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...Henry Louis Aaron stood at the plate with two Atlanta Brave teammates on base and a count of three balls and one strike. Around him were 52,000 expectant fans. Behind him were six months of anxiety and anticipation. Hanging over him was Babe Ruth's most celebrated feat-714 lifetime home runs...
...Embree's feat makes Harvard the only school in New England to boast of producing two 7 ft. jumpers. Only John Thomas of Boston University, who owns the world record with a 7 ft. 6 in. leap, and Bill Rom of Holy Cross have cleared the mark from the New England area...
Embree snatched second place in the Indoor Heptagonal Championships this winter with a 6 ft. 10 in. leap so that his recent feat gives him an excellent chance of winning the Outdoor Heptagonals to be held at Philadelphia...
...What is it, Stevie?" the folks would ask as they dropped a coin on the kitchen table. Though only five, Stevie would chirp right back: "Dime" ... "Nickel" ..."Quarter"-whatever it was. That was more of a feat than it might seem. Steveland Morris had been blind since birth. He had also been unstoppable. By the time he was two, spoons in hand, Stevie was beating away rhythmically on pans and tabletops, or on dime-store cardboard drums. At nine, he was singing and playing harmonica up and down the Detroit ghetto streets, and being eased out of the church choir...
...strange European custom to undertake an occasional feat of endurance purely for the personal satisfaction and honor of taking part. Some are even willing to pay for the privilege. I wonder how many American crews would have entered if there had been a $ 100,000 prize...