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...finest exhibition of jumping, both horizontal and vertical, ever seen on an indoor track. First, Olympic Champion Don Bragg, in top form, vaulted 15 ft. 7 in., barely missed becoming the first man in history to clear 16 ft.-when his hand brushed the crossbar on the way down. Then gaunt, sinewy Ralph Boston, legs wildly pumping, leaped 26 ft. 1¾ in. to better his own world indoor broad jump record by an astonishing...
...M/SGT) RODNEY N. HOOTS Fort Bragg...
...pole vault, the U.S.'s outspoken Don ("Tarzan'') Bragg, 25, had made such an impression on the Italian press that one paper called him "the handsomest athlete in Rome and perhaps the vainest." Holder of the world record at 15 ft. 9¼ in., Bragg caused a brief flurry when he flubbed his first try at the qualifying height of 14 ft. 5¼ in. But when the competition settled down, Bragg forgot his nerves, his gimpy right knee, and the fact that he had to hoist a heavyweight's body...
...stand. High Jumper John Thomas, 19, lectures himself before each attempt ("Now, John, don't duck your head into the bar"), takes his own advice so well that no one thinks his best jump of 7 ft. 3¼ in. is his peak. Pole Vaulter Don ("Tarzan") Bragg, 25, has hauled his fullback's body (6 ft. 3 in., 197 lbs.) up 15 ft. 9¼ in. Broad Jumper Ralph Boston, 21, holds the unofficial world record of 26 ft. 11½ in., will likely get his strongest competition from Germany's Dr. Manfred Steinbach, 27, whose...
Died. First Lieut. Robert Allen (Bob) Gutowski, 25, fluid-formed Marine pole-vaulting champion who held the world's outdoor record (15 ft. 8¼ in.) from 1957 until last month's Olympic tryout, which saw Army Pfc. Don Bragg vault one inch higher; in an auto accident; near Oceanside, Calif...