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...Michigan, or have written four books, or are given to such sublime reflections as: "I am never really happy unless I can get up in the morning and look at an ocean, a lake or a river; I get strength from looking at a moving body of wa ter." None. But a good many coaches may soon be moved by the resident intellectual of their profession. George Allen, in three seasons as head coach of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, has accomplished one of the most striking transformations in pro football history...
...Olympic long jump was supposed to be a two-man contest between the U.S.'s Ralph Boston and Russia's Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, coholders of the world record (27 ft. 4¾ in.). Beamon's unpolished jumping style made purists shudder and write off as a fluke his indoor world record of 27 ft. 2¾ in. last March. Sometimes he took off from his right foot, sometimes from his left. He often did not bother to count his strides on the approach. In the qualification trials, he fouled on his first two jumps and barely made...
...which hardly promised one of the most phenomenal single performances in track and field history. In 1935, Jesse Owens set a long-jump mark of 26 ft. 8¾ in. that stood for 25 years. Since 1960, Boston and Ter-Ovanesyan have between them broken the record six times, but managed to increase it by a grand total of only 8½ in. Then came Beamon. He charged down the runway and powered off the board, hands and arms flapping like a giant awkward bird. His body jackknifed, his legs spread-eagled before he slammed into the pit. When...
Former Common Market Chief Wal ter Hallstein mused aloud on whether the Soviets might not succeed in reducing West Germany to the status of a second Finland-fearful, quiescent and accommodating. Seeking to avoid any words that might provoke the Russians, Kiesinger repeatedly edited and rewrote his Bundestag speech. As he explained to his associates: "We must not hold a lighted match under the tail of an already enraged bear...
...Stephen Crane was only 24, but he had already won his public as the author of the flawless Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage. He may have been thinking of God as well as the critics when he chortled: "They used to call me that ter rible young rascal, but now they are beginning to hem and haw and smile-those very old coots who used to adopt a condescending air toward...