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He hung over Barry for an agonizing five seconds before the referee gave him the two points for a reversal. Freeman kept on driving, and when the final buzzer sounded, the ref gave him three more points for a near-pin, and a spectacular 7-2 win.

Author: By Glenn A. Padnick, | Title: Wrestlers Upset Cornell's Champs | 1/9/1967 | See Source »

Japan was leading Iran in soccer, 2-1, with a minute to play when the Iranian goalie blocked a shot. In the process, he somehow kicked a Japanese forward. Japan was awarded a penalty boot, and the Iranian captain was banished from the field for protesting the penalty. At game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Games: Spirit in Bangkok | 12/30/1966 | See Source »

Then there was the Thailand-South Korea basketball game. Thailand was leading 67-57 when the players started trading punches on the floor. One Thai picked up a long bamboo pole and swung it at a Korean. Spectators poured out of the stands. Lee Byong Hae, a member of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Games: Spirit in Bangkok | 12/30/1966 | See Source »

A Lot of Love. When he is not playing adman, businessman, referee and editor, Cerf devotes a good part of his time to keeping his authors happy. Fortunately, he enjoys it, even when his high-strung writers curl into knots. He likes to tell about the time that Sinclair Lewis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Publishing: A Cerfit of Riches | 12/16/1966 | See Source »

They should have tossed in a towel. A barrage of punches battered Williams down for the fourth time as the third round started, and Referee Harry Kessler stopped the slaughter.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prizefighting: Skinning the Cat | 11/25/1966 | See Source »

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