6 Portland Observer. July 6, 1983
Sport Talk
Renowned Blues/Jazz Pianist
MEMPHIS SLIM
by Koti Syke»
Sporo E d ito r
ALSO
Doing buaineea w ith the B la t i n
So now with the Blazers it's put
up time. Cleveland fired the first
salvo by offering Calvin N atl some
$4.5 million spread out over six
years.
W hich computes out to some
thing like $750.000 per year. Cleve
land just may be the Siberia o f NB A
basketball, but for those kind o f
coins, who cares.
Natt has let everyone know that
he prefers to play in Portland, but
will go anywhere (Cleveland) if the
money is right.
Blazer owner, Larry Weinberg,
couldn't reach an agreement with
the scrappy small forward in their
two previous attempts. A reliable
source reportedly said the original
Blazer offer was $450.000 per year.
I f true, and whomever in the organi
zation didn't offer more, then
Portland just may have seen the last
o f Calvin N a ll. Natt is one player
the team cannot afford to lose.
The Blazer organization has de
veloped a reputation in the past of
not giving large contracts. When
both Maurice Lucas and Lionel
Hollins asked for more money they
were both shipped out.
Calvin N all is re a d y .. the ball is
now in the Blazer court. The feeling
here is that Natl will be signed.
The team is facing a similar prob
lem with Captain Jim Paxson. Il is
reported lhai Paxson's asking price
is unreal according to learn officials.
Portland’s
drafting
of
Clyde
Drexler could be more significant if
both Natt and Paxson should de
part. Drexler, 6 '-7 " , can play both
small forward or big guard. Even if
Nait and Paxson remain in the Rose
C i t y . . one should expect Clyde
“ the G lid e" to log big minutes at
both positions. Back time for Natt
and Paxson was a problem all o f last
year. Coach Ramsay tried second
year man, Jeff Lamp and rookie
Jeff Townes, and none were parti
cularly
impressive.
Lamp just
doesn’t have the tools and Townes
needs to build confidence.
Neither position, small forward
or big guard, should give the high
flying Drexler much trouble.
Drexler's outside shooting is sus
pect, but one should remember as a
young sophomore M r. Drexler look
on North Carolina star James
W orthy head to head and scored
twenty-eight points as Houston
mounted a furious second half rally
to come back on the 1982 N C A A
champion Tarheels.
Duran ve. Hagler:
" N o mas! N o mas!” Isn’t this the
same Roberto Duran that quit in the
middle o f a round rather than be
humiliated by Sugar Ray Leonard.
Yes, Duran has signed a contract
that could earn both he and middle
weight champion M arvin Hagler
somewhere in the neighborhood of
10 million dollars apiece.
Hagler will undoubtedly enjoy his
share o f the purse, while a badly
beaten Duran's share will probably
go toward his hospital bill. Either
Duran will sing his now infamous
" N o mas” song or receive the beat
ing of his life. Those are the only
choices open to the Panamanian.
once glorious career
Fighting
Frazier (10-0) is just an easy way to
collect a good pay day. This fight
was surely given young Frazier strict
ly on his Dad's name.
Holmes is ducking the for real
challenge o f Greg Page. Page, not
Frazier, is the heavyweight conten
der that Holmes should now be
facing. Frazier is not a true heavy
weight. He stands a little less than
6 '-0 " and weighs in at 19 5.. .soak
ing wet.
The low alama knockout punch
of Ayala
Once upon a time Tony Ayala
was one o f the brightest stars on the
boxing horizon. Ayala, a junior
middleweight with a record of 22-0,
was looked upon as a sure bet to
one day win the title.
Instead he has been sentenced to
serve 35 years and at least IS of
those must be pul in before he is eli
gible for parole. Ayala was given his
sentence for burglary and aggravat-
The Golden Eagles
led assault.
TUESDAY,
JULY 19th
Ptatoon-atyfo baseball
On a timely basis, Lou Harris
Albina's super sports fan, has
shared some o f his thoughts with us
And most were good, while all were
certainly appreciated. This time M r
Harris shares his thoughts on revo
lutionizing baseball. Lou writes
"W h y not have offensive and defen
sive players in baseball, just as is
currently done in professional foot
b all.”
"T h en we would see," Lou
writes, "th e very best in the field
and the best at bat. Kind o f
platoon system."
Hey, Harris just may have some
thing there. A t least you can bet that
Cardinal slick fielding, no hitting
shortstop Ozzie Smith would be one
that would benefit from it.
Last Sunday, Smith went 5 for
in a doubleheader and raised his
average from .195 to a less than
hefty .205.
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B R O N ZE BASE FOR R IC K E Y — M a jo r L eagu e b a a e b a ll base
steeling cham pion R ickey Henderaon of th e O akland A s receives
bronze base honoring his all-tim e single season stolen base record
o f 130 P re s e n ta tio n w a s m a d e at re c e n t O a k la n d A s g a m e by
B u d w e is e r L ig h t re p re s e n ta tiv e and th e fo rm e r base s te a lin g
champion Lou Brock, and Nancy Gee of P ittm an Rubber Co., w hich
m anufactured the bronze base. Brock w as also on hand last August
27 in M ilw a u k e e w h en H enderaon b ro ke th e record of 118 sto len
bases, w h ich Brock set in 1979 w h en w ith th e St. Louis Cardinals
Brock also had his tw o sons E m ory and D a n n y on hand fo r th e
presentation.
Champs gain two
Prep All-Stars
Newberg High School infielder
Ken Bowen and Beaverton High
outfielder Bryan Ganter will help
Oregon State head baseball coach
Jack Riley defend two consecutive
Pac-10 Northern Division champion
ships.
Both players participated in the
State-Metro All-Star series in mid-
June. Bowen batted
415 for
Newberg this spring with
10
doubles, four home runs and 32
runs batted in. The fleet footed
shortstop impressed Riley with his
smooth play defensively finishing
his senior year with a .987 fielding
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percentage Bowen also stole 18
bases.
Ganter roamed centerfield for
Beaverton cutting o ff extra base
hits and batting at a 400-pi us clip
throughout the season. Helping the
prep Beavers to the slate lourna
ment's semi-finals, Ganter baited
.472 in league and 396 overall. He
finished the season with 20 stolen
bases, seven doubles and three
round trippers. Bryan banged out
six hits in the State-M etro series
alone. The scholar-athlete will bring
a 3.65 grade point average
Oregon
State
with
plans
on
majoring in Sports Medicine.
W illy T Ribbs. »28 before and after S I R
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Trans Am spin out
SEA T T L E — The skies are over
cast. The track is wet from an early
morning shower, but the excitement
builds in anticipation o f still another
Trans Am race The track at S I R
offers the drivers a real challenge
with the down grades, hairpin turns,
and inclines. Il is definitely a specta
tor track — hardly a bad seat in the
house,
O ur focus today is on the Rose
Cup W inner, W illy T Ribbs W illy
is the twenty-six-year-old black
driver from San Jose, California,
who thrilled those of us who watched
his win here in Portland on June
5th. He has won second position for
today's race, qualifying time is
1:24.14.
The green flag appears and the
Trans Am race is in progress. Paul
M iller »36 is out in front with W illy
T . closing fast. On the sixth lap »28
W illy T . passes M iller for the lead
These cars are just screaming down
the track, clocked at speeds of PO
P S on the straight going into turn
one. W illy keeps his first position
until his teammate, David Hobbs
»29, passes him on lap 20. It was
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W orld Heavyweight champion
Larry Holmes is in the twilight o f a
shortly after this that Hobbs blew
his engine leaving an oil slick on the
track. W illy T . hit the oil and spun
o ff the track. His DeAtley Camaro
sustained considerable front body
damage. On the next lap. W illy T .
lost his clutch and had to head for
the pits. It was not a good day for
the Budweiser team, but W illy T.
still shines. O n lap five, he set a new
track record o f 1:25.31.
A ll the spectators would agree
that today’s race was an exciting
one. W illy T. Ribbs now heads for
another race on the circuit in Ohio.
He's one young man for us to keep
our eyes on.
Winner o f the Budweiser Trans
Am Championship was »1 Elliott
Forbes-Robinson of Denver, North
Carolina. He was driving a Pontiac
Trans-Am , and finished 3.2 seconds
ahead of »36 M iller, followed by »8
Gloy.
Recognition must be given to two
Portlanders who finished seventh
and tenth respectively — David
Schroeder »54 driving a Porsche and
Bill Crainc »41 driving a Corvette.
Trans Am racing is thrilling and
this race was no exception.
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Ted Giannoulas. the "Famous C hicken" takes a hint and dives for
third base at the July 2nd Beaver baseball game. Final score:
Chicken 1. Beavers 10. Vancouver 4.
(Phot: ©1883 Dan Long)
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