» 8 Section II Portland Observer, May 11,1983
Sport Talk
Conrad Hunt a. a format vloa-
eaptaln of a world champion
Waat Indlaa orlokat taam . haa
llvad and workad aa a nawa-
paparman In Britain and lectured
all over the world on race rela
tione. Ha now llvaa In Atlanta,
Qaorgla. Ha w ill apoak to the
World Affaire Council on ' Racial
Antagonlama — Beyond the
Faars to Cura.” on Thursday.
May 12th. 6:20 p.m. at the Bonk
of California 4th floor cafeteria.
Hunts, on tour for the Interna
tional Conference for Moral Re-
Armament. also apoka at Jeffer-
son High School.
by H o * Syius. Sports Editor
N e tt on vacation
Somewhere in Southern Louisiana
Calvin N atl is vacationing with his
w ife. He just may be out in the
woods hunting, something Calvin
enjoys very much. W hile N a tl is
hunting game his agent, H ow ard
Slusher, is also in the hunting game.
You tec, Natt is now a free agent
and is now free to talk to all U NBA
teams. His agent has indicated that
Calvin will do just that.
N a tt, called by his teammates
“ Pit B u ll,” in just two years has
established him self as one o f the
best small forwards in the game.
And Calvin is coveted by at least 13-
17 NBA clubs. “ I'm amazed at how
far he's come in two ye a rs ," Los
Angeles coach Pal Riley said. “ He's
just one tough cookie, a guy 6*6"
who can ju m p with guys 3 or 4
inches bigger. He's one o f the truly
great small forwards.
Lenny W ilk in s , coach o f the
Seattle Super Sonics is a great
admirer of Natt. It is ironic because
Seattle defeated Vinnie Johnson,
since traded to D e tro it, ahead o f
Calvin Natt in the 1979 NBA draft.
That was a move Seattle followers
never let the Sonics organization live
down.
N att was P ortland's steadiest
perform er through the *82-*83
campaign. Some Jim Paxson fans
will argue the point. While Paxson
had a fine offensive year, Natt had a
better all around game.
Calvin finished high in all cate
gories, which prompted coach Al
Allies of Golden Stale to say, "N atl
is a miniature Moses Malone, the
man comes to p la y ." In today's
N B A game that is the ultim ate
compliment.
N a il’ s slats are impressive. He
played in 80 games, led the team in
minutes played with 2,879, finished
second in rebounding with 399 of
which 214 were offensive boards,
that also was highest on the team,
i He had 171 assists which placed him
ahead o f Paxson's 139, and
remember Paxson is a guard, and at
one time during the season took
over as point guard when Darnell
Valentine went down. Natt shot an
impressive .343 from the field and
.792 from the line. As impressive as
his stats are, none stand out more
than the 2,879 minutes he logged
during the season, which computes
to 34.9 a game.
H ow to pack a nutritious m eal for a backpack will be the topic of
• class on Tuesday, May 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in St. Vincent Hospital
and Medical Center's Souther Auditorium. The class also will feature
recipes for quick dishes and trail snacks and a lesson on drying foods.
Registration fee is S3. For more info., call 299-2219.
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Super promoter Don King (cl raise« the hands of
WBC Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes (I) and
WBA Heavyweight Champion Michael "Dynamite"
Dokaa (rl at a recant press party announcing the
The question now is if Calvin's
body is in Louisiana, where then is
his mind? N a tt's agent said last
week that C alvin would sign with
P ortland if the right deal can be
worked out. But he also indicated
that he would talk to the other
clubs, this only being fair to Calvin’s
career. W hat then is the Blazer
position. In the past the Blazers
haven’ t been able to re-sign their
superstar players. All-star forward
M aurice Lucas was sent packing
when he demanded more o f the
green s tu ff. How ever, Larry
W einberg, Blazer owner has
publicly stated that Calvin Natt will
not get away. “ We will either sign
C alvin or match any other offer
sheet," Weinberg stated.
That should be good news to
Blazer fans. It's a known fact that
the team is in the hunt for a big
center. Let's hope that the hunt for
a small forward is over.
Harris names bast blacks
Lou Harris was sitting on a seat in
his living room in Northeast
Portland. " Y o u want my all-tim e
black major league baseball team,
Crown Affair, May 20 at the Dunes In Las Vegas,
whan both undefeated champions w ill defend
(Photo: Hollis Stain)
their crowns.
huh. O kay, here's how I see
things," blurted Lou.
FIRST BASE — I gotta take big
Luke Easter. I saw him play on the
coast a well as in Cleveland. Big
Luke had more low power than any
player I've ever seen.
S E C O N D BASE — Jackie
Robinson, who else? Jackie was the
epitome of all the game stands for.
He had speed, could hit and was
nonpareil as a defensive player. And
above all was very intelligent. I
know one thing, there's none
around today like Jackie.
S H O R T S T O P — Ernie Banks.
Ernie hit more home runs than any
shortstop ever. He had good range
and a sure fire aim. He had a certain
presence about him.
O U T F IE L D — First comes Willie
Mays. Just name something the man
couldn't do. Then comes Hank
A aron, again I defy anyone to
challenge Henry. And I've got to go
with Roberto Clemente as my third
choice. Roberto was one o f the
finest single hitters in the game. He
did his job in a businesslike manner,
but he always got it done.
C A T C H E R — Roy Campanella.
Campy was a take charge type
catcher who was always in complete
control. He had good power and led
the Dodgers in both R B I’ s and
home runs.
P IT C H E R S - Don Newcombe,
Bob Gibson and Sam "Toothpick"
Jones.
T H IR D BASE — A guy named
Junior G illia m , who moved into
third after being a second baseman
for the Dodgers. Junior was a sensa
tional fielder. He was the type o f
player that never took you out of a
game. “ Now, remember these are
all modern day players. I just wish I
could have seen the old g uys,"
Harris chortled. Tales are still being
told in barrooms about the abilities
o f some o f those legendary black
players who weren't provided the
opportunity to play in the big
leagues.
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Players in the Sportsmen's Little
League have had as many games
rained out so far this year as they
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Waat: Top: Tina Harrla and Wahadl Johnson
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The Northeast Y W C A will hold
its 8th Annual Walkathon and Sale
M ay 14 at A lberta Park. Walkers
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contributing SI per lap around the
park. The sale to be held across the
street from the park at 2103 NE
Ainsworth w ill o ffe r everything
from baked goods to household
items. The proceeds from the sale
and walkathon will send Northeast
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Y W C A camp on the coast. Last
year's proceeds were able to send
over 23 children to the 300-acre
camp.
Food to be sold at the sale w ill
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barbecued ribs and chicken, potato
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