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...been more glory in a World Series, but seldom so little guile. Both teams seemed to enjoy themselves hugely and, except for the quiet man, Cardinal Rightfielder George Hendrick, said so. The series was unclassic but fun, distinguished for more than a bunch of infield hits and a 2-hr. 15-min. rain delay...
...musical machine-but for as long as their stamina and luck hold out, they are the American Cats. Big or small, rotund or svelte, white or black or Oriental, a company of graceful felines is preparing to prance and caterwaul on the Winter Garden stage in a 2½-hr. extravaganza of song and dance (with hardly a word of spoken dialogue) that is the most highly touted foreign musical ever to hit Broadway. In the previews, which begin this week, these 30 young show people-and their mentors, Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Director Trevor Nunn and Choregrapher Gillian Lynne...
...crossing in the smallest boat. Ashby Harper, 65, an Albuquerque headmaster, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. "I think my swim shows that there are plenty of things people can do when they are over 65," said Harper, who made the 30-mile swim in 13 hr. 52 min. As it turned out, Harper shared the chilly waters with Cindy Nicholas, 24, a Canadian lawyer who set a world record for the fastest two-way crossing: 18 hr...
...made the Top 40; her Workout studios are now in Beverly Hills, Encino and San Francisco and will be opening up in other large cities. At the Beverly Hills center, housewives and secretaries mingle with Hollywood actresses, such as Kate Jackson, Ali MacGraw and Jill Clayburgh, spending $6 per hr. to perform hamstring stretches, buttocks lifts and donkey kicks...
...takeover battle for Babcock & Wilcox Co., the electrical power plant manufacturer. Before last week's setback, he had parlayed a $4.1 million investment into a firm with assets of $300 million in less than two years. A stylish dresser, Boesky stays in shape for his 18-hr, workdays by playing squash or tennis four times a week. Says he of risk arbitrage: "If one is willing to work hard and can withstand the mental and physical pressures, there is probably no more exciting enterprise...