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...removed from his two losses in 65 fights, to Philadelphians Willie ("the Worm") Monroe and Bobby ("Boogaloo") Watts, the champion has finally turned the public corner at 30, after coming down that bravest street in boxing, where Stanley Ketchel, Harry Greb, Tony Zale, Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, Sugar Ray Robinson and all the veterans of middleweight wars hang out. The usual lopsided faces congregated again last week in Las Vegas, not just for the big fight but for LaMotta's sixth wedding. Jake is 0 and 5. In the middle of the ceremony at Joey Maxim's place...
Team officials are facing the challenge. "We have to do an awful lot of work in the black community," says manager Frank Robinson, the former slugger who was the first black major league skipper. He plans to visit schools, YMCAs and business leaders to hype baseball. The Nationals have set up a foundation to promote and fund baseball and mentoring in inner-city areas. The contract that brought the team to Washington even stipulates that the Nationals engage with the community and offer free tickets to city kids. "The key for the Nats is to integrate themselves into the social...
...BRANT ROBINSON...
SAMUEL S. ROBINSON...
...They know that I take my education seriously and that I’ve made a conscious decision to stay in school,” says Robinson of anxious modeling scouts. But just because he isn’t running on the cover of GQ every month doesn’t mean he didn’t see the perks of being one of FM’s top picks...