Word: leap
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Angeles Times Indoor Games, Ralph was wearing a Russian beanie, a souvenir from last summer's U.S.-Russia track meet. "It's my good-luck piece," he explained, and he needed it. On his first jump, Boston soared 26 ft. Ter-Ovanesyan quickly topped that with a leap of 26 ft. 3 in. Then, in the final round, Boston uncorked a floating leap of 26 ft. 4¾ in. to go out in front once again. The Russian gave it a last desperate try, and the crowd held its breath while judges painstakingly measured Ter-Ovanesyan...
...Guide is based on a small, sensitive novel by Indian Author R. K. Narayan. In this gross adaptation, filmed in India, Writer Pearl S. Buck and U.S. Director Tad Danielewski leap to their tasks like Yankee traders setting up a souvenir stand in front of the Taj Mahal. What they are peddling are ersatz views of modern India...
...Brien took second places in the high jump and in the broad jump, won by Awori with a 22 ft., 7 in, leap, and surprised Awori in 40-yard hurdles, coming from behind to win in a fast...
...draw gave him Bull No. 89, a cream-colored crossbreed that had never been successfully ridden. Grasping the rails of the chute, Wegner gingerly eased himself onto the bull's back and began to wrap the rope around his hand. The angry animal chose that instant to leap 4 ft. straight up, 10 ft. forward, and dig its front hooves into the dirt. Wegner flew headfirst over the horns ("like he was shot from a cannon," said one awed spectator), and as he lay gasping in the dirt, the bull ran over his body. Miraculously, he escaped with nothing...
...Forward Jerry Sloan turned down a $14,000 offer from the Baltimore Bullets to play one more year of college ball. Larry Humes, a 6-ft. 4-in. forward, is averaging 32.8 points a game, Center Herb Williams is only 6 ft. 3 in., but he can leap 11 ft. 4 in. Northwestern was fresh from a big victory over Kansas when it stopped by Evansville for a "breather." Guard Sam Watkins scored 26 points and Evansville won, 83-75. Notre Dame's Fighting Irish had a 3-in.-per-man advantage in the front court. Final score: Evans...