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Every college graduate recalls a favorite professor whose words and ideas ring across the years. But few old grads even write to old profs, much less dump $10,000 in their laps. Such is the unique gesture of Chicago Lawyer Leo T. Norville, 56. His startled beneficiary: History Professor Preston...
Confident of victory, Sachs eased his foot on the throttle and coasted along the center of the track, conserving fuel and carefully steering clear of slower cars. "I spent my time," he said later, "wondering what to do with myself." Then, with only six laps left, Sachs's luck...
¶ After burning out his competition with two blazing, 59-sec. middle laps, the University of Oregon's Dyrol Burleson slipped to 59.4 sec. in the final lap, still managed a 3-min. 57.6-sec. mile at Eugene, Ore.-fastest ever by a U.S. miler. Said Burleson afterward: "I...
This week, Radcliffe had its annual six-day swimming marathon. Each dorm is given one point for every girl who shows up at the pool, and for each lap she swims. The dorm with the highest number of laps at the end of the six days usually wins. Occasionally, as...
Another who showed ability to rise to the occasion was Fred Howard. Howard took the lead for two laps in the 1000, before he was passed by Yale's Tommy Carroll, who was finally on his way to his first indoor Heps victory. But Howard hung on. and fought off...