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Stoney Burke (ABC, 9-10 p.m.). PREMIIÈRE of a new series about a bronco-busting champ...
...than his opponent, the immense Liston never gave anyone the idea that he was going to lose. He missed a couple of tremendous swings against the quicker person as the round opened. After 2:00 minutes, however, he connected with a short right to the head, putting the former champ off balance...
...golf match. The cameras picked up the golfers at the 13th tee in each of the two rounds, at one point kept the trio waiting for ten minutes while the sponsors (Zenith, Amana home freezers) got in their plugs. Technicians drummed distractions on the TV towers, and former P.G.A. Champ Bob Rosburg, who was announcing the show, often told the players what club to use on a shot. Said Nicklaus: "I heard Rosburg say I'd probably use a five iron on the 16th, so to spite him I used a four...
Even Palmer got irritated. When a photographer thoughtlessly asked him to move aside so he could get a shot of U.S. Open Champ Jack Nicklaus, the usually affable Arnie flushed angrily, growled, "Hell, no." Exhausted from his record-smashing triumph fortnight ago in the British Open, his feathery putting touch turned leaden. Palmer wound up tied for 17th with an 8-over-par 288. Just about everybody had at least one bad round-all but Gary Player. Sacrificing distance for accuracy, Player switched from a driver to a No. 3 wood for tee shots, began a methodical assault...
...parents no longer bothered to warn the young against them. And the era has passed when every self-respecting millionaire's mansion was big enough to include a billiard room, where even a lady might join the gentlemen for an after-dinner round. No longer does a super-champ like Willie Hoppe draw thousands to his exhibition games...