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Clay took Mildenberger lightly too. He had, Cassius admitted, made a few adjustments in his boxing style to counteract Mildenberger's lefthanded attack (he had twice lost to lefthanders as an amateur). "The way I figure it," said Clay, "it will take me about three rounds to figure out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prizefighting: How About That Whozis? | 9/16/1966 | See Source »

They could play a mean game of mixed doubles. Papa George, 46, was a promising righthanded baseball pitcher until he injured his elbow and took up tennis-mainly because it was the only one-armed game he knew of. Now he is a lefthanded teaching pro. Mama Betty, 42, is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Riven to Victory | 7/29/1966 | See Source »

The only thing that stood between Chicago Black Hawk Bobby Hull and goal No. 51 was the entire National Hockey League. By rights, even that should not have been enough. Hull, 27, has muscles (biceps: 171 in.) bigger than Cassius Clay's, a top speed of 23 m.p.h. and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hockey: The Golden Goal | 3/25/1966 | See Source »

The top-seeded Heckscher, undefeated at number one for Penn this year, could not quite match the inexhaustible retrieving powers and speed of the lefthanded Sterne.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sterne Tips Heckscher, Then Falls; HarvardRacketmen Win Team Title | 3/7/1966 | See Source »

At 5 ft. 10½ in. and 195 lbs., the Chicago Black Hawks' Bobby Hull has been called the "perfect muscular mesomorph." He is the National Hockey League's Most Valuable Player, its fastest skater (upward of 23 m.p.h.) and hardest shooter (his lefthanded slap shot rockets toward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ice Hockey: Positive Protection | 1/21/1966 | See Source »

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