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...Montreal manager Gene Mauch called Buckner's catch the best he's ever seen, but nobody wants to hear how Buckner snagged the ball just as he hit the foul line, about how he slid on his belly toward the reserved seat section in a dust storm of white chalk. Ancient Dodger heroics excite no one in the summer of the Red Sox Renaissance...
With Foolish Pleasure winning the Kentucky Derby, and Master Derby running away with the Preakness, chalk players are already arguing over which colt is Horse of the Year. They could be wasting their time. The top three-year-old thoroughbred may not even have been in the starting gate at Churchill Downs or Pimlico. Nor is it likely to be at Belmont on June 7 for the Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in racing's Triple Crown. The superhorse of 1975 could very well be a lady: Ruffian, the fastest filly in memory. Before the summer...
...fans can chalk up another disappointing game in what has turned out to be a season of disappointments for the young Harvard squad under first-year coach Bob Scalese...
Prince Thou Art was in that one, and so was Sylvan Place, and while they both raced unimpressively it's only fair to chalk up the track condition as a possible factor. Master Derby takes after his father (Dust Commander, 1970 Derby winner on an off track) in his love for the mud. But wet or dry, he is sharp and ready for this weekend's action...
...Keith) Chesterton's essays, he wanders the white hills of southern England. Drawing paper is at hand, but he has forgotten his pastels. Looking down, the artist enjoys a sudden epiphany. He is walking over his heart's desire: Sussex is a giant piece of chalk...