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...innings later, Gonyar stoned, and the Crimson was awestruck. The backup left fielder hadn't even been on the Black Bear varsity much of the year, but his leadoff drive over the fence in the 12th was undoubtedly the single biggest swing in Maine's year. And it destroyed Harvard...

Author: By Mike Knobler, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Batmen Take Third At N.E. Regional | 6/4/1984 | See Source »

...Marco Polo of Junk Food, as he is known to awestruck lesser feeders, is renowned for his courageous researches into such regional American delicacies as barbecued chicken wings and Philadelphia cheese steaks. Here he is on a less eupeptic journey. We may assume that Calvin Trillin occasionally takes on a plateful of crab cakes or refried beans, but only as fuel. As his title indicates, this time Topic A is violent death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dead Souls | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

Everyone who has watched Coach Carter's Crusaders sweep past every opponent (excusing a close call against UConn) seems to agree they're the best team in New England after Boston College. Some were positively awestruck last week when The Cross inflicted a 77-28 embarrassment on Columbia...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Crimson on the Defensive As the Crusaders Invade | 11/5/1983 | See Source »

When Commodore Matthew Perry entered Edo Bay aboard the steam frigate Susquehanna just 130 years ago this summer, most of the awestruck Japanese had never before seen such a vessel, much less a whole flotilla of what they called "the black ships of evil mien...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: How Japan Turned West | 8/1/1983 | See Source »

...second visit to the U.S., in 1957. "Following her," Angelo recalls, "I gained lasting respect for her never-wilt stamina and serenity. Thirteen years later, I reported the first visit of Prince Charles and Princess Anne to Washington. I could see in Charles the same skill in putting the awestruck at ease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Feb. 28, 1983 | 2/28/1983 | See Source »

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