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...when George entered the killing field of presidential politics, he gave it a good amateur's try, but he never went the full distance. And when the returns came in on that soft November night and told him he had lost, he emerged from his profound disappointment and made a special effort to honor his conquerors...
Take the top 20 women's amateur squash players in the U.S. and Canada, invite them to the Princeton Invitational, and you'll find superb handy-eye coordination skills, incredible agility, amazing on-court intelligence and awesome athletic ability...
Well, it is now almost common knowledge in the hockey world--both amateur and professional--that Teddy Drury did not return the following year for his junior season. Instead, the Trumbull, Conn. native took his graceful speed and his Charmin-soft hands to Albertville, France as a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team...
...understand that it is unconventional for a director to write a response to a review, but nothing about Dutchman has ever been conventional, from our "controversial" ad campaign, to our staging of the play. I am aware of the nature of the Crimson's reviews; these are reviews of amateur theater by amateur reporters. Despite this obvious amateurism on the part of the Crimson staff, there is no excuse for the distinctly unprofessional tone of recent reviews...
...Enemy of the People is obviously an amateur production. But although the performance lacks professional flair or polished finesse, the natural, unapologetic enthusiasm of the cast makes the play utterly engaging...