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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1983)
Portland Obaerver, February 16, 1963 Page 7 Sport Talk by Roo Sykts. Sports Editor Oregon State Coach Ralph Miller took time out five week* ago to as set* hi* team and situation And the result* of hit change* are d evutal- iag Ralph admitted that he had aiade a mistake on his judgement of talent. He didn’t make excuse* for his poor 1-4 start, but made change*. And the changes that were made in tiny Corvallis hit like an earth quake in mightly Los Angeles. After suffering a humiliating 99-77 defeat to U C L A back in January, and fol lowing that with a 65-56 loss at the hands of U .S .C ., which was the first loss to the T ro ja n * in 11 outings. M iller made the change. He simply went back to what had made hi* program, .speed. Darryl Flowers, who was recently honored a* Wisconsin's top prep athlete of the year, was inserted into the lineup and will soon more than fill the shoes o f the now departed Lester Conner. W ith OSU on a five game win streak and the Bruin* finally losing one, the Pac-10 is now going to be a dog fight. U C .A not only lost a game Saturday afternoon, but even more costly they may have lost the big Stuart G ray, their seven-foot center for the year. Gray went down during the first half and after being examined Sun day in L .A . it was learned he had a slight strain of a medial collateral ligament. That injury along with the shoulder separation suffer by Kenny Fields, should pose serious prob lems to the Bruins. U C L A is a tal ented bunch and is still odds-on favorites to dethrone OSU. But, now the likes o f USC, OSU and Wash ington State are in a battle to see who will emerge as runners up and claim that all-important N C A A se lection, which will undoubtedly go to whomever finished second. Right now USC stands 7-2 in conference play and must defeat red-hot OSU on the road and still face the Bruins twice more. Their chances are good. Washington State is third with a good 7-3 mark, but like the Bruins, WSU lost its leading scorer when 6- 9 forward Guy Williams went down against Oregon. Many fans thought the Pac-10 would be another OSU- U C L A battle; then George Ravel- ings* Cougars served notice that they were a team to be reckoned with. The Cougars were 6-0 before losing a heart-breaker to U C L A down at Pauley Pavillion. The situation now looks good for the Beavers. A fter USC at home, they must meet WSU at Bohler. I f they should survive Raveling, and they should, then I would expect them to finish second to the Bruins and enter the N C A A . The Beavers are a very fine team and will get a post season bid, either N C A A or N IT . Don Curry won the W BA welter weight title Sunday evening by out pointing Korea's H w an. C u rry, weighing in at 146Vi pounds, won a gruelling 15-round decision over the wild swinging Hwan. H w an, 21. is the welterweight king of the Orient. He proved in this championship fight that what he lacked in skill and experience he made up for in heart. The smaller Korean at 5-6 gave away 5 inches in height and 8 inches in reach to the taller American. Hwan's fight plan was to bull his way inside and bang away at his opponent's body. Curry got o ff to a fast start win ning rounds on through three on good jabs that kept the shorter Kor ean o ff balance. C urry strung hi* opponent repeatedly but could not put the game Korean down. Hwan came on strong in the fifth . He chased Curry around the ring and delivered some strong left hook* to the head However, this fight was all C urry's, who was fighting in his home town o f San Antonio. Curry opened round seven a* though he was trying to end it all. W ith just seconds gone he caught Hwan with a straight right hand that hurt. After missing a left hook, C urry again caught Hwan with a right that drove the Korean to the rope*. Curry moved in with a combination to the body. He then moved in to throw hi* right, but walked instead into H w an’ s solid right hand that sent the champion down fo r the first time in hi* professional career. Cur ry, whom Sugar Ray Leonard picked as his successor, was visbily shaken by that right and imme diately used all the 20-foot ring to stay away from the on-rushing Hwan. C u rry ’s clever boxing enabled him to win the latter round* and caused much frustration on the part of the Korean. By beating Hwan, Curry became the WBA Welterweight King. Marty M cC rory is expected to win the WBC title and hopefully the whole welter picture will be settled soon. McCrory vs Curry should prove to be an interesting fight. A child shall lead th em . . . O raat's Generals pulled a stun ning upset in P IL play Friday night when they downed the Benson Tech- men 83-79. Playing like a man possessed, Tony Ross, a 6-1 freshman, came o ff the Orant bench and did every thing but walk on water. Ross, playing in only his fifth var sity game, led the Generals with 20 points. Just who is this mere lad with so much talent? Tony is the little brother of General senior guard Eric Ross and the son of Ethel and N or man. U ntil last month he was ter rorizing the P IL . D uring his b rie f stay w ith the Frosh squad Tony was averaging over 20 points per game Rots had toiled in virtual obscuri ty on the varsity until coach John Stilwell called his number after just three m inute* had expired in the first quarter. Young Ross entered the contest and im m ediately canned a 2 0 -ft. jumper from the top of the key. After gaining his confidence Tony hit four straight bombs from the 18- foot range About 14,000 martyrs are listed in the records of the Roman Catholic church. Ducks lay eggs only in the morning. Birds, in proportion to their size and w e ig h t, are about 75% stronger than are human beings. TONY ROSS Tony Ross appears to be a new star on the horizon. A t 6-1 he should grow another three inches by hi* senior year. He is cool, confident and can shoot the eyes out o f the basket. “ He is just a great shooter,'* beamed Stilwell. Ross had 20 p oin t* on 9 o f 14 shooting. Kudo* to the Freshman star from Grant High. People who eat a good breakfast are more resistant to fatigue through the day than those who don't. The banana has been cultivated in India for 4,000 years. We d o n o u io business with South Africa. American State B a n k / f i l I J I | 1 - *>□ S AH INOCPtNOCNT BANK H.ad Office 2737 N. t- Unton Portland. Oregon 97212 Remember all the controversy that surrounded the 1968 Mexico- City Olympics? How U.S. sprinters Tom my Smith and John Carlos were banished from the Olympic Village after they stood on the vic tory stand with their clenched fists held high? Remember how the A fri cans dominated the distance events? Some said the thin air o f Mexico City gave the altitude-trained A fri cans an unfair advantage. Remem ber that is was Mexico C ity where Bob Beamon made his historic leap in the long jump? Beamon sailed out over 29 feet. And that done when no one had ever landed 28 feet before. Even more remarkable was the 9.95 hundred meters time posted by Henry Hines, a record that has stood for some 15 years. Well, since nobody was close M r. Hines is now out of retirement and in hot pursuit o f his record. Well, maybe not hot but is once again running. Hines was entered in the Foot Locker meet, but was disqualified after two false starts. Another on the comeback trail is an ex-400 me ter Olympic star, Lee Evans. Evans, 37, is trying a comeback in the 800 meters. While we wish these ex-champions the best one has to re alistically think that there's no chance in the sprints for older ath letes. They would have a far greater chance in the distance events where conditioning and strength play such a huge role. The sprints are usually for the young. Philadelphia 76er Julius Erving walked away with the M V P award in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Classic. But had the fans been able to vote singer M arvin Gaye would have easily won. Gaye gave a stirring and soulful rendition of the national an them that set the fabulous forum on their heels, and Francis Scott Key shaking in his grave. The East, behind “ J's" 25 points, were awesome. The final score read 132-123 but this game was probably the most exciting ever. Who said all- star games were dull? 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