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...yellow and purple robe. The crowd cheered. Then the spot swung around and picked up Clay, dressed all in white-white robe, white trunks, white shoes. The crowd hooted. There was warm applause for the ring introductions-Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Barney Ross, Dick Tiger-champions all. Then more boos for Clay. And still more, as he danced and waved and made faces at his tormentors...
Last week the musicians kicked Petrillo out, electing in his place Society Pianist Bernard ("Barney") Richards, 57. For the first time since his daddy bought him a trumpet in 1900, Jimmy Petrillo found himself on the shelf along with the rest of yesterday's tunes...
...does Mr. Roberts, that this awakening is something wondrous to behold is to lend support to the view that irresponsibility is the norm of student politics. I am glad that the peaceniks are acting their age--but couldn't we save our fatted calves for a more significant occasion? Barney Frank 1G, Chairman, Policy Committee of the National Federation of Collage Young Democrats...
Died. A. (for Abraham) J. (for Joseph) Balaban, 73, Midwest impresario of the 1920s movie-palace era who operated on the idea that theaters should be "a thing of beauty, a fairyland," and with his elder brother Barney, later president of Paramount Pictures, built a 100-theater chain (now merged with Paramount) featuring Arabian Nights decor, corps of military ushers, and the rumble of mighty Wurlitzers; of a heart attack; in Manhattan...
...morning, Willie Reddish asks who's got The Bear today," sighed "Slim" Jim Robinson, who has had difficulty lasting one round, "and I say, 'Don't tell me until after I've eaten. I want to enjoy my breakfast.' " Onetime Welterweight Champion Barney Ross watched Liston deck another sparring partner five times, wryly suggested that Trainer Reddish import zombies from darkest Africa. "Where else are you going to find training partners? He's the kind that knocks you on the chin and breaks your ankle. He'll knock out Patterson in five rounds...