< / •* * XXX Vi-» <»►»'»>! »■' December 3 0 , 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5 SPORTS No Play, No Pay and having to create offense on the defensive side of the ball. Also Santa it would be nice to have our health back. The blazers, for the most part, have been injury free the last three years. Not having Drexler at full form (5-18 from the field), and missing those Jerome Kersey hustle plays has really hurt the Blazers overall scheme so far this season. C liff Robinson seems to be carry­ ing the team ’s offensive load coming off the bench this year. Against the Sonics, Robinson was 11 -22 from the field and had another career high with 16 caroms. Derrick McKey is another player coming into his own this year. McKey led the Sonics with 26 points on 7-11 shooting while dropping in 12 for 14 from the charity strike. Saturday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76cr’s was the night the Blazers were supposed to bring those presents (shooting and health) to the game. And they did. The 121 -115 over­ time win was one of the most exciting games of the year. The Blazers played well the first half and when it really counted in overtime. The first half was controlled by Robinson and the Blaz­ ers. Going into the lockcroom at half up 67-51 on 8-10 shooting by the probable all-star Robinson things looked good. The second half was the old Blazer BY ERIC NOON For all those fans who drove up to Seattle to watch the Portland T railblaz­ ers get manhandled by the Seattle Su- personics (126-109) in front of 36,000 tans, last Friday night, it was payback time. The best thing when talking about a rivalry, is getting the last word. All the Blazer fans could say was just wail until Tuesday, after the Sonics had taken the Blazer fans out o f the game with their solid play. On that note, the Northwest rivalry was in full bore as the Sonics, winners o f three in a row, rolled into Portland last Tuesday for their payback. A l­ though the Sonics were w ithout their leading scorer Shawn Kemp and re­ serve center Benoit Benjamin, their stellar outside shooting set the lone for the game again in Portland. The 107-96 final score sent Blazer fans home for the holidays wondering w hat Santa needs to bring to the Blazers for their championship drive in 1993. It would be nice if Santa would drop off a case or two of outside shooting to Blazerland. Their defensive intensity hasn’t been there at times. It would be nice to take a little pressure o ff the defense with some outside scoring. The Blazers, who shot 41 percent versus 52 percent for the Sonics, are not getting their shots to fall consistently nemesis Jeff Homacek show. Homacek went 11-19 in the second half leading the Sixer com eback. Horny hit on five for eight from the three-point strike, one a contested 28-footer with time running down. Sixer Ron Anderson hit a three-pointer with three seconds remaining in regulation to send the Blazers into their second overtim e of the season. After allowing the Sixers to score the first four points, the Blazers went on a 6-0 run to lake the lead for good. W ith time running down, down by three, who does the S ixers w ant shoot­ ing the three? Jeff H om acek, Hersey H aw k in s, Ron A n d e rso n , rig h t? Wrong! Manute Bol, the seven-foot- seven long-range specialist. Bol was able to gel the shot off with his height. He was unable to connect from the top o f the key for the tie as K evin Duckworth nabbed to rebound to ice the victory for Portland. The Blazers are still banged up pretty good as Drexler and Kersey didn’t play Saturday and probably won t play for another week against Utah. Tonight the Blazers host the (2- 20) Dallas M avericks. It’s not even a rebuilding year for die Mavs as they look for only their third win of the season. Look for those three guys on the end o f the bench licking their lips at an opportunity to play in this one. Applications Now Available For Adelman’s “ Hoop Heaven” .. . - - Applications are now available for “ Rick Adelm an’s Blazers Hoop Heaven Basketball Cam p.” T hecam p, now in its fourth year, is sponsored by Bank of America and is open to boys and girls, age 8-18, and will take place in July at Lewis and Clark College and Tualatin High School. Campers will receive personal in­ struction from Trail Blazer head coach Rick Adelman, who will be assisted throughout the camp by leading college and high school basketball coaches. In addition, current and former NBA play­ ers will be on hand to discuss and answer . I -.«1« questions about the C fundamentals of basketball and specific game situations. Three sessions are scheduled this year, with “day cam p” and/or “over­ night accom m odations” offered at each session. Tw o boys camp sessions are scheduled for July 12-16 (day) or July 11-16 (overnight). The fee is S200 per person for day camp and $310 per per­ son for overnight. Deposits of $ 1 (X) for day campers, or $150 for overnight participants, is required with their ap­ plication. Final payment for all ses­ sions isdue June 11,1993. Deposits arc non-refundable after May 7, 1993. A 11 All namnnre w ill will rf receive a “ Hoop cam pers Heaven’’ sports bag, sports water bottle, a cam p handbook, an official cam p f- shirt, shorts and a cam p photo. Prizes will be awarded for individual and team cham pions. Meals will be pro­ vided for all campers with overnight accom m odations. Applications for “Rick A delman’s B lazers H oop H eaven B asketball Cam p” are available at the Trail Blaz­ ers office, 700 NE M ultnomah, Suite 600, Portland, O regon, 97232. For more information, please call (503) 234-9291. Creed Of The Black Press The Black Press believes that A m ericacan best lead the world away from racial and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless o f race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. H ating no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt S P E C IA L E D IT IO N COMING JANUARY 13 as long as anyone is held back. perfect fo r b re a k fa s t or snacks 5 $4 00 G re a t cooked w ith c o r n e d b e e f. 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Cellular One To Donate Money On Behalf Of Subscribers Cellular Long Distance Charges Help Children Every long distance call made by a Cellular One subscriber through the month of December will result in a 25 cent donation to the children’s wards of four Oregon hospitals. Cellular One of Oregon and SW W ashington anticipates raising about $40,000.00 to benefit children through donations to Doernbcchcr C hildren’s Hospital-Portland, Sacred Heart G en­ eral Hospital-Eugene, Rouge Valley M edical C e n te r-M e d fo rd and St. Charles M edical C enter-Bend. Last year, Doernbcchcr C hildren's Hospital received $30,050.00 trom C ellular O ne’s holiday giving program. The contribution to the hospital went to­ ward the purchase o f a neonatal m oni­ tor. “Our holiday giving program is a means for our customers and employ­ ees to help children throughout O r­ egon. The program is also a way for Cellular One to say thanks to our sub­ scribers and our community for being very good to us,” said Rich Begert, General Manager o f Cellular One for Oregon and SW W ashington. The pro­ gram is in its fourth year. Volunteers from Cellular One will Cavalcade For Peace On January 1, 1993 beginning at 11:0ö A.M., Oregonians are invited to join in a strong and eloquent expression o f a desire for peace throughout the world, and most particularly in the Middle East. The Cavalcade for Peace will be­ g in at C o n g re g a tio n N cveh Shalom...will move on the Portland Rizwan Mosque...and conclude at First Christian Church. The entire program will last approximately ninety minutes. C o -sp o n so re d by the O regon Interrcligious Com m ittee tor Peace in the Middle East, Mercy Corps Interna­ tional and Ecumenical M inistries of Oregon, the program offers an opportu­ nity to begin the new year with a clear and united call for the resolution ot world conflicts through peaceful, con­ structive means, as Jews, Muslims and Christians join together in prayer. Congregation Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland, Oregon (just North o f the intersection of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy and Dosch Road) Portland Rizwan Mosque 9925 SW 35th Drive Portland, Oregon First Christian Church 1314 SW Broadway Portland, Oregon (Parking in the Park Blocks) 1 l a a « » » • «*4 BY PROF. MCKINLEY BURT W hereas my last two articles in this scries were about the inventors o f hard­ ware and m achines that made life safer and/or more convenient for mankind, the lollow ing men and women of m edi­ cine deserve our honor and apprecia­ tion for their contribution to the Health Sciences. They will be included in my presentations as 1 am invited into the schools during Black History Month (and at other times). Wc may begin with the American Red Cross Center on North Vancouver Avenue where the canteen is named after Dr. Charles Richard Drew, the black physician to whom so many tens of millions around the globe have owed their lives; “Every'blood bank in the country and in the world is a living memorial and a tribute to the genius of this brilliant m an” (Black Pioneers o f Science and Invention, Louis Haber, 1970, Harcourt. Brace & W orld, Inc.). Given the scope and breadth ol the doctor’s pioneering and seminal devel­ opments in his chosen field, one might wonder why the Red Cross might not have named the entire center after this com passionate and dedicated m an— rather than just the “cafeteria' Think of what that could mean to the m otiva­ tion and self esteem o f passing north- cast school children whose teachers and parents could build on this w on­ drous American story. Is it too late to ask? Shouldn’t some of ourcom m unily organizations be pursuing this issue? Dr. Drew was educated in the W ash- ington, D.C. School System and then went on to prestigious Amherst and then to M cGill U niversity Medical School in Canada. It was in 1931, a depression year that he was fortunate enough to win a Rosen wald Foundation scholai ship which enabled him to com ­ plete his medical education-placing second in a class o f 137 and a prize in ncuroanatomy; also elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honorary scholastic fraternity. The turning point in D rew ’s life— and in the affairs of m ankind-cam e in 1940 when he was granted a research Scholarship by the Rockefeller Foun­ dation. This was the real beginning of the work that led to the first effective method of separating and preserving blood and the convincing of the w orld’s medical fraternity that this m ethodol­ ogy was the key to “banking” and ship­ ping p lasm a-as opposed to shipping whole blood which quickly deterio­ rated. W orld War II had begun and Dr. Drew went to Britain to supervise the formation of blood banks in that coun­ try (you would have thought that, later, he would have been given a parallel position in this country). However, many millions o f soldiers on both sides of the conflict survived their wounds because of the compassion and dedica­ tion o f this African American genius, In the irony of all ironies, wc find that in 1950, Dr. Drew, severely injured in an auto accident, died from loss o f blood while three physician com panions (all 5 ’-' • * : 7 • t - * :2z-. visit children in the pediatric wards of the four hospitals during the holidays. The children will be able to call Santa Claus or friends and relatives on por­ table cellular phones. Santa Claus will be answering the calls from the Cellu­ lar One Service Center in Bend. Cellular One of Oregon and SW W ashington is a wholly-owned sub­ sidiary o f McCaw Cellular com m uni­ cations, the leading cellular com m u­ nications provider in the United States. Cellular One employs over 265 people, managing operations throughout O r­ egon and SW W ashington. ?<-. <.r* • : A 'i i 2 .' . m '- •V *■ Y Compassionate Black Healers; Physicians Of Today And Yesterday CABBAGE g ree n solid heads BY JOHN PHILLIPS 1 have been around the National Basketball Association for more than twenty years and I must say that things have not changed very much. Yes, the level of play is better, the attendance all over the league is way up, but the one thing that remains the same is the plan­ tation mentality of the N BA ’s front office located in New York City, New York. • Years ago I was in New York hav­ ing a disc ussion with one Gary Bettman of the NBA about a summer basketball game in the Bahamas he did not want an NBA player to play without the N BA ’s approval. Bettman made a statement to me to the effect that the NBA players were “his property.” I inquired, “ Your ‘property’? A ren’t they human be­ ings”?” Then he countered, “W ell, I didn’t mean it that w ay.” Nevertheless, he did say it. 1 felt then, and 1 hold to the same opinion now, that he did indeed mean it. That scenario made me think of what has gone on lately regarding the fines assessed by the NBA that has been inflicted upon certain players because of what they have said concerning NBA officials, better known to the fans as “refs.” The quality o f refs has not been commensurate with thequality of play­ ers. The quality of refs has diminished greatly. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin o f the W orld Champion C hi­ cago Bulls team were fined $5,000each for comments both made aboutthepoor job o f officiating the refs did in a game a few weeks ago. The Portland Observer encourages our readers to write letters to the editor In response to any articles we publish. K IW I FRUIT FOR Freedom Of Speech, Not In The NBA! ■‘j;: •V black) searched for an Alabama hospi­ tal whose emergency room would ad­ mit him. Yes, I say name that local Red Cross Center after him --never mind the “coffee and donut room ” . An interesting aside is that in the recent special fashion edition of “E s­ sence M agazine” you will find an ar­ ticle on the famed black blues singer, “Bessie Smith.” You will get the “blues” when her son describes his m other’s death under the same tragic circum ­ stances as Dr. D rew -sh e bled to death while the am bulance crew searched for a hospital that would adm it her. This sometimes happens to people today when they look like a possible indigent with no health in surance-the am bu­ lance crew has to decide where to take you-hopcfully based on their interpre­ tation of your condition. Earlier this year I had an artery to burst in my nose from a sudden surge of elevated blood p re ssu re -o ff the scale at 300. A fter dialing 911,1 thought, “oh ho, Dr. D rew ”. 1 w ent downstairs to wait on the am bulance (9 m inutes flat), sitting in the doorway with “my health insurance card in my hand.” 1 aint no fool! After a w eek o f specialists o f assorted disciplines and finally Provi-' dent Hospitals best surgeon, 1 rackcdup $14,500 worth of attention. You may or may not get that kind o f attention w ith­ out health insurance. D on’t gamble if you don’t have to. This scries on African American (and African) contributors to the health sciences continues next week. *ï» 4- '/ A K ' ■ SS>\- W ’ i.-, ■»i. 'Sc-, , W.~ V »