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Implicit in the title of "tennis champion" is a certain code of behavior emphasizing patience, dignity, generosity, and courage. Stan Smith possessed these qualities during his brief reign at the top of the world rankings. Arthur Ashe rarely questioned a call and certainly never called an umpire a "fool" before thousands of fans. Further back, men like Laver and Rosewall exemplified these virtues, as did the countless female champions of the century. Today, the dominant force in men's tennis--Bjorn Borg--carries himself with the pride of a man who never has to whine for a point...
...titles for the Pale Hose with a .388 average in 1936 and .328 mark in 1943. 23. Richie Zisk of the visiting Chicago White Sox. 24. Lou Piniella of the Yankees and Marty Pattin of the Royals. 25. Ron Reed played with the Detroit Pistons: Bob Gibson. 26. Stan Musial and Nate Colbert. 27. Claude Passeau. 28. Danny Murtaugh of hte Pittsburgh Pirates. 29. Matty and Jesus Alou: Denny and Brian Doyle: Lee and Carlos May. 30. Lou Brock and Bake McBride of the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals. Brock stole 118 that year, and McBride pilfered 30. Last season LeFlore...
...oiled the engines every six months," says Systems Engineer Stan Soderberg, 55, who has spent his adult life caring for the big plane. A parachute rigger fresh out of the Navy, he signed on with Hughes at 21, in 1946. "We ran the controls every other week, hydraulics one week and electrical the next." Soderberg is a lean, intense fellow who wears an airman's jumpsuit. He saw the plane's only flight, on Nov. 2, 1947, when Hughes lifted it off the water of Long Beach Harbor and flew it at a height...
...athletes from 16 nations who have competed in South Africa from September to December of 1980-and urged countries to ban them. The movement has since been endorsed by a number of nations and international organizations, including the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid. The blacklist includes U.S. Tennis Players Stan Smith, Pat DuPre and Bob Lutz, World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion Mike Weaver, British Golfer Nick Faldo and the entire French rugby team. Further additions are promised -possibly including Lee Trevino, who last month won a tournament in South Africa. As it is, the list is already having an impact...
Columbia's Price frets that the studios are "run by the three A's: accountants, attorneys and agents." Stan Kamen, who represents Warren Beatty, Barbra Streisand, Michael Cimino and a dozen other heavyweights, and whose William Morris Agency is sent 2,500 scripts a year, counters that "ex-agents are running major studios. They were packagers. They know how these deals are made. Half the Hollywood movies today are packaged or semipackaged by agents." Diller agrees ruefully: "This town is Deal City. Do you know the amount of time spent on deals instead of what the movie...