Page 12 Portland Observer, November 19, 1981
Did you know?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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