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The Pittsburgh Pirates w ill retire
Willie Stargell’ s number at the end
of this season. Stargell w ill become
only the fourth player in the club’ s
history to be so honored W illie’ s
no. 8 w ill join Roberto Clemente
(21). Honus Wagner (33) and Pie
Traynor (20).
Isn't it interesting that in just 10
years o f existence the Trailblazer o r
ganization has equaled the Pirate
organization? The Blazers just re
cently retired the jerseys o f Geoff
Petrie. I loyd Neal, I arry Steele and
Dave I wardzik.
WHO’ l I. CRY FOR ROBERTO?
Roberto Duran is finished. Dur
an. whose anger boiled so visibly
and whose fists fought so viciously
is gone. Lankford Laing, a super
welterweight from London, Eng
land, destroyed what was left of Ro
berto Duran last Saturday at De
troit's Cobo Arena. Laing won a
split decision over ten rounds, but
most agree that the decision should
have been unanimous.
Duran weighed in at 155 pounds,
and most o f the poundage settled
around Duran’s belly. Duran was a
sorry fighter this night as the 28-
ycar old West Indian fighter threw
lightning quick jabs that caught
Duran time after time as he attemp
ted to come in. After three rounds,
I aing realized that he had nothing
to fear from (he man that was once
known as "hands o f stone," but
now belter known for his infamous
'.'‘no mas, no mas."
: You see, I, for one, w ill not cry
;for Roberto Duran. Sure, I know
his sorrowful background. I know
pf those stone-cold gutters in which
lie slept during his early childhrxxl. I
Anow o f the perils he faced and
dealt with as a young street urchin.
But I won't cry for Roberto. I
cued lot Ray I ampkin that hot day
in Panama. I marveled at the battle
Ray put up and was happy that he
had fought so gallantly in spite of
(he inefficiencies of his corner. I
^member how Ray was ahead on
points, how Ray stood toe to toe
with Roberto Duran in Duran's
prime and his hometown. I remem
ber how Ray’ s corner had sold him
short by running out o f water, and I
also remember that the temperature
oli that day was well over the Kit) de
gree mark And I remember how
sfd I was when Ray I ampkin was
khocked out in the 13th round. You
Could tell tfial the young gladiator
from Portland was seriously hurt. It
Would be more than 15 minutes be
fore Ray could be removed from the
rrng And I remember Duran, his
eyes pieri mg, standing there with all
the hate and fury of a wounded ani
mal, saying, "T h e next time I fight
lieem I w ill keel hccm.” For this I
will not cry now that Duran is
through, t hey called him an animal.
No, he didn’ t have any unfair ad
vantage. He had no claws, no extra
musculature, no fangs, but he was
an animal nonetheless. Duran al
ways said that when he entered the
ting he immediately conjured up
hatred for his opponent. That he in
stantly became a raging bull. Now,
finally, the matadors, Ray Leonard,
W ilfred Benitez, and Lankford
Laing, are going to work on the
hull And these magnificent Black
matadors arc not completely de
stroying the bull, but only taking
what he loves most . his pride.
I eonard humiliated him by wind
ing up with his right, then shooting
a left that landed flush on Duran’ s
chin. Then Benitez, the master
craftsman, the slickest, the smooth
est, the most beautiful boxer, simply
outclassed the shorter, slower D ur
an.
The Benitez fight is one that D ur
an didn't need. A world champion
since age 17, Benitez, is simply fan
tastic in the ring. Against Duran,
Benitez would fall against the ropes
and sucker Roberto into thinking he
put him there. He would lean there
and thump Roberto upside his head
repeatedly. W ilfred did not cry for
Roberto; in fact, at times he actually
smiled at the paunchy Duran.
It must have been strange for
Duran, the deadly w arrior who used
to stalk his prey until cornered, then
unleash a bevy o f punches against
their helpless bodies until they fell,
now being suddenly the pursued in
stead o f the relentless pursuer. It
must have been strange to Duran to
have a fighter like Laing beating and
humiliating him. When the decision
was announced, Roberto as usual
crawled through the ropes without
showing enough sportsmanship to
shake the hand o f the victor. Adios,
Roberto. I w on’ t cry fo r you.
Dcja v u . . . Gee, isn’ t this 1982? If
so. I ’ ve seen this show before. The
Oregon Ducks fell, 34-3, to Oregon
State before 23,127 at Autz.cn Stadi
um and in the process showed noth
ing different from last year.
Oregon led once in the game as
ASU fumbled on the first play from
scrimmage. Duck strong safety Dan
W ilkcn claimed the football for
Oregon, and the Duck placekicker
booted a 35-yard field goal to give
Oregon a 3-0 lead.
Like last year, the Ducks cannot
find a pilot to lead their distressed
ship. Kevin Lusk, back after a lack
lustre '81 season, couldn’ t put a sin
gle point on the scoreboard. "K evin
is our quarterback,”
chortled
Brooks; "he executes better than the
rest." I f Brooks is to continue with
Lusk, then Oregon is in for another
2-9 season.
Oregon decided to return to the
option offense this year after having
6-5 and 6-3-2 seasons with it in both
1979 and 1980. But one has to re
member that it was the quick-footed
do-everything Reggie Ogburn at the
helm.
Rich Brooks should remember
that the first priority in running the
option is having an option quarter
back. And an option quarterback is
fast, fast, fast. He should have a
good arm, not super, and peripheral
vision But most o f all quickness.
Kevin Lusk has a good arm. Per
iod.
But this defeat (to ASU) cannot
belong to Lusk alone. The Oregon
Ducks’ offense had all the imagina
tion o f a brick wall. Have you heard
o f three yards and a cloud o f dust?
Well, Saturday afternoon Coach
Brooks must have borrowed the
Woody Hayes playbook.
Brooks’ offense had as much dar
ing as a $25 U.S. Savings Bond.
Oregon has a strong defensive
unit, but they, too, weakened after
being on the field too long. After
watching the Ducks against a good
Arizona State team, nothing is more
evident than the lack o f offense.
Oregon recruited Dana H ill, a
fast, quick freshman, to be their op
tion quarterback o f the future, the
next Reggie Ogburn. The future is
now.
One has to wonder aloud as to
what happened to the offense o f the
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Linebacker D w ight Ford
past.
Remember those shovel passes,
(he old Statue o f Liberty that gained
so well when the Ducks surprised
Washington 34-10 in Seattle? The
end-aiounds featuring Don Cole
man? The season is just beginning,
but if Coack Brooks sticks with
Kevin Lusk, then it ’s already over
for the Ducks.
Duck ta ils .. .Ladaria Johnson
was Oregon’s most productive run
ner against ASU. Johnson was 8-53
in the rushing department. Coach
Brooks is wasting talent playing the
speedy Dwight Robertson at fu ll
back. Robertson carried 14 times
and gained just 51 yards. And all 51
yards were gained through the teeth
o f the ASU defense.
The Ducks this week w ill face a
good San Jose team. The Spartans
are led by Steve Clarkson, the most
underrated quarterback in the na
tion.
With tf,e 1982 NFL season sched
uled to open this weekend, the Su
per Bowl champion San Francisco
49ers are having their problems.
Regrouping is what the ’ niners are
dom g|+$o much depends on the o f
fensive line,” said coach Bill Walsh,
and that’ s a big problem today. A r
chie Reese, a starter last season, bal
looned to some 300 pounds, and
was traded to Kansas C ity where he
flunked his physical and was
waived. Then Craig Puki, the young
inside linebacker from Seattle, de
veloped drug problems and was re
leased.
Many spoke o f a dynasty after the
mighty ’ niners won the Super Bowl.
Walsh quickly put things in the
right perspective. He stated that M i
ami, Pittsburgh and Dallas all fit in
to that category in the past. But he
felt that his club was not now ready
to be so judged.
When Walsh first took over his
club wen, 2-14 and 6-10. He was
then thought o f as being pass-
happy, and a no-defense gambler.
When the 49ers won Super Bowl
X V I last January, he was described
as brilliant, a genius, the masterful
strategist.
Now, Walsh is worried to no end
about his offensive line. And what
would happen if Joe Montana
should happen to fall? The ’ niners
are a playoff team and should once
again win the NFC West. It won’t
be easy and they now must replace
firs,-round selectee Bubba Parish.
Parish just recently had knee
surgery and is out for the season.
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