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...trouble is that too many candidates coming out of too many primaries can lead to a convention vote that no one can win, once more throwing the nomination back to the will of the bosses and pros. An increase in the number of primaries also increases the already too-high cost of campaigning. The estimated cost of the 1968 primaries and conventions for both parties was $45 million, a figure that will be far exceeded next year. Eugene McCarthy spent $11 million in a campaign that was centered on the primaries. Robert Kennedy entered seven primaries in an eleven-week...
Trevino's people are taking to the fairways in record numbers. Once the pastime of the privileged, golf is played today by 12 million Americans on more than 10,000 courses. When the pros arrive in town, duffers stand ten deep to see how Casper cocks his elbow on the backswing or Player plants his feet for an uphill lie. Since an average of 10 million viewers watch the weekend tournaments on TV, today's pro golfer must be part showman and part salesman for one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. No one is more aware...
Great? That Trevino undoubtedly is. The greatest? Many of the touring pros would vote for Nicklaus, who can outdrive Trevino by 30 yds. and win any tournament when he puts his total game together. Most colorful? Most popular? From the public, there is no argument. That became dramatically apparent at the recent Canadian Open in Montreal. As Arnold Palmer stepped up to the tenth tee, an official on the adjacent first tee announced: "Now on the tee, the U.S. Open champion, Senor Lee Trevino!" Just like that, several hundred spectators deserted Arnie's Army, for years pro golf's largest...
...singles to center field. Dead center field, that is. No power hitter, he makes up in accuracy what he lacks in distance. "The only time Lee's off the fairway," says Archer, "is when he's answering the phone." As for his short game, few if any of the pros surpass his skill at, as he puts it, "dropping the ball on the Governor's lawn." Once there, he putts like a pool shark. "My swing's not much," he says, "but it's good for a short fat man." Then, smiling slyly, he adds, "Say, it's worked...
...defend his No. 1 seeding in the Wimbledon championships, his chronicle served as a fitting reminder of how far and how fast the pro game has progressed. It was just three seasons ago that the overseers of Wimbledon revitalized tennis by opening their tournament for the first time to pros as well as amateurs. Several other major tournaments have since followed suit, and the added competition has increased both fan interest and purses. Going into Wimbledon last week, Rod the Rocket had already won a record $195,135 for the year. With half the season still...