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Baker is 23 years old, and he's been running distance races for about 12 years. "As an 11-year-old in North-fleet, England," he explained, "everyone--rugby players, football players, and even the skinny people like me--had to run a two and a half mile race once a week in gym class...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Wiry Harrier Captain Jim Baker Finds Leading Easier as Winner | 10/26/1967 | See Source »

...held ten opponents to an average of 3.8 points per game, Hardy contributed 79 tackles, also handled the punting, was voted to three All-America teams. This year Parseghian has shifted him to end, where his talents can be put to better use harassing enemy passers and running down fleet halfbacks. "At tackle," explains Hardy, "all I had to do was plug a hole. If I made a mistake, only God saw me. Now if I make a mistake, the whole stadium sees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Supermick | 10/6/1967 | See Source »

Maris drove in both St. Louis runs. He rescued Brock in the third on an infield roller. And in the seventh, after the fleet Brock had gotten his fourth straight hit, stolen his second base (when Russ Gibson's throw was slightly high) and gone to third on a grounder, Maris came through again...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Gibson Carries Cardinals To 2-1 Victory Over Sox | 10/5/1967 | See Source »

...Damascus and Buckpasser, respectively, will probably set a fast early pace in an attempt to tire the front-running Dr. Fager and Handsome Boy. The race may thus develop into an intriguing strategic duel, with Buckpasser and Damascus hoping to come from off the pace to overtake the fleet Dr. Fager...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Buckpasser and Dr. Fagen Run for 'Horse of the Year' | 9/30/1967 | See Source »

Diamond Dust. The sportier types go Ghia. The classic is the 1962 Dual Ghia L6.4. There are only 26 in the world; Sinatra has one and Dean Martin and his wife Jeannie have His & Her models. The Martin household, in fact, runs a fleet of ten vehicles including a World War II "Weasel" personnel carrier. Young Dino, 16, is planning to ditch his 1965 Ferrari and get a Lamborghini Miura P-400, which cruises at more than 200 m.p.h. Dean's mother-in-law has Jeannie's old 1961 Continental, which became declasse in Hollywood when pressagents began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood: Stars' Cars | 9/29/1967 | See Source »

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