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...evening other favorites had failed to oblige. Western Michigan's stocky little Sprinter Ira Murchison lurched off the starting blocks and was shut out of the finals of the 60-yd. dash before he found his balance. Duke's Dave Sime also finished out of the money, and the race went to a long shot, Army Lieut. Ken Kave. There was a second of excitement when spectators spotted a red-shirted stranger sailing over the pole-vault bar set at 15 ft. But before they could look up his name-Melvin Schwarz of the Baltimore Olympic Club...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hope for a Hero | 2/17/1958 | See Source »

...looked more like a weight lifter than a baseball player. With 215 lbs. packed on a 5 ft. 9 in. frame, he had a barrel belly and a pair of massive legs. But on a baseball diamond Campanella was an athlete of grace who bolted the bases with a sprinter's furious stride and howitzered the long ball to left with a short, powerful swing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Man Behind the Plate | 2/10/1958 | See Source »

...Sprinter Bobby Morrow, the handsome Texan who ran off with three Gold Medals in the 1956 Olympics, won the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Jan. 13, 1958 | 1/13/1958 | See Source »

Born. To Bobby Joe Morrow, 22, sprinter who won three Gold Medals in the 1956 Olympics and earned SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S Sportsman of the Year Award, and Jo Ann Strickland Morrow, 22: twins, their first children; in Abilene, Texas. Names: Ron Floyd and Viki Jo. Weights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 23, 1957 | 12/23/1957 | See Source »

Dick Seaton and Koni Ulbrich finished one-two in the 220-yard freestyle, and surprise sprinter Pete Zemo won the 50-free in a commendable time...

Author: By Thomas M. Pepper, | Title: Swimming Team Tops Engineers, 74-12 | 12/20/1957 | See Source »

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