Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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After the last horrendous arrabbiato, in which pianist and orchestra were joined by a chorus of 72 men, the audience sat stupefied for several seconds and then released a roar of approval that persisted through eleven curtain calls. Soloist Pietro Scarpini and the Cleveland had safely and on the whole admirably negotiated the longest and, in the opinion of many pianists, the most difficult piano concerto ever composed. It was, in fact, a monstrosity, as some critics limply acknowledged. But they had to concede, along with Cleveland's crusty old George Szell, that it was "a monstrosity full...
...experts predicted, the Chaparral spurted into the lead on the first lap. But eight laps later, Driver Hill was in the pits, complaining about a suspicious noise-gas sloshing around in the tank. Imagination turned to reality when the Chaparral's steering froze and the suspension collapsed with eleven hours still to go. One Ferrari dropped out with transmission trouble, another with a broken generator, and only four were still operating by noon on the second day. The Fords were running one-two-three and the only real challenger was the 1966 Ferrari prototype, driven by Mexico...
...which makes Pole Vaulter John Pennel the season's one genuinely exciting track performer. So far, Pennel has competed in eleven indoor meets, won in ten, been voted the outstanding athlete in three. Last month, at the Los Angeles Invitational meet, he soared over the bar at 16 ft. 9½ in., to break the world record set in 1963 by Finland's Pentti Nikula. Not bad for a 25-year-old wine salesman who has not prac ticed in more than a year and knows that each time he jumps may be his last...
Bronzes & Bullets. Now that he had sold himself, he hired a pressagent to ballyhoo him as a "Bantam Barnum," a "Mighty Midget" and the "Basement Belasco." He went on to produce eleven Broadway shows (including Jumbo, Carmen Jones'). He opened a restaurant and a nightclub (Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe). He ran the Aquacade at the 1939-40 World's Fair. He became a syndicated columnist, peddling a unique amalgam of show-biz snappy sayings and schmalz. He collected art the way other people collect neckties-he once tried to buy the Metropolitan Museum...
...where surgeons sliced through the ligaments on the backs of both hands to free his pinched nerves. On the strength of his showing last week, the operation was a success. He had to wear gloves on both hands between shots and use hand warmers besides, but he fired an eleven-under-par 273 to win the Lucky by one stroke and collect his first winner's check-$8,500-in almost two years. "It's nice," he said, "to be back among the players...