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...first man that Army Lieut. Bill Nieder. 26. had to beat was himself. Though he held the world record (65 ft. 10 in.). Nieder had often been erratic under pressure, had flopped badly at the Olympic trials and made the team only when Qualifier Dave Davis hurt his wrist. California's Parry O'Brien, 28, two-time Olympic champion, delighted in calling Nieder "a cow pasture thrower" given to choking in the big events. But after hitting 67 ft. 1 in. in practice. Nieder was the picture of confidence as he strode into the arena wearing a jaunty...
...alternate, though he holds the world record of 65 ft. 7 in. Out to prove his ability, Nieder put the shot 65 ft. 10 in., and learned the following morning that he had been moved up on the squad in place of Dave Davis, who has a bad wrist. Said Nieder: "I just wanted to show that I don't choke...
Blond and crewcut, with a jutting jaw and cold green eyes, Maris is all athlete. He stands an even 6 ft., weighs 202 Ibs., and although by baseball's terms he is known as a wrist hitter, the description is not quite accurate. "Maris," says Yankee Coach Ralph Houk, "is powerful all over." Raised in North Dakota, the son of a supervisor for the Great Northern Railway, he was a phenomenal high school football player. But as he himself admits, Maris is something less than cum laude off the athletic field, and though scouted as a promising halfback...
...looking for work has become a hard-working future millionaire in need of a shave: he attacks himself twice a day with one of eleven electric razors. Standing 5 ft. 10 in., weighing 150 lbs., he eats little, smokes seldom, drinks ''only with chicks." On his wrist, on a single band, are two monstrous, oyster-shaped gold watches worth $610 apiece. At one time he had 40 watches. A friend, visiting him one day, picked up a magazine and out fell a $300 chronometer...
...fold of the groin . . . Then fold in the right leg, grasp the foot and place its sole uppermost on the folded left leg . . . Sit up straight and then without pausing lean the trunk forwards as far as possible, stretching the arms vigorously behind you, right hand grasping left wrist. . . Breathe deeply in this position for a few seconds, then...