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...spring. Off in one direction the Whetstone Mountains glower; in another, the Empire Mountains; in another, the Huachucas; in another, the Dragoons, big and little. Birds in the air include meadowlarks, a splash of yellow on their underparts, and vermilion flycatchers, and four or five different hawks, the Cooper's sparrow hawk and the red-tailed being the most prominent. In the cottonwoods down by the San Pedro River there are eagles. And skittering across the sere terrain are deer, weasels and badgers. Beneath the dinner bell by the back door is a sign: SINGING WIND BOOKSHOP. HEADQUARTERS FOR BOOKS...
While scientists know the chemical composition of the new class of superconductors, they are less certain about how they work. True, a theory exists that explains low-temperature superconductivity. It is known as BCS, from the initials of Author John Bardeen and his colleagues Leon Cooper and Robert Schrieffer, who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics for their effort. But BCS may not apply to the strange goings-on at higher temperatures...
...More than five hours later, the auction closes with the march of the scrubeenies, the cheap players who fill out everyone's roster. There are still some good buys for those who have husbanded their money, either by design or dumb luck. The Moosers grab Milwaukee's Cecil Cooper for $3, the same price that Nova pays for Catcher Ron Hassey. Pitiably, the once mighty Reggie Jackson commands merely a single buck as the Hackers' designated hitter...
Just Jim Gantner, Paul Molitor, Cecil Cooper and Robin Yount remain from the glory year, 1982. Now the designated hitter, Cooper has yielded first base to ex-Dodger Greg Brock, no longer required to be Steve Garvey. Yount has lost the arm for shortstop but was center fielder enough to preserve the no-hitter with a diving catch for the final out. He was quick to say, "Paciorek's catch in the second inning meant just as much." Left Fielder Jim Paciorek, subbing for the young home-run champion Rob Deer, said not to forget the infield. And Nieves thanked...
...committee are Mayor Walter J. Sullivan, who is the chairman, vice chairman Jane F. Sullivan (who is in no relation to the mayor), Frances C. Cooper, Alfred B. Fantini, Sara O. Garcia, Timothy J. Toomey Jr. and Larry Weinstein...