Word: sprinters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Marsalis, Tennessee State, 6 ft. 2 in., 190 Ibs.; and Tom Maxwell, Texas A & M, 6 ft. 2 in., 192 Ibs. After four years of playing man-for-man defense-a rarity among college teams-Marsalis figures to make the transition into the pros with ease. He has "sprinter's speed plus the mean streak you need to play corner." Maxwell, in the terse, tight lingo of the scouting reports, is: "Fast, with good hands. Covers a lot of ground. Likes to play it tight. Tough." If he were not a junior, another top contender is Jake Scott, Georgia...
...Cadets are sprinter Pete Heesch, who has done 21.6 in the 50-yard free, and Barry Kerr, who can compete in several strokes. Heesch won two freestyle events in last year's meet, and was responsible for defeating Shrout in the decisive relay. Other standouts are Fred Lough, Rick Rentz, and sophomore Jack Frink, another versatile performer...
Shocked by the extreme severity of the punishment, other U.S. athletes-both black and white-rallied to Smith and Carlos' defense. "This is terrible, awful," said Highjumper Ed Caruthers, a Negro. "If Tommie and John have to go home," said Sprinter Ron Freeman, "I think there will be a lot of guys going home." "Some white ones too," added Hammer Thrower Harold Connolly. Most distraught by Smith and Carlos' suspension was their close friend and fellow militant Lee Evans, favorite to win last week's 400-meter dash at Mexico City. So shaken that...
...gifted athlete, big (6-3, 215) and fast (he has lettered as a sprinter on the track team) Carter Lord teamed with Ric Zimmerman to revolutionize Harvard football. Lord broke all the school's pass catching records (he grabbed nine in his career finale against Yale) and was instrumental in Harvard's Ivy League co-championship in 1966. Also the captain of the baseball team, Lord attracted major league scouts with his wide range as a center fielder and his powerful swing. Although he did not hit as well this spring as in the past, his coaches give him much...
Director Jean-Luc Godard often seems like a sprinter who keeps trying to run the mile - and fails. This time he goes the distance: Les Carabiniers is quite possibly Godard's finest film since his first, the artful Breathless...