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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
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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!
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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.
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ers) using labels such as point guard,
o ff g uard, pow er fo rw a rd or small
forw ard.
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
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“ 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
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