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After that, things went from better to better for Bébert. In the next three years he left town several times, only to return with news of even greater triumphs. At shooting matches in Amsterdam, Lisbon, London and Toronto, he said, he had won all sorts of prizes, spreading his talents to include not only rifles but pistols. The local girls flung themselves at his feet, and after a time, Roger married one of the richest of them and moved to the bigger town of Bernay. There the local shooting club welcomed him with open arms and were only...
...great moment for 39-year-old Roger. As a boy, under the nickname Bébert ("Dopey"), he had always been something of a joke. When he tried pole vaulting, the bamboo splintered. When he tried to throw the hammer, it fell on his toe. Next he tried marathon running, only to twist an ankle. "Poor Bébert," laughed the villagers of Favril, his boyhood home. They did not know that secretly Roger was reading up on sports, determined to become a champion. "Father," he said one day in 1946, "I'm leaving for Versailles. There...
Marksman Who Missed. Moved and touched, the elder Touchard gave his son money for the journey, and eight days later was rewarded with the news, borne by returning Roger himself, that he had won the contest. "I have smashed the world's record," said Roger. "Bébert!" cried his father, and hurried out to tell the neighbors...
...Some hanging experts insist that "High Hangman" Berry's table still stands; current British Hangman Al bert Pierrepoint lets his judgment be guided by imponderables, e.g., age, bone structure...
...hockey game with the fifth-place New York Rangers last week, Bernard ("Boom-Boom") Geoffrion, famed young right wing of the league-leading Montreal Canadiens, seemed half asleep most of the time. But in the first period he fed an assist to the Canadiens' Bert Olmstead (one point for Geoffrion) and in the third period he scored a goal himself, a blazing 30-footer (another point). This brought his total points this year to 35 and his goals to 21-high for the league. Boom-Boom's 21st goal meant cash to him. His base pay is about...