Word: hook
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cellophane wheel, driven by an old phonograph motor, before his TV screen. Once the wheel was synchronized with the transmitted signal he got a six-inch color picture. "Anyone can do it," said Killy of his makeshift converter. "All the technical stuff you need is to know how to hook up an adapter switch and regulate the speed of the color wheel." Killy's opinion of color TV itself: "I think it's easier on your eyes...
...developed a troublesome hook, but dug into his bag for brilliant recovery shots. One of his putts curled 60 feet over an undulating green before it dropped into the cup as though pulled by a magnet. On the long 17th he paused wearily and grinned: "You know, I've played this hole for ten years and I just realized it's uphill all the way." But he fired a brilliant 69, two under par, and moved into third place in the field...