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...seemed a shoo-in for the nomination. Then along came George Brown, 50, a four-term Congressman from Los Angeles, a dropout who had dropped in, strictly a modern man. Like his mentor Gene McCarthy, Brown is so relaxed that at times it is hard to tell whether he is utterly exhausted or just doesn't give a damn. "I have no charisma," he groans. Yet he does, despite all that nonchalance. Heavy sideburns halfway down his face, a budding second chin that gives him a self-indulgent look, virile, thick, dark eyebrows and steady dark eyes, a calm...
Crimson junior Dave Pottertti set a record in the steeplechase at last weekend's Penn Relays and will be a shoo-in to retain the crown tomorrow. He won the 3000 meter steeplechase last year in a time of 8,54.6. Another heavy favorite is Ben Lounsbury, who is defending champion in the 440 hurdles and a two-time winner already this season...
...second off the track record set by Kelso in 1961. That triumph also brought his 1969 earnings to $486,574, which placed the tough little colt well ahead of Majestic Prince ($408,710) and No-double in the year's money derby. It also made him a virtual shoo-in for Horse of the Year laurels...
Laver was hardly a shoo-in. Driving rains interrupted play and turned the venerable club's tournament into a slippery game of chance. As Roche advanced toward the finals, Laver's luck looked even less assured. In matches earlier this year, Roche defeated Laver five out of seven times. Roche is seven years younger than Laver and, at 5 ft. 10 in., 175 Ibs., considerably stronger...
...Baker, "he changes into the most decrepit clothes you ever saw and gets out into his garden. He loves getting dirt under his fingernails." Baker adds that Dirksen "likes to sit out on the terrace with a bourbon in one hand and a BB gun in the other to shoo the squirrels away from the seeds he puts out for the birds." The Dirksens resist dinner invitations, and keep their own entertaining informal. One fellow Senator had to cook his own chicken at a Dirksen party, and guests on another occasion picked the fruit to be served at their meal...