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luly 28. 2004 Page B2 *3t)hnLScott-«:°'’’ : Harold Strong H L t = -MM i "«4» Broker (503)780-4094 Fax:(503)671-0121 • Office: (503) 671-0221 ’ Address: Washington Square Office; 9020 SW Washington Sq. Dr # 100; Portland. OR 97223 E-Mail: harolds<g>iohnscott.com John L Scott John L. Scott PTL • Washington Square Office This office is independently owned and operated REAL ESTATE ■^Cool Runnings Cafe E4T'T4 n 0 t/KE - it ir C a ju n C u i s i n e .4110N E Fremont, 503-282-2118 m eat Special O rders G ladly A ccepted! 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Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the premise that children can improve self-es teem and learn to be friend to them selves and to others through a posi tive relationship w ith an adult MLB fights to rebuild baseball as city game Percentage of blacks in sport has dropped drastically 503-254-0774 friend. Jones involvement with the pro gram and his support for it stands as a reminder that kids do matter. To learn more or become in volved with the organization visit online at w w w.bhbsportland.org. . ‘ . j j JÌ 2004 Fabulous 50th Birthday Extravaganza Featuring: N'Touch 3 5 0 8 N . W IL L IA M S Up-tempo Jazz ...snnplystated ... "Tarented’’ & "The Beyons" 2 DAY SERVICE Saturday July 31,4004 Ramada Inn-Airport 6441 Northeast 84nd Ave Portland, OR Time: 8:00pm- 1:30am Bringingbackthat ..OleScnoolsong... * M O S T G A R M E N T S $ 3 .0 0 * L A U N D R Y S H IR T S $ 1 . 2 5 * C O M F O R T E R S $ 1 5 .0 0 A . rsi» > » J »’ D R A P E S A C U R T A IN S MON-SAT 9:00-6:00 Members o f the Finnegan team from the Grays Ferry Rookie League celebrate a win over Stinger Square earlier this year in Philadelphia. (AP photo) T.O.S.S.(TheOriginalSeattleSteppers) ChicagoStyle...TwoStep...LikeBack-in-the-D ay- Comegetyourgrooveon! (A P )— The little neighborhood diamond is unlined and overgrown. The infield grass nibbles at the edges of the base paths. A large dirt pile looms dangerously down the third base line. N estled betw een dilapidated hom es and w in d o w less w are houses. this Philadelphia field is a world away from the baseball pal aces that now dot the major league landscape but are at the very heart of the gam e’s effort to rebuild its image among blacks and other ur ban minorities. Tickets:$35.00single- $60.00 couple Available: June 48,4004- -Locations: Geneva'sBarberShop- -ReflectionsCoffeeHouse- -and SEI (50344-9-1741)- -BufTet&"NoHostBar- Photographers-Dress: AfterFive-Attire Thise vent ¡sgi venin Acknowledgement of allclassmates&friendswno hävetit rnedorwillturn 50 thisyear. 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And without it and others like it, there is concern blacks could largely disappear from the game. “ A fric a n -A m e ric a n p la y ers seem to be dw indling in num b ers,” said Phillies center fielder D oug G ian ville, one o f tw o black players on the P h illies’ active roster. “ You hate to see any seg ment that was such a prevalent force previously, I w o n ’t say d is appear, but headed that d irec tio n .” Ten percent o f m ajor league players in 2001 -02 were black, dow n from 17 percent in 1989, according to the 2003 Racial and G ender Report C ard from the In stitute for D iversity and Ethics in S port, well below the peak figure o f 24 percent about 25 years ago. For this reason. M ajor League B a seb a ll an d its team s h av e poured m illions o f dollars into program s like R ookie League; a $3 m illion Youth Baseball A cad e m y u n d e r c o n s tr u c tio n in C om pton, C alif.; and Reviving Baseball in In n erC ities(R B I),th e leag u e’s flagship urban baseball program. I