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Luckily, life took a turn for the better the next morning. We poke our heads out of the door, and, finding a clear coast, clump downstairs. We make it as far as the pantry behind the dining hall before encountering our first dog of the day. It goes bananas, as do the half-dozen or so of its colleagues who follow hard on its heels. We fight our way into the kitchen, aided by the housekeeper, who turns out to be the lady who rescued us earlier in the morning. The grandfather is sitting at a table...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Barkers | 12/1/1977 | See Source »

Tampa-before a sunburnt clump of ball fans, Mr. George Lee Anderson of Bridgewater, S. Dak., Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Cincinnati was running a workout at Redsland under a gloriously cerulean sky. Simultaneously, Anderson studied his athletes, alerted fans to fouls, signed autographs, smiled at children and interviewed himself. The night before I'd mentioned that I wanted to ask about managing the Reds. "Sparky" Anderson, a professional, anticipated my questions so well that he stayed two notebook pages ahead of me most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BYPLAY by ROGER KAHN: The Cincinnati Kid | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

...Jester. It is full of sharp turns and wide, easy slopes. It was snowing, so visibility was extremely limited. A trio of skiers whizzed by me, only to disappear from view at the next turn. When I got there I found the three of them hung up in a clump of trees beyond a turn, which they said they thought was a jump. Miraculously, none was hurt, save for a few bruised ribs...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Downhill Skiing Mentality | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...because he's unfriendly," an underling assured them. "It's because we've already put chemicals on the field, and nobody's allowed out there. If you spread the stuff around with your shoes, it could clump up and kill the grass where we don't want it to." The laborer looked up at the centerfield clock--which runs all winter--polished off his soft drink, and excused himself; his break was over...

Author: By Dennis B. Fitzgibbons and Anthony Y. Strike, S | Title: The Season's Not Quite Over at Fenway | 11/5/1976 | See Source »

...started out his pacesetting 18 by birdying the 292-yard first hole after fading his drive into a clump of pines. He proceeded to play a choked down punch shot to within ten feet of the flagstick and nailed the putt for his three...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: ECAC Shocker: Golfers Stymie Field | 10/5/1976 | See Source »

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