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Portland Observer, March 20, 1905, Page 7 SPORT TALK • SPORT TALK $20,000 mile premiers Jason's [Jrummci, winner of $125,(XXI lifetime, has arrived at Port land Meadows to prep for the $20,000 Portland Meadows M ile scheduled Saturday, March 30. Nominations for P M ’s premiere race o f the season will dose Saturday, March 23. Nick Puhich, racing secretary, said he has talked with trainers of Travelling Victor, who was named Canada's horse o f the year in 1984 and Chum Salmon, winner o f the 1984 Portland Meadows Mile and Washington State's Champion handi cap horse last year. Puhich is also seeking M ile prospects from Exhibi tion Park and from Golden Gale and Santa Anita. Sam's Table, a winner at Holly wood Park in December, finished sec ond in an allowance race at Portland Sunday, as he started his PM Mile prepping. Courageous M ajo r, win ner o f that six-furlong sprint, is ex pected to nominate along with pos sibly Lark's Legacy and Danalot. out o f that same race. Muckledeedun, owned and trained by veteran Portland horseman Walter Purcell, is another M ile prospect o ff his front-running win in the $15,- (XXi-added Salem Handicap Sunday. Another solid M ile hope is Apache la rk , winner o f two races at Golden Gate for owner-trainer A . T . (Tex) Irwin o f Battleground. " W e ’ll know more Saturday when the nominations close," Puhich said. "F ro m the interest expressed in the Mile from trainers I've talked to around the coast, I believe we will have the best Portland Meadows Mile field in years." Mile Day will coincide with Hat Day as the first 5,000 paid admis sions will receive a free Portland Mca dows sports cap. Portland Meadows’ new wager — the twin trifecta — proved a piece of cake for Sunday's players as I I hit it — each sharing equally in the $21,080 total jackpot. Each ticket was worth $1,916. Portland Observer PIL Coach of the Year Thomas McKenna — Grant High Coach McKenna took the Coach of the Year honors without much com petition because o f his aggressive coaching altitude and leading his (.irant (iencrals into the stale playoffs. McKenna’s team was short on talent but long on spirit and team desire. Defense w as the king suit of this squad and Coach parlayed that attribute into wins that could well have been losses. Coach McKenna's hard work didn't slop o ff the hardwood either; his concern and dedication to his players goes beyond basketball The young ladies that are leaving this program will be well prepared for what life has to offer. Portland Observer All-Star PIL Team All Star PIL Team F F C G G - Traci Thirdgill, Wilson - Jill Weisner, Cleveland - Julie Scheer, Wilson - M ario Dishman, Grant - Ann West. 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That’s one of the reasons why leslie Anita Cone, a student in the Howard University College o f Medicine, is often in high spirits, flashing her broad smile — the smile o f a winner HORSERACING AT PORTLAND MEADOWS Wed.-Fri.-7:00 p.m. Sat. Sun.-1:30 p.m. FREE COUPON Use This Coupon for FREE Admission at A ny Gate PO Indeed, she is a winner: a United States Tae Kwon Do (pronounced Tie Kwon Doc) Team champion. Cone says participating in this mar tial art, which primarily consists of kicks, has enabled her to compete successfully with a very common adversary in medical school — stress. "Some people cry, sleep and eat; I use Tae Kwon D o ." Breaking away from her textbooks, (he second-year medical student now practices several hours per week. Her T K D workouts in medical school, however, don’t come quite so often as they did when she was a Howard undergraduate. Back then she could be found in the gymnasium most evenings and week ends swimming, running or, more frequently, practicing T K D under the expert eyes o f the internationally renowned Tae Kwon Do authority, Dong Ja Yang. A professor in H ow ard’s department o f physical education and recreation, he was recently elected president o f the Pan American Tae Kwon Do Union. Yang, whom Cone regards as " in structor, father and friend," has been her mentor since her undergrad uate junior year, when she first put on the novice’s white belt as a member of Howard’s Tae Kwon Do club. Re maining an active member o f the club. Cone is now a second-degree black belt, twice a member of the U.S. team, and twice a District o f Colum bia regional champion. Cone, who has won a gold medal for the past two years in the U.S. N a tional Tae Kwon Do Championships, is proud o f being a part o f Howard's predominantly Black club. "W hen we go to meets, we are the largest group o f Blacks participating." 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