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...ball a country mile. He can putt as if the ball had eyes. But nearly any pro, when he is hot, can do the same. The difference is that this year, sharpshooting Arnold Palmer, 30, has stayed happily heated up almost all the time. Ever since January, when golf pros began chasing a fast fairway dollar eastward from Los Angeles toward the big-time championships of spring and summer, Palmer has been cashing in at a record rate. By last week he had earned $24,226, more than any pro ever has this early in the season...
...Sunday Sports Spectacular (CBS, 3-4:30 p.m.). Golf, as played by Pros Sammy Snead and Dow Finsterwald, Amateurs Ray Milland and Robin Roberts...
...knew they'd be pinched quicker than that." He added complacently: "It's still business as usual among the pros...
...stop Chamberlain, the pros have tried every trick in the book. They may double-team him (one man in front, one behind) with the hope of blocking off passes. When Chamberlain does get the ball, the defense swirls about him like a pack of hounds circling a bear...
What About Five? But Chamberlain's record-breaking performance raises a troubling question: Is basketball becoming the private preserve of the good big man? Grumbles Detroit's Guard Gene Shue: "The big men make it look easy. They take the skill out of basketball." Like most pros, Shue (6 ft. 2 in.) classifies as small anyone under...