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Director George Abbott, working on his 113th show, paces Norman like a cannonball express, and the humor is solidly grounded in ethos (Jewish), age (middle), attitudes (parental middle-class), and time (U.S.A., 1970). The co-playwrights, Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick, are nimble and abundant gagsters, and while critical snobbism frequently dismisses TV scripters as beneath Broadway contempt, the fact remains that funny is funny...
...Harvey's luckless defeat padded the Quakers' lead, and a pin by undefeated Mark Faller at 177 was counterbalanced by Dave Pottruck's 4-2 win over the Crimson's Tony Rayner, who wrestled in place of Dave Scanlon, at 190. Jim Abbott needed a pin at unlimited to tie the match, but Bob Kaufman played possum and salvaged...
...other notable Quaker is Dave Pottruck, runner-up in the Easterns last season at 190, who will go against either Dave Scanon at 190 or Jim Abbott at unlimited...
...like wrestling, drinking beer is a part of good feelings and good times. So why should I give it up?" Abbott concluded...
...Wrestlers who have to diet during wrestling usually gorge themselves during the off-season. Abbott is no exception. "I came back from summer vacation with a big beer gut. and coach Lee tried to get me on Gablinger's beer. a low-carbohydrate beer. hoping that I would lose weight. I did lose some weight but he still worries that I drink too much beer," Abbott said...