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...competitors would have been better off at sea level. In the 10,000 meters, for example, none of the first three finishers even man aged to equal the Olympic qualifying standard. But in most of the other events, the thin air was obviously no great hindrance. California's Geoff Vanderstock pared .3 sec. off the world record for the 400-meter intermediate hurdles. Another Californian, Jim Hines, tied the world mark of 10 sec. flat in the 100-meter dash. Army SP/4 Tom Farrell ran one of the fastest 800 me ters of the year when he was clocked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track And Field: Flying High | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

...hero, non-artist protagonist and narrator of Brian Glanville's novel is all temperament and no talent. Geoff Barnes has won a medal for acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but he is no actor. The bed is his stage, and he is good for any number of encores. What he hankers for, yearns after, aspires toward but cannot reach is a more status-bearing life. He writes a play and it is a dud. He enters advertising and discovers he is no good at it. His only true emotion is self-pity; his agony is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Study in Frustration | 4/12/1968 | See Source »

...most excitement of the day may come when the Tigers' super-soph Geoff Petrie matches up with Columbia's McMillian. Both are good ball handlers with slick moves. They probably won't play head-to-head most of the game but there may be moments of struggle...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Even Without Bradley, Princeton Still Challenges for League Title | 1/26/1968 | See Source »

Should either fullback be unable to play this weekend, junior Hilary Worthen would start. And if neither Grey nor Wright is healthy enough for duty, Geoff Keppel, the versatile Colombian who has played wing and halfback for Munro so far this year, will most likely get the call...

Author: By Andrew Jamison, | Title: Soccer Team Meets Penn In Crucial League Match | 11/1/1967 | See Source »

Vargas and Hoeppner had two chances each, but couldn't get off their usually deadly bullets. Right wing Geoff Keppel also missed with a left-footed drive from short range...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Hoeppner's Tally Ties Cornell 2-2 in Soccer | 10/23/1967 | See Source »

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