Word: hurdler
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...Lounsbury and John Metzger should be the mainstays of a thin group of hurdlers, but if Walter Johnson recovers from winter injuries, he should be the top high hurdler...
...What happens to a champion hurdler if competitive pressure tends to make him relax, and he all but falls asleep in the starting blocks? (See SPORT, "Willie the Predictable...
...full name and title is Willie D. Davenport, Olympic Champion Hurdler. The "D" doesn't stand for anything, he says, though sometimes he likes to tell his girl friends that it means "dangerous." On the track "D" is strictly for diligent, dependable and, at least to some fans, dull. Willie is just too predictable. At this year's Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden, for example, a group of spectators, wagering among themselves, stopped short when it came to the 60-yd. high hurdles. "Hey, you wanna bet on this event?" said one. "Are you kiddin'?" cried...
...pros because "that's where the money is." The San Diego Chargers, who drafted the 6-ft. 1-in., 185-lb. speedster, may disagree, but Davenport figures he can adjust to offense. After all, he says, "Football players need speed, balance and coordination, and a hurdler has all of these." He might be right. Running Back Paul Robinson of the Cincinnati Bengals and Flanker Earl McCullouch of the Detroit Lions, the pro leagues' rookies of the year last season, are both reformed hurdlers...
...should provide a good opportunity for Harvard to iron out any wrinkles. The Terriers lost their one big star when hurdler Dave Hemery graduated last year. Hemery was a gold medal winner for Britain in the Olympics, setting a new world record in the 440 hurdles...