Word: competitors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This 1982 World Cup-the twelfth summit meeting in 52 years-may be the largest, richest and possibly the most grandiose athletic contest in history. The Cup's only real competitor is the Olympic Games, also a quadrennial event. But, as soccer fans point out, the comparison is unfair-to the Olympics. After all, the World Cup has a single, dramatic, inexorable focus: 22 men, eleven on each side, mostly well-paid professionals, speeding around a patch of grass, chasing a black-and-white ball called a tango as quickly and as cleverly as their feet can carry them...
Auto racing is like downhill skiing. The competitor must combat his surroundings. When the racer strays past his limits, nature reacts and a tragedy often occurs. The spectators who observe these sports are thrill seekers and prefer to see nonviolent events. However, the violence in hockey, football and boxing is the result of man against man. The fans loudly cheer the contestants on. When injury results here, it is inexcusable...
...ills of its own, last week was seeking to delay delivery of a dozen 767s ordered from Boeing. At the same time, the Reagan Administration has been considering an effort to block the sale of $663 million worth of Canadian-built subway cars to New York City. The American competitor claimed that the Canadians got the deal largely because the Ottawa government had overly subsidized the interest rate that New York City paid...
...brightest spot for Harvard came at the end of the championships in the two-mile relay. Barrett led off the Crimson charge, eking out a small lead over Penn State's Munane, then Grace deFires took over and hung on. Herlihy, running third, passed Penn's competitor in the final stretch of her leg, and freshman All-American Jenny Stricker put the icing on the win, solidifying a new University record of 8:53 in the process...
...HITTER: Senior Captain Paul Chicarello is unable to field any position, can't run well and hit a mediocre 295 a year ago, yet many people call him Harvard's most valuable player Why? The only real answer is intangibles not only is the Winthrop native the most intense competitor on the field, but his exceptional attitude and commitment seem to make everybody he plays with play better...