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Page B6 -M) B lack H istory M onth .W February II, 2004 special co u era a e Younger Lampkin Claims the Ring continued from Front Since qualifying for Olym pic tryouts, h e’s stepped up training to seven days. He runs four miles a day, follow ed by w orkouts at the Knott Street Boxing Club at the Matt Dishman Com m unity C enter in northeast Portland, in cluding punching and bag drills, mix sparring, sit ups and pushups. He acknowledges that the work outs are grueling, but has the attitude o f a champ. “I’m almost there so I’ve got to do it,” he said. "My life can change in the next m onth.” L am pkin’s older stepbrother just missed achance to join him in Athens. Marcus Pernell, 23, is a light heavyw eight. He won a bronze medal Saturday during regional USA Boxing finals in Bakersfield, Calif., but finished one notch from qualifying for the Olym pic tryouts. P hotos by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Portland boxing great Ray Lampkin (above left) supports his son Ray III develop the necessary skills to compete as a world-class fighter. “Rentlentless Ray" Lampkin III is determined to qualify for the Olympics in the featherweight category. He trains at the Knott Street Boxing Club in the Matt Dishman Community Center, a Portland Parks and Recreation facility in northeast Portland. Wallace Traded in Five Player Swap Promised a new slate in Atlanta (A P)— The PortlandTrail Blaz ers’ problems o ff the court are well documented, and no one symbol ized what was wrong with the fran chise more than bad boy Rasheed Wallace. SotheTrail Blazers finally did something about it. Portland sent the volatile forward and re serve Wesley Person to the At lanta Hawks late Monday night for ShareefAbdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff and Dan Dickau. “This trade helps the franchise in many ways,” Trail Blazers presi dent Steve Patterson said. “We get a younger core of players and can remain competitive in both the Western Conference the league. “Another factor in the deal is that we are also acquiring three players of good character.” The same probably can't be said of Wallace. He drew the ire of NBA commissioner David Stem this sea- ShareefAbdur-Rahim son when he told The Oregonian newspaper that the league’s white establishment is exploiting young black athletes to enrich itself. Wallace later issued an apology. Last season, he was suspended by the league for seven games for threatening an official on the load lion in the final year of his contract, and already indicated that he did not want to re-sign with Portland. “What you do in this situation is very clear, you start with a clean slate," Hawks general manager Billy Knight said. “You judge people on the way they are with you. I’m not going to go on what someone else said.” The announcement of the trade came about 90 minutes after the Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-96. Abdur-Rahint had 27 points and 10 rebounds in the victory, and is averaging 20.7 points and 8.4 rebounds this season. The Blazers pick up a forward in Abdur-Rahim, a center in Ratliff Rasheed Wallace and a point guard in Dickau. Ratliff ing dock at the Rose Garden Arena is averaging 8.3 points and 7.2 re after a game. It was the longest bounds, and Dickau is averaging suspension ever handed down by 2.1 points. the NBA that did not involve physi “I can't explain enough how cal contact or substance abuse. tough a trade it was for me person In the 2000-01 season, Wallace ally, because of Shareef,” Knight set the NBA record with 41 techni said. “He’s a class guy and the cal fouls. He is set to earn $17 mil consummate professional. VALENTINE SPECIAL from $49.00 per night Our Travelodge is centrally located near the Portland Convention Center. Accommodations include 43 quality, clean, quiet guest rooms with king/ queen beds available. We offer our guest a continental breakfast, guest laundry and ample parking for your convenience and an indoor steam sauna for your enjoy ment. We have Satellite TV, our rates are reasonable, we offer special discounts to senior citizens and honor AAA discounts. Non-smoking and handicap rooms are available to our guest upon request. 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You are the one con cerned about the ptx)r.” King said during Chavez’s “Hello President" program Chavez, a leftist former para trooper who is facing a possible recall referendum this year, wel comed King as “a fighter of many years” and “a man of justice.” After a brief conversation in which the two recalled past boxing matches, Chavez and King hugged and called each other "brothers" in English. King was in Venezuela for an anti-drug boxing tournament in Caracas. Two weeks ago. actor Danny Glover also joined Chavez during the show and applauded his pro grams for the poor. 1 i
