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JERRY HEARD, 24, is sponsored by ten members of his country club in Visalia, Calif., who go by the name of the Heard Corp. A strapping 6 ft., 195-pounder with driving strength and putting finesse, he quit Fresno State College after three years to join the tour in 1969, has so far returned $113,280 on his sponsors' initial investment of $ 15,600. "I used to think winning $1,000 was a big deal," he says. "Now that I realize I can win much more than that, I'm not overwhelmed...
...FORT DIX, N.J., where the Army stockade was a mess last year, Lieut. Colonel Arthur Friedman has launched dramatic reforms in line with his motto, "Firm but fair." To Friedman, a huge 240-pounder, his slogan means clean kitchens, well-trained guards and innovative programs for 446 inmates. Since he took charge 15 months ago, Friedman has started college-preparatory classes, given the inmates a real drug-therapy program complete with talks by ex-addicts, and allowed selected prisoners off-base privileges...
...ounce." * Next door at the Belair Resort, Proprietor W.C. Jefferson laments the passing of Charlie, an 8-lb. pet bass that would nose up to the motel's dock for lunch. When one native let it drop that he had recently pulled a 16 pounder out of a "special hole" in the river, Sam's eyes pinwheeled. "Where's the hole?" he demanded. "Where?" The native just smiled...
...pound weight throw finished fifth in the finals of the 1971 NCAA National Indoor Track Meet in Detroit yesterday morning. Nosal had a strong throw of 61'7", but he was unable to overcome a classy field which was led by Kent State's Al Schoterman. Schoterman, a 230-pounder, hurled the weight 68'101/4", breaking the old collegiate record by more than three feet...
None of which bothers Muhammad Ali one whit: "Humph! Bob Foster, a li'I ol' 188-pounder. Now ain't that something! I wouldn't even spar with a man that size. But the press and the bookies are shoutin' 'Who-e-e-e! Joe Frazah knocked him out, knocked him dead!' What they should have done is look what I did to Oscar and what Oscar did to Joe Frazier. All Oscar did was to knock Joe Frazier down twice in their first fight and then whip his face so bad that his eyes were swollen closed. And when...