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DIED. EARL ANTHONY, 63, gentlemanly champion bowler and record-setting title winner; after falling down a flight of stairs at a friend's house; in New Berlin, Wis. Anthony won 41 titles on the regular Professional Bowlers Association Tour, setting a record that still stands in a sport that was his second-choice career: his quest to become a major-league pitcher was derailed by an ankle injury in the minors. He failed to win a pro-bowling title until past age 30, but went on to become a six-time Bowler of the Year, the tour scoring leader five...
...Winners QUEEN ELIZABETH II To celebrate her golden jubilee, the monarch will be given a $1.4 million tricked-out Bentley capable of going 250 km/h. Go granny, go! COURTNEY WALSH Keep the cucumber sandwiches coming. The West Indies cricketer is the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test history JACK KEROUAC Beat this. The wire-service paper roll on which On the Road was written is expected to fetch more than $1 million at auction...
...callow bowler in the opposing XI, what would it have been like to confront this Bradman? His entry onto the ground was an amble, which some interpreted as him basking in the applause. In fact, he was allowing his blue eyes to adjust to the sunlight. From narrow shoulders hung muscular arms; this was the result of nothing except overuse of a bat. More striking was his unmistakable half-smile, reflecting both supreme self-confidence and pleasure. "I couldn't wait to bat," he said. "The bigger the occasion, the tenser the atmosphere, the more I liked the game...
...arrival at the crease, he studied the field; he did not perfunctorily glance about as most batsmen do. Satisfied, he'd utter a shrill "right" and crouch over his uncommonly light bat. That single word sent a powerful message: Bradman was ready. As the bowler moved in, Bradman revealed two more idiosyncrasies. First, he did not tap his bat, a habit observed by virtually every batsman at all levels. He was perfectly still?and still smiling. Second, his grip was unusual, his bottom hand turned more toward the front than the textbooks recommend...
...During the ball's split-second journey from the bowler's hand to the batsman, Bradman would show more of his peculiar method. His backlift wasn't straight but in the direction of second slip, and his rear foot moved back and across the stumps. He liked to score from his first ball, then assess the vagaries of the pitch from the other end. He was most vulnerable early?he made seven noughts in 80 Test innings?but, once settled, an all-out attack was likely. These consisted of shots of all types, with a weighting toward late cuts...