And i f the fat man, Roberto
tributing him to the lo fty height o f
Duran, ever climbs in to the ring
6-2.
with a quality middleweight, we'll
once again hear those now famous
words: No mas. Roberto is through.
Party ends with police action
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cident and reported that they had
been "showered with rocks and bot
tles” . According to the report, while
officers were taking Eric out, rocks
and bottles began flyin g and the
crowd was “ very violent and
hostile.” They asked the crowd to
disperse as “ this was near-riot con
ditions.”
This report describes a blond
youth who approached with a three-
foot club. Kochever asked him to
drop the club and when he did not,
Hudson “ managed to obtain a hold
on him from the rear’ ’ and to
disarm him. He was forced to
release the youth because there was
not enough help.
There were no arrests: the blond
youth was released and an 18 or 19
year old Black youth described by
Gross and Butler as inciting the row
escaped.
Mrs. Jefferson refutes the o f
ficers’ reports. “ When the four o f
ficers came into the house they had
their billy sticks out. They didn’t tell
Eric his rights. Then the Black o f
ficer (Sgt. Moose, said he wanted to
announce the party was over. I said
now, but my husband said we would
end it shortly. It was the way he said
it. You don’t come into a person’ s
home and do that.”
Mrs. Jefferson was surprised
when she went outside with Eric and
saw eight police cars. The other o f
ficers were standing with their billy
clubs drawn; everyone was quiet.
Eric was presenting no problem, but
the officers began pushing him. “ I
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To participate in this study or to
receive inform ation, call Marianne
Aarnas at 246-3379 or Linda Or-
tmeyer at 228-5016 in Portland or
write Diana Cowan, 2329 Perkins
Lane W ., Seattle, Washington
98199.
The Ruths of Lebiinon saved $26
last year by conserving electric energy
because they weatherized their house
with help from us.
Irving Park little league produced
so many good ball players—the
Ranson twins, Ronnie and Donnie,
Gary W ashington, Ivory Joe White,
just to name a few. Others could
have made it. We regret that they
didn’t. Motley has made it, and we,
the Black community, salute our fir
st major leaguer. We hope that there
will be many more.
“ I ’m very proud o f my son,” says
Lou M otley. “ I ’ ve follow ed his
career closely and whereas I won’ t
be able to see as many games as I
would like to, you better believe that
I ’ ll plan to see those played in this
vicinity.”
To be successful in baseball one
needs two things: (I) good coaching,
and (2) parental help. Lou Motley
deserves credit because he served in
both capacities to Darryl and that
does help. Father Lou traversed
three states to support his son’ s
baseball interests as an amateur,
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be eligible to participate in a study
o f the possible effects o f divorce
and custody arrangements on
children. Prents with either father
ot jo in t custody arrangements are
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was offended by the way they were
treating him. I said, ‘ Hey, what are
you d o in g .’ Then someone threw
the bottle. 1 didn’ t sec it but I heard
it.”
Mrs. Jefferson said she believes
the incident was provoked by the at
titude o f the police. After the bottle
was thrown, the police ran into the
crowd. The students were afraid,
trying to run into the house.
Mrs. Jefferson watched what
followed from the balcony. “ I ’ m
very glad I was able to witness it—it
was truly horrible.” She saw a Black
youth run toward his car, hesitate,
and then be knocked to the ground.
“ They hit him and knocked him
down. Then they ran after others.”
She also saw the altercation with
the blond youth. He had been at the
party and had gone home. He was
standing talking to officers, asking
what was happening. He did have a
stick in his hand bu, was not
threatening with it, “ he was just
totally confused. The officers told
him to leave or he would be
arrested. He did leave and the o f
ficers never laid a hand on him.”
Mrs. Jefferson said she was told
to go in the house or be arrested, but
when she refused the o ffic e r left.
She added that police had told her
not to hold another party.
The next night when the Jeffer
son* were sitting on their porch, a
police car drove by, flashed its
spotlight across the porch and a
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