ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Saturday, March 9, 1996                TAG: 9603110036
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

A BALANCING ACT

LENGTH: Short :   17 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  CINDY PINKSTON/Staff. Harlem Globetrotter Robert Wallace
          helps Ryan Tavenner, 6, balance a spinning basketball on his 
          fingertip during a demonstration at the Roanoke Athletic Club 
          Thursday night. The team plays Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Roanoke Civic
          Center. color.