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Page 12 Portland Observer, November 19, 1981 Did you know? IB S Did you know— ? That Milwaukee has decided to let their a ll-p ro fo rw a rd M arques Johnson sit out the 1981-82 season. That all-everything guard Earvin "M a g ic ” Johnson leads the Lakers in turnovers. That Tiny Archibald, at 39, is the oldest starting guard in the N B A. That M el R enfro thinks the D a l las secondary, despite ranking last in the N F L against the pass is more than adequate. “ Rem em ber,” says M el, “ they’ve got a bunch o f young guys back there and it’s the toughest SA holds Turkey Tourney Members of the Cosmo Bowling League pose for a photograph (Photo: Chad Williams) Cosmo League celebrates 10 by Kathryn H a ll Bogle W hat is a toothache? A pain in the m outh, you might say. Nope. You’re wrong In this case a toothache is a team member o f the Cosmos Bow ling League! And no, Cosmo members are not all Toothaches. Dr. Booker Lewis, dentist, sponsors the mem bers w ho are Toothaches The others may be C l i f f ’ s Orphans or Lov-Lee Ladies or might wear the names o f other sponsors on their jackets and bowling shirts. The Cosm o league was form ed back in 1962 and they have bowled every season since then. C urrently they bowl at G rand C entral Lanes on M onday at 9:30 am on the dot. Periodically they celebrate together at a banquet or a p a rty , but the game is the a ll-im p o rta n t bond among them. W ith a 20-year anniversary com ing up next year the women look at their membership rolls and find five charter members still roll ing the ball down the lanes w ith them. Inez M ayberry, Lenore Gas kin, Cassie Jenkins, Geri W ard and Minnie Belle Johnson are the faith ful five who were among the o rig inal bowlers o f the Cosmos. O th er members o f the Cosmos are: Francis Clinton, Bunnetta H o l der, Pauline Kelly, Darnice C rock ett, Ruth Harrington, Lynda Webb, M a b e l S m ith , W e lik a G o o d m an , Genevieve Burton. Faye Inniss, Bar bara Webster, Bernice Hunter, M a r gie S im o n , Bea N ea. N ita Isaccs, Francis Johns, Edna Porter. Ida M . Henderson, Lonnie Jenkins, M ary- Geneva Savage and D ovie T aylo r. Members also are June Key, Celeste Davis, Cassie Jenkins, Rubye H o w ard and M ary Britt. Cosmo League sponsors include: Golden’s House o f Style. The Beaty M a rt, House o f Style, F am ily A f fa ir , Scarborough's Fuel, H o c k ’ s Lab and Nu-Look Beauty Center. The S a lv atio n A rm y 's M o o re Street Community Center is present ing the 2nd Annual Turkey Tourna ment (basketball) on November 27 and 28 in the gym o f the PC C Cas cade C am pus on K illin g s w o rth Street. W illie Brock w ill be guest speaker at the awards banquet. Teams are made up o f Christian young adults representing churches from as far away as Southern C ali fornia. A total o f 15 games will be played in the double elim in a tio n to u rn a m ent, which runs fro m 9 :3 0 am until 8:30 pm on Friday, and from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm on Saturday. The awards banquet will immediate ly fo llo w the fin a l game in the M o o re Street C o m m u n ity C en ter and w ill featu re fo rm e r D e tro it Lions and Kansas C ity Chiefs play er, W illie Brock, as guest speaker. 100 banquet guests are expected. Spectators are encouraged to watch the play, and will be asked for a d o nation o f 50< (a d u lt) and 25c (ch ild ren ) at the d o o r. The d o n a tions w ill be used fo r the M o o re Street Center’s basketball program. The team from Po rtlan d's Four Square Church, which won the tour nament last year, is favored as this year’ s probable victor. Read the Observer every week Subscribe today/ Call 283 2 4 » position to play in the N F L .” When queried about the success o f the young 49er secondary M e l said, “ Remember those guys are all high d ra ft picks, and D allas is playing with mostly free agents.” T h a t it is rum ored that Oscar Robertson w ill soon become head coach o f a Pacific Division team. That with the return o f Bob Dan dridge to M ilwaukee, the N B A still has three players who have been on an N B A roster from the 1960s. El- vin Hayes and Kareem A bdul-Jab bar are the others. That there are 29 referees in the N B A . The average in height o f an o ffic ia l is 6-016, average weight is 188 lbs. and the average age is 41.3. T h at C azzie Russell, ex Laker great, is now coaching the Lancaster L ig h tn in g o f the C o n tin e n ta l League. That Nolan Cromwell, free safety for the L .A . Rams, is considered by the media as the best all-around ath lete in the N F L ; that L a rry B ird , forward o f the Boston Celtics, is al so considered by the media as the best all-around player in the N B A; and that Steve G arvey, first base- man o f the L .A . Dodgers, is thought by the m edia as the best athlete in b as eb a ll. . . and did you ever wonder why. Stive money on your insurance. Auto • Life • Fire Zommercial .Truck M onthly Payments I «mets N pw W< x M lite hswifce Co Meicei island WA Small Cars Unlimited Foreign ft Domestic Small Cars and Full Line of Cadillacs. We offer dependable transportation for all budgets. Easy Financing Tailored Monthly Payments Some House Contracts Sales ft Service a AO rs A A * Come by or call Bill Lucy for your transportation needs. 3438 N .E . U n ion A v e . 284-0901 or 288 5836 S p o rts T a lk Monday-Saturday 10:00 am-8:00 pm by Ron Sykes, Sports Editor W hat a difference a year makes. Here’ s what two rival coaches said about Oregon Football 1 9 8 1 .... T e rry D onahue: “ I know first hand how good Oregon is. The con ference championship might be won by any number o f schools----- The Oregon Ducks w ill be right in the hunt. They have a great defensive team and are capable o f shooting anyone down. Their offense will be explosive.” In reality the offense hasn’ t shown all year and the Ducks are a sorrowful 1-10. Don James, University o f Wash ington: " F o r a strong team you need a strong p ro g ram , one that takes good athletes and makes them better. Rich Brooks and his s ta ff have done th a t. . . at least as well or better than any team in the league. The Ducks have a great defense and the best group o f running backs in the league." In actuality the defense held to gether the first h a lf o f the season but has now joined the offense in the realm o f ineptness. Oregon, this year, has c ertain ly foo led the ex perts. The so-called experts picked them to challenge seriously for the Rose Bowl. The Ducks are playing OSU this week in the "cru m m y game o f the week.” ‘ ‘E nuff” said. I f you’ ve earned the name, then whv not play the game. W ith that slogan in m ind the San A n to n io "Bruise brothers” literally tore the Blazers apart last Sunday night. Portland was outrebounded by 30 for the game but still managed to hang on to a narrow 9-point h a lf tim e lead at 6 7 -5 8 , but one could easily see that it was only a matter o f time until the injury-riddled Blazers would succumb to the constant bat tering being adm inistered by the now famous "Bruise brothers.” A pparently referees Joe Gushue and Jake O ’ Donnell were aware o f the Spurs’ reputation and decided that they would let them live up to it. Buo on this night being physical was the last thing Portland needed. P o rtla n d should get a victory Tuesday night when the young New Jersey Nets come to town. They will then have five days to rest before travelling to Seattle for a date Wed nesday night against the still-strug gling Super Sonics. Ram has the signal that keeps you in constant t Providing direct dial, tone alert, tone voice, and mobile telephone service. “S e e le n "Profite f 713 S W 12th Ave.. Portland. OR 97205 226-1507 \ Boot showed P ortland fans that no m atter what Ramsay says, he’ s not yet ready for the graveyard. A fte r signing seven straight the Blazers now have dropped three in a row. W ith the loss Sunday night the series between P o rtla n d and the Spurs is 9-8 in fav o r o f San A n tonio. Portland has won 7 and lost 2 in M em orial C oliseum . . . . San A n tonio is 8-2 at home. If you want to stay I on top, I you have I to stay I in touch. I ► W ith K evin K unnert and K erm it W ashington, P o rtla n d ’s answer to the “ Bruise brothers,” on the bench with injuries P o rtlan d's game was on o f finesse and not brute strength. George “ Iceman” Gervin shot his soft ju m p e r o ver, around and through Portland’ s Jimmy Paxson. " Ic e ” had a cool 23 points for the night. He was followed by ex-Blazer Ron Brew er w ith 19. C a lv in N att continued his strong play, although for some strange reason Calvin only had fo u r attem pts fro m the field during the first h alf. And the way M r. N att has been playing he cer ta in ly needs m ore than th a t. The Spurs big fro n tlin e p ro b ab ly had something to do with that. H ow ever, Jack Ramsay, should have tested the w ater by calling N a tt’s number more often because Calvin can surely hang with the big ger fellows. The book is still out on Blazer back-up center Peter Gudmundssen, the 7-2 giant out o f U niversity o f Washington. He can do none o f the things expected o f a pro basketball player. He can’t run, jumps, shoot or pass. W hat’s left? Can’t help but wonder what Ram say sees in him, “ Peter Gudmunds sen is going to be a player in this league,” said Ramsay. Yes, Jack, and the Earth is flat The moon is made o f green cheese and all Hades will freeze over before that happens. H ow Coach Ramsay could release 6-11, Tom Barker in favo r o f G udm undssen is sim ply mind-boggling. Portland’s injury list is now ready to lead the league. At this early date the list is growing steadily. Kermit W ashing to n was the firs t to fa ll. Then came Kevin Kunnert and now Kelvin Ransey. Injuries is one cate gory Portland seems to have a lock on. Where w ill Cards con tro versial Templeton play ball? The C hicago Cards have shown interest in the switch-hitting short stop but it seems now that the St. Louis C ardinals a ren ’ t so eager to give him up. W hitey H erzog, the most active p artic ip a n t at last D ecem ber’ s w in ter meetings in D a lla s , is ru mored to be w arm ing up fo r next months’ s session in Flo rid a by lis tening to offers for his brilliant but enigmatic shortstop, Garry Temple ton. The Cubs so far have shown the hottest interest. T em p leto n was fire d and sus pended last year when he allegedly made obscene gestures to some St. Louis fans. He later apologized and rejoined the team G arry Templeton is easily the best shortstop in the league when he wants to be and when he behaves. He has the range o f M aury Wills and the bat o f E rn ie Banks. Plus he’ s a switch hitter with the ability to hit .300 from each side. The Dodgers are particularly in terested in Tem pleton and L .A . is where the shortstop would like to play. Qu/z.- The first N BA A ll-Star game was held in 1951 at Boston Garden. Who was the most valuable player in that tilt? A nswer: I f your answer was " a white boy” you were only partially right. In 1951 there were no Blacks playing in the N B A . Easy Ed M cC au ley scored 20 points as the East easily outdistanced the West I I I 94. r •
