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...future of the appeal process remains unclear. Hartman may balk at having his case heard by the present committee and opt for legal proceedings immediately. On the other hand, he may repress his objections and elect to wait until the committee reports before possibly going to the courts...
...game against Providence on Saturday, Brayton gave up one run on a balk and allowed another when the Friars bunched the only three hits they got off of him in seven innings. Harvard put together a run with a walk to Mike Thomas, a single by Hal Smith and a grounder to the right side of the infield by Kevin Hampe. Jim Stoekel tied the score with a lead-off home run in the top of the eighth...
...grounder to third by captain Mike Thomas caught the lead runner in a run down, and Dropfel appeared to be out of trouble. But he gave up the winning run with a balk, and Thomas came around on an infield error...
...Engle prescription for how a female doctor gets ahead is succinct: "By being more qualified than a man." That statement may sound like feminine chauvinism, but patients who balk at being cared for by a woman might consider what they are missing. To get her degree, to complete her residency, to earn specialty certification, the typical woman doctor of today had to show more determination and skill than her male counterpart...
Occasionally, the amateur runs up against tough, entrenched professionals who balk at taking orders from a fledgling. Some, still thinking in terms of the old system, ask what they must do to become firm delegates. Howell tells them to get out and campaign like everyone else who is running for a spot. "I tell these folks the name of the game this year is votes," he says. "We gotta have the votes or not have the delegates, period...