Page 4..The Portland Observer...December 9, 1992
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Trail Blazers name
Rudy Williams di reel or
o f human resources
he Portland I tail Blazcix
have announced the addi
lion ol Rudy W illiam s to
its staff as the newly appointed
director ol hum an resources
supporting the O regon Arena
Project.
W illiam s most recently
served as the hum an resources
m anaget lor NIKI sd o m estie
sales operations, m loim ation
services, adm inistialive s e n
ices, and financing and ac
counting groups at its w orld
cam pus headquarters in Bea
verton
P rior to joining N IK E. Wil
ham s w orked It) years at Digi
lal Equipm ent C orporation as a
district hum an resources m an ­
ager and district custom er sere
ices m anager.
■ ‘The construction ol the
new arena will create a large
num ber ol job opportunities
and R udy’s know ledge and e x ­
perience will provide us with a
vital resource in our future
g ro w th ," says M arshall
G liekm an, Blazers senior vice-
president o f m arketing. " H e
will be responsible tor im ple­
m enting and m anaging our A f­
firm ative A ction program ,
which will ensure that we
m aintain a diverse work toree.
Rudy will also play a key role
in establishing adm inistrative
p rocedures, em ployee training
and career developm ent p ro ­
gram s, and will oversee our
staffing transition as we m ove
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The above photograph by Peggy M. Stone of Portland, Oregon, is one of
100 winners in the “Champions' photography contest, sponsored by
PARADE and Eastman Kodak Company and featured in this Sunday ’s
issue of the magazine. Stone used on Olympus camera and Kodak film to
capture this exhilarating moment between 43-year-old Loy Maclver, who
is blind, and her climbing partner, Elmer Willmore, also of Portland, after
they conquered Mt. St. Helens just one year before it erupted. Maciver,
who also climbed Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams that year, was honored with
The Guardian Peak Award from the Mazamas, a climbing club in
Portland, Oregon. All 100 winning photographs have been compiled in a
national exhibit, which opens December 11 in the CommuniCore West
Pavilion in Future World of Walt Disney World Epcot Center, Lake Buena
Vista, Florida. Each Winner received $100 in cash.
East Coast Split
BY ERIC NOON
The Portland Trailblazerts east
coast road trip, showed B lazer fans a lot
about his years teams desire to win. By
going two and two the Blazers not only
displayed their depth as a team, but
gained valuable confidence by playing
well in adverse conditions.
Spoiling the homecoming of Blazer
guards Rod Strickland and Mario Elie,
The New York Knicks manhandled the
Blazers last Tuesday, in an embarrass­
ing 101-85 route. Once again the Blaz­
ers couldn’t get their offense going and
struggled the rest of the night.
Then, down 16 points in the first
quarter against the Indiana Pacers, the
real Blazers came alive and rallied to a
valuable road victory.
Cliff Robinson led scoring with, a
career high, 31 pints as the Blazers out
gunned the Pacers in route to a 112-103
victory. “We had to get back to doing
what we do best,” Robinson said.
Friday night, it was the big show­
down against the World Champion
Chicago Bulls. Wait, Michael Jordan
isn’t going to play, as the media specu­
lated. The Blazers have a chance for
sure. Wrong, the media had the wrong
star, as the Blazers sent home Clyde
Drexlcr and Jerome Kersey with nag­
ging injuries. Well the Blazers are in
trouble for sure now? Wrong again, as
the Blazers gave the BulIs all they could
handle, for three quarters, in an impres­
sive display of heart as a team.
Missing two starters, the Blazers
fought hard most of the way until the
one, two punch of Jordan and Scottie
Pippen became too much for the beat up
Blazers. Mario Elie played 27 minutes
on a bad ankle, while having to guard
both Jordan and Pippen.
Jordan, who wasn’t supposed to
play, only scored 38 points while pull­
ing down 13 rebounds in 38 minutes.
Meanwhile, Pippen dropped in 28 points
and grabbed 11 rebounds in route to a
111-99 victory.The Blazersstayedclosc
until an 11 -0 run at the end of the third
quarter and the beginning of the fourth
closed the door on their hopes of a
undermanned victory.
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Saturday ’s game against the Cleve­
land Cavaliers may have been dieir best
half-court offensive game of the year.
Although the Cavs didn’t have their all-
star guard Mark Price in uniform, they
had the best passing center in basket­
ball, Brad Daugherty in fine form.
Playing their fourth game in five
nights, again without Drexler and
Kersey, the Blazers had to dig deep to
fight off the pesky Cavalier comeback.
The 96-94 vie lory capped of f a long and
costly road trip for the tiresome Blaz­
ers.
There is no belter way to fly home
than with a victory. The Blazers won
two important road games and more
importantly, reestablished theiraggres-
sivc defense and even a half-court of­
fense. With an 11-4 record and many
nagging injuries the Blazes are just
happy to be back home until tonight
when they fly out to play the L.A. For
the Blazers, it’s payback time as they
travel to Los Angeles to pay the Lakers
back for their embarrassing loss at home
earlier this season.
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Rudy Williams
closer to assum ing m anage­
ment ol M em orial C oliseum in
J u ly ."
W illiam s is active in a v ari­
ety o f o rganizations, including
the M entorship Program for
I)isad \.im ag ed Youth. P o rt­
land U rban League. N eighbor­
hood House A ssociation,
Kappa Alpha Psi F raternity,
N A A C P. and Sigm a Delta Chi
Society o f Professional
Journalists.
A native o f St. Louis, M o.,
he has lived in the Pacific
N orthw est for the past eight
years and in Portland since
N ovem ber 1988. W illiam s
holds bachelor o f science and
m aster o f science degrees from
Southern Illinois U niversity in
m ass com m unications and e d ­
ucational m edia.
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ESPN will televise Outside the
Lines: Portraits in Black and White
Thuisday, Dec. 17at7:30p.m . ET.The
60-m inule program , co-hosted by
Sporist’enter’s Bob 1 .ey and Robin Rob­
erts, will examine the current status of
African-Americans in sports.
“This show, which our stall has
been researching lor more than five
months, is intended to raise awareness
and to provoke more discussion, said
Steve Anderson, ESPN managing edi­
tor. "We w ill present portraits ol promi­
nent individuals ami report on current
race and sports issues."
Contributing reporters to the show
will be M l . studio analyst/reporterTom
Jackson and ABC N ew s’ Armen
Keteyi an.
Highlights:
A discussion of die pressure and
responsibility of being a black athlete.
Interviewees include Hank Aaron,
Arthur Ashe, Charles Barkley, Bryant
Gumbel, I wander 1 iolyficld, Bo Jack-
son and Jackie Joyner-Kcrsec.
Kates uin w ill lake a closer look at
the Maim Schott controversy and the
Cincinnati Reds’ organization.
Le> will narrate a segment on
coaching in America. Interviews in­
clude University o l Kansas women’s
basketball coach marian Washington,
University of Mississippi Chancellor
Dr. R. Gerald Turner and North Caro­
lina AMI head football coach Bill
Hayes.
ESPN has conducted a national
surxeyt u . , arch the aditudesol sports
fails mi ra< ial issues Ley will provide
analysis ol the results.
A l o as group w as conducted with
fans to discuss race ami sports anil their
comments will be inc luded in the show.
I ex w ill report on three prominent
univei'iaes where the percentage of
African American student-athletes is
higher than the pen entagc lor the over­
all student body.
Who Is Eric Noon?
Two years ago after a Portland
S ain ts/P o rtlan d State U niversity
women’s basketball game, a wide-eyed,
eager, ;young man asked me for an
interview for the Portland State Univer­
sity newspaper, The Vanguard.
After the interview, I remember
commenting to my assistant coach Jeff
Gamble on what an impression this
young man made on me. So in a tele­
phone conversation I asked him his
name; he responded “Eric Noon.”
A short time alter I became sports
editor of the Observer, I ran into Eric
one day, and again he underscored the
initial impression I had of him - some­
thing special. I gave Eric a call that
night to ask what his goals were. He
commented that he wanted to write for
a newspaper some day. So I asked him
if he would like to cover some of the
Trail Blazers games for the Observer.
The rest is history, and as you have read,
he has done a very commendable job of
covering the Blazers early this season.
Noon, 24, hails from Lebanon,
Oregon, is a junior at Portland State
University and is an advertising man­
agement major. After his graduation
from high school in 1986, he took a year
off before entering college. During this
time off, he became involved in a work
study program, teaching baseball skills
to kids four to sixteen years of age.
Eric Noon will some day write for
a major newspaper, because he has
helped young people along the way. I
have always felt that what goes around,
comes around - and what’s to come for
Eric looks to be very promising.
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Mirrin Luther King Jr, has distinguished himself as a champion
for peace and justice, by boldly dedicating his life to the struggle for
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