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SETS WORLD RECORD
(San Jose, Calif.) —Tommie
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THE STEPHENS DANCERS
Ambassador Theater Brings Back
Big Stage Shows to West Phila.
By ART PETERS
Big time show business re
turned to West Philadelphia last
week with the re-opening of the
Ambassador Theater, 5538 Balti
more ave., where disc jockey
Ernie Fkkls i» presenting a iav
iih rock and roll stage produc
tion featuring well-known re
cording stars. singing groups,
dancer* and a 10-piccc orches
tra led by Morris Bailey.
The conversion of the former
motion picture house to a show
lenger to retain the World
Welterweight Championship
recently. Cokes won on a TKO
in the -10 th round when the
climatic match race here May
20 in which Smith, the win
ner set a world record of 14 5
in the 400 meters and 44.8 for
440 yards. Evans, regarded as
place for stage productions rep
resents the efforts of a group
of youn;j businessmen railing
themselves Wayne Enterprises
to brint! vaudeville type* shows
to the South Wcs( Philadelphia
area.
Until now, this type of llva
theater entertainment has been
featured only at the Uptown
Theater in North Philadelphia.
SEE BIG NEED
"There are tens of thro,'/and*
of teenagers In West and Squth
referee stopped the fight after
the challenger's manager
tossed in the towel.
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the world's top 440 man last
year, set the pace to the last
50 yards when Smith went to
the front to win by three yds.
(I'PI Telephotoi
West Philadelphia wno cannot
see a live stage show unless
they travel to the Uptown Thea
ter." Ernie Fields declares.
'•That's why we decided to open
the * Ambassador."
Attendance on last Friday,
Saturday and Sunday was de
scribed as "very good" with
packed houses for the evening
shows, but the crowds fell off
as expected during the week.
The major problem confront
ing Wayne Enterprises has been
Martin Seeks ISHi
Win in Row Against
N.Y.'s Lee Carr
Ninth-Ronked Hcavywwght
Has Won All But One of 24
Fights as a Professional
lirotis Martin, now wMtwd
vnous • rhampwnstnp material
mith a ninth-place ranking b» U*
World Bo ins VuonatMa. »i 8 b>'
seeking his fifteenth Jri's4(
lory ra the \rma rate M «a>
the tail, stions purxtwi U>
Carr. oi New York in the *sp
half of momoter Luu Laccfarsfs
:0 round double »ir>.Ky attrac
tion.
Martin, s --ood puncher ««e
both hands and an escrttcct box
i-r. has remained undefeated ssvr
his loss to Ktoyd McCoy on Sep
(ember JO liSJ. at llr- \reiK
won mm- buui> in a row tmiu
McOn snapfxd his itrvat Leo
-1 is. forced to bos nut of the coun
try in recent months for the tack
of worthy opponents al hocoe. has
now won U bouts consecutively
since ihe McCoy setbaci.
Lrotis' over-all record is 2J-1
with 12 knockouts His knorkout
victims include Ihe late Sonny
Banks and llie hishly regarded
Amos Johnson whom he polished
off in tfiree heats in his last
\rena start last December. He
lt-cenlly knocked out L'llis Ri-ns
in five rounds at I'ort of Spain.
1 rinidad.
Benny Briscoe. ranked tenth a
tenders awl a stable-mate of Mar
tin in the Pinny Schaefcr stable,
is featured tn the 10 round co
feature paired against another
New Yorker, Don Turner.
Applications Now Ready
Jr. Olympic TJLF Event
\l>pl!taliuti Wank- arc now
available at any Depr'tment of
((••creation facility for the Phila
delphia Junior Olvmpie Traek
iid Field Championship*.
Tin Meet, which LS co-iponsor
■:l by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Food Kail Stores,
Int., and the Recreation Depart
ment. will open June 6 for boys
•iid uirls up to 17 jears of aye in
five different divisions. The cate
gories include bantam (9 and un
'l2 and 131. intermediate (14 and
15). and seiuor (16 and 17)
der) midgei (10 and 11), junior
Centers in the nortliern pan of
the city will compete in the first
qualifying meet Tuesday, June 8,
at 5 p.m at Northeast High
School Field. Cottman and Algon
aves Youngsters in the southern
division will vie at South Phila
delphia High School Field. 12th
;ind Bigler sts., on Thursday.
June K. at 5 p.m. The victors will
qualify for the Middle Atlantic
Championships on Saturday. June
24, at Noiristown High School.
Tin ConAtructlT* Ne»»p»p«r
The atmosphere weighs as much
as a layer of water 34 feet deep.
Duke fullback Jay Calabrese
has scored 19 touchdowns in his
first two varsity seasons. He is
a former prep All-America from
St. John's High in Washington,
D. C.
the stiff opposition the group
ha* received from established
professional promoter*.
NAME ACTS UP TIGHT
"Many of the big name acts
have already been signed by
our competitor* and we are
having come difficulty in sigrv
ing them up for our theater,"
Field* *aid.
Ripe olive* are one of the
few fruit* that contain oil. al
though olive oil represent* only
a small , amount of olive pro-
HllAf.
Pirates
Reds on
In Bth, 3-2
PITTSBURGH - Donn
CTendenon's aacrifice fly scored
Willie Stargell with the winning
run m the eighth inning Sunday
as the Pittsburgh Pirates shad
ed the Cincinnati Reds 3-2.
Surge!! and Bill Maieroski
had opened the eighth with con
secutive singles and then Clen
desoc's fly ball snapped the 2-2
tie.
Roberto Clemente drove in
•J* first two Pirate runs.
Omente singled home Maury
Wills, who had singled and sto
jea second in the first inning,
aad then hit his 10th borne run
cf the year in the sixth.
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Morris Wins
KNOXVILLE. Tenn
Second-seeded Allen Morris of
Greensboro, N. C., overcame
third-ranked Lester Sack of
Clarksdale, Miss., 6-2, 10-8,
Sunday to win the singles
championship in the Rodgers
Memorial Tennis Tournament. •
Massey Goes After 10th
Win Against Livingston
lightweight A 1 Massey, the sty
lish uptown boxer who carries a
big punch in either hand, will
seek his 10th professional victory
against a single defeat when he
faces Trenton's Waily Livingston
in a six round return match on
the Leotii Martin-Lee Carr dou
ble wind up bill Monday night,
May 29, at the Arena.
The Martin-Carr bout is one of
two 10 rounders set by promoter
Lou Lucchese. Benny Briscoe,
Martin's crowd - pleasing stable
mate, is featured in the other 10
round bout with Don Turner. New
York middleweight. Turner has
fought the likes of Johnny Persol,
Ike, White, Guilio Rimaldii Roger
Rouse and Kitten Hayward.
MADE PRO DEBUT IN I*3
Massey, wno made his pro de
but under Lucchese's promotion
at the Hotel Philadelphia against
Harry Hampton on October 14.
1965, lost his only fight to Ron
nie Harris by a close decision in
N. Y. Game Tied
NEW YORK - The New
York Skyliners represented by
Cerro or Uruguay and Toronto
City, represented by the Hiber
nians of Scotland, played to a 1-
1 deadlock Sunday in their
match that opened the United
Soccer Association season in
New York before 21,871 fans.
Streak Ended
ST. LOUIS v - The Balti
more Bays handed the St. Louis
Stars their first National
Professional Soccer League set
back since opening day, 2-0 be
fore 5,908 fans Sunday after
noon.
The Stars, who lead the West
ern Division with 59 points, had
won eight straight since a 2-1
loss to the Chicago Spurs in the
opener.
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THAT RUNDOWN FEELING
(New York) St. Louis Car
dinals' 3rd baseman Mike
Shannon (18) tags Met Ken
Boyer out after rundown be
tween 3rd and home here,
May 19th. In on the kill are
Baltimore on April 2, 1966. It
was Massey's third pro start. The
North Phiil.v "bomber" notched
his ninth victory with an awe
some display of punching power
in knocking out Jose Pickett in
two rounds on the recent Harris-
Wright card.
The local prospect has won a
large following among the fans
with his fancy footwork, smart
moves and punching power. He of
ten resembles the great Sugar
Ray Robinson in motion and style
when the Harlem ring dandy first
exploded on the local boxing
scene in the early 40's.
another bright
sport ' card, mizes with
tough Rirfy Holliday, of Washing
ton, D. C.: in another six-rounder.
Russell now owns an impressive
12 -1 record and is fresh from a
three round knockout over Gerald
Pate in Madison Square Garden.
Three four - rounders complete
the card.
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AL MASSEY
Cards Bob Gibson, (45) and
Dal Maxwell, shortstop, while
umpire Shag Crawford calls
the out. Boyer had broken (or
home as Gibson pitched to
.Met Jack Fisher in fifth inn
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VOCAL GROl T P WAXES—The New Silhouettes,
composed of four West Philadelphia'!!.*. ha\'e record
ed their first record for Jamie Records. Title of the
first record is "Climb Every Mountain" and the flip
side is "We Belong Together." Shown rifihl to left are:
Neal Brown. John WiLson and Earl Heal. The record
is slated for release on June Ist.
Giants Triumph
Behind Perry
SAN FRANCISCO
Gaylord Perry stopped the Los
\ngeles Dodgers on six hits
Sunday as the San Francisco
Giants defeated the Dodgers 4-1
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ing. But Fisher trying to bunt,
missed the ball, and Boyer
tried vainly to scramble back
to third as the trio of Cardi
nals closed in on him.
(UPI Photo)
and Hal Lanier highlighted a
three-run first inning rally that
gave Perry all the runs he need
ed against loser Cl?udc Osteen.
The Giants chased Osteen in
the seventh when Jesus Alou's
double and Willie Mays' single
scored San Francisco's fourth
ruft.