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...four-hundredths of a second of extra speed through the first 50 meters can become a full second's advantage by the bottom of the run. As a result, today's bobsledders are chosen for being fleet, not fat. None have been more shrewdly picked than Willie Davenport, 36, who won a gold medal in the high hurdles in the 1968 Summer Games. Last fall the bobsledders persuaded him that his speed might help the team. Says Davenport: "Why, the first time I'd ever seen a bobsled was right after Thanksgiving...
Among Republicans, Ronald Reagan is still the front runner, and he looked presidential indeed as he swept into a rally last week in Davenport. The high school band even struck up Hail to the Chief. Yet an ironic commentary was unintentionally offered by a banner stretching across the balcony. It read: WELCOME, DUTCH [Reagan's nickname when he was a sportscaster in Iowa] THERE'S NO DEBATE, REAGAN IS NUMBER...
...They have collected $60 already, and will continue to collect more," Davenport said. "It just shows what a cohesive neighborhood East Cambridge is. It is not a racially-motivated area," he added...
...Shapiro of Du Pont plus others meet in a posh resort in Hot Springs to speak of "easy money" and "the sooner we suffer the pain, the sooner we will be through it all." It would be more believable if it came from a motel in Davenport, Iowa...
With Saturday's knee injury to St. John, it is now time to start over. The Tim Davenport Story has been rerun, but there is no Larry Brown waiting in the wings as a junior with a year of exposure to the system. There is only sophomore Mike Buchanan, who isn't listed under "leading candidates" in this year's football guide and who describes his experience with the freshman team last year as "frustrating" because of a lack of playing time. But Restic said, "We have no choice...