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Paos 14 PortÉhd Observer, October 29, 1961
Sports Talk
by Ron Sykes
pair. D avid Greenw ood and Dwight
Jones fo rm a w a ll up f r o n t . T h e
B ulls are so lid . D o n ’ t be surprised
by Ron Sykes, Sports E d ito r
few m ore John M cK ays around the
league.
I thought Jackie Robinson broke
the color line in baseball many years
ago. Even with this year's expanded
p la y -o ff season there were no Black
announcers.
Trades W e’d M a k e
Trades. They come in all shapes,
colors and sizes, some are big, while
others are like grains o f sand. Some
are made in haste, w hile others are
p on d ered fo r w eeks, m o n th s and
sometime years.
A ll o f you out th ere have heard
1,001 times that a good trade is one
" th a t helps b oth te a m s .” W ith
tra in in g cam p fo r *81 ju st ab o u t
complete, we w ill try to do just that.
T his w rite r w ill now a tte m p t to
wheel and deal, and h op efu lly help
both teams.
T o start things o f f le t’ s negotiate
a re a l " w h o p p e r -d o o p e r .” L e t’ s
tra d e second year m an K e lv in
Ransey to L. A . fo r 6-10 center-for
w ard M itc h K u p c h a k . So w hat i f
K u p c h a k has an S 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 -a -y e a r
contract. Portland is strong at guard
and don’ t you have to give up some
th in g to receive so m eth in g ? T his
tra d e w o u ld give P o r tla n d added
strength at center and a strong re-
bounder in the K erm it W ashington
m o ld . K u p c h a k is a re a l b ang er.
A n d L . A . ’ s a ll-e v e ry th in g g u a rd
M agic Johnson has stated publiclv
th at m aybe he an d p o in t guard
N orm Nixon may not be able to play
to g e th e r. K e lv in is u nselfish and
could step right in fo r the troubled
N ix o n . R o o k ie D a rn e ll V a le n tin e
could move c o m fo rta b ly in to Ran-
sey’ s shoes. Portland fans would be
h a p p ie r because D a rn e ll d o esn ’ t
look so much for the shot, and that
would leave m ore open jum pers for
th e ir fa v o rite Jim P axson . O k a y ,
now w e’ ve helped b o th P o rtla n d
and L. A . W e ’ ve secured both center
and p ow er fo rw a rd fo r P o rtla n d
and the sm all g u a rd p o s itio n fo r
L .A .
Next we would send Bob Gross to
Atlanta for Rudy M acklin. M acklin
at 6-6 could supply valuable minutes
hacking up the m u lti-ta le n te d C a l
vin N att at the small fo rw a rd posi
tion. M acklin is a strong rebounder
and can nail the 15-20 foot ju m p e r.
At L.S .IJ M acklin played both fo r
ward spots. Gross could add experi
ence and depth to A tla n ta who ap
pears now to be overburdened with
young p la y e rs . J e f f L a m p , w h o
P o rtla n d d ra fte d us a s m a ll f o r
w a rd , appears lig h t years aw a y at
this time.
W a s h in g to n
B u lle ts
sh ou ld
co nsid er sending a d r a ft c h o ic e .
Central:
1. M ilw aukee
2. Chicago
3. A tlan ta
4. Indiana
3. Cleveland
6. D etroit
M ilw aukee:
Last year th e Bucks were 6 0 -22;
this year they w ill be first only i f all
p ro fo rw a rd M a rq u e s Johnson re
turns. Johnson has asked to be trad
ed and so far has not reported to the
club. H o w much longer center Bob
Lanier can play on creaky knees w ill
rem ain a big question m ark. A riz o
na S ta te ’ s A lto n L is te r w o n ’ t be
ready fo r a few m ore years. Lister is
the o n ly a d d itio n to a d eep, deep
M ilw aukee team. W ill repeat only if
Johnson returns.
Chicago:
T h e B ulls, at season's end, were
playing some o f the best basketball
in the N B A . Last year they were 45-
37. C o u ld easily win 55 games this
year. Bulls w on 13 o f th e ir last 15
regular games. G u ard Ronnie Lester
has reportedly recovered from knee
surgery. Lester, out o f Io w a , could
emerge as N B A ’s finest at the guard
position. H is speed surpasses Seat
tle's quick Gus W illiam s.
A rtis G ilm o r e is strong in the
m iddle. Reggie Theus and Ricky So
bers are a fo rm id a b le b a c k -c o u rt
Thinking?
e ith e r n u m b e r one or tw o to New
Y o rk for 7-0 center M a rtin Webster.
W ith the d epartu re o f E lvin Hayes
and Wes Unseld the Bullets need im
mediate help in the middle.
K evin M agee o f C a l-Ir v in e , last
J u ly , scored 31 points to lead the
U nited States to a 93-87 victory over
the Soviet U n io n in the ch am p io n
ship game o f the W o rld U niversity
G am es, held in R om ania. O re g o n i
ans can see M agee, who led the na
tion last year in rebounding, when
C a l-Irv in e invades M c A rth u r C ou rt
on Novem ber 28.
W e ’ ve seen upsets before but this
w eek in th e N F L was rid ic u lo u s .
C hicago beating San Diego in over
tim e . T h e lo w ly Bears w ith no o f
fense and people only masquerading
as defensive players shut dow n the
N F L ’ s most p ro lific o ffense led by
th e u n fla p p a b le D a n F o u r * . A n d
then there’s Seattle. That team from
up n o rth t h a t ’ s not re a lly a team .
But th en a fte r lo sin g six in a ro w
th ey d e fe a t a N Y . Jet te a m th a t
h a d n ’ t been beaten in fo u r weeks.
S im p ly a m a z in g . T h e n th e re was
Kansas C ity , a fast-becom ing good
A fte r three years the media is still
on T a m p a ’ s D ou g W illia m s ’ back.
T h e o ft-m a lig n e d W illia m s , the
team 's firs t pick in the 1978 d r a ft,
acquired with the selection obtained
from Houston in the Earl Cam pbell-
Jim m y Giles transaction, passed for
3396 yards and 20 T D S .
S till, the racist critics in the media
constantly obscured his positive fac
ets to ran t ab o u t the m istakes and
b lu n d e rs he s e e m in g ly , to th e m ,
m a d e . T h is a c tio n p ro m p te d the
feisty John M c K a y to p u b lic ly de
nounce the reporters fo r th e ir " r a
cist v ie w s .” W illia m s has a ll the
tools o f a T e rry Bradshaw plus he
can th in k.
Rem em ber James " S h a c k " H a r
ris the e x-ram Q B w ho also hailed
fr o m G r a m b lin g . W e ll, th e L . A .
m edia literally can " S h a c k ” out o f
to w n . I t ’ s to o bad these w e re n ’ t a
team , spotting O a k la n d , a rap id ly-
becom ing bad team , 17 points and
th en staging a s e c o n d -h a lf c o m e
back that saw them fin a lly w in 28-
17. But how about those 49ers!!!
The C ity o f San Francisco should
be p ro u d o f th e d ire c tio n C o a c h
W a ls h has his team h e a d e d . T h e
fo rty -n in e rs a fte r g o in g 6 -1 8 last
year now sport a sparkling 6-2 rec
o rd th a t leaves th em a lo n e at the
to p . W h a t a d iffe re n c e a d r a ft
makes.
by Chicago. O nly question is 6-9 O r
la n d o W o o lrid g e , w ho is s till u n
signed.
A tla n ta :
First year coach K evin Loughery
has promised A tla n ta tans an excit
ing fans an exciting year. New com
ers: G u a rd s R o ry S p a rro w and
ro o kie C lyd e B radshaw , ro o kie fo r
w a rd A l W o o d w ill c o n trib u te im
m e d ia te ly . H a w k s last year led the
league in in ju rie s , hear that Blazer
fan s. E d d ie Jo hn so n 's head seems
to be in o u te r space s o m e w h e re .
H a w k s w ill miss Jo h n s o n . I f T re e
R o llin s and a ll-p ro p ow er fo rw a rd
D an R o u n d fie ld recover fro m last
year's surgery, and Steve Hawes can
c o n tin u e his e ffe c tiv e n e s s at both
fo rw ard and center, then the H aw ks
co u ld co n te n d . R em em b er R o llin s
missed 42 games, R oundfield 19 and
John Drew 17.
Indians:
T h e Pacers lost 7 -0 center James
E d w ard s to C le v e la n d via the free
agent route. E x-B lazer T o m Owens
w ill m o ve in , but th e sam e p r o b
lems, rebounding, that plagued him
in P o rtla n d w ill also hin d er him in
Indiana. Jack M cK in n ey, last year’s
coach o f the year, w ill have his work
cut out for him this tim e around. In
diana just doesn't have the horses to
co m p e te in the to u g h c e n tra l d iv i
s io n . W ith fo rw a rd s lik e G e o rg e
Johnson, M ik e B a n to m , L ou is O r r
and M c G in n is , it is very d iffic u lt to
im agine anything good happening in
Indianapolis. The only bright spot is
ex-Blazer Johnny Davis.
Cleveland:
Fast becom ing the laughing stock
o f the league. A t last co u n t C le v e
lan d had 13 players on g uaranteed
c o n tra c ts . T h e league o n ly allo w s
each team to carry 12. T he Cavaliers
m ay not w in m a n y g a m e s , but
th e y ’ ll c e rta in ly have the best paid
p layers in th e N B A . I f Jam es E d
wards, 7-1 center, can stop counting
his m o n e y lo n g en o u g h to g ra b a
few re b o u n d s th e C a v s m a y very
well end up w ith 28 wins and 54 loss-
The Pistons got the num ber I pick
in this year's d ra ft and w ill have the
dubious h onor o f receiving it again
next year.
Isaiah Thom as w ill help any club
but a m ira c le w o rk e r he is n o t. 1
mean this club is hurting, hurting at
all positions. C oach Scotty R o b e rt
son w ill be lu c k y to w in 25 games
w ith this crew . Forw ards like T erry
T y le r . G re g K eiser and P h il H u b
b a rd w ill h a rd ly g iv e o p p o s in g
coaches much to th in k ab ou t. Kent
Benson is a jo k e at c e n te r. A n d i f
Benson isn’ t bad enough they have
so m eb od y n am ed P a u l M o k e s k i
backing him up. I f R alph Sampson
ever decides he’ s had enough at V ir
ginia then the Pistons w ill be surely
waiting on him .
Double
Threat
The Jefferso n D em ocrets ere
g o in g in to th è 1981 S te te
p la y o ffs end M ic h e e l H o rn -
buckle is one of thè reesons.
H o rn b u c k le . 6-2. 180 pound
senior tailb ack, is cu rren tly the
n u m b e r tw o sc o re r In th e PIL
East.
Hornbuckle hes averaged over
6 yards a carry, w h ile scoring 48
points.
R ig h t: H o rn b u c k le is also a
threat on the basketball court.
V ic to r Simmons,FL
C h ris S m ith , TE
Ron V o g e l, IX
Tim S ix .S E
D a rry l Minor,TB
Rar.dy Holmes,FB
Cla’ide D ixon ,3E
James T e r r e ll,T B
Mike C agel.T B
Armand Chong, F I
B ryce O glesb y,F B
K enneth Lawson,FL
Ed S i n g l e r , ®
Mike L averty.T E
SUSHIMC
Randy Holmes.FB
D arryl Minor,TB
B ryce O glesby,F B
Mike Cagle,TB
Darvin Malone,FB
James B u r to n ,®
James T e r r e ll,T B
J e f f S e a y ,®
Jay K irsch en m an ,®
Ed S i n g l e r , ®
0SU TOTALS
o p p crarrs
OSU TOTALS
oppotrarrs
Ed S i n g l e r , ®
Jay K irsch en m an ,®
J e f f Seay,JB
James B u r to n ,®
D arryl Minor,TB
Singing in the rain
0SU TOTALS
oppoN arrs
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1313 N .E . 122nd A v e .
I f you 've been waiting fo r the right time
to buy a new or used car or truck—
This is you r chancel
O re g o n
S ta te
coach
Joe
A venzzano on O aklah om a game. “ I
felt our offense early in the football
game m oved th e fo o tb a ll and kept
the b a ll a w a y fro m O a k la h o m a .”
C o a c h A v e n z z a n o had to be
re fe rrin g to the pre-gam e w arm up
because i f I rem em ber correctly the
h a lf- tim e score read S oo n ers 35,
Oregon State 0. Avezzano continues
to fin d sunshine w h ere o th ers see
rain. The Beaver coach should come
to g rip s w ith th e fa c t th a t w hen
yo u ’ re getting beat continuously by
la n d s lid e scores yo u m ust not be
d o in g very m an y good th in g s. O h
well, maybe next year.
DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE
WE ARE EXTENDING OUR OFFER THRU OCT. 31ST
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