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Page 12 Portland Observer March 4, 1982 The great white hoax Sport Talk by Ron Sykes, Sports Editor That Don Buse has become the In d ia n a Pacers’ a ll-tim e assist leader, surpassing Freddie Lewis* total o f 2711 late last month. That Carl Lewis, who just recent ly captured the A m ateur A th letic U nion's James E. Sullivan Award which dubs the most outstanding athlete o f the year, was recently honored by the C ity o f Houston with a Carl Lewis day. Last fall Rich Brooks shocked the visiting sky-w riters when he told them that he could see his Oregon Ducks as a leg itim ate Rose Bowl contender. It took an opening loss to Fresno State to shatter those dreams and turn the Oregon dream season into a nightmare. “ We were a better team than 2-9 last year, even with our injuries and all,” Brooks said Monday. “ I think we should have been at least 4 -7 , maybe even 5-6. “ But I'm not going to be as out spoken and optimistic as last year. This year I'll let our actions do the talking.’ ’ The N C A A has decreed that Ore gon must suffer a year's probation and must not be seen on the boob tube. But that d id n ’ t stop Rich Brooks from pulling in one o f the natio n ’ s most heralded recruiting coups— persuading running back Kevin W ilih ite to jumps the Husky ship to swim with the Ducks. “ I d o n ’t know how Oregon did it,” says Charles Young, a Bay area fo o tb all scout. “ But when they grabbed Wilihite, they got a player I consider in the same class as Geor gia’s Herschel W alker.” “ W e’ve got more publicity for re cruiting a youngster w h o ’ s never played a minute o f college ball than we did two seasons ago when we beat Washington and tied U S C ,” Brooks said. How did Brooks get a player o f W illh ite ’ s caliber? W a s h in g to n ’ s Don James refused to bend his rule on freshmen participating in spring practice while Brooks adm ittedly made concessions to enable Wilihite to participate on the track team. Brooks allowed W ilihite to parti cipate in track and im m ediately heard from his other three recruits from C a lifo rn ia who were good enough to compete in the Cow Pal ace in d o o r m eet— K evin, Eugene King and David Hill. After running a 9.6 hundred. H ill now is inquiring about the possibil ity on track next spring. W e’ll have by A t McGUberry to see what we can work out, smiled been rated as high as number five in Brooks. the world. While happy with his out-of-state The Taiw anese team displayed recruits. Brooks was p artic u la rly great passing and shooting skills in pleased with the ten in-state players downing O S U easily 57-40. Bellco that he drafted. Brooks thinks that Electric had an even easier contest this year was a banner year for winning by a hefty 20 point margin. Oregon PAC-10 prospects. Bellco has a 25-6 record, playing Last year Oregon's offense sput mostly schools fro m the P a cific tered then disappeared as Brooks Northwest and Canada. tried to replace the silver-quick Bellco was led by forw ard Joni Roggie Ogburn as quarterback. Slagle (15 pts), the team ’s leading Last year the quarterback corps scorer and rebounder. She played was decimated w ith injuries. First collegiately at Western Washington. ju n io r starter K evin Lusk went The Beavers also got another look at down with a shoulder injury. Then 5-11 Debbie Adams who played so backup fresh q u arterb ack M ik e well for the Oregon Ducks. Debbie Owens was cut down with a knee in playing both forward and guard col jury which left only freshman M ike lected 10 points, 6 rebounds and was Jorgenson to run the show. And he credited with a game high 4 steals. too suffered to his ribs which left Oregon State’s record now stands the quarterback situation in total at 15-10. chaos. Oregon State Individual Hlgha Things are lo o kin g up fo r the Most Points J a n M a n i n . i l vs U W Ducks, who have three players re Most Rebounds Judy Spoelstra. 19 vs. U W turning as quarterbacks and also Most Assists M argy Bevker, 13 vs Boise State have Steffan Jones, an experienced Most Steals Cheryl Sturzenegger. 9 vs. PSU option q u arterb ack, up from the Oregon State’s Beavers continue California junior college ranks. It is their successful roll through the obvious that Rich Brooks is PA C -10. The Beavers, playing like planning on running an o p tion U C L A o f the past, downed U C L A attack a la the Ogburn days. o f the future 72-58 and then against The Ducks are running the option tough U S C they came on to take a p a rtia lly to clear a spot fo r W ill- 45-36 decision after being down by hite’ s talent in the backfield. And six at halftime. Oregon State is now with Dwight Robinson returning for on an eight-game winning streak o f his senior year the Ducks should their own after snapping the Bruin have a patient backfield force. streak at 12. The key in the U C L A Brooks knew he had some holes win was the “ change-up” defense to fill and he signed five JC trans coach Ralph M ille r employed. In fers who are already in school— the loss at Pauley forwards M ike three offensive linemen, the quarter Sanders (29 points) and Kenny Field back and a punter who was fifth in (25 points) were unstoppable inside the nation among JC players last the Beaver zone. year. This time around Sanders was The Ducks open with three games held scoreless in the first h a lf and at home and then play some Catho finished the game with 9, a 20-point lic school from the mid-west in the deficit from the first encounter. Les only other home non-conference ter “ the M olester” is certain to be game. F or some strange reason, named on a few all-American teams they’ ve been selling tickets for the and he justly deserves the honor. game with this Catholic school for But this Beaver bunch, as a team, is two years. just delightful to watch. O h, sure, they leave this dark cloud hanging over I heir heads— we all know that The Oregon State U n ive rs ity they've bombed out the past 2 years women’s basketball team lost a pair in the first round o f the N C A A o f games this weekend which won’t tourney— but believe me, and you go into the record books, but they read it first h e r e ...th is team is a were im portant contests neverthe team o f destiny and w ill go a long less. way in the N C A A s. Although OSU The Beavers played host to Bellco does play so well together as a team Electric last Saturday and lost 63- one can't help but single out a few 43. On Sunday the lady Beavers individuals. took on the strong Korean national O f course we could always high women’s team, which won the Jones light the first six players and Cup in Taiwan last summer and has couldn't go wrong because they per form at such a high level day in and day out never seeming to have a really bad night. But, just have to be R A M B O M O T O R S , IN C . amazed at the play o f center Charlie 307 N.E. Broadway Sitton and freshman fowward A .C . Portland, Oregon 97232 Green. These guys say W S U ’ s Phone (503) 284-1106 George Raveling “ will certainly play in the N B A .” DONNY A N DERSO N Member And for the second time the New TOYOTA Y o rk Times computer has ranked O SU number one. The Beavers may or may not deserve this lofty rank ing but for sure they should be one of the teams to be reckoned with in the upcoming N C A A tournament. W hat makes these Beavers so good is versatility. Sitton, Green and Rob Holbrook can play center, forw ard or guard. W hile the six- four Conner can play both forward and guard. M iller is often criticized for only using six men. But when you consider the versatility o f those six, then you can better understand his coaching philosophy. I f you were a fighter and some one offered you ten million dollars to fight, what would you do? Gerry Cooney from Huntington, L . I . , New Y o rk, the number one challenger, is running away from ten m illion dollars to fight the Champion o f the world, Larry Holmes. The fight has been postponed three times. Injury is always the ex cuse. Pneumonia, neck and now shoulder keeps Cooney from enter ing the ring to gain this huge sum of money, the top prize in sport, the heavyweight championship o f the world. What keeps this fight from taking place? We say fear, fear of permanent injury to Cooney. This Is not a match, but a mis match that should never be staged. Let’s look at the fighters. Holmes has fought everyone, A ll Shavers, Norton, Weaver, everyone who has claimed to be a challenger he has fought. He has ducked no man. As for Cooney he hasn't fought anyone of stature. He knocked out a tired N orton, and brutalized Roni Lyle. He has never fought a ranking contender, or any fighter his own age such as a Michael Doaks or a Greg Page. The young fighters would just love to get into the ring with him. Then why the great clamor for a Holmes-Cooney fight? The press would like to see a white heavyweight champion of the world. They have wanted the top title in sport to be in white hands since boxing began. Race should not be a factor in sport; it should always be the best man regardless of color. The fight game is big business; with pay-T.V. and worldwide dis tribution millions upon millions of dollars will be made. Everyone 'ikes to see a Black man and a white man fight it out. It brings out the savage beast in us. To see someone get knocked out or blood flowing from a fighter has al ways appealed to man. I f this fight ever takes place, please don’t bet your hard-earned money on it. I t ’ s a mismatch. Cooney is intim idated from the start. It will be over in six rounds or less. Holmes, you may not know it, is really, really good. Did you know? That Ted Banks, the winningest college track coach in the country, is leaving the University o f Texas at El Paso to take a job with a shoe man ufacturer. That Darryl Dawkins will miss the mini-series in the upcom ing N B A playo ffs. The 6-11 76ers center is not responding to his injury as well as was anticipated. T h at G a ry T em p leto n p u b licly stated that Doctors told him that it was a chem ical im balance that caused his emotional problems last year. That Michael Spinks cannot whip Dwight Braxton if they fought 100 times. T h at it appears that a c iv il suit may be necessary to iro n out the contract hassle over heavyw eight L arry F ra z ie r, who signed fo r $5,000 with two Californians while P o rtla n d m anager M ik e M o rto n claims he has the former Bakersfield dynamite puncher’s signature too. A n d, F razier is scheduled to meet Jumbo Cummings in March. That Marcus Dupree o f Philadel phia, M is s ., one o f the n a tio n ’ s most highly recruited high school fo o tb a ll players, announced he would attend the University o f O k lahoma. Dupree, a 6-2, 220-pound running back, had n arrow ed his choice to Oklahoma, Southern Mis sissippi, U C L A and Texas. That the Indiana Pacers are close to signing all-pro guard Paul West phal. Blazermania Trailblazers camo from bahlnd In overtime Tuesday to defeat the Phoenix Buna 118-108. (Photo: Jimmy Robinson) Here's your ticket to ride! In the w o rld 's N u m b er One im p o rt—T o y o ta . 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