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...Bannister's famed finishing kick. But longjawed Roger Bannister never let him get out of reach. He dogged the Australian's strides closely and carefully, was hanging on easily when Landy passed the metric-mile post (1,500 meters) at a better-than-world's-record clip (3:41.9). There Bannister turned on his fabulous reserve power and made his move. "I looked back on the inside," said Landy. "Just then he went by me on the outside. I shifted into high gear but couldn't catch...
House Guest. In Edmonton, Alta., Adam Fulton reported that someone broke into his home, cooked a meal, left the dishes dirty, slept in the bed, stole a cigarette lighter and tie clip, left a note: "I thank you for the use of your house...
...gleam. In the big world outside, the pitchers are throwing bean balls, and there seems to be little but trouble. But inside the small, noisy world of the Polo Grounds, all is well. The Giants are winning. They are taking ball games at a better than two-to-one clip, and they have battered the second-place Brooklyn Dodgers into a temporary state of slack-jawed apprehension. This week they were on top of the National League with a handsome six-game lead after Sunday's games. If asked to explain this happy state of affairs in one word...
...plate, Willie stands, with comfortable authority, in the classic legs-astraddle pose (weight about equally divided between both legs, feet about a yard apart). His big bat (35 in., 34 oz.) is currently connecting for a hit one out of three times (a .331 clip). A "spray hitter," apt to send the ball to any field, he rarely tries to place his shots but swings for the fences. "When you tag 'em good," says Willie Mays, "they'll go over the roof in any park...
...ever made a million, he has been robbed. He has a mountain boy's distrust of revenuers-in his case, Internal Revenuers, who visit him regularly. Sam gets nervous whenever he sees a story about his wealth: "You know, every time they read a story about me they clip it." The Little Dog's Tail. Last week, as he packed his bags for Baltusrol, Sam Snead seemed at peak form. The warm West Virginia sun and hot sulphur baths had relaxed him. Ten days of practice, drivBEN HOGAN Before sunup, an old bogey...