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...only injuries of the week were suffered by miler Jon Enscoe, bothered by tight muscles around the knee, and sprinter Chris Alvord, hampered by an injury to the arch of his foot...
...Disbelief. The Express book will be tough to top. Much of its appeal lies in the wonderment with which the British team views the way the U.S. governs itself and elects its officials. The U.S., "once the fastest-moving nation in the world," in 1968 was "like a champion sprinter trying to do the hundred-yard dash with a ball and chain around his ankle." They likened the failings of President Johnson to those of Harold Wilson. "Both had an almost messianic sense of their own importance. Both understood politics better than they understood principles, and both understood principles better...
...Sprinter Homer Lane may be credited with making the afternoon bearable for Columbia fans. Lane was the meet star as he took first in the freestyle at 50 and 100 yards. In the 50-free, Lane recorded a time of 21.9 to break the existing pool and Columbia records...
...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...