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With new scoring systems, new synthetic playing surfaces and competition between amateurs and pros, tennis seems to have entered a long-overdue era of change. Last year even the tennis racket itself took on a new look with the T2000 steel racket, designed by France's René ("the Crocodile") Lacoste and marketed in the U.S. by the Wilson Sporting Goods...
...converted into the kind of classic comedy chase that has been absent from films for too long. And they are ably backed by a surprisingly supple comedian named Van Johnson, who seems to be searching for-and finding -a new turn to his long career. Together, the old pros take the surplus corn and, like the manufacturers of all that breakfast food they buy, turn it into something with snap, crackle and popularity...
...teach rabbits to act like tigers figures to have a high flunk-out rate. When it comes to that kind of attrition, there are few schools to match the one that is run semiannually by the Professional Golfers' Association. The P.G.A. "rabbits" are would-be touring pros seeking to qualify as "Approved Tournament Players" and earn the right to compete for fame and fortune with the veteran "tigers" of the tournament trail...
What he got for his money was three days of stern classroom lectures, six exhausting days of golf, and a better than 80% probability that he would flunk the course. Seasoned pros lectured on "Building a Professional Image," on "Ethics and Conduct," on proper attire ("Yellow socks, red pants and green shirts don't coordinate"), on clubhouse etiquette ("Don't kick in your locker after a bad round; lockers cost money"), and on behavior in front of TV cameras ("Remember, fellows, you're in show business"). The would-be touring pros were taught how to negotiate favorable...
...finding an old VW. The price of scrapped beetles has risen from $100 last year to as much as $500 now-and in many places there are no salvageable wrecks left. Demand has reached well beyond junkyards and used-car lots. Volkswagen of America itself is weighing the pros and cons of manufacturing the short chassis. But many individuals, particularly in California, have discovered another source of supply. Instead of searching out and buying an old VW, they just steal one off the streets-with deplorable impunity. The angry owner of a missing blue beetle would never recognize...