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Commercial Sport Talk De C aro’s Custom Interiors by Ron Sykes Sports Editor It began on M a y 30 w hen the M a r in e rs w on b a c k -to -b a c k v ic tories over Boston and M ilw a u k e e . It continued through June when they took tw o out o f three from O akland and at present (he M ariners are 32- 30 on the season. H e y l These guys are really playing ball. T h e y ’re get ting tim ely hits; in fact their drives have m o stly com e in the late in n ings. T h e y ’ ve stayed close w ith the basic c o m b in a tio n o f b a ttin g and pitching. W hen i t ’s his turn, it ’s his turn. The man is always ready. O n ly tw ic e in his career has he had to miss as tu rn , and rem em ber, his career spans better than 20 years. Most recently the 43-year-old rig h t hander missed a start in 1979 for the San D ie g o P a d re s , w hen a back spasm sidelined him . The only other lim e he was u n a b le to go was 13 years e a r lie r , in 1966 fo r th e San F ra n c is c o G ia n ts . P e rry missed three assignments when he spent 15 days on the shelf because o f torn lig aments in an a n kle in ju ry suffered w h ile s lid in g in to a base. A n d a ll this fro m one called the “ A n c ie n t M a rin e r.” G a y lo rd stands 17th on the a ll- tim e list fo r games w ith 726; h e ’ s fifth on the games started list at 639. C y Y o u n g leads w ith 818 s ta rte d , w h ily H o y t W ilh e lm heads the a ll- time games list with 1,070. T h e M a r in e rs are c u rre n tly on their longest home stand o f the year w ith gam es scheduled June 14th thru 27th. M a n a g e r Rene M a n a g e r Rene Lachm an is greatly responsible as he has p a rla y e d consisten t s ta rtin g pitching, a spectacular performance by th e b u llp e n , good d e fe n s iv e w o r k , and c lu tc h h ittin g in to the m ost in te re s tin g team in M a r in e r history. * H e re are a few reasons w hy the Mariners are on a tear: Kansas C ity R oyals— June 18-20 for a three-game weekend a ffa ir. T o ro n to Blue Jays— June 21 -2 3 , three games. Chicago W hite Sox— June 25-27. The M ariners have outscored the opposition 30-13 in the ninth inning, and have tied or won a game in the ninth 14 times. In 30 wins in 1982, the M s have come fro m behind to win 18 times, 14 o f those g a m e -w in n in g runs scored after the seventh inning. G A YLO R D PERRY G a y lo rd P erry, S eattle’ s “ fam ed A ncient M a r in e r ,” is in the record books m any times, and his name is mentioned on the same all-tim e lists as H a ll o f Earners lik e C y Y o u n g , W alter Johnson, G rover Alexander, etc. N o w in his 2 0 th season in the m ajo r leagues, G a y lo rd has proven to be one o f th e m ost d e s ira b le pitchers in the history o f the game. H ig h school tra c k and fie ld fo r 1982 in th e states o f O re g o n and C a lifo r n ia is now h is to ry . But one can h a rd ly h elp but w o n d e r how well the Oregon kids would fare in a meet with the C alifornians. N ot too good. C a lifo rn ia ’s Dcnean H ow ard , whom many think to be the premier prep sprinter in the country, would have won the 100, 200 and 400 had she been an O regonian. She made a gallant attem pt to be the first ever to win such a tough trip le. She blazed the 200 field in 2 3 .5 , then set a na tional high school m ark as she ran a 52.9 in the 400. T h e n a fte r o n ly 20 m inutes rest she trie d to come back in the 100- meter final. She clocked a blistering 11.3 but finished second. T h e C e n tra l In tercolleg iate A th letic C onference is on the offensive again, charging that its already great basketball play could be better than ever next season. A nd to showcase the talent, the league has announced that all 14 C IA A teams w ill qualify fo r the league to u rn am en t Feb. 23- 26 in N o rfo lk , Va. In past yea rs , o n ly th e to p 10 C IA A teams advanced to the presti gious to u rn a m e n t, cau sin g m uch grum bling from the fans and players o f the teams who were left out. N ow it ’s a new ball game. W ith a ll 14 team s s a fe ly in the field, the C IA A tournament is likely to b ecom e bigger th a n ever. Last year, some 37,000 crammed into the N o rfo lk Scope over a three-day per iod to watch the to u rn a m e n t. T his season, even more should watch the tourney, since it has been stretched from three days to four. " T h e big th in g ,” says C IA A pub licist Jim A ln u ti, "is that with all 14 team s e n te re d , w e ’ ll have people th ere the firs t day w h o o rd in a rily might not be there at a ll.” A ll o f this should com e as good news to N o rfo ld hotels and restaur a n ts . F ifty -th o u s a n d v is ito rs fo r SX&KEsr Stay Physically HI and d Have Fun M em b e rsh ip Bell M ach in e T o u rn am en t« M o n th ly All Stroke» Video Taped adm ittedly doesn’t like boxing, was signed fo r a defense against little-re garded Tex C obb, but injury forced that one to be cancelled. W e a v e r seems c o n te n t w ith a sm all p a rt and d o e s n ’ t ap p ear re motely interested in uniting the title. T h e W B C has p ro c la im e d th a t W eaver must meet Michael Dokes if he’s successful against Cobb. T hat w ill end the reign o f W eaver as M r . Dokes is a far superior figh t er. Dokes, in fact, should ascend to the cro w n whenever H olm es steps down. Page va. Berbick Everyone knew that this would be the toughest fig h t in P age’s young career. B e rb ic k , the C a n a d ia n c h a m p , and grossly u n d e rra te d , is a very good fig h te r. T h e 6-3 slugger fro m T o r o n to c a rrie d the fig h t to Page and his superior defense and punch ing power was the difference. H e had G reg d o w n fo r the firs t tim e in his career a fte r a short right hand in th e second ro u n d lan d ed flush on the head. Page was in unusually good con d itio n fo r this contest, but the p re viously unbeaten fig h te r absorbed trem en do u s p u n ish m en t th ro u g h out. 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A lb erta PORTLAND. OREGON 9721 1 294-7997 ference to H a n k . H is H a m p to n team is annually one o f the C I A A ’s s tro n g e s t, an d w on th e to u rn e y championship last year. Fayetteville S tate, how ever, is not in the same class with the Pirates. Also fo r this year, there w ill be a three-point shot in the C IA A . T hat is a carryover from last year. Shots from 23 feet, 9 inches w ill be w orth three points. W h y is the C I A A m a k in g these changes? " T h e C IA A wants to stay on top o f things and put as m uch e x c ite ment in the game as we c a n ,” says A ln u ti. Negro League sets reunion T h e fo u rth a n n u a l N a tio n a l N eg ro B aseball L e a g u e ’ s re u n io n has been set fo r June 2 0 -2 2 in the tri-state area o f Ashland, Kentucky, Ir o n to w n , O h io and H u n tin g to n , West V irginia. The reunion is one o f the m a jo r events o f the fa ir and re gatta’s activities. T h e N a tio n a l N e g ro B aseball L e a g u e ’ s re u n io n cam e ab o u t be cause A s h la n d , K y ., w a n te d to honor eastern Kentucky native C lin ton T h o m a s , an o u tfie ld e r in the N egro League who compiles a .350 lifetim e baiting average. Thomas played fo r the New York Black Yankees and was nicknam ed (he Black Joe D iM a g g io by those com paring him to the Y ankee star, who played in the ten all-w h ite m a jo r leagues. T h e firs t re u n io n , held in 1979, drew 12 p layers. T w e n ty attend ed the 1980 reunion. A lbina Tenni« T o u rn am en t PHIL’S «« Cyclary SCHWINN 9 * ® motocross ru n «in, . I» « Located inaide the National Guard Bldg. • • • • • O h w h e re , oh w h ere has M ik e W eaver gone. W eaver, the holder o f the W B C version o f the heavyweight title, hasn’t been seen or heard from since he d e fe a te d G e rry C o e tze e some 1 '/i years ago. W ea v e r, w ho CIAA sees exciting season fo u r days w ill tran slate in to som e thing like S3 m illion fo r the N o rfo lk economy. W h at those people w ill see at the tournament is a faster game than the C IA A has played in (he past. H ow can that be, you ask, with all the ru n -a n d -g u n team s in the C IA A ? W e ll, it seems not a ll the C IA A clubs like to toss the ball at the bas ket as if it were a hot potato. A nd to ensure that action rem ains speedy, th e league has a d o p te d the 30- second c lo c k . T h is m eans a shot must be taken w ithin 30 seconds, or the b a ll w ill be tu rn e d over to the opposing team . T here is still hope, how ever, fo r those fans w ho enjoy the beauty o f a team that p erfectly executes the Four C orners stall in a pressure situation. T he C IA A plans to tu rn o f f th e shot c lo ck fo r the final four minutes o f the game. W h ile fans may applaud the shot clock, some C IA A coaches aren’ t so happy. 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