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...blown four-week tour anyway, with meets in Stuttgart, London and Warsaw, following the Moscow competition. The result: nine men, nearly one-fourth of the 41-man U.S. team, reluctantly refused to make the trip. "The A.A.U. works for the A.A.U. on these trips," growled Olympic Discus Champion Al Oerter, one of the defectors. He spoke from bitter experience. In 1958 the A.A.U. wanted him to go on a similar, month-long tour, but agreed to permit him to compete only against the Russians, then get back to earning a living for himself and his pregnant wife. "After we beat...
...meter hurdles, Ohio's sandy-haired Glenn Davis, 25, flashed around the course in effortless stride, eased up at the finish and still won in 50.1 seconds to tie his Olympic record. In the discus, Al Oerter, 24, wound himself into a knot, then exploded for a throw of 193 ft. 9½ in., 2 ft. 10½ in. short of the world record. Whirling mightily, Boston's Hal Connolly, 28, threw the hammer 224 ft. 4½ in., just 11½ in. short of his world record. Patriarch of the U.S. whales, Shotputter Parry O'Brien...