Word: davidson
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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NEWS that the Supreme Court had approved the merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads was warmly received in the editorial offices of TIME. Nearly half the staffers commute by rail, and many of them brought questions to Associate Editor Spencer Davidson, who was writing the cover story. Did the merger mean that they would soon be riding in newer, cleaner cars? Would the schedules be more reliable? Conductors less surly...
...commuter himself on the Long Island Rail Road, Davidson listened patiently to quite a few gripes and some tall tales fresh from trackside, then told his colleagues that he was not overly optimistic. Little in the research filed by TIME reporters across the country indicated that complaining commuters were in for much immediate relief. In fact, Washington Correspondent Juan Cameron, who interviewed Stuart Saunders, discovered that the busy boss of the country's biggest railroad seldom rides by train himself. He prefers autos or planes, and Cameron suspects he knows the reason. He took a trip...
Freight pays more than passengers these days, and freight handling is the railroads' biggest business - a subject on which Davidson is a home expert. His family playroom in Manhasset, L.I., is monopolized by a vast and ever-expanding model-train layout, on which he and his children vie for time at the controls. "We have all freight cars - no passenger cars," he says proudly. "It's a very modern railroad...
...stunting Raider defenses as if he had written the book, completed 13 out of 24 passes behind impregnable blocking that virtually nullified Oakland's vaunted pass rush. Packer Tackle Bob Skoronski, assigned to hold off Oakland's mammoth (6 ft. 8 in., 280 lbs.) Defensive End Ben Davidson, did his job so well that Davidson only once all game got his hands on Starr. Led by End Willie Davis, who contributed seven tackles, Green Bay's own "front four" dumped Raider Quarterback Daryle Lamonica three times, harassed him so severely that he was constantly forced to scramble...
Some players are best close in, with driving lay-ups, looping hook shots and little tap-ins; others are long-distance gunners. Maravich has the feathery touch and fluid coordination to do it all. Davidson Coach Lefty Driesell remembers one practice session when Pete demonstrated one-handed push shots. "He got out about two feet past the top of the circle-21 ft. from the basket-and drilled in 40 straight. I never saw anything like it." Poppa Press just says: "I get to the point where I don't coach him. I just watch...