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...went for it. By 1974 Cray was playing backup for Blues Ace Albert Collins, who had appeared at Cray's high school graduation party three years before, and organizing his own band. It was soon performing 250 nights a year in bars from Vancouver to San Diego. Sometimes parents would come by to check out how the boys were doing. "My father and (Bass Player) Richard Cousins' mom are loud people," Cray says fondly. "You can hear them in the audience: 'Do it, son! Play that guitar! Pop a string! I'll buy you another...
...bench, Mary Baldauf and Hanya Bluestone are playing "extremely well" according to Delaney Smith, and have been "instrumental" in Harvard's early-season success. Both players are backup guards, with the 5-ft., 7-in. Baldauf and 5-ft., 8-in. Bluestone giving an added dimension of speed to the squad...
...York Jets game on the television, and they saw Fran Lynch, a substitute back, score two touchdowns for the Broncos at Shea Stadium. But they remembered little else of Lynch's professional career, other than that he did have a career, for nine years. He played as a backup to Floyd Little, the Broncos' all-star running back, and on special teams, and was one of those little-known players who make a career out of perseverance, luck, good health, a pliable nature and a modest talent. Fran Lynch's career on television was a series of moments after...
...these five days an untouched colt will accept being caught, haltered, led, saddled, ridden, and will have learned the rudiments of the sliding stop, the spinning turn and a smooth backup in an atmosphere so tranquil and trusting, one has to look hard to see how these lessons were learned. Accused of performing miracles, drugging his horses and hypnotizing them, Ray does quite the opposite. He uses almost no prods or external devices at all -- except for his orange flag, which he shakes at the colt's head to make him turn -- no snubbing post or hobbles. He explains...
With about 20 minutes remaining in the contest Scalise decided to give backup netminder Liz Wald some playing time. The Friars hadn't tested Whitley in the second half and only managed one shot on goal against Wald...