Champion (United Artists) (1949)

FOR THE SPORT PAGES! * Name Your Choice For... “The All Time Sports CHAMPION” You may win two FREE Tickets to see Kirk Douglas as the “Cham¬ pion” at the Gem Theatre. All you have to do is name your favor¬ ite “All-Time Champion” and in 25 words or less tell why you want to see Kirk Douglas as the “Champion” based on the Ring Lardner story “Champion”. Mail all entries to Sports Editor, Times- Herald. Contest closes June 1st. Winning entries will be judged for naming the No. 1 “All-Time Champion ” and on reasons given for wanting to see “ Champion ” on the screen. Sport Editors Poll Readers for ALL-TIME “CHAMPION" Sports fans are constantly arguing as to who is — or was — “the greatest of ’em all”! You can cash in on this controversy by presenting the ballot shown at left to a local sports editor. Readers are asked to name their “All Time Sports Champion” — and also tell why they’d like to see Ring Lard- ner’s “Champion” on the screen. A daily running score should be pub¬ lished and the contest followed up with articles by sports writer sponsor commenting on the public’s final choice. ALSO: Name the “Champion of the Year ' 7 To the outstanding young athlete or team in your community award a special “Champion” Trophy. Plan a dinner or luncheon with all local popular sports figures present, at which time award should be made. Aim for newspaper and picture breaks of the event. For Local ANN: Well, there’s plenty of excitement here to¬ night. And you can look forward to plenty of ex¬ citement on Friday when Kirk Douglas, sensational new slugging star, opens in Ring Lardner’s im¬ mortal ring story “Champion” at the Gem Theatre. Don’t miss this exciting film classic which Look Magazine acclaimed “A knockout of a movie!” and which Cosmopolitan called the “Best Picture of the Month!” Remember to see “Champion” starring Kirk Douglas at the Gem Theatre, start- ANN: And say fans, while speaking of thrills, you won’t want to miss Kirk Douglas in Ring Lardner’s Fight Broadcasts fabulous fisticuff film drama, “Champion”, featur¬ ing Marilyn Maxwell, Ruth Roman and Lola Al¬ bright at the Gem Theatre. Look Magazine calls “Champion”: “A Knockout of a picture!” And it sure is! * * * ANN: These fights sure pack a wallop. And so does “Champion” at the Gem Theatre. Liberty Maga¬ zine classes it: “An emotional wallop!” Be sure to see Kirk Douglas in “Champion”, United Artists’ hard-hitting film version of the classic Ring Lardner story now at the Gem Theatre. Yes, for a picture with a wallop, see “Champion” at the Gem Theatre. Three More Ways To Hit Sports Page Film Inspires Local Sculptor: Lola Albright, playing the beautiful young sculptress, models a statue of Kirk Douglas as the “Champion”! Based on this fact try to arrange for a prominent local sculptor to do a similar model of the “Cham¬ pion” using still shown here for an inspira¬ tion. The finished piece could be presented to a celebrity or organization. Get newspaper coverage. "Still SK-64" in Exchange Set "A" Local Training Gyms: Suggest to your city editor that he assign a feature writer and photographer to visit the fight arenas and training gyms in your town. Object of the visit is to capture the real story of this incubator of champions — the local fighters’ training gym. Your newspaper should try to see beyond the sweat and smells, drawing a comparison between the local fight scene and that por¬ trayed in “Champion”. Be sure the reporter sees the picture in ad¬ vance. Night of Champions! How many “Champions”, past and present, are living in your community? In what sport, hobby or civic enterprise did they win their titles? Invite these people to the opening of your film as guests if they substantiate their claims. Headline Feature! Here’s a timely feature for plant¬ ing on your local sports page. Art only available on JVlClt (20)* Page Seven