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Wrestling federation calls off world championships in New York
LAUSANNE, Switzerland 9/17/2001 A/P
The world wrestling championships scheduled for New York this month have
been postponed because of the terrorist attacks and could be moved to
another site.
FILA, the international wrestling federation, said the decision was taken
out of "respect for the families of the persons who died or disappeared and
for security reasons for the participants in the championship." It said it
hoped the championships now could be held in October or November, with dates
and location set by late this month. The meet was scheduled for Sept. 26-29
at Madison Square Garden.
USA Wrestling had requested a delay in the championships in the aftermath of
last week's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It said
Monday that organizers had two weeks to come up with new plans for staging
the championships in New York.
"They have asked us for a plan to stage the championships in New York City,
or it could be held in another city, state or country," USA Wrestling
spokesman Gary Abbott said. "We have to go through all the options."
Prior to the postponement, a total of 693 athletes from 82 nations confirmed
with USA Wrestling that they intended to compete, making it the largest
wrestling world championships ever.
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From: ideamark
Date: Sun Sep 16, 2001 6:36 pm
Subject: Citiizen Reviews of "Reversal"
With all that is going on in the world -- and stories of incredible bravery such as that displayed by Jeremy Glick, former real wrestler and genuine real American hero -- it might be silly (or worse) to discuss the wrestling movie "Reversal." But here's an article from Saturday's Observer-Reporter in Washington, PA, where the movie opened to the public Friday night.
The reviews are in: Local moviegoers call 'Reversal' a hit
BY BRAD HUNDT
THE OBSERVER-REPORTER
bhundt@observer-reporter.com
Shirley Schultz loved the movie "Reversal."
The reasons?
"My son. My grandson. My daughter-in-law. The story" the Houston resident said, after seeing the locally shot film Friday afternoon at Hollywood Theaters at Washington Crown Center in North Franklin Township. It was the first screening of "Reversal" and she came to see family members who appear in it.
Her husband, Doug Schultz, agreed.
"The story was so true. I know fathers who are like that."
About 30 people were in the audience for the first look at the story of high school wrestling and familial conflict, which will be at Hollywood Theaters through Sept. 27. Advance tickets were sold out for the 7 p.m. screening Friday.
In fact, the theater's general manager, Brad Gange, thought the booking of "Reversal" would probably give business a boost at Hollywood Theaters this weekend. Customer traffic has been slow there since Tuesday, following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and there's no big, buzz-producing Hollywood offering opening nationally this weekend.
"If not for the fact that this ("Reversal") is here now, we have no idea how we would do," Gange said. "We're here to give people a few hours' break."
"Reversal" was filmed in Washington County last year. It was produced by Jimi Petulla, a California-based veteran of the radio industry, who stars in the film and wrote the script. He says it's based on his own experiences as a high school wrestler in Oil City, and the conflicts he had with his father.
The cast includes Danny Mousetis, a wrestler at Washington High School at the time "Reversal" was made who now attends the University of Pennsylvania. Many other area residents appear as extras or in small roles.
"It was inspirational," said Josephine Stotka of Washington. "It was very touching. The father wanted the best for his son, but he was willing in the end to let him do what he wanted."
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