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...ball in one huge hand as if it were an egg. Sucking in his breath, he tucked the ball behind his right ear, crouched low, and tapped the ground once, twice, three times with his left toe. Then, with a prodigious grunt that could be heard a full 100 yds. away, he hurled himself across the ring. The shot sailed through the air and bit into the dirt, 67 ft. 11¼ in. away. "That one felt pretty good," sighed Sophomore Matson. It should have: by 1¼ in., he had broken Dallas Long's world record...
...same person). After two days at the Masters, they shared something else: the lead, at six under par. "Disgusting!" said one pro. "Show-offs!" huffed another. They hadn't seen anything yet. Warming up for the third round, Nicklaus belted six drives the length (280 yds.) of the practice tee, sending each soaring over a clump of pine trees onto a six-lane highway beyond. He held a brief courtesy conference with some golf-equipment sales representatives. Then he started for the first tee. "Sorry, fellows," he said, "it's time for me to go to work...
...Pumped Up. Only once in the 18 wondrous holes that followed did Jack fail to hit a green in regulation figures. Five times, by his own estimate checked against a detailed chart of the course that he kept in his back pocket, he drove 350 yds. or more. "My adrenalin is running strong," Nicklaus beamed. "I'm all pumped up inside." The longest club he used for a second shot all day-even on the four par-five holes-was a No. 3 iron. And his putting? On the second hole, Jack rolled in a 22-footer...
Both East and North House members were eyeing the championship title before the final event, the freestyle relay. But Peggy Kemeny, Ruth Maidman, Lee Eyler, and Jackie Lang churned through the 160 yds. in 1:44.7, topping East House's last year's record of 1:48.1 and shutting East out of first place in the meet...
...Pinnacle. At one point, Kennedy slipped into a deep crevasse, was rope-hauled out by Whittaker. The trio slept out at the high camp, next day completed the assault. Bobby himself took the lead for the final 50 yds., and arriving at the pinnacle placed there a copy of Jack Kennedy's inaugural address, a packet of PT-boat tie clasps, similar to the ones that the late President used to give visitors and voters. He also planted the Kennedy family flag-a shield showing three gold helmets on a black background, topped with a hand holding four gold...