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...fault, believe it or not, lies with the hitters. Yes, "The Over The Wall Gang." Uh-huh, "The Bay State Rollers." For all their RBIs, home runs and palm slapping, the Red Sox line-up has dismally failed countless numbers of times to get the clutch hits, the come-from-behind runs, and the late-inning rallies that are instrumental for division-winners and were the trademarks of the previous pennant-winning squads of 1967 and 1975. Sure, it's disappointing to see Rick Wise give up eight runs in the first two innings, but when George Scott lets...
...party, explained the First Lady, was "to get children to meet Amy," who sat gleefully with the rest of trie small fry at the magic show. Guests Bert Lance, Tip O'Neill, Mark Hatfield and James Sehlesinger munched hot dogs and hamburgers, enjoying various attractions: a clutch of clowns, an old-fashioned calliope and the Washington Redskins playing volleyball. The high spot of the party came when Jimmy, Wife Rosalynn and Amy deftly do-si-doed with the Dixie Liners. Sweating profusely but smiling nonstop, Jimmy padded about in Wallabees and issued a presidential directive: "Y'all have...
There were old railroad money and new fast-food money, Saudi sheiks and Japanese transistor magnates, Texas oilmen and British noblemen, not to mention the usual clutch of Whitneys and Vanderbilts. Around the barns of the great breeding farms-Spendthrift, Claiborne and the like-and under the canopies covering the caviar at auction-weekend parties, the talk was peppered with the names of sires: What A Pleasure, Round Table, Sir Ivor, Northern Dancer. A casual comment about one filly brought the quick question: "How was she bred, ma'am?" The equally quick answer: "By Secretariat out of Crimson Saint...
...climb into a cockpit, strap in and start the car. You shift upward, first, second, third, fourth and then down. Gas. Clutch. Shift. Now gas, clutch, gas again. Downshift. You are learning how to double-clutch. You are learning to control a car. You cease to hear the swallows. Your universe becomes an asphalt strip. It will be afternoon before Couture regards you as competent to corner in a Formula Ford...
...fans, critics and allies alike were treated to a classic baseball game. Columbia, led by crafty hurler Rolando Acosta, defeated Harvard and Stewart, 3-1. Clutch hitting and run production were absent, but tenacity and confidence on the part of the Crimson were manifest. "We showed everyone what kind of a ballclub we were going to have," Park said. "The kids showed a ton of confidence here as they did all season long...