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...positive in everything that we were doing in May, and it started going really well,” Downing says. “We really enjoyed what we were doing, and we were able to improve practice after practice.”Dominance in June is characteristic of Charley Butt’s crews, which have won seven of 17 IRA titles—three more than any other program. But last June’s race had to be special, even by Butt’s standards.After the turmoil of April and May, when uncertainty reigned supreme...
DIED. Johnny Duncan, 67, hunky, Texas-born country baritone who moved to Nashville, wrote songs for Charley Pride and Conway Twitty, and in the 1970s became popular for such hits as She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime and It Couldn't Have Been Any Better; of a heart attack; in Fort Worth, Texas...
...Driving into Jamestown today is much like driving into any American city of less than a million people: the outlying Comfort Inns are soon followed by an onslaught of billboards with ensorcelling pictures of the steaks and pastas and chicken Caesars available at the fungible establishments calling themselves O?Charley's or Olive Garden or, if you?re very lucky, Carrabba's Italian Grill. (Check out the July issue of Consumer Reports for detailed ratings on 103 U.S. restaurant chains; Carrabba?s was named top Italian chain, and it tied for third overall behind the pricey Capital Grille and Ruth...
...Charley Butt has a knack for getting his rowers to peak at the right time.2006 was no exception, as the Harvard men’s lightweight crew coach watched his top two boats medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships (IRAs) on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.Despite coming in as a significant underdog, the varsity eight was just edged by Eastern Sprints champion Cornell in the Grand Final, falling 0.076 seconds short of taking home the gold medal.Meanwhile, the varsity straight four outraced a field packed with heavyweight boats to capture the national title.“It?...
...Coach] Charley [Butt] is a master of building to a perfect crescendo—to peak just at the right time,” Reid said. “We have faith in his process, and he’s going to get it done, and we’ll be ready by that time. We have lots of time to make sure that we get it right...