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touring professional. Palmer never
played boring, conservative golf.
He played daring and gambling
golf. Arnie took the risk when he
had to and more often than not. his
gambles paid off. As Palmer's
legion of fans grew with each day
the name of "Arnie's Army"
became associated with the people
who were under the command of
general Arnold Palmer.
Unlike Jack Nicklaus, who is
respected by golf fans because of
his superior shotmaking, Palmer is
the people's choice because of his
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Television was also vital in not
only bringing Palmer to world
attention but giving the game of
golf the kind of publicity it had
yearned for. Up to 1960 the game of
golf was dying. Prize purses were
low and most of the media exposure
was reserved for the
glamour sports such as baseball
and football. Golf was a back seat
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country clubs.
With Palmer on television
screens all across the country the
age old myth that golf was for the
rich finally ended. Palmer's
tremendous success helped expand
the game to more people than the
rich. In the average fan's eyes,
Arnie wasn't a rich country club
snob, but he was "one of us."
With this year's Onen cham-1
pionship at Cherry Hills ready to
begin it is only .fitting the United
States Golf Association (USGA)
extended Arnie a special exemption
to play in this year's tournament.
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its leader with the same loyalty
and devotion as they did when
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CAUTHEN, 18, became the
youngest jockey to ever win the
Triple Crown of horse racing. In
one year alone, Cauthen won over
$6 million.
The list, as all lists must, goes
on. Evidently, for the moment,
youth is dominating sports.
Youth in sports, however, should
not be glorified beyond what it is.
Too much is made of the "youth
cult." In more cases than not, the
professional superstar of today is
simply re-living childhood days of
GOLIE AUGUSTUS, a 65
forward, was picked in
the fifth round by the New
Jersey Nets and JACKIE
GILLOON, a 6-0 guard,
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Both were instrumental
in the Gamecocks' late
season success.
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The brain an underrated sportsrelated
organ indeed, allows
magnification of the event to be
placed back in perspective by
youth. In other words, everything
becomes relevant.
It is well and good that the bodies
of youths allow them to excell in
their designated fields. But it is the
brains of the veterans that keeps
the games interesting. After all,
isn't experience just another word
for allowing the mind to do what
the body cannot?
use TRACK TEAM
participated in the NCAA
Outdoor Track and Field
Championships June 1-3 in
Eugene, Ore.
LOUIS DECHICCHIO
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throw . GEORGE
THOMAS, a sprinter, and
STEVE WILSON, a high
jumper, were eliminated
from competition.
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