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Portland Obaarver, September 14, 1983 Page 9 Sport Talk by Ron Sykes Sports E ditor Once a fig h ter is knocked on! by his opponent, it is most difficu lt f o r him to nin In e remetch. Louis H a m s A k x ii Arguello, seeking for a second time to become the first man ever to win championship« in four divisions, was mugged by junior welterweight champion Aaron Pryor Ten months ago Arguello, then 76-J, battled Pryor. 34-0 before being K O 'd in the 14th round. The first encounter was one of the best boxing matches o f the century, it was later voted the fight o f the year by the W B C . Pryor entered the ring last Friday as a 2 H -1 favorite. The odds should have been 14-1. “ I will come out faster than be fo re ," beamed Pryor, "a n d by the sixth round one o f us w ill be gone." For those o f us who saw the first fight, it was hard to imagine Pryor coming out faster. In fact, when the bell sounded for round one, last November, Pryor met Arguello before Alexis could walk out o f his corner. But start faster he did. In the first two minutes o f round one, Aaron had landed a left right combination to the challenger's head that left Arguello sprawled on the canvass. M any thought it was all over; and for all practical purposes it was. Arguello survived the third and fourth rounds strictly as a defensive fighter. “ 1 knew, Alexis said, “ by the end o f the fourth round that I had no chance o f being the cham pion." Arguello is a tough hombre and for such a man to be completely broken. . . just has to be a tribute to the skill and strength o f Aaron Pryor. " H e is the fastest man 1 have ever faced,” lamented Alexis, "and he is so strong.” Aaron Pryor is far and away the most relentless puncher in the game today. The man seemingly never tires. H e throws punches in bunches and sooner or later will simply over whelm his opponent, as his 34 con secutive. ’ • ■ < - Alexis has promised wife and Ood that last Friday's bout with Pryor was his last. Pryor, too. says he will retire unless fellow Ohioan and light weight champion Boom Boom Mancini will agree on a fight. Bob Toledo to Join Ducks The Oregon Ducks hired Bob Toledo, and promised Duck fans a new and imaginative offense. Last year, Oregon's offensive scored a total o f 10 touchdowns on the year. Simple mathematics would easily tell us that that totals out to less than one a game in an 11 game schedule. A fter two games, the Ducks arc no more entertaining than last year. They've scored two T D ’s in two games Both were on fumbles by the opponent Toledo came to Oregon from the University o f Pacific highly touted as an offensive coordi nator, especially strong on the pass ing game. A fter seeing the Ducks against both Pacific and O hio S u u , one can easily lee how effective his schematic could be. The receivers run excellent pass routes, the running backs go out on the short ones, the whole thing it beautiful to sec. Now all that it left is someone to orchestrate this beautiful symphony. The Ducks need a quarterback Junior M ik e Jorgenson, 6-1, 185 lbs. in two games is just 16-40 for a total o f 160 yards. Too often receiv ers are open only to find the passes either too high or too low. Now, common sense will tell you that this will not work unless you have either a Lynn Swann or a James Lofton. The Ducks have neither. M ike Owens, jun ior, 195 lbs. seems to have the strongest throw ing arm o f the two quarterbacks. And, since Jorgensen has failed in his bid for consistency, then maybe Owens should be given the helm. The Ducks, 0-2, will have a bye this week and w ill play host to the Houston Cougars o f the SW C on September 17th. Oregon senior defensive tackle Ed Rhone suffered a fractured shoulder blade in the third quarter o f the Pacific game and now it ’s feared that he just may be out for the sea son. in two games the Oregon Ducks have rushed for a total o f 177 yards. Against Pacific fullback Ladaria Johnson led all Duck rushers with 39 yards on 10 carries. A t Ohio State it was freshman tailback Kevin W ilhite the leader with 34 yards on 10 carries. I t ’s obvious that the Oregon runners aren’t causing P A C -10 defensive coordinators many sleepless nights. Portland Trallblaxara on tha rebound w ith Washington The Portland Trailblazers will open their quest for the 1983-84 championship on Friday, September 30th. The camp will again be held at Green Meadows Athletic Club lo cated in Vancouver, Washington. The current Blazer roster lists 15 players vying for 12 spots. The addition o f 6-8, 230 lb. 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But look at it this way, Kermit's body was racked with pain and in juries over 9 seasons o f playing rough, tough ball. Those same nagging injuries were keeping him from giving his customary 150 per cent. Reportedly, these injuries have long ago departed. I f so. then Kermit will help. Remember that Washington doesn't have to regain a shooting touch, he doesn't need that. It's only his superior strength that's needed. And if he doesn't have that, he'll have little trouble gaining a place in the Blazer sun. The pre-season roster lists eight men at the forw ard position. Calvin Natt and rookie Clyde Drexler can easily be the first two penciled in at the small forw ard position. Also, with the trade o f Linton Townes to Cleveland, it is believed that Jeff Lamp is still in Jack Ramsay's plans. Which is bewildering to moi. I f three centers are to be carried, as Ramsay says, then starter Wayne Cooper will get help from both Mychal Thompson and rookie Tom Piotrowski. Washington should have little trouble beating out Audie Norris or Hank M cDow ell for the big forward spot. Kenny C arr is a lock. Just as Darnell Valentine, Jim Paxson and Fats Leven are rocks at the guard position. Rookies John Smith and Tim Dunham would appear to be the odd men out. Forrest Jenkins on Newton's Jenkins Everybody knows N ew to n a Law of “what goes up. muat coma down." Unfortunately. nobody aaama to know how to apply It to today's inflated economy. Except Forrest Jenkins Ha ia your local Farmers Insurance Agent And. while tha cost of everything la going up. ha knows how to gat insurance coata down. Whether it a with deductibles or discounts, he can probably save you money on your insurance. On your property, your home, your car and on your life. 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