Page 6...The Portland Observer...March 11,1992
Trail Blazers Wives
Association to Chair
the MS Super Cities
Charity Walk
When opportunity knocks, you better make the most of it. That's exactly
what Mark Bryant has done. Against Denver March 4th he scored 18
points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 24 minutes, and 12 points and 9
rebounds in 17 minutes last Sunday against Seattle.
Peninsula Little League Sign-Ups
Boys Tee-Ball - 6 to 8 years
Girls Tee-Ball - 6 to 9 years
Girls Softball - 10 to 15 years
Boys Baseball - 6 to 15 years
SIGN UPS
Saturday, February 8,1992 - 1 1 :00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. -- Peninsula Park
Saturday, February 15,1992 - 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - Peninsula Park
Saturaday, February 22,1992 - 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - Peninsula Park
Saturday, February 29,1992 - 1 1 flO A.M. to 2:00 P.M. -- Peninsula Park
TRY OUTS
Saturday, February 29,1992 - 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - Peninsula Park
Saturday, March 7,1992 - 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - Irving Park
Saturday, March 14,1992 - 1 1 :00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - Irving Park
Saturday, March 21,1992 - 1 1 :00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - Peninsula Park
You Must Attend At Least Two (2) Try Outs
Deadline for sign ups is March 28, 1992 at 5:00 P.M. - Late
registrations forms must be delivered to 6204 No. Moore, Portland,
Oregon 97217. 284-4805 Keith Edwards, President; 287-7382
Chuck Washington, Vice-President; 289-8306 Corrine Porter, Vice-
President of Softball; 287-4400 Marilyn Britton, Secretary; and 289-
3406 Shirley Beers, Team Player Agent.
Registration Fees: $15:00 per child, $25.00 per family) These
registrations Fees are Donations-and Tax Deductible.
A Photocopy Of Your Child(ren)’s Birth Certificate Is Required.
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The National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, Oregon Chapter, has an
nounced that the Portland Trail Blazers
Wives Association will serve as honor
ary chairwomen for the Franz/W il-
liam s’ Super Cities W alk which is
scheduled to take place on April 4th
and/or April 5th in over 20 Oregon
cities and towns.
“We arc delighted to have the Blaz
ers Wives Association involved in this
year’s walk,” said Carol Emerson, as
sociate executive director of the Or
egon Chapter, National Multiple Scle
rosis Society. “They are a wonderful
group of women who are actively in
volved in our community. We greatly
appreciate their participation.”
As sponsors of this year’s walk,
Franz and Williams’ Bakeries are of
fering to donate S5.00 to the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society for every
walker who brings in three bread bag
wrappers from any variety of Franz or
Williams’ bread.
The Walk is anticipated to attract
an estimated 2,500 walkers and raise
over $200,000 in Oregon alone.
For more information on how you
can register for the Franz/Williams’
Super Cities Walk, call the Walk Hot
Line at 1 -800-422-3042 or call directly
to the National Multiple Sclerosis Soci
ety office in Portland at 223-9511.
Presidential
Candidate
Ron Daniels
to Visit
Portland
Former Executive Director of the
National Rainbow Coalition and Inde
pendent Presidential candidate, Ron
Daniels, will hold a press conference at
11 AM. on Friday, March 13, in room
519 ofthe Galleria, 921 S.W.Morrison,
Portland, to introduce Oregonians to
his “Campaign for a New Tomorrow.”
Late, at 7:30 PM., the Pacific Party will
present an evening with Ron Daniels at
the Ainsworth United Church of Christ,
at 2941 N.E. 30th, Portland, so the
candidate can meet with supporters and
the public. The event, co-sponsored by
the Black United Front and Portland
Solidarity, will be free.
Daniels, an author, lecturer, syndi
cated columnist and veteran social and
political activist, will also be a panelist
at the 1992 Public Interest Law Confer
ence at the University of Oregon School
of Law on March 14,1992 at 8:15 AM.
Joining Daniels on the “Electoral Poli
tics” panel will be Pacific Party founder
Blair Bobicr and Senatorial candidate
Harry Lonsdale.
Daniels, an African-American,
plans to run with a Native American
woman as his vice-presidential candi
date. He is also calling for a National
Progressive Convention to be convened
after the Democratic and Republican
conventions to provide an analysis of
the crises in the U.S., a critique of the
two establishment parties and offer a
progressive vision for a new society.
Pacific Party spokesperson Blair
Bobier said that the party has not yet
made a decision to endorse Daniels or
any other presidential contender. Bobier
added that party members would be
anxious to hear what Ron Daniels has to
say, particularly since the Democratic
candidates offer little vision or enthusi
asm. “I’m not at all impressed by either
Tsongas or Cl inton,” Bobicr said. Bobier
added that “while the Pacific Party
won’t make its decision about endors
ing Daniels until our summer nominat
ing convention, I am personally sup
porting him. He has an impressive his
tory of accomplishments and social
activism, and has a peaceful and sus
tainable vision of the future.” The W is-
consin Farmer Labor Parly recently
endorsed the Daniels’ campaign.
The Pacific Party is established to
provide a new voice in the political
system; to decentralize political and
economic power; and to advocate for
peace, justice, self-determination, and
an ecologically sustainable society.”
How Do You Motivate A Millionaire?
by
"You are two points behind
with one minute to play in the forth
quarter.”
When 1 was in high school,our
coach used to write that on the black
board before the game. He wanted to
instill a feeling of urgent desperation in
his players. We played a fast break
offense and a full court defense from
buzzer to buzzer. Whether in sports or
life, we have all been in a situation
where we had to put out an extra amount
of effort when we were "behind" and
the clock was ticking. It was a good
attitude to take onto the basketball floor.
Its been a good lesson to take into
everyday life.
In the NBA it is a little differ
ent.
T h e" Rah Rah " pep talk part of
the game is pretty much left behind in
high school and college. The profes
sional players will tell you it is still fun
for them to play the game, but they have
evolved into businessmen on the court.
Basketball is their business. Like any
successful businessman they know that
hard work and effort is the key factor in
making it all come together.
"In our business, we have 82
games." Explained Blazer head coach
Rick Adelman. If you try to give a pep
talk every game that gets old. But you
pick your spots maybe at halftime and
you can make an impact on them. I
always try to do things individually, to
get key people to think the same way.
Then when your talking, there is that
support out there and they understand
what your trying to get across. I try to
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do it that way rather than one main
topic. I think you always get more out
of the positive than you do the nega
tive." Adelman continued, "When I do
talk to the team I very rarely single any
individual out; we talk in general terms.
I might talk to individuals themselves
but not in a group, because I don't think
that gets you anywhere. I think it's more
important to spend individual time, so
that when you do say something, or you
do try to get your point across, they will
listen.” Rick Adelman is the kind of
coach players like to play for. When he
puts you in the game you know he has
confidence in your ability. The confi
dence that tells a player "you are the
best man on the team in this situation."
Every Trail Blazer interviewed feels
that way. Adelman always remains
cool and business-like when he talks to
his team. Well, almost always, there
was that one time...
Assistant Coach John Wetzel
recounted one mid-season game last
year. "Rick Adelman came into the
locker room at half time and he was
rather upset. He took a back hand swipe
at the table. He knocked all the gum,
vitamins and gator aid off the table.
Stuff flew everywhere." Coach Jack
Schalow, the original sharp dressed man
got the worst of it. As Coach Wetzel
tells it, "The Gatorade got Jack all wet.
I think ihat got the team's attention.
"That half-time talk came to mind be
cause it was totally out of character for
Rick to do that, but he was so upset. I
think the players were taken aback by
that and they had to try to stifle a laugh
because it was so uncharacteristic of
Rick: But, it certainly did get our atten
tion. We went out the second half and
won the game."
Assistant Coach Jack Schalow
agrees that most of W in one for the
Gipper" Rah Rah speeches are left to
the high schools and colleges where
they only play 20 or 30 games a season.
"In the NBA you just talk about doing
the best you can every second, you want
each man to try to make something
happen ... to be a positive part o f the
puzzle. "As a coach," Schalow said,
"you just appeal to their pride, you just
try to convince them that playing to
gether and playing hard will make them
successful on the court as well as off the
court. I think the importance of the 'Pep
Talk' may be overstated on the NBA
level." With grown men as Schalow put
concluded "It probably only matters till
the first play of the game, then they're
either going to play hard or they're not."
The morning of the game the
assistant coach John Wetzel gives the
team the most up to date scouting re
port. John Wetzel will go through the
plays with the players and Rick will
expound on what Wetzel says. Jack
Schalow and John Wetzel normally get
together in the coaches office during
pre-game and discuss objectives for the
first half with the head coach. Adelman
handles the half time talks.
Next week, we will look at the
players' side of Pep Talks. What moti
vates a group o f guys, some of whom
are multi-millionaires, to maintain the
winning spirit?
OAME, Portland Chamber
Announce New Alliance
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PAY YOUR STUDENT LO A N .
continued from front page
Delight; Donnie Griffin, chair, advi
sory board, OAME, and director com
munity affairs/corporate communica
tions, U.S. West Communications;
Owen D. Blank, board chair, Portland
Chamber, and partner, Tonkon Torp
Galen Marmaduke & Booth; Donald S.
McClave, president and chief execu
tive o ffic e r, P o rtlan d C ham ber;
Jacqueline Babicky, vice chair-small
business, Portland Chamber, and presi
dent, The Babicky Consulting Group,
Inc.; and Sharon Kafoury, vice presi
dent-small business, Portland Cham
ber.
The Portland Chamber, with ap
proximately 2,400 member businesses,
is the largest business organization based
in Oregon.
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