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BASEBALL
Andres Galarraga of the Colo­
rado Rockies was named the Na­
tional League Player of the Week
Galarraga batted 600 with 15
hits in 25 at- bats He drove in six
runs, scored five, hit two doubles
and one homer He is the first
Rockies’ player to w in the league’s
weekly honor ... Toronto Blue
Jays first baseman John Olerud
was named American League
Player of the Week after batting
455 (10 for 22) with a league-
high five homer and 11 RBI He
added four doubles and scored
seven runs.
CYCLING
Dax ide Cassani of Italy staged a
brilliant solo breakaway to win
the 15th stage of the G irod'Italia
cycle race and Spain’s Miguel
Indurain remained in firm con­
trol of the overall standings.
Cassani clocked 7 hours 22 min­
utes 4 seconds, at an averag speed
of 22.18 mph for the 160 hilly
miles from Corvara Alta Badia to
the hillside town of Lumezzanc in
north central Italy. Indurain
placed sixth. .. Britain’s Milk
Race had a rest day. Racing starts
again with the eighth stage from
Birmingham tolandudno-at 125
miles the longest of the race.
COLLEGE
Grambling State w ill meet Hamp­
ton in the XXI11 running of the
Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial
Football ( lassie at Giants Sta­
dium in East Rutherford. N.J.,
Sept. 25. Grambling, reigning
Black College Champion, has
made 2 1 appearances in the Clas­
sic. p o tin g a 16-5 record. Hamp­
ton the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association champion
last season, lost to Grambling 22-
3 in the 199(1 game.
GOLF
The first event of the Pro Athletes
Golf League will be held June 19-
20 in St. Louis. The field for the
27-hole, no-handicap tournament
at The Country Club at the Leg­
ends in Eureka. Mo . w ill be made
up of eight tw o-man teams com­
peting in a best-ba 1 format and
will be telex iscdonESPN. Among
the athletes scheduled to compete
arc Jim Brown. Bill Laimbccr,
Rick Barry. Jim Rice, Derek
Sanderson. Kenny Easley, Stan
Mikita and Joe Thcismann.
FOOTBALL
The New York Giants re-signed
veteran running back Ottis Ander­
son and lured unrestricted free
agent linebacker Michael Brooks,
w ho play cd the past six seasons in
Denver Anderson will be enter­
ing his 15th NFL season at age 36.
An unrestricted free a cnt. Ander­
son is the No. 8 career rusher in
NFL history with 10.273 yards
Brooks. 29, was named a transi­
tion player by the Broncos in Feb­
ruary but Denver lifted that desig­
nation last week, making him free
to go
I he New England Patri­
ots signed defensive tackle Mike
Pitts from Philadelphia, making
him the third Eagles free agent
defensive lineman to leave, fol­
lowing Reggie White and Mike
Golic P ills . 32. played in 11 games
and started three last season
HOCKEY
I he Mighty Ducks of Anaheim,
who join the NHL as an expan­
sion club next season, have se­
lected buigiindy. teal, silver and
w liite as their colors. The Mighty
Ducks home game jerseys will be
predominantly white and the road
uniforms chiefly burgundy The
crest w ill contain a w lute facemask
shaped to 111 a duck, with crossed
\ llow ho key sticks centered over
the mask
TENNIS
American Brad Gilbert became
the fit si seed to fall at the $600,000
Stella ArtoisGrasscourt Champi­
onships in I ondon Gilbert lost to
Javier Enina of Argentina
Petrovic Dies In Auto
Accident In Germany
TOMMY MORRISON UPSETS
GEORGE FOREMAN IN 12
ROUND UNANIMOUS DECISION
UP1 - Tommy Morrison used his 20- career. Foreman fell to 72-4. His last
y ear age advantage to outwork George loss came by decision in a title bout to
Foreman and w in a 12-round unani­ Evandcr Holy field in April of 1991.
mous decision Monday night but failed Morrison was by far more active,
to get the impressive knockout h hoped throwing 572 punches to Foreman’s
w ould thrust hint to the top of the list 400 and outpunching Foreman 260-
225 He did not
of heavyweight con­
fight a crow d pleas­
tenders.
ing sty le, however,
Foreman said be­
and drew boos from
fore the fight it
the fans at the Tho­
would probably be
m as and M ack
his last. But after­
Arena both during
ward, the former
the
bout and after
champion dodged a
the dec sion was an­
lot better than he
nounced.
ever did in the ring.
F o re m a n ’s rig h t
“I had a great stay,
eye swelled up mid­
thejudges have spo­
way through the
k e n ,” F o rem an
bout and he put sun­
said. “I had a good
glasses on immedi­
time, I enjoy ed my­
ately after the final
self. Now I gotta
bell.
Morrison’s left
raise a herd of chil­
eye
was
puffy, the
dren.
result ofa thumb in
When asked if he
lom m y Morrison
the seventh round
will quit, he said,
“I’m still gonna be around. ” He quickly Morrison won the lightly regarded
added he would be around as HBO’s vacant World Boxing Organization
boxing commentator but would not crown but is hoping for a shot at one
say if he would be around as a boxer. of the legitimate champions. Lennox
The fight never developed into a Lewis has said he w ill put his World
slugfest as expected. Foreman had Boxing Council title on the line agai nst
trouble punching, M orrison had Morrison and split the purses 0-50,
trouble landi ng and neither could hurt but may change his mind about
the purse split after Morrison failed
the other.
Morrison backpcdalcd most of the to impress. Riddick Bowe, who owns
way. Foreman, w ho at age 44 and 256 the World Boxing Association and
pounds had 20 years and 30 pounds on International Boxing Federation titles,
Morrison, chased throughout but rarely also said before the bout he would be
caught him. Even when Foreman interested in fighting Morrison if he
trapped Morrison in the corner, he wins.
Foreman landed a few good rights but
could not fire.
Judge Jerry Roth scored it 118-109. Morrison was quick to move out of
and Patricia Jarman and Dalby Shirley trouble every time.
Morrison rarely landed his vaunted
117-110.
Morrison improved to 36-1 with 32 left hook, but did nail Foreman with
knockouts in the biggest victory of his three early in the seventh round. That
was followed by a left uppercut that
wobbled Foreman, but Foreman fired
back and rocked Morrison with a left
hook in the final minute,
undercard, 1992 Oly mpic champion
Oscar de la Hoya stopped former feath­
erweight champion Troy Dorsey in
one round ofa lightweight bout. De la
Hoya opened a gash oxer Dorsey’s
right eye and referee Mitch Halpern
stopped it in the corner before On the
undercard, 1992 Oly mpic champion
Oscar de la Hoya stopped former feath­
erweight champion Troy Dorsey in
one round ofa lightweight bout. De la
Hoya opened a gash oxer Dorsey’s
right eye and referee Mitch Halpern
stopped it in the corner before On the
undercard, 1992 Oly mpic champion
Oscar de la Hoya stopped former feath­
erweight champion Troy Dorsey in
one round of a lightweight bout. De la
Hoya opened a gash oxer Dorsey’s
right eye and referee Mitch Halpern
stopped it in the corner before On the
undercard, 1992 Olympic champion
Oscar de la Hoya stopped former feath­
erweight champion Troy Dorsey in
one round ofa lightweight bout. De la
Hoya opened a gash over Dorsey’s
right eye and referee Mitch Halpern
sOn the undercard, 1992 Olympic
champion Oscar de la Hoya stopped
former featherw eight champion Troy
Dorsey in one round of a lightweight
bout. De la Hoya opened a gash over
Dorsey’s right eye and referee Mitch
Halpern stopped it in the corner before
Onhe second round.
De la Hoya improved to 8-0 with 7
knockouts and Dorsey fell to 12-8- 4
Also, junior welterweightZackPadilla
upset Mexican Carlos Gonzalez on a
unanimous 12-round decision. Padilla
improved to 17-1-1 while 20-year-old
Gonzalez fell to 36-1 with 3 knock­
outs.
Celebrity Golf Classic
(The information acquired here
in the article was shared by JeJJSand­
ers, Coordinator fo r Payless Drugs.)
The celebrity golf classic tourna­
ment was founded by the United Cere­
bral Palsy Association seven years
ago.
Jeff Sanders coordinated this very
successful event for Payless Drugs.
Sanders says that last year’s proceeds
exceeded $500,000. It was estimated
by Gary Omlid that this year’s turnout
increased by 50 percent over last y ears’
tournament. Oxer 80 companies par­
ticipated in sponsoring this event.
The proceeds arc divided equally
among the charities who will benefit
from this endeavor with the exception
of the United Cerebral Palsy Associa­
tion for having founded this popular
concept.
Among the many celebrities at
the Golf Classic were Portland Trail
Blazer Stars: Clyde Drcxler, Terry
Porter, Jerome Kersey and Trail Blazer
staff members. Other famous sports
figures such as Joe Namath highlighted
the tournament. Chicago Bears’ Mike
Ditka was scheduled to participate in
the Golf Classic, however, another
event conflicted with these plans
Croxvds gathered eagerly to en­
gage in a rare opportunity to speak
with their sports HEROES and ac­
quire treasured autographs to collec­
tors and fans It also gives the gratifi­
cation that the funds spent by each
spectator will play a major roll in
supporting those organizations that
make our communities a dignified
structure in our society.
It was approximately 4pm near
the fifteenth hole when a golf ball
came streaming through a wooded
Drazen Petrovic
New Jersey Nets star guard
Drazen Petrovic was killed in an
automobile crash in Germany Mon­
day. He was 28.
Bavarian police said Petrovic
was a passenger in a Volkswagen
G olf and was travelling with two
women from Munich when the car
skidded on a rain-slicked highway
and slammed into a trailer truck. The
accident was just after 5 p.m. Ger­
man tim e and occurred on the
Autobahn as all three were headed to
Munich.
Police said Petrovic was sitting
in the front passenger seat when the
driver of the car lost control. The car
then hit a guardrail separating on­
coming traffic and then smashed into
the truck. Both 23-year-old women
sustained serious injuries.
Petrovic led the Nets in scoring
this past season at 22.3 points per
game. He was also 11th in the NBA
Will The Bulls 3-Peat,
You Bet They Will
BY JOHN PHILLIPS
The Chicago Bulls will try' to win
the NBA championship for the third
time in as many years. The first came
over Magic Johnson and the Los An­
geles Lakers in 1991. Then, as xve all
know in 1992 the Bulls beat the Port­
land Trail Blazers four games to two
games for their second title.
Both the Bulls and the Suns
had a very tough time getting to
the NBA finals. The Bulls lost the
first two games of their series with the
Ncxv York Knicks, and almost every ­
one said the Bulls could no, win four
games in a row. But, when you have
Michael Jordan on your side, nothing
is impossible. The Knicks having home
court advantage at the start, lost game
five at Madison Square Garden to
open the door for Chicago to w in game
six on the Bulls Home Court 96-88 as
Jordan and Scottie Pippcn combined
for 49 points and the eastern confer­
ence title.
In the western conference finals
the home court advantage went back
and forth. First Phoenix has it, but lost
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in scoring and third in three-point
field goal percentage with 44.9-Per-
cent. Petrovic was also a proficient
free-throw shooter as he was ninth in
the league from the charity stripe,
making 87 percent of his foul shots.
Petrovic played the entire 1992-93
season without a contract for next
year and said last month he would
probably leave the Nets and play in
Europe next season.
Petrovic was was a member of
the 1992 Croatian silver medal-win­
ning Olympic team. He had recently
finished playing with Croatia in a
qualifying tournament for the Euro­
pean championships in Poland. The
championships were scheduled to be­
gin June 22nd in Germany.
The 6-foot-5 Petrovic was se­
lected to the all-NBA third team this
past season, his fourth in the league.
He had also played with the Portland
Trail Blazers.
at home in game two The Sonics got
home to Seattle only to lose game
three and give the home court fight
back to the Suns. And as it turned out
that was all Phoenix needed as they
won in their new America West Arena
123-110 behind Barkley’s 44 points
and 24 rebounds.
The championship finals of the
NBA will star, in Phoenix because the
Bulls will win in Phoenix to take the
home court advantage away from the
Suns.
Phoenix has no one to match up
with Jordan in the back court. While
Pippcn and Horace Grant have an
edge over the Suns in the front court.
Barkley will play big, very big, but he
will get little help from most of his
teammates against Chicago.
I pick Chicago to win the NBA
championship ox er Phoenix in five or
six games The only thing that will
keep the Suns close will be a super­
human effort by Barkely. He will be
super, but only one man wears an “S”
on his chest, and he plays for “De-
Bulls” . You can bet on that!
The NBA Finals
section of the course and ’anded 100
feet from where I was searching for a
star celebrity to interview, when sud­
denly a golf cart approached from the
distance It was driven by none other
than top sports celebrity, Joe Namath
After pointing to the golf ball, Mr
Namath politely requested it’s re­
trieval. Having this opportunity, 1
asked the Palm Beach celebrity if he
had ever visited Portland before Mr
Namath indicated this was his first
visit here and went on to state, “I like
it!”
My next question to this highly
sociable quarterback was, “Wliat have
y ou dedicated y our life to noxv?” Mr
Namath ansxvcrcd instantly, “ MY
FAMILY” , with great pride. Mr
Namath approved of my next request
with great courtesy and signed the
sweat shirt I wore asa souvenir It was
a memorable ti me that only few shared
in joining in this Annual Golf Classic
Game
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Wednesday, June 9, Chicago a, Phoenix, 6pm
Friday . June 11. Chicago at Phoenix, 6pm
Sunday, June 13, Phoenix, at Chicago, 4pm
Wednesday June 16, Phoenix at Chicago, 6pm
Friday, June 18, Phoenix at Chicago, 6pm
Sunday. June 20, Chicago at Phoenix, 4pm(if
necessary)
Game 7: Wednesday , June 23, Chicago at Phoenix, 6pm (if
necessary)
All games will he shown on Channel 8
The Urban League Of Portland
The Urban League of Portland’s
Senior Services Department is spon­
soring its 21st Annual Fishing Derby.
Friday, June 25. 1993 on Sauvic Is­
land from 10 00 A M to .3.00 P M It
w ill be a day of fishing, fun and food
Transportation to the Fishing Derby
w ill be prox ided from the Multicultural
Senior Center. 5325 N.E. Martin
Luther King Boulevard The cost to
participate in the Fishing Derby is
$5.00 w hich covers transportation and
lunch
For more inform ation or to
make you reservation, call Pauline
Reed. 248-5470 or the activity coordi­
nator at your neighborhood senior
center.
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June 12, 1993
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