Word: pars
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Among other black saints: a 4th century Ethiopian bishop named Moses; Benedict the Moor, a 16th century Franciscan whose par ents were African slaves; and the Dominican lay brother Martin de Porres (1569-1639), a Peruvian mulatto canonized...
...across the open fairways at 60 m.p.h "I couldn't keep my footing," complained Nicklaus, who at 205 Ibs. is one of golf's best-anchored pros. He three-putted six greens, settled for a 76. Lema, who weighs in at 180 Ibs., shot a one-over-par 73, two strokes off the pace set by Ireland's Christy O'Connor and France's Jean Garaialde, and pronounced himself satisfied. "There is nothing comparable to putting in this wind," he said. "Let me tell you something about golf-it's a humbling game...
...with Arnold Palmer, a beer man. Sudden death is hardly the word. Suicide is a better term: out of 19 playoffs in his career, Palmer has won twelve. But Tony is a brinkman too; it makes the bubbly taste all the better. On the first hole, a 398-yard par-four, he watched Palmer smack his drive over a creek all the way to the base of the elevated green. Briefly, Lema fingered the "safe" club-a No. 4 iron. Then he reached for a driver too. "I might as well go out in style," he sighed...
...Mickey Wright, 29: the Waldemar Open, her sixth victory in eleven tournaments; at Brookville, L.I. Tied for the lead after 36 holes. Mickey fired a last-round 71, two under par, collected $1,350 (bringing her season's winnings to $13,130) and talked wistfully about joining the men's pro tour. "I could wear a hood or some disguise so they wouldn't recognize me," she said. > Dan Gurney, 33: the Grand Prix de France, averaging 108.7 m.p.h. in his green, Climax-powered Brabham, to beat Britain's Graham Hill by 41 sec.; at Rouen...
Judy Collins is a "folk singer" par excellence, but Jack Elliott is "real folk," and the contrast provided as exciting a concert as as folk music fan could hope...