Portland Observer, May 20, 1962 Page 9
Jefferson
Champs vie
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Two of the top teams of this dec
ade, at Jefferson High, will square
off in a first annual alumni game at
Jeff on Saturday, May 22 at 8 p.m.
The 1972 state champ squad com
posed of Ronnie Cole, Ray Leary,
Tony Hopson and C arl Bird will
take on the 1978 squad that finished
third in state. The meeting will bring
together brothers Tony and Phil
Hopson,
Phil played this year on the na
tionally ranked Idaho hoop team.
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by Ron Sykes
"The Celtics have so much talent
and so much bench that Larry Bird
doesn 'I even have to start fo r them
to win the East,. . . "
— Bruce Newman
Many thought the Big Oreen
would make mincemeat of the East
ern Conference, especially after they
wound up the season with a 64-18
record and beating arch rival Phila
delphia four games to two during
the >egular season. But remember
it was yours truly who announced
some three weeks ago that it would
be Philadelphia not Boston in the
NBA finals with Los Angeles.
1 first picked Boston, but changed
when Boston Coach Bill Fitch
switched Bird to the starting lineup,
sending 6-10 Kevin McHale to the
pines.
Boston, with a front line of M c
H ale, Robert Parish and Cedric
Maxwell won 18 straight games to
run away from Philly in the East.
Sure, Bird was named All-Pro and is
thought of as the best player in bas
ketball by the “ media,*’ but in real
ity, and that’s what really counts,
Boston is a much better team with
M cH ale and not Bird. M c H a le ’s
presence causes all kinds of prob
lems for the opposition.
Some will argue this point, but
M cH ale, who finished sixth in
blocked shots in the NBA,'is more
effective than the 6-8 Bird. McHale,
though awkward, is a better re-
bounder and scores repeatedly in
side.
Bill Fitch had the right idea
(benching B ird), but succumbed
when Bird expressed a desire to re
turn as a starter.
Even with Bird as a starter, Bos
ton’s cause was not totally lost, but
when Tiny Archibald went down in
the first quarter of game four, it was
then that the Celtic coffin was
sealed.
Tiny “ the penetrator” is the glue
of the Celtics. Tiny makes them go
and makes it so much easier for his
teammates. And wasn’t second year
guard Andrew Toney simply amaz
ing! The 6-3 guard from S.W. Loui
siana, filling in for injured starter
Lionel Hollins, drilled the hapless
Celts for 39 points, a playoff high
for the man from Cajun country. „
The Celtics used everything they
knew in a futile attempt to slow
Toney down, even using Bird at
guard in the fourth quarter. But this
was truly a Toney day as Andrew
consistently blew past Bird like a
Louisiana tornado.
Sure, the Celtics are dead but it’s
still hard to understand how Bill
Fitch, Boston Coach, can leave Par
ish on the bench during the fourth
quarter as he did in games 3 and 4.
The question now is: Will the Los
Angeles Lakers become the first
team in N BA history to sweep all
three opponents?
The Lakers, after downing both
Phoenix and San A ntonio 4-zip,
have already established a record
eight straight wins, and now is a
good bet to make it 12 straight.
The Lakers are on a roll. They are
simply awesome. The leader, K ar
eem Abdul-Jabbar, is playing on 35-
year-old legs and getting 23-year-old
results. Jabbar has just been terrific.
The “ Big Guy” is scoring, rebound
ing and blocking shots like nobody’s
business. Norm Nixon is showing
the world why he’s considered the
best point guard in the game.
Norm is hitting the jumper out
side, then deftly flying inside when
ever the opportunity presents itself.
Apd leading the break— well, yes,
he’i doing that too. In game three
against San Antonio Nixon had 31
points, his playoff high.
“ Magic M a n ” .. .M agic is just
doing his accustomed thing, that is
getting a triple double every night.
That is double figures in scoring, re
bounds and assists. And Michael
Cooper just showed up wherever the
“ Icem an” goeth. Nobody holds
Gervis down, but Cooper perhaps
makes him work harder for what he
gets. The Lakers are still my over
whelming choice to win it all. Espe
cially with reserve forward/center
Bob M cAdoo playing with all the
verve of the McAdoo that won two
scoring titles at Buffalo.
the highest number of votes, Rose
Gangle and Roger Troen received,
between them, 2,127 votes.
W hite
Ed Leek
Rose Gangle
Roger Troen
1O82
927
II8
Black
Harold Williams
Robert Boyer
Charles Stoudamire
Walter Backstrom
Vesiä Loving
1073
781
708
582
358
A rough interpretation of that
fact would mean that a large field of
black candidates had indeed defeat
ed the desire and will of the black
community. But that would be an
incorrect interpretation. Both Leek
and Gangle made intensive efforts
to win the support of the black com
munity. Gangle’s yard signs were
out earlier and she made continuous
door-to-door contact.
Ed Leek, who is leading Harold
Williams by nine votes, said in an
interview in the early hours of Wed
nesday morning that he understood
the desire and need of the black
community to elect one of its own.
“ Some of the people who repre
sented the black community in the
past did not really represent it,” he
said. “ And if you examine some of
the black candidates in this race,
you would find that I would repre
sent the black community more than
some of them.”
Leek points to his record of com
munity involvement and the fact
that he also worked as a cashier at
Fred Meyer at N.E. Union and Kil-
lingsworth as proof that in his six
years in Portland he has shown the
ability and willingness to under
stand and work with the people in
inner Northeast Portland—especial
ly black people.
“ I treat people as people,” he ex
plained.
A fter having maintained a slim
but continuous lead over Harold
Williams and Bob Boyer throughout
the night, Leek allowed himself to
come down to the Multnomah
County Elections Division on S.E.
10th and Morrison just after mid
night. He was besieged with a
stream o f congratulatory remarks
from members of his campaign staff
who had been m onitoring the re
turns there since the polls closed.
A t first he was hesitant to run,
Leek admitted, due to the obvious
desire and intent of blacks in the dis
trict to elect a black candidate. He
said he waited to see who was will
ing to grasp the ring of leadership.
“ I saw Harold (Williams] file and
I knew I disagreed philosophically
with h im ,” Leek said. He asked
Herb Cawthorne if he intended to
file, but Leek said he was told that
Cawthorne was not willing to do so.
In addition he said he spoke with
Ron Herndon and one or two others
even though he admitted to having
differences with Herndon’s “ separ
atist” approach. And Bob Boyer
“ did not let his intentions be known
until late in the game,” Leek said.
” 1 considered the real leadership
and none of them seemed to want to
get out there and do i t , ” he ex
plained.
Leek said the 18th D istrict, al
though intended to give blacks the
opportunity to elect one o f their
own, is not really predominantly
black. Blacks and whites make up
majorities in 6 to 8 precincts each,
he explained, while what he called
“ minorities'* make up majorities in
8 to 10 other precincts.
“ In terms of voting, that is differ
ent,” he said. “ It is continual, his
torical fact that black people don't
vote.”
(State Senator Bill McCoy
stopped by to congratulate Leek.
The senator held onto Leek's hand
while he talked and glanced often at
the reporter waiting to continue the
interview. McCoy appeared to be
come uncomfortable when Leek
told him that he couldn't wait to get
down to Salem and they would work
together on a bill to end South A fri
can investment by the state. He
dropped Leek’s hand and left. The
reporter asked the senator if he
would like to have his picture taken
congratulating Leek and he readily
assented, grabbing Leek’s hand and
posing.)
“ I had a strategy that depended
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State Senator Bill M cC oy congratulated Ed Leek for apparent vic
tory In District 18.
(Photo: C. Eddie Edmondson)
on a regular group of voters in the
district,” Leek explained. “ I main
tained regular contact with them
throughout the campaign. The lawn
signs reinforced that. Probably half
of them voted for me. That carried
me through,” he said.
In addition Leek, with a staff of
45 to 50 volunteers, maintained the
necessary door to door work. To his
knowledge he is the only one of the
eight candidates who actively
worked (he absentee ballots.
“ Every day the election office
mails absentee ballots out on re
quest,” he said. “ And each day I
mailed those requesting ballots
some of my literature, too.”
Will that be enough? In a day ev
eryone will know what the Black
vote did. Leek said he did notice an
increase in the number of black vot
ers going to the polls during this off-
election year.
“ I thought it was a good sign that
all o f those people got involved in
the process,” he said.
Still fights crime wave
(Continued from page ! column 5)
The police department has no file
on Linda Williams. Still feels that
Ms. W illiam s has at limes been
wrong in her explanation of certain
events. They keep files on no o n e -
only files concerning police acti
vities in Portland and around the
nation.
Still wants to talk to people in the
Northeast about their fear or appre
hension about the police. He hasn’t
talked to any grassroots groups or
to the Black United Front, but he
plans Io try to reach the neighbor
hood groups and agencies very
soon.
and police work and policies. He
needs help in the parks this summer
to keep heads cool in case of flare-
ups of violence and community dis
tress.
He is asking the press and citizens
to “ ride along” with the police to
see the city first-hand and to see
how much crime there is in the city.
They also would witness how the
police combat crime.
He again stated that good tax-
paying citizens need have no fear
about the police. Everything they do
is under the C onstitution. They
want to intimidate no one: only the
criminals have anything to fear.
ARIES
M ar. 21 • Apr. 19
The financial breaks are on your side. Take advan
tage of the opportunities presented this week - they
could be fabulous.
TA U R U S
Apr. 20 -M a y 20
Don’t chase romance. Let it come to you. It is much
d ifferen t than you think. The opportunities are
many.
G EM IN I
M ay 21 - Juna 20
The possibility of a change in your life style is predi
cated on how you handle your accounts. Savings
abound, but they can disappear quickly.
CANCER
Juna 21 - July 22
I f you carefully study the current offers, and don’t
discard that once in a lifetime opportunity, your fu
ture could be secured.
LEO
July 23- Aug. 22
Friendship is tested. Don't be overly suspicious. Cir
cumstances are extenuating. Understanding is needful.
VIRGO
Aug. 23 - Sapt. 22
Be confident! You let little things become magnified
and out of proportion. No one else is concerned.
LIBRA
Sapt. 23 - Oct. 22
Pleasant interruptions in your work are caused by
well-meaning friends. Save the fun for after working
hours.
SCORPIO
Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
Your friends step aside and let you take all the bows.
Having friends like this makes you a fortunate indivi
dual indeed.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov. 22 - Dac. 21
Be more trusting with your friends. It doesn’t mean
that you have to confess your soul, but they want to
feel closer.
CAPRICORN
D a c .22 - J a n .19
Moderation in all things should be your motto for the
week. Being overly confident could be your down
fall in business and pleasure.
A Q U A R IU S
Jan 20 Fab 18
It is hard for your family to understand that you care
for them yet want some time away for yourself. Try
to look at their side.
PISCES
Fab. 19 M ar. 20
Special past times give you much pleasure this week.
It ’s almost always pleasant to see one’s friends—old
and new.
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