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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 25, 1997
Ashe legacy endures; new stadium a tribute
Courts open despite political bickering
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The new 22,547-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium was unveiled Saturday with a focus on children. In the shadow of the imposing new red brick structure stands a plastic tan playhouse.
with a blue roof and red shutters. Next to it is a yellow slide.
The three-day celebration opening the centerpiece of the $254 million expansion project at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows began with Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, continuing the legacy of Ashe and his focus on children and tennis. The festivities were completed with a dedication of the stadium, a musical performance by Whitney Houston and a gathering of many of the U.S. Open champions
Agassi: Will join
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John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Don Budge, Billie Jean King, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, Andre Agassi and Tracy Austin will be joined by most of the living U.S. singles champions to open the stadium named for the tournament's 1968 winner.
The ceremonies capped the opening day of the two-week tournament.
"Arthur Ashe was the greatest ambassador our sport has known," said Harry Marmion, president of the U.S. Tennis Association.
Saturday night, actor Sidney Poitier served as master of ceremonies, as the Arthur Ashe Foundation with Aetna Inc. honored Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson, by awarding her Aetna's Voice of Conscience: Breaking Barriers Award.
The award, given in memory of Ashe, honors individuals who, through their involvement in sports, have broken barriers or have helped others to do so. The award also recognizes individuals whose efforts on or off the field emulate Ashe's values in the areas of education, civil rights, health and human services.
Rachel Robinson received the award for her work with The Jackie Robinson Foundation, which provides inner-city youths with academic scholarships.
"It's just the biggest, nicest — most beautiful," Martina Hingis said of the new stadium. "Just everything is the greatest in America, you know."
As Mary Pierce, one of the world's top players, practiced on one court, another court featured a wheelchair tennis match, and a third had a speed gun set up to clock serves.
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe and Camera Ashe, Arthur Ashe's widow and daughter, were joined at a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Marmion; Julia Levering, USTA first vice president; and former New York City mayor David Dinkins.
Missing was Rudolph Giuliani, the current mayor, who announced Friday that he will not attend tonight's ceremonies in protest of the USTA's contract with the city.
Giuliani said that the contract — signed by Dinkins just before he left office — could force the city to pay the USTA as much as $325,000 in fines if planes from nearby LaGuardia Airport fly over the stadium during the two-week tournament.
Marmion said that the USTA, because it is a private organization, has no standing with the federal government.
"All we ask is the borough president of Queens come with us to the FAA in the event there are significant flyovers," he said.
Marmion said the lease provisions would kick in only if there were flyovers for reasons other than safety.
"Planes fly over all the time when it's cloudy and the wind is the wrong way," Marmion said. "That doesn't count in this situation.
"Right now, the FAA says it is just as safe to fly a few degrees one way or the other to avoid the stadium during that two-week period," he said. "It's as simple as that."
After Saturday's ribbon-cutting ceremony, where the Shekinah Youth Mass Choir of Queens performed, the crowd entered the new stadium, where they watched a mixed doubles match between the Williams sisters — Venus and Serena — and the Jensen brothers — Luke and Murphy. The match was umpired by comedian Bill Cosby, who then played host to a tennis and entertainment extravaganza that included Hingis and Agassi.
Unbeaten boxer seeks to claim another title
Felix Trinidad wants to fight at super-welterweight level
'NEW YORK — Felix Trinidad wants a Terry Norris fight, and Madison Square Garden wants to host an Evander Holyfield match.
The Associated Press
Neither is a sure thing.
Trinidad, the unbeaten International Boxing Federation welterweight champion, moved up
to the super welterweight division with a first-round knockout of Troy Waters in the Garden Saturday night. That left Trinidad in line for a shot at Norris' super welterweight title.
"Trinidad is now the mandatory challenger," promoter Don King said. "The only thing Norris can do is give up the title (if he refuses to fight Trinidad)."
King: Says Felix Trinidad must fight Terry Norris.
That's what Norris might do. He has split with King and manager Joe Sayatovich and is suing them.
King also said a heavyweight title fight between WBA champion Evander Holyfield and IBF champion Michael Moorer is set for Nov. 8.
"We're doing our best," said Paul Munich, a Garden vice president, of the arena's attempt to land the fight. "We're giving it our best shot."
"We are considering sites," King said. "I am talking to the Georgia Dome (in Atlanta) and the people at Coca-Cola, the Hilton in Las Vegas and Steve Wynn at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The deal should be completed very soon."
Trinidad overwhelmed 32-year-old Waters of Australia, knocking him down twice and winning at 2:50 of the first round.
"Now I'm looking for a fight with Terry Norris to be the 154-pound champion and No.1 in the world," said Trinidad, who weighed 153 pounds.
Trinidad was supposed to challenge Norris on June 27, but Norris pulled out. Then he was supposed to challenge Laurent Boudouani Saturday night, but the Frenchman suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon.
King then managed to make Trinidad-Waters a WBC super welterweight title elimination match, with the winner to get Norris.
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