European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse America a Amateur sports Melee boasts the Hoosier Dame and the major Taylor velodrome right am a City to be reckoned with audacious Indianapolis by Sharon Cohen associated press ome cities Are blessed Willi seashore splendor or Majestic Mou Nzams Thiers have of Viz and Glamour. Indianapolis has something else Call it Hoosier chutzpah consider the City built a stadium before it had pro football a world class swimming Complex who the nearest learn was 60 Miles away and it lured a rowing association even though there s no navigable River. Nervy yes nully. No. Indianapolis chutzpah its sheer audacity has helped transform the cily from a snoo2y Prairie town to America s Amateur a polls or Mecca we be Woken up said mayor William Hudnul. We were called Nap Lown but we re a City to he reckoned with now. We re a major Tea jut City " no longer is Ihus us inc Home of if Indianapolis 500 fhe Lown thai Anler Kurt , a Nap town native once said watches the Auto race one a a year and steeps the Oiher 364 the City now boasts the pro to Tiball Indianapolis Colls who in 1984 sneaked out Olih i Baltimore Homo under cover of darkness and nine National 01 International spans organisations Molly Amateur the biggest coming attraction. Id a am games in August a Multi Sporl Muller nation event second in scope Only to the. Olympics in 19b9. The City will be Tissl to the world water ski championships having beaten out seemingly unbeatable compel lion from Wes Palm Beach Fla Iarj yes trendy and Ihrl s no coincidence. Ii results from a Slick Public relations Effort Lens of millions of dollars spent on sports facilities support from private found Dalfons and establishment of the Indiana sports corporation whose primary function is to Al Kracl and stage sporting events. The sports connection is a natural this is arguably Arne a Ca s most basketball crazy state Home to Indiana University s Bobby Knight and his Mcaa chomps the Boston celtics Larry Bird hails from Indiana. Even Hollywood has paid in Ute to High school basketball passions in Hoo Styfs and to Indiana cyclists in away so when Indian pole decided to improve ils i Hudnut says the Pioh Lam was inc City had none i of a what if had sports an emphasis on fitness and its Central location of Don t have he Lar Al rent. Seashore. Or said Bill Carr Public relations i Icclair Tor the Indianapolis propel which promotes the City and to Don t Havu any illusions we can t very Well build mount ans put in a lakefront or a so ashore we can Dill Blu Ltd to can add epic he since 1u74, Moto than $130 million has lieu joint to Page 14 the stars and stripes build seven sports facilities the largest. 1he Hoosier dome a $77.5 million 60.500 Seal Liber Glass roofed stadium is Home to the Indianapol a Colts 3-13 last season other newer facilities include a track and Field stadium a vol Dromo for cyclists and a nala orium used by among others Indiana University s swim Tea about an hour s drive away organizations based in Indianapolis include the Amateur athletics Union american College of sports Medicine. International ins i Lute of sports scion and my Djemo International baseball association and five National Amateur athletic association governing Board track and Field diving gymnastics rowing and synchronized swimming a sixth for canoeing and kayaking has ust decided to move to the City four of these groups have Lola scaled since 1933. Including to United Stales a Cwm association which ended More than a Century Long tradition when Ille Philadelphia s Scenic Schuylkill Fli Vur Lor a City on the Plains i it in its Oag i Ali Irude. Indianapolis is develop inc be Crek into an International lir1., it. A Jed Houg fit it i in Al Fojo Ritj a Radici Luu j i,1 r.i1 to Over heard.1 said Trie . Fac a i Ioil in ram Dii Ector. Now to says i on the cil there is inn tier Lori a Trio air saturday
