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P o rtlan d O bserver, J u ly 1 4 ,1 9 6 2 Page 9 Aaron M itchell and Son Plum bing Sport Talk by Ron Sykes Sports Editor * E x p e r ie n c e d P lu m b e r * L ic e n s e d a n d B o n d e d Established in business fo r 2 5 years H ave lived in th e P ortland A rea for 4 0 years This w riter has been blasted, la m basted, cooked and baked for his se lection o f G erry Cooney over cham p io n L a r r y H o lm e s and the beat goes on. H e re a re a few sam ples. F irs t Louis H a rris o f P ortlan d writes: " I can easily see how members o f the ‘ o th e r ’ m ed ia co uld pick C o o n e y . H ow ever, when a black sportswriter does, then tries to explain why, that is ju s t to o m uch fo r m y b ra in to com prehend.” J a c k ie T h o m p s o n o f E u g en e, O regon writes: “ M r . Sykes, it ’ s u n fo rtu n a te that you as the forem ost black sp ortsw riter in O regon chose to ta k e th e sam e views on the C o o n e y -H o lm e s fig h t as the w h ite media. " I , fo r o n e , h ave lo n g e n jo y e d y o u r co lu m n because you were a l ways so outspoken. The white press seem ingly enjoys b ran dish in g M r . H olm es. It is sad to know that at a tim e o f need, when you could have stood up fo r the b lack cause, you chose to d o o th e rw is e . I w ill c o n tinue to read your w ritings, but w ill never quite feel the sam e.” I recognize the right o f opinion. I hope a ll m y readers re a liz e th a t a w r ite r , lo o . must have th at rig h t. But, keep on reading and writing. C o n g ra tu la tio n s to black tennis player Yannick N oah o f France who defeated highly ranked Ivan Lendl o f Czechoslovakia 6-2, 3-6, 7-9, 6-3, 6 -4 . N o a h has now d e fe a te d the Czech twice in a row. A n d w asn ’ t it nice to see C a lv in Pectc w in the $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 M ilw a u k e e open. This was the first tour victory for Peete in three years. H e last won at M ilw aukee in 1979. T h e fa n s in N e w Y o r k C ity are w e e p in g because th e y no lo n g e r have Reggie “ M r . O c to b e r” Jack- son anym ore. A nd w hile the crying in the “ Big A p p le ” goes on th ey’re dancing in the streets o f Anaheim . Reggie is showing the C a lifo rn ia fans that every m onth is O ctober to h im . Jackson, after a strong m onth o f June, is now ready to challenge the hom e-run leaders in the A L west. A t th is w r itin g Jackso n has 20 h om e ru n s , o n ly tw o b ehin d G o r man Thom as o f M ilw aukee. T a lk has it th a t the L .A . L akers w ere re a d y to d e fy th e N B A ru le which prevents teams from selecting u n d e rg ra d s w h o d o n o t d e c la re h ard sh ip by d ra ftin g R a lp h S a m p son o f V irg inia. W o u ld n ’t that have been interesting? T he thought here is th a t th a t ru le , i f c h a lle n g e d in court, w ill surely fail. W h a t c o u rt o f la w c o u ld re a lly deny any la w fu l citizen the right to pursue the profession o f his choice? Believe me if G e o rg ia 's Herschel W a lk e r had decided to take on the N F F L , th e ju n io r ta ilb a c k w o u ld win hands dow n. Portlander Louie Lay suffered his first professional defeat in a nation a lly te le v is e d fig h t at th e fa m e d M adison Square G arden. H e c to r ’ M a c h o ’ C a m a c h o was just to o m uch fo r the overm atched L oy. C a m a c h o , now 16-0, is the U .S . J u n io r lig h tw e ig h t c h a m p io n and L o y , now 15-1, should never have W E S T A N D B E H IN D A LL JO B S 1703 N.E. Albaru 288-4040 been in the same ring w ith the New Y orker. W h a t’s that knock on P o rt land fighters? W hen the G olden State W arrio rs c a p tu re d the 1974-75 N B A c h a m pionship many gave credit to Coach A l A llie s fo r re v o lu tio n iz in g the game. P rio r to that *74-’75 season most N B A coaches would use only seven and sometimes eight players during a game. A ttic s began u tiliz in g 10 and 11 players and was so successful th at other coaches soon began fo llo w ing suit. Then somewhere between ’75 and '7 6 p la y e rs th a t w ere fo rm e rly g u a rd s , now b ecam e s p e c ia lis ts . T h e y w ere o v e rn ig h t tra n s fo rm e d in to p o in t g u a rd s , o ff-g u a rd s and power forwards and small forw ards. So the coaches and G . M . ’ s started to d ra ft accordingly. The belief here is that this, too, is about to change. Success is always q u ic k ly e m u la te d by o th e rs . A n d tw o successful team s, the O re g o n State Beavers and Los Angeles L a k ers, are d o in g the m ost to re v o lu tionize the current trend in to d a y ’ s game. I f one only took a few m in utes to analyze the L aker game and (hat o f R alp h M ille r ’ s Beavers one could easily see the resemblance be tween the player personnel, and the game, too. The Lakers have versatile players, players that play m ore than one po sition. This gives a coach the luxury o f using fewer players and yet u tiliz ing a q u a lity p la y e r a ll th e tim e . T a k e N o rm N ix o n fo r e xam p le. Is N o rm a p o in t g u a rd o r an o f f guard? T he answer is both. N ixon is superb at directin g the offense and can also shoot w ith a m a zin g accu racy, which allows him to become a “ p o in t” guard whenever the situ a tio n s h o u ld p resen t its e lf. T h e n th e re ’ s E a rv in “ M a g ic ” Johnson. Johnson is unique as he can play all positions and play them well. Johnson is ju st a trem endous as set to the L a k e r team . T h e m an is amazing and is by far the most g ift ed player in the game today. R e m e m b e r J o h n s o n , w h o is so ta le n te d , le ft M ic h ig a n S tate a fte r his Sophom ore year. I t ’s scary! F — — — — • VALUABLE COUPON— — — — — . Only on« coupon I I f having one Magic is not enough the Lakers drafted his clone, James W orthy out o f N orth C arolina. W o rth y fits the L a k e r style lik e hot pants on a Union Avenue street walker. And not unlike the Lakers are the O S U B eavers. R a lp h M ille r loves versatility and loathes fu ll substitu tio n . H e ’ s able to play six men be cause he has so m any players w ho are able to interchange. T h e tw o most v e rs a tile Beavers arc A . C . G re e n (6 -7 ) and C h a r lie Sitton (6-8). G re e n , a s o p h o m o re , can p la y both fo rw a rd p osition s and o cca sionally at guard. S itto n , a pre-sea son a ll-A m e ric a n c a n d id a te , plays center as well as both forw ard slots. Steve W oodside, the Park rose flash, is expected to get minutes at power forw ard and center. “ Steve W oodside has always been at the to p o f o u r re c ru itin g lis t ,” grow led C oach M ille r . “ H e is not the biggest, but he is one o f the very best post men w e’ ve seen. W e w ill d e fin ite ly use him some as a power fo rw a rd .” O S U p u lle d tw o o f the n a tio n ’s to p p re p p la y e rs , W o o d s id e and D a rry l F lo w e rs , a 6 -4 guard fro m M ilw a u k e e , W is c o n s in . A n d lik e W o rth y to the Lakers Flow ers w ill be to the Beavers. Flowers, the M il w a u k e e , W is c o n s in n a tiv e , p ro claim s he w ill cat, sleep and d rin k b a s k e tb a ll and w ill be im m e d ia te help fo r the Beavers. “ H e can play in side, o u ts id e , b rin g the b a ll up, p la y the o f f g u a rd an d he know s how to play p osition on d e fe n s e ,” says D a rry l’ s high school coach Ray Rozek. R o z e k ’ s an alysis o f D a r r y l’ s strengths fits to a tee (he needs for the O ra n g e Express. A n d not only the O ra n g e Express but any team th a t is to be successful in to d a y ’ s game. The prognosis on Flow ers is that he w ill p ro b a b ly m ove in to Lester C onner’s spot by m id-Decem ber. Flowers’ personality compares fa vorably to that o f the Lakers’ John son. Now O p en , J & N Auto Repair S e tu rd a y s 1505 N E A lb e r t a . P tld I Wammbwon^tt^ Maintenance Special • • • • Change transmission fluid Adiust bands’ Clean screen* Replace pan qasket Complete road test 2005 NE. UNION PORTLAND, OREGON | _ 2 8 1 -2 8 4 5 * *47, f is s a i s25 A ' The purpose of this service is to help prevent transmission problems I? I ' < r~ . i t • F re e E s tím a la s * S e n io r C it iz e n s D is c o u n t Siä CALL YOUR LOCAL NEW CAR DEALER HE’S GOT IT O R .. 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W h a t yo u w ill see, h o w e v e r, is w inning b asketb all and u tiliz a tio n o f ability to the fullest. 97212 284 8453 I24 hr num bn rl / ' M on “ I t ’s been a once-in-a-lifetim e ex p e rie n c e ,” re la te d R o z e k ,” I feel sure th a t he (F lo w e rs ] w ill leave a very positive im p rin t on the lives he touches in the fu tu e, even as he has on m in e.” So, lik e the L a k e rs , the Beavers seem to have found their version o f Magic Johnson. «4400 JM ALL YOU NEED FOR M INOR ITCHES AND RASHES. 1 0 1 1 5 S.E. STARK • • 2 2 6 -2 2 6 0 A I I OAK H IM — —Mw
