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...then the infamous rematch in March, when months of preparation had gone awry, and when, with an excrutiating stretch and pop. Harvard's mightiest administrator had stumbled to the hardwood, the victim of an unattached gastroenemius tendon...
...deplete the $154,687.50 purse he won for trouncing Russia's Boris Spassky. No matter. With offers flooding in (endorsements, book rights, exhibitions), Bobby's possible earnings could easily top the $1,000,000 mark. In parting, Fischer gave Spassky a camera, said he would welcome a rematch "if the prize pool is high enough." Meanwhile, back in New York, Chess Master Shelby Lyman mused over his own sudden stardom after acting as host for National Educational Television's coverage of the Reykjavik tournament. Lyman, who until recently lived in a $50-a-month cold-water flat...
...tossed into the air. This week the attention of Munich Munich?and the world?will focus on the track and field events. Here the U.S., which was universally conceded supremacy in swimming before the Games began, will face its most severe tests. The biggest single event will be the rematch in the 1,500-meter run between Kansas' erratic, enigmatic Jim Ryun and Kipchoge Keino, the Kenyan who defeated Ryun four years ago for a gold medal in the rarefied atmosphere of Mexico City. Ryun will find Munich more to his lungs' liking. But he must also contend with Keino...
Another glamour event of track and field is the 1,500-meter run. If recent form prevails, the final should bring about a rematch between the duelists of Mexico, Gold Medalist Kipchoge Keino of Kenya and runner-up Jim Ryun of the U.S. Keino, despite an attack of malaria, recently ran the fastest 1,500 of the year, 3:36.8. Ryun, who has performed erratically for more than 18 months, seems to be reaching his peak once again. Even so, it may not be a two-man race. Kenya has another prospect in Mike Boit, who started running the distance...
...rematch and would walk out of the room if the Cuban's name was mentioned in his presence. Upon losing one match, Latvia's Nimzovich jumped on the table and shouted: "Why must I lose to this idiot...