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male athlete in the GP poll.

and sportscasters picked the 23-
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year-old runner for The Canad-
ijan Press in its 20th annual year-
end sports poll announced to-
night. Asked to name the three
outstanding athletes, in order,
they selected Ferguson with a
point total of 158 on the basis of
[three points for first choice. two
| for second: and one for third,

Weightlifter Hepburn, who
broke four British Empire Games
‘heavyweight récords while win-
ning the title at Vancouver last

‘the day of the miracle-mile'when

only men to crack the four-min-
ute barrier, met-for the first time
and cracked it together,
Ferguson was just “another
man in spiked shoes on the sun-
boiled track. Before the games
his best mile was 4:134. °°
Rich astounded the Canadian
sports world by chasing Dr,
Miup position with 129 oints,;noger and Lav’. w the: tape.
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a inated by the voters put it wag a! sunlight between Ferpugsn and
Bitwo- -man race betweca Feresan. Northern Ireland’s Vic Milliean
B: snd Hepburn who was fourth in 4:09.

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B Maun Richard. Mantye=1' Fergusnn's tree career’ star -
ml ge utice ee ed six years earlier when he ran
g Canadions great nghtwinger and yi.’ tivst mile in 4:27. .In the
a all-time National Hockey League ‘1950 games at Auckland, N.Z., he
i jaan sores as me ve sa timed in 4:17. six: ‘Seconds
Bolunging back with Winnipeg , Of the winning time-of 4:11
fl: Biue Bombers ard junior hockey *

‘playe: with oront. Marlboros, ‘
f ! was cluse behind with 65,

'Aug. 5 in the golden-:mile’ heats
wie hire in One woes an when he qualified with a: ‘elock~

@idropped to fifth place with 43, i jing of 4:07.8, a Canadian native

Si just four up on Sam Etcheverry, ! Koo d ves ducky te pen ent
gq: Montreal Aloucttes quarter who, ec B 1 finist th
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final wasn’t lucky." 77,7".
sel Trophy as the mos} valuable |
a player to his team in the Inter- | He was third at the halt pile
jand withstood .a strong

: Selectors recalled that hot,: “Spurt by Milligan to win;a:médal.,

humid Aug. 7 gfternoon at Van-/ MANY SPORTS, MENTIONED:

‘eouver’s Empire Stadium when: Selectors ~no: anated:: ‘athletes
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orld champions from Toronto~. ,

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at Caracas, Venezuela, and Nor-

ris Bowden who teamed with!
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yards to overtake Australia’s John Landy.as the pair finished’ in
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writers ana sportseasters, Baunister’s
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By. EASLEY BLACKV YOoOC
Old Mrs, Fusty Py osts Slangy Mr. ieinsite

The regular plavers in the o game were not finding
‘t necessary to pull their punches in dealing with old
Mrs. Fusty. Far from it. This was the four th deal
of the rubber and, so far, she had been beating their
brains out.

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Mr. Dale looked up, puzzled, "SJ 63
B/The question sounded slightly | Han
fayniliar to him, but he had long ; oh we - :
siftce forgotten the amenities of West Rast
whist, Qi Fusty > (Me, Daley =
“Yeah, it's your push,” blurted; 8-10 9 2 (S-K
‘out Mr, Heinsite, | Dada 5 art } v2
Mrs, Fusty gave him a haughty; c—10 64 C-K.973 :
look and led the nine of spades,; * South (Mr, tlelnsite)
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SHAKY CONTRACT. H—K QJ —
Dummy went down and Mr, os g2
iHéinsite studied his prospects, 1" biel a ; ;
He was pleased. The contract} The bidding: a :
was a shaky one but with this poate _ West. : ae afi,
‘lead there seemed to be no dang. | 3.8 Pass ° 48 At Pass
jer of missing it. en “*
If Mrs. Pusty had led from
‘nine-deuce, Mr. Dale had king-
10. If she had led a singleton,
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handle that, too,

No other alternatives oceurea
Heinsite, And that, of!

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He played the Jack of spades

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‘from dummy and, as expected, it x SKIES MANDY ‘
was covered by the king. He won. \

diamond, Mr. Fusty won with the!
wee and returned a club, The fli. |

he returned a heart, Mr, Heln-
rile played the king and It lost |
‘lothe ace, This was the defend.
rs’ third trick,

ANOTHER CLUB

Mrs, Tusty now ted another
rub and dummy's ace won, Con.
lidently, Mr, Heinalte led a spade
from the hoard to-finesse aginst
Mr, Dale's 10, He found. this
pkin somewhat difficilt to con-
funniate, Mr. Dale did not have
ithe 10 of spades, “He didn't have
Any spides at all, Mrs, Pusty won

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sult opening and had been able
tq start the spades himself, une
doubledly he would have led a

wien the kiya camo up, his
troubles would have been ovor,

nares the Ian of the nino
fram Mra, Fusty's spade holding
wits komething from tho early
lays of bridge, Me contd not ree
“mamber, Hut suddenly he re-
“membared something elo, Ho
remembered the formal roply to
Mta, Fnaty's queation na to
Whether she might ond. Wo ro.

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