"Get me Doug Coombs!"
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Doug Coombs was shooting for a ski film on the 11, 988-foot summit of the Breitlauihorn, deep in the Alps. He skied the whole 5,000-foot run in about a minute and a half and since ski filmmaking is a game of odds it is helpful to have a person with such optimism and enthusiasm.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 2003
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Mark of achievement
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Mark McCormack says tennis has evolved into an elitist game as players demand more incentives and require more lavish equipment. He refutes Boris Becker's claim that too much money is tied up in the game and says tennis-playing is making a comeback.
Publication Name: Tennis
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0040-3423
Year: 1992
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Junior achievement: the city that host the Masters has produced an extraordinary group of young golfers
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Five young golfers from Augusta, GA have signed to play in major college programs. The schools are Clemson, Texas Christian, the Univ of S Carolina, and Furman. Charles Howell III is called the top US junior golfer. He will attend Oklahoma State.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1997
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