Sport: Youngest Yet

When doctors prescribed physical exercise for his failing health four years ago, British Schoolboy John Beharrell had just the excuse he needed to enjoy himself on the golf course. This year, when doctors told him to quit his classes entirely, Beharrell, 18, happily put in his free time polishing up his game. He did a fine job. At Troon, Scotland last week he had the shots, the stamina and the concentration to hold off Glasgow Insurance-man Leslie Taylor, 5 and 4, and win the British amateur championship.

The chunky, blond teen-ager had only entered the tournament for experience, but when he suddenly...

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