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Page 12 Portland Observer, February 18, 1982 Leonard vs Finch by Barney Conley N o rth w e s t M id d le w e ig h t C ham p Curtis Ramsey defended his title by pounding his w a y to a u n an i m ous d ec is io n o ve r R o o s e v e lt G reen o f S e a ttle . R am sey rem ains u n d e fe a te d in O reg o n (21-10) a f ter his Friday n ig h t b out a t Po rtlan d's M a rrio t H o tel. (Photo: J im m y Robinson) Is race a factor? Is race a p re d o m in a n t fa c to r in decisions that result in the m ake-up o f N atio n al Basketball Association teams? A cco rd in g to tw o H a rv a rd sociology professors, D a v id Karen and Jerome Karabel. the racial com position o f most N B A teams reflects the B la c k /w h ite population ratio o f the cities in which the team is locat ed. F o r th e purposes o f this stu d y, K aren and K a ra b e l d iv id e d N B A teams in to three categories: those in cities w ith a Black population o f less than 10 per cent, those in cities with a Black p op u latio n o f greater than 10 per cent or less than 20 per cent, and those cities with a Black popula tio n o f 20 per cent o r g reater. T he Less than 10% Black population 1 0 % -20% Boston Denver Phoenix San A ntonio San Diego Seattle U tah (Sait Lake) Cleveland Dallas Golden State (O akland) Houston cities with N B A teams line up as fo l lows: K a re n ’s and K a ra b e l’ s statistics showed th at in N B A cities w ith less than 10 per cent Black p o p u la tio n , 6 3 .6 per cent o f the players were Black. In N B A cities w ith 10-20 per cent Black population, 72.7 per cent o f the players were B la c k ; and in N B A cities w ith 20 per cent or g re a te r B lack p o p u la tio n 8 7 .3 per cent o f the players were Black. It is the considered o p in io n o f K aren and K a ra b e l th a t N B A ow ners and general m anagers feel co m p elled to increase o r decrease the number o f Black players on their team s, based on the percentage o f 20% or greater Black population Black population Indiana (Indianapolis) Kansas C ity Los Angeles M ilw aukee New Jersey Philadelphia A tla n ta Chicago D etroit New Y ork Washington Blacks in the respective c ity , subse quent econom ic considerations and “ w hite-fan pressure.” A c c o rd in g to J ero m e K a ra b e l, “ T h e m a jo r fin d in g o f the study is that the distribution o f the players is so skewed that the pattern would be d iffic u lt to exp lain i f racial factors were not o p e ra tiv e in at least some cities.” H e also added, “ Owners may de p lo re the ro le o f race in a ffe c tin g fan attendance, allowing that reality to influence to in flu ence personnel decisions o r , on the o th e r h a n d , raising less m o n e y .” Whereas the statistics do not hold true in some cities, they hold true in P o rtla n d . T h is w rite r has long be lieved th a t B la ze r m anagem ent d ra fte d a c c o rd in g to c o lo r to a p pease and s a tis fy its m o stly w h ite au d ien ce. O n ly a fte r th e team be came an established com m odity did th is d ra ftin g p ro c e d u re begin to change. From its inception, the T ra ilb la z ers have been a predom inantly white team . I t ’ s 1971 starting line-up con sisted o f fo u r w h ite players w ith a B lack at c e n te r. T h a t tre n d co n tinued this season. A lth o ug h the ra tio was not alw ays fo u r to one, the T ra ilb la z e rs was alw ays a p re d o m in a n tly w hite team . T he c h am p io n ship year saw tw o B la c k s , L io n e l H o llin s and M a u ric e L u c a s , and th re e w h ite s . B ill W a lto n , Bob Gross, Dave T w a rd zik . Sugar Ray by T K O in 3rd Round: It was no contest. Leonard had pre dicted th a t the fig h t w o u ld be over in fo u r rounds. H is tra in e r, A ngelo D u n d e e , hau said th a t S ug ar R ay w o u ld ta k e it in th e seventh o r e ig h th r but la te r c o n c lu d e d , “ H e [Rayl can prove me wrong any tim e he wants to .” Finch was clearly the aggressor in ro u n d one an d th e firs t p a rt o f ro u n d tw o , p in n in g L e o n a rd in a n e u tra l c o rn er and lan d in g several blows to the head and body. A b o u t m id -w a y thro u gh the sec ond ro u n d , L e o n a rd cam e to life , firing three b rutal left hooks to the body and a right to the ja w , sending Finch staggering b a c k w a rd . L e o n ard continued his attack with a rap id succession o f head shots and q u ic k ly d o w n in g F in ch w ith a sav age right. O n th e eight c o u n t, F in c h stag gered to his feet, o n ly to go dow n ag ain at th e hands o f S u g a r R a y . S om eho w , F inch was able to drag him self up and managed to stay on his feet fo r the bell. T h e fin a l blow came one m inute and fifty seconds into round three, a crashing left hook to the ja w . Finch went d o w n , got up and fell against the ropes. R e fe re e M ills L a n e sig naled an end to the figh t, later say ing, “ T o let him be hit again would be c rim in a l.” W h e n asked a b o u t L e o n a r d ’ s slow start, Dundee explained, “ Ray was o f f earlier because he c o u ld n 't get his t im in g .” H e la te r a d d e d . " . . . H e hardly broke a sweat in the rin g .” A b o u t Finch Ray said. " I ’ ll give him a lot o f credit because he did try to stand up and hang in there, even though there was no way possible.” W h e n asked to c o m m m e n t on Sugar R ay, referee M ills Lane said, “ H e transcends the s p o rt. H e is a great gentlem an and a great sports m an. W e haven’ t seen such an a th lete in th e last 25 years, even M o hammad A li. H e (Leonard] has real class.” D id you ever wonder where all the N F L p la y e rs c o m e fro m ? 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G eorgetow n (20- 5) beat Syracuse 96-79; beat South ern U . 84-68, yet to o k a big tum ble in the standings. should be S A M P S O N Portland Observer Top 20 k ▼ Ai R each th a t goall M ic h a e l H arp er leaps over B u llet d e fe n d e r In an a tt e m p t to s co re . H a rp e r w a s fo u le d on th e a tte m p t b u t d id n o t score. P o rtlan d fell short o f a victo ry by 3 points as the W ashing to n B ullets d e fe a te d the Blazers 100 97 in Tu esd ay's C o liseu m e n c o u n t- **' • (Photo: J im m y Robinson) 1. Virginia 2. D ePaul 3. N orth C aro lin a 4. Oregon State 5. M issouri 6. Iow a 7. Tulsa 8. Minnesota 9. West V irg inia 1 0 .Idaho 11. Mem phis State 12. San Francisco 13. Fresno State 14. Arkansas 15. Kentucky 16. W ake Forest 17. Georgetown 18. W ashington 19. Kansas State 20. U C L A I We agree that your day starts bet ter with breakfast. Why? W hile we sleep our I bodies break from food and activities. So, we awaken hungry and sluggish. 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