Ali is No.l Again
CAROWINDS
MILWAUKEE, Wis^ (Nov^
^ 1Q80) - Muhammad
been selected as the
11 greatest atWete by col-
Irts editors from across
narticipation in the
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inced today by Lauren S.
Williams. Executive Vice Pres-
of the Miller Brewing
^^'"hree-time heavyweight
L itio champion, was nominat-
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cast by college sports
elitors participating in the Mil
ler 125 poll-
Also included among the top
.ffinishers in the Miller 125
Sports Poll are baseball legend
bI Ruth (122 votes), second;
basketball star Wilt Chamber-
lain (117). third; football great
’ j. Simpson (115). fourth; and
Oivmpic swimmer Mark Spitz
(113). f'fth-
Rounding out the top ten
places are soccer great Pele
(109). sixth; professional golfer
Jack Nicklaus (108), seventh;
home-run King Henry Aaron
(103), eighth; football standout
Jim Brown (101), ninth; and
all-around athlete Jim Thorpe
(88). tenth.
Miller 125 Sports Poll, con
ducted nationally by the Miller
Brewing Company in honor of
its 12Sth anniversary this year,
asked 148 college sports editors
to determine the greatest 125
athletes of all time.
“The Miller Brewing Com
pany, because of its traditional
association with all levels of
professional and amateur ath
letics, is pleased to release the
results of this Miller 125 col
legiate survey and to help
celebrate the company’s found
ing 125 years ago in 1855,” said
Williams.
Earlier this year, in a sports
poll conducted with professional
sports writers and broadcasters.
Babe Ruth was voted the best of
the 125 greatest athletes of all
time.
Rounding out the top five in
the professional Miller 125
Sports Poll were Muhammad
Ali, second; Jim Brown, third;
jack Nicklaus, fourth; and Jim
Thorpe, fifth.
The results of the Miller 125
poll of professional sports writ
ers and broadcasters were an
nounced at a press conference
held in June in New York City
and attended by several of the
great names in sports including
Dick Butkus, Frank Robinson,
henry Aaron, Earl Campbel,
Don Budge and former heavy
weight champ Jack Dempsey.
Miller is an operating com
pany of Philip Morris Incorpor
ated. Principal beer brands
include Miller High Life, Lite
and Lowenbrau.
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Monticello Cafe
Reopening Under
New Management
Will be Opening Mondayj
December 8
Full line of pizzas, subs
Chef Salad Small and
Large, Spaghetti,
Lasagna, Etc.
HOURS
llam-2:30pm
Mon.-Thurs. 4.30pm • 9-30 pm
CHARLOTTE* N.C. - Repre
sentatives from Carowinds
theme park will hold auditions
on the campus of East Carolina
University on Jan. 18 in search
for singers, dancers and music
ians to perform in the 1981 live
shows at Carowinds,
The auditions will be held in
the A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Appointments are not needed
for singers, dancer and music
ians. However, musical groups
should contact the Carowinds
live shows department prior to
auditioning.
Accompanying the Carowinds
live shows personnel on the
auditions will be representatives
from Kings Productions of Cin
cinnati. Ohio.
Kings Productions produces
the live shows for Carowinds,
Kings Dominion (Richmond.
Va.), Kings Island (Cincinnati,
Ohio), Hanna Barbara’s
Marineland (Los Angeles,
Calif.), and Canada's Wonder
land (Toronto, Canada).
Carowinds will be auditioning
for talent in seven different
Carolina cities in January, and
park officials estimate that they
will audition over bOO people to
find the 100 performers and
technicians needed for its live
shows program.
Those interested in audition
ing should take note of the
following information;
Singers should prepare one
fast song and one slow song and
bring sheet music in their
appropriate key. Carowinds will
provide an accompanist. Tapes
or other support materials are
not allowed, and ’’a capella”
singing is not permitted.
Dancers should come dressed
in appropriate dancing attire
and should perform one ex
emplary routine. Dancers can
perform to either a tape or
record or can bring sheet music
to be played by the Carowinds
accompanist.
Musicians should play one
brief prepared selection and
may be required to sight read.
Auditions will be limited to
two minutes.
Auditions are not limited to
students. Anyone 16 years and
older can audition at any of the
audition sites.
Carowinds Live Shows Man
ager Frank Perez stated that the
park is looking for those per
formers who have had some
formal training in music, voice
or dance and want to gain some
professional experience m their
chosen field.
Performers hired to work at
Carowinds will work from 15 to
30 weeks during the 1981 season
depending on the show they are
selected for.
TLhe pay scale ranges from
$190-5236 a week for singers^
dancers and musicinas; and
$155-5190 a week for techmc-
‘■The most important benefit
of performing m our live
show.," stated Pere., ".s the
opportunite to receive the disc,
pline of performing m profe
!ionally equipped theaters m
front of live audiences on
repetitive basis.
Perez added, "Some of our
shows will be repeated as manv
as 350-400 times, and it is
vpe of repettion that gives a
performer the experience and
Lge presence needed if they
wish to pursue a carecr in the
performing arts.’
In addition to the expcricncc.
the performers also benefit from
training by professional choret'-
graphers and musical directors,
special seminars, and the op
portunity to audition for cruise
ship tours and other shows.
Also, at the end of cach
season. Kings Prixluctions
selects a group of outstanding
performers from the different
parks to perform in a special
USO tour that visits American
military bases overseas.
Carowinds’ complete audition
schedule in the Carolinas is as
follows-. Jan. 18 • Hast Carolina
University in Greenville, N.C.;
Jan. 19 - University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jan.20 -
University of South Car»>lina at
Columbia; Jan. 21 ■ Furman
University in Urecnville. S.C .;
Jan. 22 - Univeristy of North
Carolina at Greensboro; Jan.24
North C'arolina Schixil For The
Arts in Winston-Salem; and
Jan.25 - Carowinds.
Interviews for technicians.
Hanna Barbera characters, ush
erettes and guardettes will be
held at Carowinds on Jan. 25.
Further information regard
ing Carowinds live shows
auditions can be obtained by
calling (7()4) 588-2WH1 or by
writing Carowinds live Shows,
P.O. Box 24051t>. Charlotte.
N.C. 28224.
Carowinds is an equal op-
p<irtunity employer, M F
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