Page 8 Portland Observer, December 22, 1962
Mr. Soul
Sport Talk
Invites You To A Special Event
Hawaiian
. Style
Christmas
by Ho» Sykes. Sports Editor
Ron's NFL picks
Cleveland vs. Houston
Cleveland, 3-4, ihould have little
d ifficu lty in disposing o f Houston,
1-6. The Browns eked out a 10-4 de­
cision over the Steelers last week
and seem ingly have fo un d a new
leader in second year pro Paul
Med ww a ld , e x -U S C q u a rte rb a c k .
Cleveland by J 16.
Detroit et Tampa Bay
Detroit, J-4, now is struggling a f­
ter getting o ff to an impressive start.
Tam pa, behind Q B Doug W illiams,
should prove too much for Lions at
Silverdome. Sims appears to be only
offensive threat in Detroit's arsenal.
Passing game has suffered lately,
putting the full load on Sims' broad
shoulders.
Strong la m p a defense should al­
low Buts to win by 414.
New England at Pittsburgh
Both learns have identical 4-3 rec­
ords. New England's quarterback­
ing is still a question m ark. B rad ­
shaw hasn't regained early season
touch. Steelers h aven ’ t showed
much consistency on o ffen se.
Should he noted that usually depen­
dable receivers are now dropping
easy passes. How ever, after losing
10 9 to Cleveland last week. Steelers
should rebound to beat Patriots.
Steelers by 6.
Naw York Olanta va. St. Louis
Giants are 3-4 and still in the race
for p la y o ff tournam ent, w hile 4-3
Cardinals now appear to be in tour­
ney. Cardinals downed the Bears 10-
7 in the snow and sleel o f Chicago's
Soldier Field. St. Louis QB Neil Lo­
max was replaced by the veteran Jim
H a rt in the fo u rth q u a rter. Again
H a rt got (he jo b done leading the
Birds on a late drive that produced a
48-yard field goal by Neil O ’ D ono­
hue. Giants must get more passing
yardage to win. New York defense is
sturdy, but cannot win putting less
than 20 points on scoreboard. Take
St. Louis by 2.
San Francisco at Kansas City
Both teams are going now here
this season. San F rancisco, last
year's Super Bowl champs, are 2-3,
as are the Chiefs. Kansas City rush­
ing game appears strong. K C
amassed 198 yards rushing on just
33 tries in their 37-16 win over D en­
ver last week.
Denver’s Steve DeBerg was held
to just 146 yards in the air.
S F .'s re lia b le secondary have
bs«n sternly tested because o f a
sorry pass rush. Young 49er secon­
dary is still the best, but team needs
to put more pressure on opposing
Q B to be effective. T ake Chiefs at
home by 6.
L. A. Rams vs. Chicago
Rams (2-3) and Bears (1-6) is the
crummy game o f the week. Pick
'em.
Raiders at Denver
Hope for snow and cold is Den­
ve r’s only chance. Raiders (6 -1 ) is
f r
tied with Dallas and Washington for
best record in N FL. Raiders by 9.
Candlelight and music provided.
Featuring:
Hawaiian Sryw Barbecue Wib* •
Hawaiian Style Ham b Sauca • Sweat t>
Sour ctuckan • Exotic Bubbling H aw ai ia n
Punch • Homemade Pineapple Cake •
Oakcoua Pwa • Homemade Pineapple lea
Cream • Turkey b Southern Style G.blet
Oraaamg
Dallas at Philadelphia
C o w bo ys (6 -1 ) w ill sim ply o ut-
man (2-3) Eagles. Ron Jaworski will
need a big day just to keep it close.
Cowboys by 10.
Starts Dec. 21, 1982 thru January 2, 1963
Soul Food Delight
3940 N. W illiam s
Portland. Oregon - 294-0643
Professional Pest
Control Supplies
For Do-it-yourself
H om eow ners
Call: 286-6252
Cincinnati at Seattle
Bengals, after taking a tough SO-
34 loss from Chargers, should han­
dle Seattle, a 16-0 loser last week to
New England, with ease.
Seattle, 3-4, could possibly make
p la y o ffs . In te rio r C oach M ik e
McCormick has seemingly worked a
m iracle w ith usually hapless Sea-
hawks.
Bengals by 11.
• Licensed Consultants
• Eliminate your pest problems like the pros
We can tell you what to use and
how to use it.
★ KEMI-KIL P R O D U C TS *
2030 N. Willis Blvd. (in Kenton)
Washington at Naw Orlaana
Mon-Fri: 9-6 Sat 9-2 pm
Redskins are fo r real. New O r ­
leans will suffer if Kenny Stabler is
not available for duty Sunday.
Kenny was h urt in 21-7 loss to
Dallas. A W ashington win w ill put
Redskins in playoffs. Take Redskins
by 10.
A n ts, roaches, silverfish . m oles, gophers, rats, m ice —
just about anything.'
San Diego at Baltlmora
O rd in a rily a team com ing o f f a
M o n d ay night game w ould have
trouble playing the follow ing Sun­
day. N ot this tim e. B a ltim o re has
only managed one tim e in eight
years.
San D iego in a cake w a lk . Dan
Fouts alone is too much for Colts.
NEW YORK CITY (Decem ber. 19821-Sem Belnavls (L .l. M iller
Brewing Company's manager of sports promotion, congratulates
1982 Heisman Trophy winner Harschal Walker at a reception spon­
sored by Miller for former Heisman recipients and the media. W alk­
er. a junior running back from the University of Georgia, easily out­
distanced Stanford quarterback John Elway and Southam M etho­
dist running back Eric Dickerson to win college football's highest in­
dividual honor.
i»-*--7^4
Lake Supierior is our nation's largest lake with a total
area of more than 31,000 square miles.
Inman: Ì told you so'
by Joe Hhite
I can imagine seeing Stu Inm an,
G eneral M anager o f the P o rtlan d
Trailblazers, sitting in his office and
saying " I told you s o ," to all the
skeptics who thought the Blazers
were in serious trouble earlier this
year.
Inman said he wasn't really think­
ing ab o ut saying that because he
knows the team hasn't arrived yet.
The Blazers are looking more like a
basketball team as o f late though.
T hey are cu rre n tly on a six-game
winning streak and have won 14 out
Dr Bookar Lawia examinee child's teeth while Deputy Tom Vick­
ers. Dorothy Vickers. Potentate James Calvin, and Orean Rosemen.
director of Isiserettes. observes.
Shriners host children
Nobles o f M in a Temple N o . 68.
Prince Hall Shriners, and Daughters
of Isis Court No. 142 gave their an­
nual c h ild re n 's C h ristm as P a rty ,
S atu rd ay , Decem ber 18th, at the
M asonic Tem ple. The children en­
joyed goodies, hot dogs, and games
and Santa (N o b le W illia m H a y-
good) presented each child w ith a
gift and a Christmas stocking. The
Isiserettes, the youth group o f Mina
Court, were Santa's helpers.
Dr. Booker T . Lewis, a local den­
tist and also a S h rin e r. gave free
dental inspections.
Noble Joe P ru itt and Daughter
D o ro th y V ick ers , C o -C h a irm e n ;
Noble James W . Calvin, Illustrious
P o ten tate o f M in a T em p le and
Daughter Frances O dom , Illustrious
Commandress o f M ina Court.
You Don't Know The Time
Until You Have Oregon’s Finest Clocks
Ik .
•
9
.
M 0 .M M »
.1 1
. V
w>«»r
ll~ k
w it h
»
SO'«"
o o p a. I.>u«
kOB
The lUN* Mountain ks I t * km« s
f a ' « M e *4«h a ?Vg" a r p U a ln
S**B C bsnsry no« nckwtfw)
o f the last 20 games.
T h e m an w ho doubles as P o rt­
land's director o f player personnel
still has guarded optimism about the
team . " I expect some serious ups
and downs the rest o f the season,"
Inman said.
Lately it has been all up fo r the
Blazers. Tw o o f the wins during the
streak came against Ph oenix and
Los Angeles. W hat is more impres­
sive is that the team came from be­
hind to w in b oth games. In m an
said, “ I was very impressed at being
d ow n 10 to Ph oenix and tu rn in g
around and winning i t ." A similar
situ ation happened against L .A .,
the Blazers were losing by seven but
pulled out a 107-103 victory.
In m a n looks at the team w ith
more o f a long-term plan. " I t could
be a very special team in a year or
s o ," he said. R ig ht now he is
pleased w ith the w ork ethic o f the
team and the ch aracter being
shown.
" I think we may be very competi­
tive with most o f these teams by the
end o f the year," Inman said.
W hat he is doing is not promising
the playoffs or anything else actual­
ly. W hat the Blazers are doing is re­
gaining the confidence that seemed
to vanish at the season's start.
One player w ho was pressured a
great deal at the year's beginning was
Darnell Valentine but he has settled
down to add not only strong defense
but some offensive punch at times.
In m a n , about V a le n tin e , said, " I
think he's playing awfully w ell."
V ale n tin e was one o f three B la ­
zers that Inman gave high marks on
a standard grading scale. The point
guard, Jim Paxson and Calvin Natt
all received A-minuses from Inman
(he doesn't give A-pluses because of
his teaching background).
•
The oldest road in the U .S . is the El Camino Real,
which was established in 1581. It runs from Santa Fe to
Chihuahua, Mexico, and is today known as Highway
85.
We do not do business with South Africe.
American State
Bank
AN INDEPENDENT BANK
Head Office
2737 N. E. Union
Portland, Oregon 97212
WE'RE
HERETO
HELP
YOU!
Expert
consultation
on your
transportation
needs
on both new
and used cars.
SEAL. IT WITH LOVE ±
IT S A MAT TER OF t r e ANO BREATH*
)
AMVRKAM LUNG AM4XIATW»«
(
Valentine has had to fight an up­
hill battle to make that grade while
Paxson and Natt have been playing
on that level all year long.
Three o f the newest acquisitions
on the team received a solid B from
Inm an . W ayne C ooper and Kenny
Give to
The Salvation Army
so others
may have
a happy holiday
I
The first coin to bear the portrait of a living president
was the 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar, the obverse
of which bore the heads of Presidents Washington and
Coolidge.
Carr earned the B for their rebound­
ing. Ever since Cooper became the
starting center and C a rr the firs t
man o f f the bench, both have in ­
creased their rebound totals. Lever
was in flu en tia l in the Phoenix win
and seems m ore c o n fid e n t in his
ability on the court.
T h e tw o most d is ap p o in tin g
grades go to Mychal Thompson and
Jeff Lamp. Thompson looks like he
m ay im p ro ve on his C m a rk . H e
pulled down IS rebounds against the
Lakers and seems to like his power
forw ard position more than center.
Lamp hasn't seen the hardwood for
a while and poor shooting when he
has earned him a grade o f C-minus.
J e ff Judkins got an incom plete
because he just returned fro m the
in ju re d lis t. L in to n Tow nes and
Pete Verhoven haven’ t seen enough
playing time to be evaluated yet, In ­
man said.
T h e team as a w hole was on its
way to flunking out after a 1-3 start
but since then have improved to 15-
11. T h a t is good enough fo r th ird
place in the Pacific Division and a
grade o f B. No one expected them to
be in th ird place com e C h ristm as
but the team is playing better. In ­
man said, " I think w e're getting a
little m ore fa m ilia r w ith each
o ther."
Should everyone on the team con­
tinue to im prove to the point p ro ­
jected, this team will make the play­
offs. The only thing they have to re­
m em ber is that a fte r Tuesday
night's game against Seattle there
are 33 more games. A long season
still and discipline is needed to keep
the playoff fever burning.
WENDELL BROWN
W ei
KrprespooK'f
RON TONKIN
CHEVROL ,ET-H( □ N D A CO
9w»i»aai
a tows
122 N. ! . 122nc 1 A ve.
£6*4100
TH E O N L Y D E A L E U "
Give to C h ristm as Seals
AMTRK AN ± UM. UMKUIK»
_____________________________________
I
OMUBn««av