Milestones, Dec. 23, 1957

Born. To Bobby Joe Morrow, 22, sprinter who won three Gold Medals in the 1956 Olympics and earned SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S Sportsman of the Year Award, and Jo Ann Strickland Morrow, 22: twins, their first children; in Abilene, Texas. Names: Ron Floyd and Viki Jo. Weights: 5 Ibs., 11 oz., 5 Ibs. 4½ oz.

Died. Caswell (Cas) Adams, 51, witty, gently satiric sportswriter (New York Herald Tribune and Journal-American, King Features); following a cerebral stroke suffered Feb. 10; in Manhasset, N.Y. Generally credited with coining the name "Ivy League," Adams co-authored (with H. T....

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