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Griffin performed his assignment, penetrating the Panther press and setting up the offense. Forwards Lenny Adams and Mark Schultz hit from the outside while Wheat handled...
...Panther forward Larry Fullenwilly led all scorers with 20 points while Wheat and Schultz tied for honors with 18 apiece for the Crimson...
...Crimson, playing the deliberate and controlled style of basketball that coach Bob Hart likes, were hard pressed by the aggressive Panther press and fast-break in the second half...
...tableau was familiar, but the unlikely candidate was Bobby Scale, 36, co-founder and chairman of the Black Panthers. Panther Defense Minister Huey P. Newton, 30, who founded the party with Scale in 1966, and now plays Mao to Scale's Chou, has explained the shift toward moderation-"The Black Panther Party is not a separatist party. We believe that it's a natural law of the universe that everything is interconnected and becoming more so because of the advancements in technology. As victims of racism, we won't take up that banner...
Many whites are unimpressed. Incumbent Mayor John Reading had earlier planned to retire after 6½ years in office, but now may run in the April election for another term. "Scale doesn't stand much of a chance," Reading says. "The Panthers have a lot of sympathizers, but responsible minority citizens with jobs and property don't want anything to do with them." Oakland Police Chief Charles Gain also predicts a Panther loss at the polls, but admires Scale's new attitude and strategy: "I don't think they'll accomplish all their goals...