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a ttla 108 97 In th e firs t g am s o f th e m lnl-serlee. The second g am s
Who is this Cindy Brown and why
is she so upset with the State of Ore
gon? Cindy Brown is a 6-2 a ll-A m
erican do-everything basketball
player that received over 250 schol
arship offers from throughout the
nation.
Cindy won't be attending school
in-state.
She has narrowed her choice to
Southern C a lifo rn ia , Louisiana
Tech, Long Beach State and any
where else, U.S.A.
So why has Cindy turned her back
on the great state of Oregon?
Her reasons for shunning the
slate seem legitimate enough. " I'm
not appreciated on the court." Cin
dy said last week in Eugene. Shame
on you C indy. But weren’ t you
around when Sidney Wicks said the
same thing? D idn’t you hear M au
rice Lucas and Lionel Hollins? Hav
en’t you stopped to look in the mir
ror lately? Shame on you Cindy for
thinking you should be recognized
for only your playing ability. Aren’t
you aware that that is a privilege a
young lady of color shall not receive
in the state of Oregon, not yet any
way?
Cindy has been labeled by some
as having a bad attitude, but don’ t
we always hear that in reference to
the black athlete. Now, really, how
many white athletes have you
known to be so labelled?
When the white athlete strays
from the norm he’s called “ flaky,”
never a bad attitude.
Sure Cindy blew her top and I,
for one, commend her for having
the courage to tell it as she believes.
Cindy d id n ’ t appreciate the boos,
and one can hardly blame her for
that. But again Cindy should realize
that still she’s a product of Oregon.
It seems that only the good black
players are subjected to boos here.
Wicks and Hollins certainly received
more than their share while trying to
bring the Blazer program to respec
tability. They never received their
righteous dues and neither did
Cindy.
Cindy was embittered even more
What about
the Russians?
When the talk is o f disarmament
the question most often heard is,
" W h a t about the Russians?" A
conference scheduled for Corvallis
and A lbany, A p ril 23rd through
May 1st, will consider Soviet history,
culture and attitudes. Speakers vary
from C IA operatives to the First Se
cretary of the U .S.S.R .’i Embassy.
V alentin Berezhkov w ill speak
April 24th; Nobel Peace Prize win
ner Linus Pauling will speak on May
I . A ll sessions arc free. C all 758-
3328 for information.
after being shunned as Oregon girls
player o f the year, an honor voted
by the coaches to Michele Hoppes
o f Crook County.
Granted Hoppes is an excellent
player, but how many all-Am erica
teams did she make? None. It was
shameful that the coaches, a lily-
white group, could not select the
great sharpshooter. Prejudice?
What else could it be. On pure abil
ity, if that’s how it’s chosen, Brown
is better than h alf the boys in the
state and all of the girls. And some
one should be calling for the resig
nation of Grant Coach Amaya.
Amaya, in an interview, said that
his four year ace was o ff base.
I t ’s sad to see Coach Amaya de
sert Cindy at a time when she need
ed him most.
In a telephone interview with the
Observer, Coach Am aya said,
" H e y , I ’m on C in dy’s side. I said
the things I said only because I want
to help Cindy.”
Strange.. .if this is help, then it’s
certainly help Ms. Brown could well
do w ith o ut. W ith her bold state
ments of the past Cindy Brown will
probably join Sidney Wicks as the
state’s most unpopular athlete. She
now can expect boos each and every
time she’s introduced in this state.
On to wherever, Cindy, we’ll con
tinue to follow and report on your
soon-to-be illustrious career.
NBA playoffs
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227-3367
side jumpers. This leaves strongman
M o Lucas underneath where he’ s
extremely effective. Nance at 6-10 is
effective both outside and inside.
Denver relies on scoring from their
front line where they had Alex Eng
lish and K ik i Vandeweghe, the
N B A ’s number one and -two scor
ers. English finished 28.4 and Van
deweghe 26.7. The size and speed of
Phoenix will be too much for Den
ver. Suns 2, Nuggets 0.
M w ltnem oh
C evn ty
Court
A tlan ta a t Boston
Best o f three (mini-series).
Boston won 56 games and still
finished nine games behind Philly.
Look for depth and too much skill
to overcome a well-coached but un
dermanned A tlanta team. The A t
lanta Hawks w ill need (he inside
play o f Tree Rollins and Dan
R o u n d firld , who is probably the
best strong forw ard in the N B A ,
and the strong guard play o f ex-
B la/er Johnny Davis is they are to
overcome the Celts.
Boston depends heavily, and well
they should, on Larry Bird. The 6-9
Bird finished the season averaging
23.6 ppg and 11.0 rebounds. H ow
ever, the Boston backcourt leaves
something to be desired. Second
year starter Dan Aingc and Quinn
Buckner have both been shaky. Tiny
Archibald could very well be the key
to any Celtic success. T in y , 34, is
still the best penetrating guard in the
N BA . Parrish has kept the Celts in
games with consistency in the mid
dle. Boston 2, Atlanta 0.
Second teem :
Alex English, forward— Denver
Larry Nance, forward— Phoenix
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, center—
Lakers
Sidney Moncrief, guard— Bucks
Dennis Johnson, guard— Suns
Denver at Phoenix
The Suns are playing their best
ball of the year. Front line of Maur
ice Lucas, Larry Nance and Alvin
Adams give most teams trouble.
Adams at 6-9 can take opposing
centers out front by hitting the out-
A ll-R o o kie team :
Terry Cummings, forward—
Clippers
James Worthy, forward— Lakers
Marc lavarroni, center— Sixers
Fats Lever, guard— Portland
Eric Floyd, guard—Golden State
What is it about Oregon basket
ball that is so appealing to Idaho?
At last check we found the follow
ing Oregonians matriculating or will
be at Moscow: Phil Hopson, E .C .
M o rg an , T e rre l Cage, and U lf
Spears.
A ll NBA
First t u r n :
Larry Bird, forward— Boston
Julius Erving, forward— Sixers
Moses Malone, center— Sixers
Magic Johnson, guard— Lakers
Andrew Toney, guard—Sixers
O rbane«
BwiUing
H o u m
Portland at Seattle
The Sonics own the home court
advantage and they also seem to
own the Blazers. Seattle, 48-34, won
the last two games against Portland
and it would appear that they are
the stronger team going in to the
p layo ffs. D avid Thompson must
play well if Seattle is to win. It
should be remembered that it was
Thompson’s spectacular play in the
early season that lifted the Sonics to
their near record 12-0 start. When
Thompson slumped so did Seattle.
David has regained his early sea
son start and should make the d if
ference.
Portland mainly has been a two-
man show. F orw ard C a lv in Natt
and guard Jim Paxson is the Blazer
offense. I f either is o ff, then Port
land stiuggles. Seattle2, Portland I.
D arryl M o tle y , ex-G rant High
School all-stater has just recently
been traded to Detroit. M otley, in
jured right fo o t, was with K C o r
ganization for three years.
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Home o f fhe leg en d ary G ut Butter Sandwich.
Little League opens
Every spring brings out bats,
balls, bases and caps in the th o u
sands as youngsters scramble out to
play ball. And this year is no differ
ent. In N orth/N ortheast Portland
alone there are nine Little Leagues
each with up to 25 or so teams. Op
ening Day came last Saturday for
some leagues while others will begin
their seasons during the coming
weeks.
The P o rtla n d Observer w ill be
featuring a weekly " L ittle League
Round-Up” highlighting important
players, events and League stand
ings on a rotating basis. No less than
five leagues w ill be highlighted in
the L ittle League R ou n d-U p , in
cluding Sportsmen’s, H ollyw ood,
and Interstate Little Leagues.
The H ollyw ood L ittle League
opening day was last Saturday and
players from seven to fifteen years
of age displayed their talent and en
ergy. According to League Presi
dent Katrina Blackwood, the league
has expanded this year to include 23
teams in five d iffe re n t programs.
Hollywood's programs include two
softball programs: one for nine-to-
tw elve-year-olds and another for
those thirteen to fifteen. Games for
all five H ollyw oo d programs are
played at Grant Park and Tubman
and Fernwood Schools.
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