Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1967 — Page 8
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THL INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1967
Russell carries credentials into
When Coach Larry Staverman took over as head coach of the new Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball League (ABL), he demanded 110 percent effort from his prospective players. That’s a lot of effort but there is at least one prospect who is willing to give a lot more for a berth on the team which will open play in early October. Richard E. Russell, a 6-foot-l hardwood wizzard who has been an outstanding performer of the game most of his life, will be one of the 18 players making the trip to St. Joseph’s College Sept. 10 for a two-week workout that will eliminate six players. Russell, perhaps the less publicized of all the players, can fulfill a long-time dream by breaking into the play-for-pay ranks this fall. Everybody has an aim pn life and his is to play pro basketball. The chance might have come sooner for the 26-year-old ball hawk, but tragedy struck. He was invited to try out for the Cincinnati Royals team of the National Basketball Association last year. His first professional bid was snuffed out by an accident.
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Jacer Inn, 'sportsmen's paradise/ opens southwest of Indianapolis
Want to combine sports with ing a 50-yard pistol range, arch- open. Hill added also that on the upcoming Labor Day week- ery, and trap and skeet shoot- area can be flooded for iee
end? Then the recently-opened ing. skaing.
Jacer Inn, located just 30 miles “In addition,” said Hill, “we Memberships into the new southwest of Indianapolis, is the have children and adult play- club have not yet been establishplace for you. grounds, basketball courts, horse ed, but one for the remainder Covering 76 acres of beauty, shoe pitching, badnlinton, and of this year can be purchased Jacer Inn, which opened in volleyball. for $10. Members are entitled early August, is a “sportsmen’s “We also have excellent camp- to the use of the facilities at paradise” and is excellent for ing sites, (there’s plenty of fire- all times. “Many local sportsfamily outings, according to wood), trails for hiking, a vast men have already joined.” said
Raymond Hill, publicity direct- picnic area with barbeque pits Hill, or. and tables, and parking is no
And a feature of the holiday problem with three large spaci- The clu ‘ ) , ls °Pe n to the public activities will be a trophy shoot ous lots.’’ from 9 until 8 p.m., on Saturon the rifle range. Clubs from Sounds like enoueh doesn’t Sur l da y s and holidays. Dayton, Chicago, Cleveland, Co- if> But that’s not alf The club HlU concluded that the club is
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, . . . Located in scenic Putman the finest wels in Putman°Aunty clubs and church groups and NEW YORK — Negro ath- ances on commercials during » Country, Jacer Inn in the only is located m the area other or g anizati °ns are invited Ictes are being discriminated career of 11 years have oeen S p 0 rts club in the Indianapolis lu, ' dieu in area - to use the club’s facilities. Reagainst in their use in televis- negligible, he said. Frank Scott, vicinity with recreational fa- Operated by Colesmith Inc servations may be made by callion sports commercials. an agent for any professional cilities for the entire family the club’s future plans include in S 923-0017. This contention was put for- athletes, including Mays and For the S p 0 rtsmn, the club the construction of cottages Travel to Jacer Inn is all ward last week by the Legal Mantle, could not be reached features hunting and fishing tennis courts and puttin® greens’ by bla cktop road for the excepDefense and Educational Fund, for comment. areas (with fishing in Big Wal- The club will be open year- tion of the last mile which is Inc., an afiliate of the Nation- Gustav Heningburg, assistant nut Creek), rifle ranges includ- round and during he winter S ra X el -
months there will be ice skat- Directions to the Inn are as
Negro athletes charge bias TV ads; their pay lower
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The Ford Motor Company
employee has survived four cuts campaign with a 17-5 record
RICHARD RUSSELL . . Survived Four Cuts
Aitch, Oliver Darden,
al Association for the Advance- to the president of the Legal ment of Colored People. The Defense Fund, called attention agency supports its stand with to these points in the Plotkin a survey made by a research survey; Half the appearances of specialist of City College. Negroes in the commercials The survey, by Lawrence consisted of momentary expo- . Plotkin, acting director of the sures as extras; beer C( > m P anie s
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tuts of the City College depart- advertisers, bank and insurment of psychology, showed ances and gasoline companies 9 that Negroes in five percent in the commercials viewed used
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shooting and toboggan, among West on Washington (Ind. 36 other winter activities. The club- and U S - 40) : foll °w 36 to Grovehouse, of course, will remain land ’ turn ri ght at Texaco service station, travel north to T
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came m for some of the action road marked^ 675 East turn m the Samts’ victory. right and go north to another Battle, who played straight T at Maysville, turn left and offensive tackle in the Saints’ continue straight west (do no
bnreveport game two weeks turn) into Jacer Inn
ago, was used on the kicking
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to the team and I will be trying ““sUoirbetto^thTn°50 to piove this unng t e up- p ercen t Q f his shots most of the coming workouts. time and js a daredevil 0 n de-
Russell’s credentials are su- t ense -
perb. He has played industrial He is married to the former league ball for eight years, av- Miss Brenda Dale and they craging 25 to 30 points per sea- have three children, Terry, 3, sen. He has won a total of 40 Richard Jr., 7, and Tonya, 6. trophies and three jackets. They reside at 2214 N. Central. The hustling guard played The Pacers open against with Warco Supply and led the Pittsburgh on Oct. 7 at Napteam to a 120-7 record over four pannee. Their first home game years. The team won the city is Oct. 14 against the Louisville
Bowling with David Hughes & Max McGee
Overseas Press Uiuo tnu wnite, —7^ ** ^^ — lacaie dim remain with tho Coinfc XT V
baseman of the Philadel- naily . drhiking together socially. Battle End Rhome Nixon and “ The respite a bftmor;
phia Phillies of the National i-a commercial for the human Alva Tabor, formerly of the ^ ,9 ui te a bit more cutting
League, pointed out that at the Feasibilities of integration as Jaguar coaching staff — figbeginning of this season major we “ aS one ^ or heer. ured in the history made by the league rosters listed in 167 Ne- The defense fund began its New Orleans team which begroes out of 500 players. investigation of the use of Ne- came the first expansion team He added: “Just consider the gro athletes on television com- i n NFLH history to win two difference in the use on com- mercials last year at the sugges- exhibition games with the big mercials of Willie Mays and tion of Bill Russell. Hening- 20-17 xictory over the Steelers. Mickey Mantle.” burg said Russell reported that Battle, a former Jaguar team He indicated that the Yankee in a decade of stardom he had captain and star tackle, was
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(Editor’s Note: “Bowling with player had appeared on com- never received any advertising drafted by the Cleveland Browns
league championship state AA- Colonels at the Coliseum, home Da .Y id Hu g hes and Ma ^ McGee” mercials many more times in lee as large as half that re- after his four seasons as a colt — __j _,j Aj i.. 4.i,_ will become a regular feature of his career than the San Fran- ceived by a white teammate legian at Southern university.
U title, and advanced to the of the Pacers.
AAU Regionals in Ottawa, 111. <‘i f ee i ^that with the potential
Shreveport native
Russe 1 r'also'*ied‘"t^^’team To w ALve 00“^!‘pacers ArAli wfek.^helwo ^ou?‘Sowl«s anremXyme h ni e oPp 0 o' V rtuni P trto "ertAT The whit^plly”" w“aa Ilayc-d a"season foTthe Bro"vn7 This ear before trying out 313 * * * * a * Raceway Lanes. News from were white, would probably ap- convinced him that “a lily-white Saints of New Orleans. *
for the Pacer organization, Others in addition to Russell Russell, who attended Butler hoping to avoid the cut (nine University, he played with the are Negroes) are Bobby Ed-
other leagues ad lanes are wel- pear more in such commercials, screen damages psychologically Nixon was drafted after the come and should be mailed in- “There are by - products of the Negro kid and also the white 1966 season by the Chicago
commercials which must also be kid.’ 0 J ’’ ■* - 15
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WHS Electric team, averaging monds, former Crispus Attacks 25 points per contest, and and Tennessee State star; Larearned four trophies and one ry Humes, Madison and Evansjacket. The team finished the ville College ace; Matthew
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RHINEBECK, N. Y. — The “Blimp” looks as though he may get his career off the ground. Buster Mathis was dubbed the amateur boxer most likely to succeed as a professional back in 1964 after he had beaten Joe Frazier twice and won a berth on the Olympic team. But bad things suddenly began happening. Mathis broke his hand and couldn|t go to Tokyo for the Olympics. Frazier, who took his place on the United States team, ran away with the gold medal and all the glory. Ever since Mathis turned pro
in 1965, folks still interested in the fight game have been waiting to see just how good he really- is. But they haven’t gotten a chance to find out because the bulky lad set out on a whirlwind tour, meeting a pa-
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wondered when its invesment would start paying dividends. “This is a dream every fighter has,” said Mathis at his private upstate training camp. “The chance to fight in a main event at Madison Square Garden.” The frustration being overlooked while Frazier went on to become the top contender for the title has been a cockleburr in Buster’s trunks. When Frazier is asked when he will finally avenge his amateur losses to Mathis, the top contender replies, “Mathis now where have I heard that name.” “He knows who I am,” said Mathis, “and he can’t run away. It’s got to come to pass that we’ll fight. I think Frazier’s a good fighter, but I think I’m just as good. He knows what he’s saying when he shrugs me off. “Who has he fought?” added Mathis. “George Chuvalo, a guy 197 years old; Doug Jones, just about everybody is stopping him nowadays; Billy Daniels, did he ever beat anybody? These guys didn’t even fight him back. The fighters I’ve met don’t have as big names, but they fight back; gotten a lot of experience. Wayne Heath, for instance, is well - known out in California, and I had a fight on my hands. I’m not looking for easy fighters.” THE RECORDER IS SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES AND NEWSSTANDS — ALSO AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE. GET YOURS TODAY!
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