Word: swing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...which pianists, cheered on by audiences that included many musicians, pulled out their full bag of tricks in attempts to top each other. "Those fellows," says Cornetist Rex Stewart, "were the inspiration of most of the guys on the New York scene, many of whom became greats in the swing world -Benny Carter, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman...
Although some experts rate De Vicenzo "the best striker of a golf ball in the world" for his smooth, powerful, self-taught swing, Roberto is virtually unknown in the U.S. - because he pre fers competition abroad to the pres sures of the U.S. tour. Not that U.S. courses or U.S. pros hold any particular terror for him. Last year De Vicenzo stopped off in Dallas to see friends, stayed long enough to win the Dallas Open and $15,000; this year, playing in only seven U.S. tournaments, he has earned a tidy...
...angry brawls that often mar a summer's night in a Negro neighborhood. In the stifling heat, Smith grew impatient and imprudent. Alternately braking and accelerating, flicking his headlights on and off, Smith tailgated the police car. Finally, after a quarter-mile of tailgating, Smith tried to swing past the police. They cut him off. Who the hell? . . . Goddam . . . Son of a bitch! There was a short scuffle, and Smith was trundled into the squad...
...display was a new fighter that rose vertically from the field like a helicopter, for about 150 feet, then darted off in near-supersonic flight; in the West, only the French Mirage III-V and the British P.1127 have a comparable performance. The Russians also showed off a new swing-wing fighter, similar in design to the controversial U.S. F-111 (originally known as the TFX), that was designed to operate from rough, short runways. All the new fighter-bombers in the flyby were equipped with auxiliary engines for quick take-offs from short, unsurfaced fields...
...that Mosbacher invented the "tail chasing" start. While the two boats were jockeying for position, Bus kept Vim's bow practically on top of Columbia's transom. Columbia could neither jibe nor tack without fouling Vim. Not until Mosbacher broke off for the starting line could Cunningham swing into action. By then, Vim was precious seconds in the lead...