Portland Observer, March 9, 1983 Page 11
Sport Talk
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by R on Syhas. S p o ra Editor
T h e b ra n d n ew U n ite d S ta te s
F o o tb a ll L e a g u e o p e n e d its d o o rs
,
fo r business this w eekend. A n d w he­
ther they were a success o r failu re is
The Generals are strong. They are
blessed w ith g re a t ta le n t, size an d
speed. S te v e V a n Ness at 6 -5 w ill
w o rk w ith Bruce K ra u s e rt ( 6 -7 ) to
c o n ird l the b oard s. T h e y w ill have
yet to be determ ined.
O n e th in g f o r s u re i t th a t fa n s
6-5 Richard H o llis to give m ore than
a little help in rebounding. H o llis , at
were seemingly intrigued by the new
boys on the block.
N ie ls e n ra tin g s sho w th a t the
U S F L garnered a 16.3 rating in N ew
Y o r k . T h a t c o m p u te s o u t to a 34
share o f the T V audience in the big
apple.
So. m any fans were watching and
w h a t th e y saw d re w m ix e d e m o ­
tions.
“ I thought it was g re a t." beamed
Jim O te y . " A l l they need it another
couple weeks and th e y ’ll be ready to
challenge the N F L . T h e n w e’ ll see a
real Super B o w l," O tey continued.
I f the U S F L is ever to challe n g e
6 -5 , p lays a t a b o u t 6 -9 . H e is u n ­
d o u b te d ly th e best le a p e r in the
to u rn a m e n t a n d p erhaps the state.
E r ic R oss, 6 - 1 , s e n io r g u a rd is a
s te a d y in g in flu e n c e in the b a c k ­
c o u rt. Ross and H o llis , b o th ve te r­
ans, are com ing o ff tremendous late
season gam es. T h e G e n e rals c ou ld
surprise.
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S atu rd a y . M a rc h 12th: M ic h ig a n
at T am pa Bay; Chicago at A rizo n a.
Sunday, M a rc h 13th: New Jersey
at P h ila d e lp h ia ; Boston at D enver;
Birm ingham at O a k lan d .
the N F L it w ill certainly take a little
longer than tw o years.
" I w o u ld n 't waste my tim e w atch­
ing those g u y s ," said D e l B u tle r, a
lo n g tim e N F L fa n . " T h e y ’ re ju s t a
bunch o f rejects, and i t ’ s sim ilar to
w atch ing an o ld tim ers gam e. M a y ­
be in a few years, but c e rta in ly not
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turned them on this weekend out o f
curiosity. But I th in k it ’ ll take a wee
bit m ore than the U S F L has to o ffe r
to m a k e fans cancel those w eekend
outings to w atch the U S F L in M a y ,
June and July.
W it h g re a t m e d ia c o v e ra g e the
U S F L is far ahead o f its predecessor,
th e n o w d e fu n c t W o r ld F o o tb a ll
L e a g u e . T h e W F L had b etter a t h ­
letes, but d id n 't get the coverage. I f
the U S F L continues to play w ith no
n a m e , o v e r the h il l , N F L re je c ts ,
they too w ill not succeed.
T h e sig n in g o f H e is m a n tro p h y
w in n er Herschel W a lk e r was d e fin ­
itely a step in the right d irectio n, but
there arc ju s t to o few H erschels to
go aro un d.
F o o tb a ll, to be exciting, must give
the fa n s s o m e th in g to get e x c ite d
abo ut. This cannot be accomplished
by field in g a bunch o f players fro m
M o n ta n a S ta 'e , C h e y n e y State and
Podunk U .
Just h av e to w o n d e r w h a t w ill
h a p p e n w h e n th e s u m m e r h eat
reaches 9 0 -1 0 0 d e g re e s — w ill fans
w a n t to h it th e b each es o r the
bleachers?
W ith the U S F L searching for p a r­
ity , o ne has to w o n d e r i f som eone
s h o u ld h ave o ffe r e d G r a m b lin g 's
E d d ie R o b in s o n a le a d c o a c h in g
jo b . R o b in s o n , 6 3 . has c e r ta in ly
paid his dues in the college game. A t
season's end he had logged some 42
years and 305 victories.
E d d ie R o b in s o n ju s t m a y n o t
h av e a c c e p te d a j o b , b u t w ith his
cred entials he c e rta in ly w o u ld have
added a big plus to the new league.
Just have to believe a southern fra n
chise such as B irm ing ham or T a m p a
Grant Coach John S tilw all hopaa for an A A A boya baakatball
championship trophy.
(Photo Richard J Brown)
w o u ld have been id e a l fo r o ld E d ­
die. H e d efin itely w ould have helped
put fans in the stands.
R o b in so n 's record o f 305-1 0 1 -1 3
is fo u rth on (he a ll-tim e coaches list
to p p e d by th e le g e n d a ry P a u l
" B e a r " B ry a n t’ s 3 2 3 -8 5 -17 . C oach
R o b in so n has c e rta in ly earn ed his
spurs a n d i t ’ s to o b a d the N F L
w o u ld n ’ t let h im ride the horse.
It 's tim e fo r the A A A Boys Bas
ketball title to be decided and a fter a
tw o -y e a r h iatus G ra n t C o ac h John
S tilw e ll w ill be back in it. A fte r be­
com ing (he m atinee id o l at now d e­
fu n c t W a s h in g to n H ig h , w here he
led the C o lon ials to tw o consecutive
A A A a p p e a ra n c e s S t ilw e ll j o u r ­
neyed to J a c k s o n as an a s s is ta n t.
A g ain he was hit w ith a school c lo ­
sure a n d as fa te w o u ld h ave it big
John was g iven the o p p o r tu n ity to
re tu r n to his a lm a m a t e r , G r a n t.
J o h n ’ s re tu rn to G r a n t m ust have
brought jo y to his m o m . M a r y , who
a fte r c h e e rin g fo r the G e n e ra ls so
v e ry lo n g , lo o k e d s lig h tly o u t o f
p o c k e t as a W a s h in g to n C o lo n ia l
rooter.
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his 9 th -ra n k e d G en e rals , the P IL 's
to p te a m a f t e r w in n in g 12 o u t o f
th e ir last 13 gam es are re a d y . T h e
p re d ic tio n here is that G ra n t could
be the surprise o t the to u rn e y . T he
M e tro League is by far the strongest
in the state this year and could very
w e ll c a p tu r e the tw o (o p spots.
B racketing has p ro vid e d a possible
Glencoe vs. Beaverton fin a l. W e see
G ran t as the dark horse and G lencoe
th e f a v o r it e . T h e u p p e r b ra c k e t
s h o u ld
p ro d u c e
w in n e rs
fo r
P a rk ro s e ( 1 7 - 5 ) o v e r S p r in g fie ld
(1 9 -1 ); the Broncos e n jo y in g their
first season in the new M o u n t H o od
League finished second to cham pion
D a v id D ouglas. But an early in ju ry
to ju n io r s e n s a tio n R ic k O s b o rn
probably cost Parkrose the title. O s­
born is pro bably the S ta le ’ s best all-
a ro u n d p la y e r. H e a n d te a m m a te
E ric Russell p ro v id e a p o te n t one-
tw o punch. L ero y E llis , 6 -5 , sopho­
m ore, is rap idly becoming a force to
be re c k o n e d w ith . L o o k fo r the
B ro n co s to upset the M id w e s te r n
c h a m p io n S p rin g fie ld M ille rs . Size
is la c k in g at S p r in g f ie ld a n d th a t
sho uld lead to th e ir d o w n fa ll. E x ­
cept for Center Pat Reynolds at 6 6,
the M ille r s h av e no o th e r s ta rte r
o ver 6 -1 . T h e d y n a m ic d u o o f O s ­
b orn and Russell should have it all
to themselves.
McMinnville 15 6
va. Beaverton 19 4
B e a v e rto n , p ro b a b ly the second
best team in the state, sho uld have
little trouble w ith W illa m e tte Valley
c h a m p io n M c M in n v ille . A n th o n y
T a y lo r at 6-4 can do it a ll. T ay lo r is
a take charge type fo rw ard that likes
to post up. A n d when he goes inside
his tre m e n d o u s le a p in g a b ilit y a l ­
lows him to shoot over taller o p p on ­
e n ts . T h e B e a v e rs a re e x tre m e ly
quick and deadly shooters.
Glencoe 20-1
vs. Jefferson 14 8
Jefferson is a team m any thought
w o u ld never m ake it here. G lencoe
w ill p ro v e th e m a n y r ig h t . T h e
D e m o s fin is h e d fo u r th in the P IL
and their chances against the M e tro
L e a g u e c h a m p io n s a re s lim and
none D e m o coach Bobby H a rris is
o ne o f the fin e s t in the s ta te . But
la c k o f size a n d c o n s is te n c y w ill
k n o ck h im o u t. T h e C rim s o n T id e
comes in w ith only an opening night
loss to B eaverton to spoil an o th e r­
wise o u ts ta n d in g season. T h e T id e
b e h in d a ll-e v e r y th in g g u a rd D a v e
Im m e l s h o u ld w in e a s ily . C u rtis
P e n n y , a s ix -f o o t f o r w a r d , is the
Dem os best p layer. W h e n the going
gets tough, the young Dem os usual­
ly look fo r C u rtis .
T h e P I L 's o th e r e n tr y is G r a n t
(17 -5 ).
'Whatever
your
make it b rief."
advice,
Horace
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