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LONELY ON THE MOUNTAIN by Louis L'Amour; Bantam; $2.25;paperbound...
...bantam-size African (5 ft. 4 in., 117 Ibs.) and two teammates ran in alternating spurts to weary the bearded Finn. Said Viren: "The Ethiopians broke the pace, continuously changing the lead, stopping and then pushing harder again to crack our nerves." By the final backstretch, Viren was spent. His rival, known as "Yifter the Shifter" for his overdrive kicks, sprinted home. Yifter's time was 20 sec. slower than the world record, but this was of no consequence to the jubilant Ethiopians, who danced and sang in the stands afterward. "We are running for medals," exulted Yifter...
...Beans") Reardon, who came up to the National League in 1926 and called balls and strikes until he retired in 1949. So small that he "had to stand twice in the same spot to make a shadow," Beans compensated for his lack of size with the belligerence of a bantam. "To be a good umpire," he states, "you first of all must have guts because you're going to have trouble ... If the Pope was an umpire, he'd still have trouble with the Catholics...
...Games neared, the debate focused more on the Coe-Ovett matchup. Relations between the two are chilly, perhaps because they are so different. The affable, talkative Coe is the people's choice. A 5-ft. 9¼-in., 129-lb. bantam, Coe emphasizes speed over endurance in his training. Ovett is intense and taciturn, especially with the press. He does little but eat, sleep and train; in an average week he will turn in 160 or more miles in contrast to Coe's 50 to 70. After he shattered Coe's mile mark, however, Ovett did permit...
...company's 50 m.p.g. Mini Metro model being introduced this summer. The droop nose helps save gas by reducing aerodynamic drag, but the real secret behind the experimental ECV lies underneath-a novel three-cylinder engine. The ECV body, about the size of a Ford Pinto, is bantam weight. Bereft of bumpers and stripped of all interior furnishings except for the drivers seat, the test car tips the scales at 1,320 lbs. The body is constructed largely of lightweight aluminum and plastic. The windows are made of Perspex, a plastic that is lighter than glass...