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IF YOU ASK ME
Muhammad Ali should hang up his boxing
gloves.
It was both difficult to understand and
disappointing to watch a national hero lower
himself to the position of a clown as Ali did
Monday night in the televised defense of his
highly prized heavyweight championship.
It's one thing to toy with an opponent. But it is
â far more serious undertaking to take the
American public too lightly. That, in my opinion,
is what Muhammad Ali did Monday night. He
apparently gave no thought to the fact that he is
a hero. Bigger even than President Jimmy
Carter or the $6 million man...No other man,
black or white, on the face of this earth can
match the power and influence of Muhammad
Ali.
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» millions of his hero-worshippers put aside their
normal chores for the express purpose and rare
opportunity of watching the great one perform
on the tube.
No doubt Ali failed to seriously consider that
heroes are unique in that it takes years of toll and
sacrifice and luck to reach their lofty status.
Ali built his mountainous position in public
respect with exceptional sacrifices. If you recall,
he took a firm stand against the wars, and his
1 ultimate victory against government, state and
public officials, who denounced him and stripped
him of his title, built for him an unusual
ly loyal following.
His great desire to help the downtrodden, those
less well known and those with financial
problems built him an even larger unusually
loyal following. All in all, Muhammad Ali has
been the utmost in most hero worshippers'
dream of what it's like to be on top of the
mountain.
He was good at his trade. He was a man that
stood tall among all men. And no one, absolutely
no one, can point an accusing finger at him for
any wrongdoings. He was more than just a credit
to the boxing profession...Ali was the boxing
proiessionai.
As a result, Ali built public support like no
other athlete in modern times. Support that
, - made such heroes as Joe Louis, Willie Mays,··
Babe Ruth, "Sugar Ray" Robinson and others
look small in comparision.
Muhammad Ali should put his boxing gloves in
moth balls.
No one, not even the great Muhammad Ali,
should take such great honors so lightly.
I find it difficult to forgive Ali for his
performance Monday night. I can readily
understand that an athlete cannot perform at his
best at all times, and that the older he gets the
more likely he's to occassionally turn in an
unspectacular performance. That's to be under
stood.
However, it's unforgivable for a national hero
to deliberately act unprofessional at any time.
And for one to deliberately clown as Ali did
Monday night is an unpardonable crime.
The American public - most especially the ones
who support the boxing profession - should take a
firm stand now and boycott future Ali fights
until they have the assurance that he is going to
perform up to his true capabilities - one that will
—give the fana their money's worth.
After all, where did the $2.5 million that Àli
received come from?
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Each year thousands of
minor earthquakes occur in
California, though only
about 500 are strong enough
to be felt.
In recent months, a build
up of stress on the earth's
crust along California's San
Andreas Fault has alarmed
geologists. This build-up
makes the area highly vul
nerable to Blzeable earth
quakes.
No earthquake has receiv
ed as much attention as the
one that hit San Francisco
on April 18, 1906. To date,
it la the largest seismic
disaster In recorded Calif
ornia history-β. 3 on the
Rlchter scale.
The intensity of the 1906
earthquake caused some 700
deatha and millions of dol
lars worth of damage. Since
then, life-saving precau
tions have been instituted
through stringent building
codes. Increased awareness
of the need for emergency
procedures In the 8an Fran
cisco Bay communities has
resulted in civic action pro
grams.
One group that helped to
save lives and provide an
aura of càlm during the 1906
earthquake was the corps of
Army ROTC cadets from the
University of California at
Bstfceley.
According to newspaper
reporte of the 1906 disaster,
the Army ROTC cadets pa
trolled the streets of San
Francisco for two days and
two nights, without food or
sleep, before aid could ar
rive. Many homeless resi
dents were brought to the
Berkeley campus where first
aid stations, tents and food
kitchens were set-up.
Today, the Army ROTC
unit on the Berkeley campus
is part of a civilian earth
quake disaster relief team.
They are conducting their
voluntary work with the co
operation of the university
authorities, the Red Cross
and Ule Alameda County
police and fire departments.
Besides giving lectures
to community organizations
on emergency procedures,
the cadet· also participate
in weekend rescue exer
cises. These operations can
include such search and
rescue situations as: aiding
victims of a plane crash, re
moving people from burning
buildings or evacuating
large numbers of residents
from stricken areas.
The efforts of these col
lege volunteers may help to
save lives in the San Fran
cisco Bay communities if
another disaster strikes.
Thursday. May 19. 1977-THE CHAKLOTTE POST-Page 9
Basketball Program
Melvin Watkins, Kevin King ( Jffer Different Perspectives On 49ers
By James Cuthbertson ed d urine m ν «ta ν hur„ ■ ■ *
rosi Mal! Writer
Melvin Watkins and Kevin "
King offer different perspec
tives on the future situation of '
the University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte basketball
program.
Watkins is finished with the
program that went 96-19 dur
ing his tenure there, including
two frustrating 22-4 seasons in
which the club was invited
nowhere.
King is a member of the
noveau-rich of the club, hav
ing been on the squad that has
a 52-11 record during his stay
with trips to the National
Invitational Tournament, fi
nals in New York and the
National Collegiate Athletic
Association finals in Atlanta.
Reflecting on his four years
most important thing I learn
the ability to deal with people.
Coming from high school as a
freshman you need to learn
quickly how to deal with diffe
rent people and different situ
ations."
One of the people he deals
with regularly is Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity brother Kevin
King who believes he will have
to step into the leadership role
of the team that will have
gaping holes to fill when Wat
kins and Cedric Maxwell gra
duate.
Kevin, says, "1 will have to
score more and still contri
bute as a defensive player.
This past season "K.K." re
ceived the assignment to
guard the other team's tough
est shooter which found him
checking Ricky Green of Mic
higan anri Roderick Griffin of
College Cadets Ready
For Earthquake Emergency
will give them an advantage
morale-wise, but the disad
vantage will be that no one
will be caught napping Last
year was just a stepping stone
in the program's success," he
added
"K.K." is happy about the
prospect for 1977-78. "The pro
spects coming in have been
rated as excellent," he said.
This includes Henry DeV'ane
of Hobbton. a highly recruited
player
"Losing Maxwell and Wat
kins will hurt. We will lose
rebounding and scoring stren
gth." King added.
What are the players doing
now? "Enjoying their leisure
time and catching up on stu
dies," says King. "Also hav
ing a little social life."
The philosophy that helped
this team eo so far is nrnhahi*/
summed up in Watkins state
ment on what he would like to
do for the rest of his life.
"I would like to be helpful to
mankind as an athlete," he
added, with the unselfishness
that inspired the 49ers to great
heights
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