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...Crimson jumped on the scoreboard first by capturing the first event, the 400 medley relay. Jeff Peltier, Jim Lutz, Bill Bird and Jim Kornish teamed up to beat the LaSalle relay and take a 7-0 lead...
...come back as a bird," he says...
John Pearson snagged first place in the 1650 freestyle and Jim Kornish followed suit with his victory in the 200 freestyle. Bill Bird nabbed the 200 butterfly by more than five seconds, while John Ritch took the top spot in the 500 freestyle...
...Hello, this is Wing-It," an answering machine announces to those calling 783-BIRD in search of the after-hours delivery service. "Well, we had a little grease fire and we're doing some rebuilding. We're going to be opening as soon as possible, so don't forget us. We're doing everything we can in our power to get this thing going again...
After two races against the Australian Kookaburra (a bush bird of prey sometimes called a "laughing jackass"), this game stood 2-0 for Conner in the best-of-seven final. Most depressing for the Australians, the lighter breezes they had prayed for all month materialized the first day, but the boat thought to be nimbler was outmaneuvered all the same. Winds that routinely topped 20 knots in the trials eased abruptly to eight or ten. Effectively the yachtsmen were back in Newport, R.I. Breaking neatly in front, Conner never rounded any buoy less than 40 seconds ahead...