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1 \ * « S W M » X ■* ■* * * I ■* * » X * > X * »•« W * < W 'TV Page 6...The Portland Observer...June 17,1992 1992 Basketball Tournament Of The Americas Draw Announced BY JOHN PHILLIPS FROM PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS with the first place team in each pool receiving a bye for the quarterfinals. The second and third place teams from each pool will cross over and meet in the July 2 quarterfinals, meaning the second place finisher in Pool A will play the third place finisher in Pool B, and the second place finisher in Pool B will play the third place finisher in Pool a. The quarterfinal w inners will ad vance to the July 3 sem ifinals to face the first place teams from the pool com pe tition. The semifinal winners will then meet in the finals on July 5, while the semifinal losers will meet in the conso lation game also on July 5. The lop four finishers o f the 1992 Basketball Tournam ent o f the A m eri cas w illqualify for the BarcelonaOlym- pics as the American zone qualifiers, also, the top four finishers from the European Zone O lympic Qualifying Tournam ent (June 1 9 - July 5) will also qualify for the ’92 Olympics, already qualified for the m en’s basketball com petition at the Barcelona Olympics is Angola (African zone qualifier), and Spain (host country). Under the released schedule, the USA will not play during the opening day of pool competition, Saturday .June C olorado Springs, CO - USA Bas ketball has released the draw and com petition schedule for the 1992 Basket ball T ournam ent o f the Americas that w ill be held June 27 - July 5, 1992 in P o r tla n d , O R . U S A B a s k e tb a ll’s “ D ream T eam ” will com pete in Pool A, A long with A rgentina, Canada, Cuba and Panam a. Brazil, Mexico, Puerto R ico, Uruguay and Venezuela will com pete in Pool B. “T he pools for the Basketball Tour nam ent o f the A m ericas are w ell-bal anced and the com petition for the four 1992Olympic qualification spots should be exciting,” said Dave Gavitt, USA B asketball president. “The Basketball T ournam ent o f the Americas will undoubtedly be an historic event and the road to Barcelona truly will begin in Portland.” U nder the tournam ent format, the 10 team s w ere divided into two pools, w ith each pool consisting o f five teams. O ver the first five days o f the tourna m ent (June 27 through July 1). each team will play the other four teams in its pool in the prelim inary round. The top three finishers from each pool advance, 27, but will open its com petition on Sunday, June 28 against Cuba in a noon (Pacific daylight lime) game. The US A will face Canada on M onday, June 29 (7:00p.m .,PD T ),Panam a, on Tuesday, June 30 (7:00 p.m.), and will d o s e out its pool competition facing Argentina on W ednesday, July 1 (7:00p.m ., PDT). In addition to the announcem ent o f the Tournam ent of the Americas game schedule, USA Basketball announced that the 1992 USA Olympic women’s basketball team will meet the 1992 Brazilian w om en’s national team in a special exhibition gam e to be held after the B asketball T ournam ent o f the Americas opening ceremonies in the Portland Memorial Coliseum on Satur day, June 27 (1:00 p.m., PDT). The USA women are seeking their third consccutiveO lym pic gold medal, while Brazil, winners of the 1991 Pan A m eri can Gam es, hope to qualify for the O lym pics and challenge the USA for the gold. Tickets for the Basketball Tourna ment o f the Americas arc still available for all 13 sessions. For further ticket information on the Basketball Tourna ment o f the Americas, Call 800-374- USAB. Summer Science Day Camps Starting June 15; Free To Low- Income Families Is Jordan The Best Ever? Plenty o f openings remain for a summer science day cam p at U niver sity park, sponsored by Bonneville Power Administration, the Department of Energy and the Portland Community Schools Program The University Park day camp is the first in a series o f camps to be held this summer. All cam ps arc for children in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The first two-week day cam p starts Monday, June 15 at University park, across from Colum bia Villa in North Portland. The camp is free to children from low-income families. There are plenty of openings. Camp hours are from 9 a m . to 3 p.m. and lunch is provided at no cost. Cam pers will dissect and study plants, study the e a rth , including com posting, build energy sources with the sun, wind and water, study flight with airplanes and kites and take two field trips to Bonneville Dam and Hatch ery. To register for the sum m er science day cam p at University Park, call Rita Owen at 230-4970. MasterCard International To Conduct »> Search For “ Masters Of The Marathon Program targeted to C ity o f San Francisco M arathon in august •I ..* í-"té'Z' Z ’4 * » '»« . *.*» • ■ .*• Overcam e adversity: A runner who completed a marathon despite physical or personal obstacles. In spite o f these restraints, the runner showed great courage by competing and was ultimately able to accomplish what he or she set out to achieve. Dedicated to furthering the sport through the encouragem ent of others: A runner, who through his or her re markable achievem ents, provides in spiration for others who may want to com pete in marathons. Committed to training to com pete in upcoming marathons: An ac tive runner who has competed in at least one marathon since January 1991, and who is currently training to com pete in a marathon in 1992. Nom inees for “MasterCard ’ s Mas ters of the M arathon” award can be submitted in writing to: M asterCard’s Masters o f the M arathon, Alan Taylor C om m unications, 505 8th A venue, New York, NY 10018. Nominations should include nom inees name, phone number, address, and brief biographi cal background. All submissions must be received by June 30, 1992. The 22 state-by state winners of the award will be announced this sum mer, with four honorees being recog nized at the A ugust 30 City of San F rancisco M arathon presented by M asterCard. The 1992 race will mark th e th ird c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r o f M asterCard’s sponsorship of the City o f San Francisco Marathon. M asterCard, Official Card and Pre senting sponsor o f the 1992 City of San Francisco Marathon on August 30,1992, is conducting a search to honor and recognize the unsung heroes o f long distance running through “MasterCard’s M asters o f the M arathon” program. The program will honor 22 runners - one man and one woman from 11 W estern states—who may not be among the elite class o f competitors but who are actively competing in marathons after overcom ing some form of adver sity, and whose participation has in spired and encouraged others to do the same. The 11 W estern states include: M ontana, W yom ing, Colorado, New M exico, A rizona, Utah, Idaho, W ash ington, Oregon, Nevada, and C alifor nia. Four o f the 22 honorees will be selected by a voting panel comprised o f marathon historians, officials at major U.S. marathons, running columnists, and elite marathoners. Each o f the four selected “ M asters of the M arathon” will be awarded $1,000 and a trip for tw o to the 1992 City of San Francisco Marathon presented by M asterCard, where they will be honored for their achievements. To be honored with “ MasterCard ’ s Masters of the M arathon” award, nom i nees m ust m eet a specific set o f criteria: Exhibited a "never give up” atti tude: A runner who demonstrated per sistence and determ ination to accom plish his/her goal. * *V ,;5 • • •/ A-vr ,,*/ • '■ . Ì Michael Jordan, one of the greatest players ever to play in the NBA was selected as the MVP of the NBA finals for the 2nd year in a row as the Chicago Bulls captured their 2nd NBA Campionship. congratulations to Photo By Veronica Green the Chicago Bulls. SkyBox International Inc. today announced that it has launched one of the largest trading card advertising cam - paig n s e v e r un d ertak en , featuring Earvin “M agic” Johnson and his son, Andre. The campaign premieres Johnson ’s role as spokesperson for SkyBox as he announces the com pany’s US A Basket ball trading card line, the only trading card series devoted entirely to the USA Basketball Team headed for the 25 th Olym piad in Barcelona, Spain. “O ur objective is to reach kids first, then to reach the kid inside of fans, and n all o f us, through the kid inside of M agic,” explained Frank O ’Connell, president and CEO. “ In the television com m ercial, we bring a genuine feeling to the cam paign because Andre brings out the kid in M agic, which is what this industry is about.” SkyBox will spend heavily in June and July in both print and national television media vehicles. O ’Connell Says, “This is the most aggressive and largcstconcentrationofadvcrtisingever undertaken by our industry.” T hecom m ercial is A ndre’s first. In the spot he and his father are shown trading cards of members o f the USA Basketball team. Andre teases his fa ther by giving up his Magic Johnson card for a John Stockton card. “You may think I’m just a kid, but I know alo t about basketball,” he says. Andre is 11 years old. SkyBox, foundedas impel in 1989, is headquartered in Research Triangle park, North Carolina. It is the m ost innovative distributor of entertainm ent trading cards in the $ 1 billion plus trading card industry. The company has announced 20 product lin e s fo r 1992, in c lu d in g U .S . Olympicards and licensed by the NBA and NFL, along with AA and AAA baseball cards under license from Ma jor League Baseball. The entertainm ent lines already include marvel Universe, DC Cosmic Cards, Star Trek, and Disney Collector Cards. BY JOHN PHILLIPS A fter reading all the books, seeing all the films and watching all the tapes, I say it with much more ease now, and daring argument, that Michael “A ir” Jordan is the best basketball player o f all time. W hat little doubt existed, ended Sunday night when Jordan led the Chi cago Bulls to a decisive win over the Trail Blazers in capturing the 1992 NBA Finals Championship. Jordan could not have done this without the assistanceof Scottie Pippen, John Paxson, and other teammates. But he clearly was the horse the Bulls rode on a dazzling run through the playoffs. Jordan hurt the Blazers in every conceivable way, and that was som e thing I hadn’t seen. It sent me to the study hall. I walked out having seen no one who compares. Bill Russell? A Call John Phillips With Sports News And Events 288-0033 Jennifer Armstrong Graduates From Harriet Tubman With 4.0 COME JOIN THE FUN! for 4tkt f , J. .SM . 'Ç ¿ S ': ■m: ;•'Í.4* > 'X ? V.. ? -••f « £1 & 6tk (¡rw/es-s Am erican Honda M otor Com pany is spnsoring a summer Basketball League H ot Topics Features • Energy Free Lunches • The Green Scene Low Cost There are Lots of Openings opening; • Up Up and Away Scholarships Available for 4thz 5tb, 6 th, 7tbz 8 th, and a 9th grades qrade • The Good Earth W eekly Field Trips 7o sign up and for further information Please contact James Johnson by June 30th Contact Date Location June 15th - 26th June 29th - July I Oth July 13th - 24th August 3rd - 14th August 17th - 28th University Park Comm. Ctr. 230-4970 280-6193 Abernathy School W alk In King School 280-6188 Irvington School 823-4230 Woodlawn School i W Jr J a m e s Jo h n so n R ecru ite r & C o o rd in a to r Spom orad by Bonn««!» Pow»r AdminW raöon • Th» Portland Parlo Bunau • Portland Publk School« £1 winner who had some obvious ball handling and shooting weaknesses. Wilt Chamberlain? His impact was based on size, as much as talent, and he also had weaknesses. Kareem A bdul-Jabbar? Even at his peak, he would have been a helpless victim of a Jordan dunk. Larry Bird? Even at his peak, he w asn’t half the defensive killer Jordan is. Magic Johnson? If only he had the quickness and explosiveness to create his own offense the way Jordan does. O scar Robertson lacked the speed; Jerry W est didn’t take rebounds from men a half-foot taller; and Elgin Baylor and Julius Erving didn’t have Jordan’s range. Nobody, and I mean nobody could match the all around game Jordan displayed when the trophy was at stake. Case closed! A n n o u n c in g Girls Scout summer Day Camp Mondays through Fridays from 9AM-3PM. All girls who are in the 1st thru 6th grades are welcomed to attend. The first week camp will be held at Peninsula park beginning June 22 thru June 25th. The sites will rotate thereafter. Fee ranges from $6 to $24 a week with some scholarship available. Applications can be picked up at the Urban League of Portland 10 N. Russell and Peninsula Park Recreational Center on N. Albina & Portland Blvd. Come join us for a summer of fun and learning For more information please contact Ms. Carol Seals at 620-4567. Pal Summer Camp Jennifer will be attending St. Mary's Academy next year. ShcbelicvesT ub- man is a great school lor education and fro meeting people o f different cultural backgrounds. "I think my success as a student is mostly because of the gieat o p p o rtu n itie s at T ubm an M iddle School.” I lie third annual Police Activities League (PAL) Sports Quickness Camp will be held Monday June 15 through Friday June 19,1992 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily, at Madison HighSchool located at 1735 NE 82nd Avenue. This year s cam p will serve approximately 500 kids, ages 10 13 years, from the greater Portland area. Peace officers from throughout Multnomah County and local high school and college coaches from the surrounding area will be working to gether to make this cam p one o f the most exciting events of 1992. Officers and coaches will be working with youth to reline running techniques, reduce reaction tunes and develop specific sports skills in the following sports: basketball, racquetball, soccer, martial arts, baseball, volleyball, softball, box ing and football. ♦ v I •A .S* *~â M*JR .T S . t ,» ' ’ 1«, ’ jh ■ ,r k «¡äßCt. - ,r , »ùfc' „ ‘ ".T ' 1 » e * * • . y .W' j # » * . ■ » •S r.. i s , ' - ‘ y « '4
