Word: chris
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sporting Life has long tolerated a screwball tradition. Best-known character in its raffish staff of olden days was its longtime (1925-37) editor, a retired army captain named Chris Towler. From writing for a dog magazine, Towler learned a deft touch with copy, prodded staffers into developing a brisk, racy style. But he gambled heavily and badly, often forced his reporters to open accounts at banks where he was overdrawn in order to get a supply of blank checks...
...Jack hurries into the rear door of the Hudson Theater on West 44th Street and climbs upstairs to his dressing room. En route, he is cornered by Chris Carroll, an old Army buddy now serving as feature editor of the show (i.e., the procurer of oddball talent-pickpockets, performing chimpanzees, professional wrestlers). "You want Paul Anderson on the show?" Carroll aks hopefully. "Strongest man in the world. Hold you up over his head." Paar nods. Inside his dressing room, he sits down and studies a mimeographed "status report" of talent bookings; peremptorily he scrawls "O.K.," "No" or "Investigate" after each...
...Chris first turned out for competitive swimming three years ago. George Haines, coach of the high-rated Santa Clara Swim Club, gave her a cursory look and ordered some laps in the pool. Haines checked back later, found Chris had done 115 laps, went to work at making her a champion. Haines was satisfied with her powerful kick, but worked long hours to strengthen her arm and shoulder muscles, taught her a high recovery stroke for greater power. In her basement at home, Chris wrestled doggedly with pulleys and weights...
...twelve, she qualified for the 1956 Olympic trials, just missed becoming the youngest girl ever to make the team. She and Haines promptly embarked on a four-year program aimed at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, where Chris may get a crack at Australian Stars Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser and lisa Konrads. Beginning this fall, Chris will get up every weekday at 5:30 a.m., get to the pool by 7 for a go-minute workout, return for two more hours after school. Evenings, she will concentrate on homework to maintain her straight-A average at Los Gatos High School...
Last week Chris had to share top billing with 16-year-old Sylvia Ruuska of Berkeley, Calif., another potential world-beater who specializes in the longer distances. Sylvia set a world record (5:43.7) in the 400-meter individual medley, an American mark (20:34.6) in the 1,500-meter freestyle. In the one event where the two met, Sylvia used her greater strength to outlast the smoother-stroking Chris in the 400-meter freestyle. At week's end, U.S. prospects for dethroning the Australian girls looked brighter...