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Page 6,..The Portland Observer ...November 18, 1992
NIKE Matches $100,000 Gift To
UNCF For ‘ Malcolm X” Premiere
NIKE, Inc. the w orld’s leading ath
letic shoe and apparel com pany will
mark the prem iere o f fdm director Spike
L ee’s m uch-anticipated new m ovie,
“Malcolm X ,” with a g if to f $100,000 to
the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).
N IK E’s contribution m atches L ee’s
gift o f $100,000 to establish the United
Negro College Fund M alcolm X Foun
dation, a scholarship fund for African-
A m erican students adm inistered by
UNCF.
N IK E ’s check will be presented by
Georgetown University Head Basket
ball Coach John Thom pson, a member
of NIKE’s Board of Directors, to UNCF’s
President and C hief Executive Officer,
W illiam H. G ray, III, at a gala premiere
o f the movie at the Ziegfeld Theater in
New York on November 16.
A ccording to V irg in ia H ensen,
N IK E ’s D irector o f Public Affairs, the
Tandon
Returns
company has matched L ee’s charitable
gifts at each o f the film director’s past
two movie prem ieres. Hensen said Lee
and NIKE each contributed $25,000 to
a special UNCF fund for Bedford-
Stuyvesant students in 1989 in connec
tion with "Do the Right Thing.” In 1991,
when L e e ’s m ovie “Jungle F ev er”
opened, Lee and NIKE each donated
$25,000 to the Mother Hale House in
New York City, a home for drug-af
fected infants.
In addition to the UNCF gift, NIKE
is underwriting a special premiere o f
"Malcolm X” in Portland, Oregon where
NIKE’s world headquarters is based, as
a benefit for the Urban League of Port
land. The long-awaited biography of
Malcolm X, starring Denzel W ashing
ton, opens in theaters nationally on N o
vember 18.
By J o h n
you follow sports in the Port
land O bserver, you have seen
the very best sports photos in the state
of Oregon. The young lady behind all
of this is Ms. Veronica Green. In over
twenty years in this business, I have
yet to see the quality o f sports photos
that equal what readers o f The Port-
landO bserver have become accustom
to.
Ms. Green, born and raised in
Portland, attended James Monroe High
School. She played softball and bas
ketball while attending Monroe. Green
continued in softball while studying at
the University o f Oregon and was a
member o f the D ucks’ softball team.
But most important, G reen received
her degree in telecom m unications.
After years o f hard work and the learn
ing the ropes, she landed a job with
KATU-TV Channel 2, and has been
there for the past seven years. Ms.
Green is the weekend new scast direc
tor, graphics operator, and floor direc
tor, which is something for an attrac
tive, young lady from Jam es Monroe.
V e r o n ic a ’s s p e c ia l lo v e is
freelance sports photography. She is
one of the very best in the United
States. You will see her at courtside at
most Trail Blazers gam es, and on the
Boys and Girls Club
Accompany Blazers
sidelines o f many sporting events.
One o f the best sports photos I’ve
ever seen, came from V eronica’s cam
era during the NBA finals between the
Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago
Bulls. She captured Michael “A ir” Jor
dan high off the floor on a jum p shot.
Accompanying him in the “ meeting in
the air” was Blazer Jerome Kersey with
both of his hands, that’s right, both
k__
Photo by Veronica Green
Last Friday, former Grant High
School student Terrell Brandon
returned to Portland with the
Cleveland Cavaliers to battle the
Blazers. Brandon scored 10 points
and Cleveland fought hard, but the
Blazers won 115-109.
Player Of
The Week
Linda White
From the m idst o f negativity,
asto n ish in g ly , a bit o f p ositive
emerges. A flower in a field of
weeds, a ray o f hope in a world o f
despair.
A line from an Edgar Allen Poe
poem? No, but certainly an accurate
description o f a successful youth
program in north Portland, the C o
lumbia Boys and G irls Club.
Linda White a soft spoken, black
lady, describes how she, at the insis
tence o f a friend, moved from A ri
zona to Portland and accepted em
ployment as the Director o f the You th
Club. H er love for kids, fueled by
innovative and aggressive ideas, pro
vides the kids in the program with
some great and m emorable experi
ences.
One idea in particular, resulted
in a wonderful program that poten
tially could be a catalyst for a na
tional model. The program is sup
ported by the Portland Trailblazers,
and in particular, two Trailblazer
stars, Terry Porter, and Jerom e
Kersey. Six lucky young people
will be selected to go to Phoenix
Arizona, attend a Trailblazer, Phoe
nix game, have lunch with Jerome,
and Terry, and visit the Trailblazers
lockerroom in Phoenix. T oqualify
for this wonderful experience, school
grades must be m aintained at a 2.5
level, attitudes m ust be acceptable
and other positive criteria m ust be
adhered to.
VVO or
This w eek’s O bserver Player o f the
W eek is Lam arcus Kelly of Roosevelt
High School. Kelly, a 5-foot-7 inch,
170-pound senior running back scored
two touchdowns in a season-ending
win over Madison 19-6. Lamarcus had
touchdown runs of 10 and 29 yards. He
ran for 87 yards on 11 carries.
This past week, Kelly was picked
as the most outstanding back on the
team, as well as being named Team
Captain for the season.
Coach Jim M acDickens says that
Lamarcus was a very good leader and
he wish he had him back for another
year.
Mr. Larmacus Kelly, we at the
Observer take our hats off to you for
being a highly com m ended football
player and leader!
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Terry Porter was on fire, leading
the Blazer squad with seven for
seven shooting from the three
point strike. H itting on all seven
o f three point attempts, gave Por
ter a new NBA record for con
secutive three pointers.
It seemed like old tim es, as
the Blazer back-court duo, com
bined for 71 points in the 130-
116 high scoring victory over the
Golden State W arriors. Drexler
looked to show im proved m obil
ity, with 31 points and 10 re
bounds, while Porter matched
his career high with 40 points
and great fourth quarter leader
ship. M ario Elie had even more
reason to be happy with the win.
“ I’ve got a lot friends down
there, and now a lot o f bragging
rights with the victory ” Elie said.
The new look New York
Knicks were in town M onday
night looking to start their west
coast road trip with a win. But it
w asn’t so, as the Trailblazers
kept those 82-0 hopeful going
strong with a victory to maintain
their undefeated iecord. although
the Blazers won in convincing
fashion, it d id n ’t start real well.
Patrick Ewing scored 8 o f the
first 13 Knick points as they took
a quick 13-7 lead. At first it
looked to be another long night
for D uckw orth, but Robinson
Photo by Veronica Green
gave the big guy a break, com ing
in for Buck W illiams with 6:49 remaining in the first
quarter. Robinson’s stellar defense and all out hustle ignited
the Blazers to a 23-19 first quarter lead. Led by R obinson’s
21 points and a 43-28 rebound advantage, the Blazers rolled
to victory over a probable NBA Finals foe.
Although four of the five victories were at home and
some players such as Kevin Johnson, and Brad Daugherty
were out with injuries, the Blazers have had five worthy
opponents and come out with five victories. W hat does
Terry Porter think of their team so far? “ I think w e’re
playing pretty well; the bench has really come in and has
been a big lift.” “Hopefully we can go 82 and 0, no I ’ll take
80 and 2.”
Youth Basketball
Tournament Slated To Begin
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The P ortland T railb lazers
pushed their league leading record
to 5-0 Monday night. The 109-94
victory left the B lazers the one and
only undefeated team in the NBA.
The Blazers have played with great
enthusiasm so far this season. Their
defensive intensity has been up
and down, while they’ve had many
different players step up offen
sively each game.
The Blazers have spread out
the wealth o f their scoring early
this season. Five different Blazers
have led the team in scoring in all
five Blazer wins. The bench has
contributed significantly, with
Cliff Robinson, Mario Elie, and
Rod Stickland getting most o f the
playing time off the bench.
“I like the way the scoring has
been spread out so far this season.
The bench has really been coming
in and getting the job done,” said
Blazer guard Clyde Drexler.
L ast Friday night Riddick
Bowe w asn’t the only happy big
man in professional sports. W hile
Bowe was punching it out with
form er heavyw eight cham pion
Evandcr Holyfield, Portland’s big
m an in the m id d le , K ev in
Duckworth was throwing a few
Duck hooks himself. Duckworth
led the Blazers to a 115-109 vic
tory over the Brad Daugherty less
Cleveland Cavaliers. Duckworth
led all scorers with 26 points while grabbing 11 rebounds in an
emotional win for the big man. How will this game effect
D uckw orth’s confidence?
“ I think K evin’s confidence is more on an even keel this
year,” said Assistant Coach Jack Schalow. “ He seems to not let
things bother him as much so far this season.”
“ I was glad to be able to help out when it counts”
Duckworth said. And boy did it count. Duckworth hit two
clutch buckets in the last two m inutes to put the late Cavalier
rally to rest.
T.P. Heats Up In O-Town
With the Blazer three-point guns only hitting 26 percent,
you knew something was bound to heat up. And heat up it did.
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hands on the ball. It’s one thing to
block someone’s shot with one hand,
but two! W hat a picture!
So look for outstanding things
to come from Miss V eronica Green,
which could land in publications like
Sports Illustrated, W ashington Post,
USA Today or the Los Angeles
Times. It wouldn’t surprise me in the
least.
The One And Only
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The 10th annual fred Meycr/blaz-
ers Youth Basketball Tournam ent is
slated to begin January 17,1993. Boys
and girls in the sixth, seventh and eight
grades that are involved in a registered
basketball league in Oregon or south
west W ashington arc eligible to partici
pate in the competition.
Entries for the tournam ent must be
postmarked by Decem ber 11, and can
be found at all 45 Fred Meyer Customer
Service Desks in Oregon and southwest
W ashington, and the Trail Blazers of
fice (700 NE M ultnomah, Portland, OR
97232). The entry fee for the tourna
ment is $25 per team , and team s cannot
exceed 15 players. A team roster must
be submitted with the application and
entry fee.
The tournam ent, a single-elim ina
tion event, will hold its prelim inary
rounds January 17 and 24,1993 at local
schools in the grater Portland area. Tw o
teams from each grade level will ad
vance to the c hampionsh ip round .which
will be played prior to a Blazers home
game at Memorial Coliseum on Febru
ary 2, 5 and 14, 1993. All participants
will receive a free gift, com plim ents of
Fred M eyer and the Trail Blazers.