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Beyond equipment, there is the matter of modern training. Athletes have always trained, but never so scientifically, so intensely. Glenn Cunningham, who set a world mark of 4 min. 6.8 sec. for the mile in 1934, used to call it a day after a lazy three-mile practice run; Jim Ryun, the University of Kansas sophomore who last year lowered the record to 3 min. 51.3 sec., runs at least twelve miles a day, lifts weights to increase lung capacity and competes against sprinters in relays to sharpen his speed. No longer do athletes worry about becoming musclebound, says Chemical...
...also getting choosier about which motorists to insure, often dropping clients on grounds that may be actuarially sound but strike many as capricious. A Nashville man's policy was canceled when his insurer discovered he had been arrested for shooting craps back in 1951; Cincinnati Salesman Vaughn L. Cunningham, 70, was washed out following a $150 claim-his second claim since...
...emphasize the space agency's go-go attitude, Webb named the U.S.'s new team selected to land on the moon: Navy Captain Walter Schirra, 44, a veteran of both Mercury and Gemini space flights, and two space tyros, Major Donn Eisele, 36, and Civilian Scientist Walter Cunningham, 35. The three will not only fly the Apollo but-unlike previous crews-will also have a voice in its design and construction. "We'll fly the spacecraft when we, the crew, think it is ready," said Schirra at a press conference at the North American Aviation plant...
...ball game was decided in the top of the first. Cobb led it off with a sharp single to left. Bob Cunningham hit a doubleplay ball to the mound on an attempted sacrifice, but McCarty threw it into centerfield...
...will assure Harvard of the Greater Boston League crown. And if the Crimson wins over strong Holy Cross Saturday, they could be selected to represent this area in the N.C.A.A. post-season tournament at Fenway Park. Harvard 11, Northeastern 2 ab r h bi Cobb 5 1 4 3 Cunningham 1 0 0 0 Smith 1 0 1 0 Hootstein 5 1 1 2 Lord 5 0 1 0 O'Donnell 4 0 2 0 Karegeannes 3 2 1 0 Hall 4 3 2 1 Manchester 3 2 0 1 Peters 3 0 1 3 Chiofaro...