Word: sported
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...SURF (ABC, 9:30-10 p.m.). ABC surveys the sport of "hanging ten," from the California beaches to Oahu, Hawaii...
...firepower that makes the difference in any other battle farther south. It is still hideously expensive for the Communists in terms of their own dead, but from Hanoi's point of view it is also a war of attrition against the Marines. "It isn't great sport any more," says a Marine veteran. "You know-a 7-to-l ratio of Communist casualties to the U.S.'s. It is now about 3 to 1, and in some places 2 to 1, and even occasionally...
...stubby (5 ft. 4 in.), powerfully built man of 31, he is perhaps the world's most active and athletic ruler, relishing racing, flying and any other sport that involves danger and suspense. He can trace his Hashemite dynasty back to the prophet Mohammed, and his ancestors ruled the holy city of Mecca for 37 generations; yet his country is so new (1921) that he is only its third King. Despite his youth and many interests, he rules Jordan with a firm hand, shuffling his Cabinet regularly and on occasion even dissolving Parliament when it refuses...
...most fans the dogs are the least important aspect of a night at the track. Greyhound racing is a participation sport, not a spectator sport, and the participation involves risking a valued belonging. Betting puts an edge on life, brings a vividness costlier than a roller-coaster ride. But why is its thrill worth the money thrown away for it? Less than 28 per cent of the $500,000 bet each night is winning money. But the fans keep coming back, and even though the percentages are against them, they go right on betting...
Died. Primo Camera, 60, briefly heavyweight champion of the world and one of sport's more tragic figures; of cirrhosis of the liver; in Sequals, Italy, 34 years to the day after winning the title. At 6 ft. 5¾ in. and 267 Ibs., "Da Preem" was billed as a giant (though nothing special by today's pro-football standards) in 1930, when U.S. fight promoters and their underworld bosses found him fresh from lifting weights in a European circus. As a fighter he was a joke, but fixed bouts and blaring publicity led to a payday championship...