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In his royal blue swimming trunks, the Rev. Robert Simon climbed the 115-ft. diving tower. This time, as he looked down at the shimmering river and the upturned faces of the crowd, he was not frightened. He prayed to St. Teresa of Lisieux with a calm heart. This, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Diving Cur | 9/3/1951 | See Source »

Two Black Eyes. One day, the sight of an old trophy he had won for diving gave Father Simon an idea. He would organize a water-sports festival. As the main attraction he would perform a really spectacular high dive.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Diving Cur | 9/3/1951 | See Source »

On the big day Father Simon sneaked out of his parish without telling anyone what he was going to do. Billed as "L'homme planeur" (the gliding man), and scared stiff, he climbed the rickety wooden ladder up to the diving board and thought to himself, "What a funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Diving Cur | 9/3/1951 | See Source »

The acts are as cheerfully muddled as the setting. The "spirit of Aladdin's lamp," a hefty chorine, turns Aladdin into a white spitz dog, which pops out of a passing boat. As the star attraction, four water maidens push a water-borne platform on which a trim, silver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Koblenz Idea | 7/23/1951 | See Source »

O'Neill gave up a hit an inning in each of the first, second, fifth, and sixth. Ed Foynes opened the game with a double when Holy Cross left fielder Dick Hogan tried for a diving backhand of his drive down the foul line and couldn't hold the ball...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Holy Cross Scores 1-0 Victory Over Nine Despite Ward's 2-Hit Pitching | 4/27/1951 | See Source »

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