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At one point Goldsmith buzzed around the rain-slick, 2.5-mile track at a risky 155 m.p.h. "I broke into a number of slides that made my hair stand up," he later admitted. But his 3,200-lb. Tempest with wide-track wheels was a great deal easier to control...
Then came the Crusaders' first moment of glory. Crimson milers Ed Hamlin and Ed Meehan realized that Holy Cross had a respectable runner is Charles Buchta. They planned to move well ahead of Buchta before the last few laps in order to hold off the Crusader's finishing spirit.
Leaping & Somersaulting. Shunted back into eleventh place as the starter's green flag dropped, Gurney played a waiting game as A. J. Foyt, Goldsmith and the others dueled for the lead. Bumper to bumper the cars snarled around the circuit, hitting close to 150 m.p.h. on the straightaways, sliding...
Meehan trailed Jack Farley for over seven of the 10 2/3 laps that comprise a mile in Briggs Cage before he pulled away and, running easily, broke the tape almost fifty yards ahead. The time, although disputed, was officially reported at 4:12--a new cage record. Crain had little...
She describes her new way of life as "halfway between a nun and an athlete." On concert days she goes into total seclusion ("like Stalin lying in state"), and when the awaited hour comes near she does laps backstage to warm up. "I'm not a half child any...