Word: bone
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Tough, smart and profane, he ranks with Henry Clay, Thomas Reed and Sam Rayburn among the most powerful Speakers ever. A bred-in-the-bone Republican from Illinois, he was first elected to the House in 1872-a century ago-and served a total of 46 years...
Widely regarded as an unreconstructed hypochondriac, he had headaches, cramps, insomnia and a nervous stomach from worrying-largely about his headaches, cramps, insomnia and stomach. Though some of his ailments, such as slipped discs, bone chips, blood clots, pulled muscles and malaria, were undoubtedly for real, Pirate fans came to expect and even revel in the complaints of "Mr. Aches and Pains." It was almost axiomatic that the worse Roberto said he felt, the better he played. "If Clemente can walk," the New York Mets' Tommy Agee said before the 1972 season, "he can hit." Hit he did, registering...
...showdown to determine which two teams will meet in Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles on Jan. 14. Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula was thrice blessed in the playoff game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Early in the game Steeler Quarterback Terry Bradshaw was knocked unconscious by a bone-jarring tackle and had to spend most of the game on the sidelines feeling "pretty loony." Then, in the second quarter, Miami Punter Larry Seiple dropped back to punt and-surprise!-ran the ball 37 yds. to set up the Dolphins' first touchdown. Finally, Dolphin Quarterback Bob Griese, out with...
...cocky, compact (5 ft. 6 in., 150 lbs.) French Canadian is known-will race any combination of two wheels and four legs. One of Filion's alltime favorites was a horse called Rabbit, an equine outpatient that, as one railbird recalls, had "four lame legs and so many bone chips he sounded like a crap game." Filion, who won 17 races with him in '68, says fondly: "He was the gamest horse I ever...
Beneath the bantering foolery, the play is warm, affectionate and touching. None of Simon's comedies has been more intimately written out of love and a bone-deep affinity with the theatrical scene and temperament. Simon is helped handsomely by the faultless comic timing of Levene and Albertson, whose weathered countenances testify to the many long seasons they have served the theater with honor. As play goers, we should return the bows that they take and reserve a special one for the annual bounty of Neil Simon. ·T.E.K...