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...balance things out Ford has a duo upfield in charge of scoring. Cinderella sophomore Lyman Bullard is now a seasoned veteran and Dave Acorn will be on hand to take some of the close coverage off last year's leading scorer, Bullard...
Such a showdown could be the race of the year. Since she started her career in 1974, Ruffian has been undefeated in eight starts, including the Acorn at New York's Aqueduct track earlier this month, first leg of the filly triple crown. The Acorn was a typical Ruffian race-no contest. She won by 8¼ lengths and set a new stakes record (the sixth time she has broken a race mark). This Saturday she will go for the second installment of the filly triple crown, the Mother Goose at Aqueduct. Should she win that, as well...
...clear of conversing about such players as Lyman Bullard, who although only a sophomore, has shown tremendous skill as an inside forward. Stay away from veterans Steve Hines, Leroy Thompson, or Bob Magee. And don't bring up Eric Zager or Art Faden. If you want to discuss Dave Acorn, do so only in the context that he is now injured...
...gloomy about this injury. Don't let on that this is the only injury since preseason training camp. Don't leak the fact that no one on the squad has had even a measly pulled muscle since then. Think back to last year, when everyone had some nagging ailment. Acorn's woes are just the beginning, right...
...With Acorn the only injury, Ford's well-conditioned squad should have a good shot at a surprising sweep of the next two contests, and a chance to prove this is more than a mere rebuilding year...