Word: chalke
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...still Harvard doesn't mind if a player might be missing a mouthpiece or if his pants are too short. The field is the regular 100 yards, but the chalk sidelines are uneven, hastily drawn and a bit spotty. The referees are there, too, in black and white striped jerseys, but when they feel that it's too cold for their comfort, the game clock starts to speed up a bit too quickly to escape a furtive suspicion...
John Bachar, 26, is a Yosemite climber who has pushed strength and skill to a level that astonishes even other good rock apes. Equipped with nothing but boots and gymnast's chalk, and unbelayed by safety ropes, Bachar flows up pitches graded 5.8 or better. Gym workouts have given him steely arm and finger strength, but superb technique and unshakable concentration are his most powerful adhesives. He may work out a sequence of ten or so moves to take him up an overhang hundreds of feet in the air, then discover that the route cannot be forced any farther...
...transitions between the scenes. The costumes contribute to the quality in the level of acting with each actor wearing the same sexless outfit of lavender courderoy. Matching the clever costumes are the creative sets which use different props like toilet seats as chairs and chalkboards as windows using the chalk to draw the blinds...
...rolling!" the director shouted. Whatever he said echoed around the neighborhood on the crew's walkie-talkies. Workers stopped digging; gawkers stopped talking; the make-up man stopped waving a fan over Anderson as if she were Cleopatra. Someone drew chalk lines around the actors' feet to mark their positions...
This Sunday, the coach was able to chalk up number five at Boston University's Nickerson Field where Joe played safety in his third game for the Boston Breakers of the new United States Football League (USFL). And helping the home team edge the Washington Federals. 19-16. Joe Jr, also impressed...