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Page 8 Portland Observer, September 1.1982 Gold* Diamonds* Sliver Sport Talk OLBE INSURANCE SERVICES Cash also paid for: Camaraa • TVa • Stereos • • Firearms* Anything o f val by Ron Sykts, Sports Editor A h I t ä r p t t J i t l Agtni 6616 N.E. Union Ave. RED DOOR Portland. Oragon 87211 288-1718 For All Your Inauranca Naada 8008 8. E. Foatar Mon Sat 8-8 778-781C A Where are they now? Wasn’ t it lead than 2 games to hold o ff the exciting to see Portland’ s 1976-77 high-flying Angels down the stretch. N BA Champions once again in ac In the N L West the Atlanta tion? Channel 6 provided viewers Braves are leading the Dodgers by another chance, last Wednesday, to just percentage points at the time o f see poetry in motion, as they aired this writing. Atlanta got o ff to that the game between Philadelphia and good lead early only to have the Portland. Dodgers make up ten games in elev When you talk about the correct en days to pull even and eventually chemistry needed to form a cham go ahead. L A ’s pitching should pionship team one only has to look prove the difference in this race. back at that Blazer team. Look for Atlanta to stay close, how So, after five years, where are ever. they now? In the N L east, St. Louis leads The starters were Bob Gross and Philadelphia by 2 games. Again it Maurice Lucas at forw ard, Bill W al w ill be the team, Philadelphia, with ton in the middle and Johnny Davis the best pitching winning it. St. along with Lionel Hollins in the Louis should fold during the dog backcourt. daysxif September. Only Bobby Gross remains with Milwaukie, playing in the A L the club and his status is very shaky. east, leads Boston by a comfortable Maurice Lucas, then considered the 416 games. M ilw aukie’ s sheer pow- billy ray bates best power forward in the game, is now with Phoenix after stops in New Jersey and New York. Johnny Davis is with the Indiana Pacers and this year w ill become a free agent. J.D ., it is said, w ill test the free agent market. Look for the Knicks to show a good deal o f interest in the former Dayton flyer. Lionel “ T rain” Hollins is with Philadel phia and still playing his brilliant floor game along with sturdy de fense. Bill Walton, the 1976-77 M VP, is making a comeback after an ab sence o f some two years. And i f Bill is able to p la y .. look out western division. The Blazers’ current starting line up o f guards Darnell Valentine and Jim Paxson, forwards Kenny Carr er (they’ re approaching a m ajor and Calvin Natt, along with center league record for team home runs) Mychal Thompson, could hardly should prevail in the end. Milwaukie compare with that great team o f boasts three players among the top ’76-77. Those boys o f the Walton ten home run hitters in the A L . era could win more than a few Gorman Thomas is the leader with games today. And they’ re all still 34, followed by Cecil Cooper’s 26 young men. and Butch Ogilvie’s 24. A fter watching Bobby Gross’ No one knows where life began, play in that game I have some sound but for KC outfielder Hal McRae it advice fo r San Diego owner Donald begins at 36. McRae is currently Sterling. enjoying the best year o f his life. He I f Walton does return, then San has already set personal highs in Diego should take Gross also. homers (22), R BI’ s (105), and is h it Bobby Gross’ game was tailored ting .314, the second best o f his for Bill W alton. career. Gross’ game is predicated on run ning and cutting to the hoop. W al BOB GROSS The collegiate football season is ton’ s game is passing and rebound slated to get under way this Satur ing. Gross and Walton were made day and the Oregon Ducks w ill be fo r each other. one o f the first to toe the line as they host the highly rated Arizona Sun It is becoming alarmingly clear Devils at Autzen Stadium. Oregon that Billy Ray Bates is not in coach coach Rich Brooks is still eating Jack Ramsay’ s scheme fo r the up crow after last year’s dismal 2-9 coming year. Portland plans to use season. Remember, Brooks told us Darnell Valentine and Jim Paxson that Oregon was to be considered a with rookie Fats Lever and second legitimate contender fo r the PAC-10 year man Jeff Lamp backing up. crown. That was before he lost 7 o f Lamp has reportedly won his spot fensive linemen and three quarter by a brilliant performance in the backs, really four Q B’ s because Ed Los Angeles summer league. “ I be mund Rivera chose to redshirt last lieve Jeff Lamp w ill become a great year. Oregon’s already troubled clutch player in this league,” said program now was troubled with in LARRY HOLMES Harry Glickman, Blazer official. juries. The 1981 Ducks were ex Many things are unclear about pected to battle USC and Washing L a rry H olm es, the undisputed the upcoming season but there are ton for top dog, only to lose the heavyw eight cham pion o f the two things fans can count on. Jeff opener to little Fresno State. What a w o rld , demands the respect he Lamp w ill play and Billy Ray won’ t thinks he’ s earned. turnaround. This year the injured stay. H olm es has the a d m ira tio n o f are healed, the quarterbacks are Portland has tried unsuccessfully sound, so just what kind o f season business associates, fa m ily and to trade Billy. A t the time o f this can Duck fans expect? The team w ill friends; but he has yet to receive rec writing there are still no takers. be better than the record w ill indi o g n itio n equal to his predecessor B illy’ s popularity among the fans cate. The schedule is tough. The and form er boss, M uham m ad A li. remains at an all-time high, while Ducks w ill face Notre Dame, Holmes o n ly began getting media Blazer brass is seemingly fed up with Washington and USC back to back, attention after his knock out victory Billy for numerous reasons, and with both USC and the Huskies on over G e rry C ooney. He says, playing basketball is not one of “ Cooney helped my name to be the road. them. Aretha Franklin sang o f respect come b ig g e r. . . . W herever I f it in “ I ’ ll be out there come fa ll,” boxing history, Cooney is an added and Rich Brooks is yearning for the states Bates. “ I t ’s all up to manage same thing. ment.” The offense once again w ill be ex But it isn’ t up to management as citing, even w ith the loss o f the high Billy so states. I t ’ s up to B illy Ray ly touted freshman running back and on Billy Ray. This writer is pul Kevin W illhite. ling for Bates to make it somehwere. W illhitc chose to redshirt after TElfyiSIONS t APPtlAWCf S I still firm ly believe that despite all suffering an injury to his hamstring. his troubles, that there should be a W illhite’ s ability w ill be missed spot somewhere for a Billy Ray but this team is knee deep in running Bates. Bates is a tremendously tal backs. Redshirt senior Dwight ented individual and if he can’t play Robertson w ill lead a corp o f tal « o arvaa ye« CAN OWN A as»’ »» in a structured system as Portland »y oa »» * « r | '■Ma M M » »«o *i y ented running backs. uses, then perhaps a freelance team W ï.y M v • m u u , Robertson is expected to have a 1 1 like Denver could use a good great senior year. The 6-1, 195 shooting, hard driving 6-4 guard. pound speedster should emerge as one o f the top running backs in the Í4. 4» And how about the pennant races conference. Others counted on at in major league baseball? This has tailback are: H arry Billups, Ter got to be the best pennant race year rence Jones and Ladaria Johnson. * " ».ver. In the American League west, Punt returner Choo Choo Young I RENT BY PHONE: Kansas City is still leading the Cali has been moved to flanker and fornia Angels by 2'/i games. These along with Greg Moser and Osborn I».,., two teams have traded positions Thomas should make for an exciting throughout the season. Kansas City pass catching crew. leads the major leagues in batting Arizona is favored by a touch earn average o f .286. W illie down. Take it. ASU, U C LA and a ,ii, KC outfielder, is leading USC are the names most mentioned to d ay ab o u t one m o n th « free tent ihe major leagues in hitting with a to challenge Washington. The Hus [2736 NE Broadway*282-72271 lo fty .348. Bu, KC w ill need a bigger kies w ill be tough but so w ill USC. 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Holmes says he was more interested in silencing his detractors than he was in the m on ey. Holmes states that a rematch is a d e fin ite p o s s ib ility ; a lthoug h this tim e he w o u ld expect $25 m illio n and “ there would be no more equal purses.” ™ " D“V Aft#r Trin,tV" focuses on the dramatic avanta preceding July 18, 1946- t h e day the firat atomic bomb waa teatad over the deaert of New Mexico. The 90-minuta color film profilaa J. Robert Oppenheimer through t e ayes of the people who joined him in the nuclear race with Nazi Ger many. There ie no charge for The Nuclear Age, which is being presented by the Center for Urban Education (CUE) In Portland. CUE ie an agency of Ecu menical Minietriee of Oregon. For more information cell CUE. 221 0984 Thu project has been made poeeibfe in pan by a grant from the Oregon Committee for the Humanltlee. an affiliate of tha National Endowment for tha Humenitlee Wisdom is the Answer • Wisdom is the answer to greater income. • Wisdom is the answer to greater self worth. • Wisdom is the answer to the reduction o f fam ily violence and child abuse. • Wisdom is the answer to the reduction o f alcohol and related problems. Presentation by Thomas Boothe, publisher of "Final Wisdom" guidance chart. own COLOR TYME TV RENTAL 286-0795 JEFF LAM P Larry Holmes demands respect a E X P E R T S E R V IC E : itv \ ROSf CITY NCt I APPLIANCE I RENT! TO OWN R ^ > S E C IT Y A P P L IA N C E Each Tuesday evening, 7 p.m. E X O D U i/ttu A r m a /a m / S t / m s * / W m A h 1839 N.E. Alberta PORTLAND OREGON 9721 1 284 7997 PraMntad M « community aarvica by Houae of Modus
