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The Augusta News-Review March 24,1984
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Larry Holmes, John Tate
to clash in Reno
ROLLING HILLS
ESTATES, CAL—When
heavyweight champion
Larry Holmes steps into
the ring April 6, at the
Lawlor Events Center in
Reno, Nevada, to do bat
tle with “Big” John Tate,
it will be the second
heavyweight champion
ship fight in the historic,
Nevada town nestled
amid the lofty peaks of
the Sierra Nevada moun
tains.
Not since July 4, 1910,
when Jack Johnson bat
tled Jim Jeffries in one of
the most spirited bouts in
history has Reno, a pic
turesque fun oasis,
hosted a world’s
heavyweight champion
ship fight.
Johnson knocked Jef
fries out in the 15th
round in that battle.
It is ironic that Holmes
Can Jesse win ?
“If every single Black
person registered and
voted, Jackson couldn’t
win dogcatcher in
America,” proclaimed
Roy Innis, the chairman
of the Congress of Racial
Eauality (CORE), in
reference to Jesse
Jackson’s bid for the
1984 Democratic
presidential nomination.
Innis, one of the
nation’s most outspoken
Black leaders, will debate
his views with the Rev.
Herbert Daughtry,
chairman of the National
United Black Front and a
Jackson supporter, on
the upcoming edition of
Tony Brown’s Journal,
“Can Jesse Win?”
From the moment
will be defending his title
in a city that once hosted
a Johnson fight. Johnson
is one of the fighters in
history that Holmes ad
mires most.
“Jack Johnson is one
of my favorites,” says
Holmes. “He is one of
the greatest champions of
all times. He was truly a
folk hero.”
Reno was an upstart
gold rush town when
Johnson fought there.
The Lawlor Events Cen
ter in which Holmes will
do battle is built on land
close to the site used for
the Johnson-Jeffries
fight.
One of the colorful
cars driven by the
dashing, colorful John
son during his stay in
Reno can be seen among
the classic antique cars on
display at Harrah’s.
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Roy Innis
Jesse Jackson announced
his intention to run for
Holmes and Tate have
knocked out 70 percent
of the opponents they
have faced. (Holmes 32
of 45 and Tate 21 of 32).
They have together won
98 percent of their fights.
The fight is called
“Heavy Thunder’’
because of the great pun
ching power of the two
fighters.
Former WBA
heavyweight champion
Mike Weaver battles
Franco Thomas, the
brawler, from the West
Virginia hills in a 10-
round heavyweight bout
on the gala supercard
presented by JPD Sports
in association with
Murad Muhammad
Promotions, Inc.
Tickets priced at SSOO,
S3OO, S2OO, SIOO and SSO
are now on sale.
All SSOO tickets are
already sold.
President last November,
a storm of controversy
has followed his cam
paign around the coun
try. Some sections of the
Black community
heralded Jackson’s move
as one of the most
significant events in
Black politics. Others,
however, including the
nation’s oldest and
largest civil rights
organization, the
NAACP, see Jackson’s
presidential bid as futile.
“I don’t think a Black
person has a ghost of a
chance of winning in
1984,’’ predicted
NAACP Executive Direc
tor Benjamin Hooks.
“Tony Brown’s Jour
nal”. It will be seen in
this area on WCES-20 at
7:30 p.m. on March 27.
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Black festival tourneys:
basketball, tennis, golf
Next month is the an
nual celebration of the
Augusta Black Festival,
sponsored by the
Augusta Arts and
Cultural Association
(AACA).
Although most eyes
around the world will be
focused on the Masters
Golf tournament, there
will be some other spor
ting events being spon
sored by AACA.
The first is a basketball
tournament. This year’s
tournament is being
directed by Tom Evans.
The dates are April 2-6;
all games will be played at
the W.T. Johnson Center
and May Park. The finals
will be held at Paine
College. Persons or teams
interested should contact
Mr. Evans at May Park.
The second event is the
Augusta Black Festival
Tennis Tournament. It is
being orchestrated by the
Inner City Tennis Club.
Herb Edney is tour
nament director. The
tournament will be April
2-8 at the Newman Ten
nis Center. Last year’s
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ticipants from Augusta,
Aiken, Macon and
Savannah. This year the
draw is expected to be
larger.
Persons interested may
find entry blanks at May
Park, Fort Gordon, the
Newman Tennis Center
and the AACA office.
The entry deadline is
March 31st.
The third event is a golf
tournament. This year’s
chairman is again Mr.
George Mays. The event
has a professional flight
and amateur flight and is
being played at the
Augusta Golf Course.
Persons interested may
register at the Augusta
Hilton through April 27.
The tournament is
scheduled for April 28
and 29.
Os course, for any ad
ditional information
about these sporting
events and other ac
tivities, you can call or
come by the AACA of
fice at 360 Bay St. The
number is 724-9712. Ms.
Maxine Lanham is its
iirector.