Word: betting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Walter Thompson agency. "This season was like the 1976 Olympic marathon. The first-and second-place runners were separated by less than a minute after running more than two hours. You can't really say which one is the better runner. But whom do you bet on in the next race?" Ask Aesop...
Meanwhile, the non-league games continue: UMass today, Boston College tomorrow, Tufts Friday. The pitching situation is still up in the air, but one thing is for sure--ace Ron Stewart will face Cornell next weekend. A good bet for the Army games would be Bill Larson and Rob Alevizos--the pair who turned in fine performances against Brown...
...JUST CAN'T RESIST DEPT.--Elswhere on this page, our esteemed NHL prognosticators throw logic to the winds and pick the Islanders over the Sabres in their semifinal round clash. Don't bet on it--Vezina winners Sauve and Edwards will shut down the hot-and-cold Iles to advance into the finals. You heard it here...
...task of the predicter waxes difficult. The sure bet failed, in one fell swoop of a series. But the semifinals march on, part of the National Hockey League's Long March, which will end one day, reportedly...
Other members of the symposium also agreed Ruiz's win was the result of cheating. Hart said, "It's incredibly unfair that she walked off with the win after running only a few miles. I'll bet she didn't even have to shower afterwards...