Page 8 Portland Observer, October 26, 1983
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Sport Talk
by Hon Sykes
Sports Editor
Nobody need make excuse*. On
this gloomy, rainy day in October,
the Washington Huskies simply
were the best team The final score
read J2-3 and that told the story.
Sure, the Ducks were injured but in
jury-free (hey would have been hard
pressed to beat these Huskies. Sure,
Coach Don James’ bunch are a
good team, but the game wasn’t
won by the Husky defense, it wasn't
won because Washington’s offen
sive line were blowing the Ducks
out.
No, it wasn’t a mismatch by any
means by quickness. A record
crowd of 44,000 plus witnessed O re
gon being defeated at one skill posi
tio n -q u a rterb a ck . Don James, you
can believe, will always have his
teams prepared.
On this day the Oregon Ducks
were prepared, butnot for what
would happen at Quarterback.
Steve Pclleuer. Husky signal caller,
was everything M ike Owens, O re
gon’s Q B, wasn't. Pelleuer’s execu
tion was crisp, as were his passes.
On this day the Duck secondary
never came close to picking o ff a
Pelleuer aerial. And on this day,
when Duck hopes were high,
Pelleuer choose to make the longest
run from scrimmage o f his career.
During a third and-mne situation
Steve ran 61 yards and didn't stop
until he had crossed the Oregon goal
lines. There’s still hope for Oregon’s
young team, but after Saturday's
encounter with the Huskies . . .
Coach Brooks must know that M ike
Jorgenson does not have the arm to
N A lacks
become the Duck quarterback o f (he
future. And it was good to see so
much excitement in the Valley. O re
gonians. for once, could see how it
must feel in such places as Norm an,
O k ., Ann A rbor, M ich ., South
Bend, Ind , and Los Angeles, C alif.
Il was a festive atmosphere to say
the least. The parking lot was filled
by 12:30. A Uve country and western
band provided entertainment for the
many tail-gaters. And you could
just feel the electricity in the air.
The U o f O students, too, were
ready. When the gates opened at
11:30 the students had already filled
their section. And when the first
partially clad lineman walked on to
Autzen tu rf he was greeted with a
thunderous roar. Ah! This was col
lege football at its best.
The Ducks were outclassed both
on and o ff the field. The Husky
band, some 200 strong, simply stole
the pre-game show. They walked
into Autzen like General Grant
marched through Richmond. Those
Huskies know how to put on a pre
game show.
Those at Oregon can learn some
thing from Washington and not just
on the football field. Since Oregon’s
marching band did appear and if
anyone had tallied a score between
the two bands it would have been
far more lopsided than that of the
football teams.
The Ducks now stand 2-1 in the
PAC -10, which isn’t bad. This
could still be a good year, for a good
team.
When asked to rate the current
N F L quarterbacks, former S.F.
49ers quarterback John Brodie put
forth the following: I. Dan Fouls,
2 Joe M ontana. 3 Terry Bradshaw,
4. Ken Anderson, 5. Bert Jones. I
agree on Fouls as No. I, but at this
point it would be hard to rate M o n
tana over Bradshaw
O f course
we’re talking about a healthy Brad
shaw M ontana is going to be great
but Terry’s got the better physical
tools, at present.
Currently there are three quarter
backs in the N F L that have fathers
who are pro coaches: Kansas City
Chiefs rookie Todd Blackledge,
whose father Ron is coaching at
Pittsburgh: the New York Giants'
Scott
Brunner,
whose
father,
John, is at Green Bay; and the 49ers
Bryan C lark, whose father Monte is
head man with the Lions And how
about those 49ers? What a d iffe r
ence a man can make Especially if
that man is the hard hitting corner-
back, Ronnie Lott. Lott, again
healthy, is making life miserable for
wide-receivers and running backs.
And what a difference a coach
makes. Seattle and Los Angeles
Rams followers can attest to that.
better forum They (players) could
talk with someone who could relate
to them through experience and not
speculation This also would en
hance their performance because
they would be dealing with someone
who would not regard them solely as
a means to accomplish an en d ."
He called the competition be
tween professional basketball play
ers “ brutal.” "M ayb e that is why
players don’ t make waves. They are
more concerned with what they can
get now We have established plav-
ers who can take stands— but they
are n o t."
W ALLY SCALES
moment to the total community and
not just those buying tickets. They
are more liberal and understanding
than most because they hired me. Il
was not because I was Black but be
cause I was qualified ."
The decline in affirm ative action
has affected the off-court behavior
o f N B A management. Scales' obser
vation is, "Blacks are not even en
tering into entry-level positions."
The main reason for this disparity is
the lack o f Black owners in the
league. Scales said he believed there
would be more Black participation
in the management structure if there
were Black owners.
" I f there were more Blacks in
management, players would have a
Cuba looks to 1984
Eugenio George predicted his
young Cuban women's volleyball
team will win the gold in the I9H4
Olympics. The team suffered a 3-0
defeat Friday night in Portland, but
President of the Cuban Volleyball
Federation Inocencio Cuesto said
that was not important— "T h e ir
eyes are on the Olympics."
The Cuban team of 12 women in
cluded only five o f the team mem
bers who defeated the U.S. to win
the gold medal at the Pan American
games " A fte r the Pan Americans
most of the girls were on a much de
served vacation with their families
(all Cuban workers have one-month
paid vacations). We didn’ t have
much time to get ready—we were in
vited to replace the Soviets when
they withdrew— so we brought the
girls who were available," George
said.
The
purpose
of
the
U.S.
tour— which included games in
Long Beach, Sacramento, Palo Alto
and Portland— was for practice and
experience for the younger playrs.
Especially valuable was the oppor
tunity to play in the Long Beach sta
dium where the Olympic Games will
be held.
George predicted that China and
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The Rams, 3-3. gave the niners all
they could handle before falling 45-
33 last Sunday. They, like Seattle,
are a well-organized team, unlike
the teams of last year The d iffe r
ence is Robinson and Knox.
The Rams and 49ers are even on
the year, both having won on the
others' home turf. They should
meet for a third time, and that will
be during the N F L playoffs.
GOOD LOOKS
GO A LONG WAY!
The *11
the U.S. will oe ine teams to beat in
1984 The Chinese are the current
world champions. The Japanese are
small but fast, he said, and the So
viets will field a good team.
The U.S. team, coached by Arie
Selenger, is a strong team and will
do well, he said. This team has been
together for about eight years. The
players live together near Laguna
Beach, California, where their en
tire lives revolve around volleyball
Since Selenger pul this type of train
ing in place, the team has improved
greatly. They were knocked out of
the Olympics in 1972 and 1976 by
Cuba, but were ready for the 1980
Olympic Games— defeated by the
boycott.
The core of the Cuban team came
together in 1981 and their training is
much more relaxed. They work or
go to school in addition to their
training
Flo Hym an, U .S .A .'s 6-5 star,
said the defeat by Cuba in the Pan
Ams was a fluke. Cuba's assistant
coach. Antonio Pordomo, said not
so. " I t had been a very long season
and we reached our physical peak at
the right time. We were the better
team ."
Among the criticisms directed at
basketball players is that once they
achieve on the court they discard
their culture and their women by
marrying outside their race. Scales
rebuffed this.
"M ost Black ball players are mar
ried to Black women. It is just that
the exception to the rule gets more
attention.” Scales said he believes
that once a player makes it, he looks
for people in his new social status
A drug scandal is currently send
ing a downer throughout the profes
sional world Scales said he has seen
the problem evolve from taking a
drink, to smoking a joint, to co
caine. "O ver a period o f time co
caine is detrimental to a player's
performance. This is why it has be
come an issue It is hurting the per-
ormance of the player and decreas
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Dave Kneg. Sea hawk second-year
signal caller, came within a whisker
of rallying the Hawks from a 24-0
deficit to victory against the Steel
ers. Krieg earned the support o f Sea
hawk fans after taking over from
starter Jim Zorn in the third quar
ter. Zorn's inability to move the
team prompted the move; Kneg's
ability to move the team should
create a starting position for the
young man. Remember
it was
last year when the rookie Krieg
came on so well in relief of Zorn.
Krieg then thought he had earned
the starting role only to be benched
again by Jack Patera For some
strange reason Zorn has become dis
mantled. his game.
Remember Larry Brown, the slim
young tight end that caught the
clinching touchdown for the Pitts
burgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX .
W ell, he hasn't retired and he's still
playing for the Stealers.
It's just that now he's put on 50
pounds and moved into the offen
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ing the possibility o f management to
capitalize."
Scales also said this problem is
not new. " I noticed drug abuse in
professional sports when I was in
high school. There were a few
Blacks who abused it. But the prob
lem of usage transcends race. It
wasn’t a problem when minorities
were affected. It is when it started to
affect the mainstream that it became
a problem ."
According to Scales these con
cerns raised by him will not affect
his job. “ I ’ m here and 1 know what
the Portland Trail Blazers have
done for Black people I can go in
and talk with the general manager
and the owner about the same top
ics.
" I 'm not speaking in terms of
what the Portland Trail Blazers arc
not about but what the league in
general is not about. They are not
making that progression into man
agem enl."
You can drive through any bas
ketball court and see t youth sweat
ing over the hoop. But the chances
o f that sweat paying o ff arc two-in-
a-tnillion. "C a n you imagine how
many dreams are crushed? I want
that youth dribbling the ball to
bounce the basketball and let bas
ketball parallel him to a better edu
cation I f you happen to become a
professional basketball player then
that will be a bonus.”
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lacks in management jobs
by Lam ia Duke
Grassroot News, Af. W<— W ith the
1983/84 National Basketball Asso
ciation season days away, W ally
Scales, promotion director for the
Portland Trailblazers, asked the
same question once posed by his col
league Wayne Embry. “ W ith the
players in the N B A 75 percent
Black, why are there only three
Blacks in management throughout
the 23 franchises and league o f
fices?"
Scales said that with such a strong
Black representation on the players’
side there should be a proportional
opportunity for Blacks to get into
the management structure
" I t would only seem fair that
there should be more representa
tion. Il is not due to a lack o f quali
fication, because we have people all
over the country performing mana
gerial functions in other areas."
He points out that professional
basketball has always functioned
like a business. "Anyone can hire
who he wants to do the job. By the
same token, the N B A Players Asso
ciation could lake a stand— since
they are the show— on issues that
are common to Black people."
Scales said that as early as 1971
Wayne Embry wondered why there
were not more Blacks o ff the court
as there were on the court.
"T h e
Portland
franchise
is
unique. They understand their com-
The schedule now includes W SU ,
U C L A . Stanford and Oregon State.
A ll teams that Oregon conceivably
could beat. I l ’s wail til next year for
Rich Brooks. And barring injuries
to key players and the requisition of
a good quarterback a Bowl bid
could be a reality.
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AFRAID TO SAY WRONG THING
about it as you may be In fact, it
would not be amiss to share your
concerns. It might even open the
door for fam ily members to ex
press their own doubts and
feelings.
The important thing, is to be with
them, and to show that you care. It
is very rare that an honest display
of humanity will be resented and
misunderstood. Absence or si
lence, on the other hand, might be
Many quite close and caring
friends avoid a family which has
suffered a loss, or keep silent
about their feelings, for fear o f
"saying the wrong thing " To be
gin with, this u not an unusual
reaction Often it is because indivi
duals have not come to terms with
their own sentiments about death.
Because they are unsure of their
feelings, they are afraid their
words w ill come out all mixed up.
Try not to worry. There is no
one " rig h t" attitude toward death
and grief. Besides, many people
are as confused and ambivalent
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Ulysses Tucker, Jr., has been se
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for The Atlanta Journal and The
Atlanta Constitution, according to
Jim L. Thompson, public relations
manager. Tucker will be responsible
for planning, organizing and imple
menting special events sponsored by
the newspaper.
One o f the Outstanding Young
Men in America in 1981 and an Eli
gible Bachelor in Ebony Magazine
the same year. Tucker comes to the
Journal-Constitution
from
the
Cable News Network where he
worked in the Operations Depart
ment. He has also served as the As
sistant Director o f Public Affairs
for K P T V -12 , Portland. In addi
tion, he covered news and sports for
the Portland Observer.
Tucker holds an M .A . degree in
Communications from the Univer
sity of Portland, (1982), and a B.A.
in Radio & Television (1979) from
the same institution. He also holds
an Associate Arts degree in Journal-
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