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...than the others. Carew sent a recent shipment of bats back to Hillerich & Bradsby, maker of the famed Louisville Slugger. His exasperated explanation: "Every one was the wrong weight, and the handles were all too big." Interpretation: the wood was not shaved within the proper tiny fraction of an inch of perfection. Like all the other great hitters, Carew scrupulously cares for his bats. He bathes them with alcohol, removing the buildup of pine tar that is used to tighten the bond between hand and wood. "I can't stand a dirty bat," he explains. "Some guys leave pine...
Another maillot variation appears alongside Halston's hot pink: Norma Kamali's shirred-front, low-cut version in red Spandex. Maillots are less substantial than they seem. Says Tilley: "I wanted to see how little it took to hold the maillot together. It took a mere half-inch of thread-about as much as a string bikini." The jade model worn by Cheryl weighs 3 oz. "The maillot reveals the best and conceals the worst," says Halston. "It's sexier than an unruly curve." Many curves will be covered this summer but more visible than ever. Pace...
World-class milers, the heroes of track's glamour event, have for years been among the best-paid amateurs. Few have pulled on their running shoes for less than $1,000. Pole vaulters have been paid bonuses of $100 for every inch they soar over 17 ft. 6 in., a height easily within the range of top performers; the world record is 18 ft. 8¼ in., and the vaulters can pick up a tidy sum before the going gets serious. One former Olympic medalist once hinted to a shoe manufacturer that he wanted...
...seems that Coach Parker was up to his old trick of mass-mailing recruitment. This alumnus just wanted to say that he knew Harvard had an incredible crew team already, but he had to tell somebody that he was really impressed this year because his 6-feet, 4-inch, 210-pound son had gotten a letter asking him to try out as a coxswain...
...seats to 41, while Yadin's new party could get twelve to 14 seats. If these projections hold, Peres almost certainly will have to form a unity government of all parties, or at least a coalition with the Likud, whose blunt campaign slogan is to give "not one inch" of the occupied territories, A squabbling, hang-tough government headed by the hawkish Peres would not be a promising participant in any negotiations. Said an Egyptian diplomat: "If their government is a weak coalition, forget about Geneva and peace for this year...