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Trouble was, George Brett likes the feel of callused skin against unpolished timber, so the T-85s he orders by the cord from the Hillerich & Bradsby Co. in Kentucky are unstained, pure white bolts of mountain ash, legendary Louisville Sluggers. In order to keep his grip without gloves, the Kansas City third baseman takes tar and slathers every bat like a small town honoring a scoundrel. About the middle of the club, maybe a little higher up than the label, Brett cultivates a sticky reserve for when his palms get especially clammy, like when Goose Gossage is pitching...
...Playmate of the Year; from Jimmy Connors, 30, comeback king of tennis who last year won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open for the first time since 1974; after four years of marriage, one child; in Miami. Patti's suit asks for custody of Son Brett David, 3, use of the couple's pricey North Miami Beach condominium, and abrogation of a prenuptial agreement limiting any divorce settlement...
Upscale, educated and destined to become model consumers, the spring-break crowd has become a prime target for advertisers eager to turn the affluent young into lifelong customers. "It's a good break from all the sun," said Brett Meili, a junior from Northwestern University, of the promotional games and events laid on for the students. "Whether I will buy the products, I don't know, but when I see the stuff in the store I'll remember I was jumping up and down for it in Daytona...
...have regularly engaged in extortion and misuse of city resources. The latter has generally involved petty acts aimed at political foes Last winter, for instance, city snow plows frequently cleared every street in certain neighborhoods, except those where White's opponents in the state legislature lived (State Rep Jim Brett of Dorchester, who opposed White's "Tregor" funding bill for Boston called City Hall anonymously to complain the response "Call your rep and tell him to vote for Tregor.") Another recent tactic has been to send policemen to rivals fundraisers to check cars license plates and make lists of opponents...
Trailing 10-6 in the final period, Harvard finally pressed the Engineers on defense. But goalie Brett Hildebrand made three sensational arm-saves in the final four minutes, so that when Harvard's Rich Guerra managed to beat him with 17 seconds left, it no longer mattered...