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J anuary 11, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver
THE JU RY IS STILL OUT
by
SPORTS
Sterling Sharp
G reen Bay w ide re c e iv e r
S te rlin g Sharp, may c o lle c t as
m uch as 3 m illion d o lla rs from
his in surance co v erag e if he is
u n ab le to play fo o tb all again.
Emitt Smith
C o w b o y s lo s e S m ith
again. R unning Em itt Sm ith
re -in ju re d his left h am strin g
in S und ay s gam e ag ain st the
G reen Bay Packers.
Miami Erickson
Meets With
Seahawk Owners
U niversity o f M iami coach
D e n n is E ric k s o n m et w ith
Seahaw k ow ner Ken B ehring
S atu rd ay about the team s head
co ach in g jo b .
“ I ’m in terested in the s it
u ation because it w as w here I
was b o rn and ra ise d " E rick so n
to the S eattle T im es a fte r his
arriv al at San F ran cisco A ir
p o rt. Friday night.
B eh rin a fired Tom F lo res
last m onth after the end o f the
r e g u la r se a so n . F lo re s had
co m p iled a 6-10 re c o rd last
season and 14 34 o v erall.
B eh rin g and his son, team
p re sid e n t D avid B eh rin g , m et
w ith E rick so n for four h o u rs
S atu rd ay .
E rick so n 47 has tw o n a
tional ch am pionships and a 63-
9 re c o rd in six seaso n s at M i
ami. T he H u rrican e was 10-2
this, lo sin g to N eb rask a in the
O range Bow l.
BASKETBALL
Dallas Maverick
Jaso n K idd D allas M a v e r
ick ro o k ie guard w as accu sed
o f p u n ch in g a man as he left a
New Y ears Eve p arty in D a l
las.
K idd adm its to being in
v o lv ed in a co n flic t h o w ev er
he d en ied th at he punched a n y
one. N o ch arg es w ere filed.
Kenny Gattison
Recieves Surgery
K e n n y G a ttis o n o f th e
C h a rlo tte H orn ets had su rgery
to fuse tw o d iscs in his neck.
He su ffered a cerv ical sp in e
co n tu sio n in a N ov. 15 gam e
a g a in st C le v e la n d w hen he
c o llid e d w ith M ichael Cage.
He still does not have full fe e l
ing in his hands.
T he su rg e ry w ill a llo w
G attiso n to live a norm al life
w ith o u t fear o f p a ra ly sis from
an o th er sudden jo lt.
He will spend the next four
to six w eeks w ith his neck im
m o b ilized . It w ill be 10-12
w eeks b efore it is know n if he
w ill be able to retu rn to b a s
ketball.
E ric N oox
With the Portland Trail Blazers
25th anniversary season well under
way, head coach P J Carlesimo is
gening his inaugural season in the
NBA going also. The eighth head
coach in franchise history has had
mixed results so far this season as the
Blazers have flirted with a .500 record
most o f the year
Carlesimo, who spent 12 years
coaching at Seton Hall in New Jer
sey. comes to town with a well re
spected coaching record in the col
lege ranks. But the NBA is a different
ball game, and fortunately Carlesimo
has surrounded himself w ith quality
assistant coaches to nurture him
through his rookie season. Dick
Harter, assistant coach with Pat Riley
and New York Knicks for three sea
sons, gives Carlesimo a seasoned
veteran to confide in the NBA coach
ing arena.
A pro basketbal I coach must take
a group o f talented and rich individ
uals, convince them to sacrifice per
sonal goals for the teams benefit,
push them when their tired, pick them
up when their down, and hope that
together they turn out winners.
W hat Does C arlesim o think
about the NBA so far?
“ I Love it," says the smiling
coach after recent Blazer victory.
"W e have a very good team and great
people to work with, but w e’d like
our record to be a lot better."
WILSON EDGES
CLEVELAND
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Cleveland in a pursuit o f keep
ing its play-off hopes alive came up
against number 2 Wilson Friday night
at Wilson.
Wilson would ultimately pre
vail 66-61, but not w ithout first fac
ing a tough Cleveland team that gave
them everything they could handle.
The win kept the Trojans (8-0,
4-0) undefeated and tied for first with
Benson, and Jefferson in the PIL.
The W arriors fell to 2-2 its only
other lost w as to Jefferson “This was
the first real competition we had to
play” said Wilson coach Jack Bertell"
“To tell you the truth I think we came
up short. We let them back into the
game. We couldn’t manage to keep
McKelvey from being effective on
the inside.”
With 3:08 left in the third quar
ter Cleveland made 11-4 run sparked
by the play o f Leonard Prescott cut
ting a 50-39 deficit to 54-50.
Prescott hit a 15 foot jum per
then drove to the basket for two more.
He finished with 22 points, 15 in the
first half
Both W ilson and Cleveland
came out in the fourth quarter mak
ing 3 pointers from Wilson Jermaine
Thom pson and Cleveland Justin
Warren.
Monyell Hedgeman madeafree-
throw to bring the Warriors within 3
with just under six minutes to go.
Wilson had to play most o f the
second half with out their impact
BOXING
Carlos Monzon
C arlo s M onzon, a form er
m iddle w eight b o x in g ch am
pion w as killed in a car a c c i
dent in A rgentina He was 52
M onzon won the m iddlew eight
ch am p io n sh ip on N ov. 7, 1970
w ith a 12th round knock out o f
N in o B e n v e n u a ti in Rom e
M onzons reco rd was 89-3-8
The Blazers have been really
inconsistent so far this season, and
with Rod Strickland m issing 10
games and Clyde Drexler missing a
h a lf dozen him self, the B lazers
haven’t found their groove.
A N N IV E R S A R Y
(The |Jortlattb (Obscruer
Wishes You
A Happy New Year
As We Begin Our 25th
Anniversary
Of Publication.
player Tyrone Manlove due a cut he
received on his for forehead when he
collided with Amos Allen.
By the time Manlove returned
with 3 minutes left in the game Wil
son was in the midst o f building a 10
point lead.
Manlove still managed to score
19, playing limited minutes.
“ I think our team played a little
scared at the end" said Prescott who
hit four 3 pointers but was held score
less in the fourth quarter. “We didn't
match up well underneath and we got
intimidated.”
Coach Tom Beatty for Cleve
land summarize his point o f view by
saying “they’re good, but we have
got to start beating some o f these
good teams. W egotw ithinfiveinthe
second quarter and missed easy lay
ups and shots from the inside if we
are going to win we have to make
those shots.”
“We have a better team than
w e’ve been playing, said Strickland.
“So 1 would hope every body would
not be disappointed."
Carlesimo, who played under
Digger Phelps at Fordham Universi
ty, has had some professional experi
ence with the Dream Team and an
active roll with USA Basketball. He
has coached NBA players at various
levels and really looks forward to the
challenge w ith his new' role.
Some people see the Blazers as
in a rebuilding mode, but coach
Carlesimo refutes such a prognosis
about this aging veteran team.
“ I t’s hard to call this a re
b u ild in g
s itu a tio n ,”
says
C arlesim o .” I d o n ’t think th a t’s
true, and I know our players d o n ’t
think th a t’s tru e .”
Some time it’s hard to tell the
Blazers don’t think their window o f
opportunity has closed, the energy
and the drive isn’t there like it was in
the past. The word is the Blazers are
getting to old and don’t have the legs
or the desire to maintain the level o f
intensity it takes to win in the NBA
on a regular basis.
The key is the Blazers have play
ers who know what it takes and have
been there when they step out on the
court and think there going to win
every night. Getting key veterans like
Buck Williams, Clyde Drexler and a
healthy Terry Porter, working as a
unit again leading this team is the job
that Carlesimo and staff have ahead
o f them.
The NBA season is long, and if
the Blazers gel at the end going into
the playoffs they’ll be fine. Owner
Paul Allen made some big moves in
the off-season, with big shake-ups
while the roster basically remained
the same. The old coaching staff was
well liked and it will take some time
for transition o f a new system and
even more time for the chemistry to
gel.
FAMILY RE INVEST IN COMMUNITY
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The La Beck family owners o f
Video Chest movie rentals has re
cently purchased a health club fran
chise and located it in North Port
land on Lombard in the St Johns
district.
OwnersofVideoCheston Lom
bard and 42nd. They sold the oper
ation on 42nd to finance their acqui
sition o f World Gym a franchise
health club most recently owned by
Arnold Schwarznegger.
According to Terry La Beck
the family wanted to re-invest in the
community with an enterprise that
would dismantle some o f the nega
tive perceptions that the city 's resi
dents have o f north Portland.
World Gym emphasizes hav
ing nice and attractive facilities that
cater to the many diverse needs o f
the community ranging families to
blue collar workers and executives.
World Gym is open 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
The La B eck's have purchase
the state o f the art equipment such as:
Hammer Strength. Body Master, Life
Step, and Sybex.
The La Becks have made a spe
cial effort to provide such services as
day-care for children for parents, they
offer affordable rates such as unlim
ited day-care for $15.00 A Month.
Another aspect o f W orld Gym’s
appeal is that they are open 24 hours
a day. this aspect accommodate sev
eral o f their corporate accounts who
have employees that work around
the clock. Several o f those accounts
are Oregon Steel, Freightliner. and
Kaiser Permanente. The format is a
well thought out program that pro
vides their clients with personal train
ers all o f whom have degrees in phys
ical education. Their personal train
ers are also employees rather than
sub contract workers, this makes them
more available to their clients.
The La Becks also have a dietian
on staff to help with dietary needs o f
those who use World Gym.
There are also two exercise
floors. Ally the aerobic instructor
specializes in funk aerobics which
is a combination o f popular dance
and exercise.
Over a thousand people have
signed up to join World Gym’ since
they opened in November.
They have made every effort to
integrate personal consideration o f
different lifestyles in their market
ing strategy.
They have tried to make those as
different from another as senior citi
zens, to single parents, to grave yard
and swing shift blue collar workers a
place to work out and find a viable
alternative to taverns and bars.
Cost o f membership is $39.00
initiation fee and $29.00 a mouth on
12 month contract.
World Gym is the only private
health club o f its kind in North Port
land.
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
“ SALUTES THE FAMILY” NORTH
AMERICAN TOUR SET TO TIP OFF
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters tipped-off their 69th North
American tour on Tuesday, Dec. 27, when they entertain fans at the Dayton
Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Fans o f the W orld's Greatest Basketball
Show will be able to see the team play in nearly 200 North American cities.
The team has dedicated this year's tour to their families as the 1995 tour
theme is the Harlem Globetrotters "Salutes The Family." The North
American tour will end on April 6 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Mannie Jackson, G lobetrotters'chairm an and owner, said fans should
be extremely excited about this tour.
“ We have added a new ream to this year’s tour in select markets where
the players will magically make the basketball disappear. Our fans should
also be ready to experience the latest innovations in game entertainment
as well as high quality athletics.” Jackson said.
Fans are already showing their excitement about the tour with ticket
sales up from the same time last year
This year’s tour also marks the beginning o f the "Sweet Lou" Dunbar
farewell tour. After 16 years with the Harlem Globetrotters, Dunbar has
decided to hang up his uniform at the end o f the 1996 season.
Dunbar said, “ I love being a Harlem Globetrotter. It has given me an
opportunity to play the game I love and have fun doing it I got a chance
to see the world, but most o f all I have the opportunity to do something that
not many other people can do— make people laugh.”
The player roster has six all-star rookies as well as veteran NBA star
the6 -1 1 ,2 8 0 “Chocolate Thunder". Darryl Dawkins Dawkins is fulfilling
a life-long dream to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
The Harlem Globetrotters are the most popular family entertainment
show in the world as they have performed for over 100 million people in
113 countries in the past 69 years
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