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...second concern involves the obscure area of the quarterback-center exchange. Quarterback Jim Kubacki, you see, stands at 6'3", which is five more than center Carl Culig. Thus, "Jimmy has to crouch down to get the ball, which is a real disadvantage" according to Restic...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Improving Lions Invade Stadium for Ivy Opener | 10/11/1975 | See Source »

...flying angel) has been riding professionally for 15 of his 32 years. The 5-ft. 3-in., 113-lb. jock, a bubbling personality who often sings while riding to the post, is a quiet artist at the reins. Along with a "good-looking seat"-he rides in a tight crouch with his back parallel to the horse's body-Cordero has one of the most effective whip techniques in the business. By switching his whip from hand to hand in heavy traffic without missing a beat, he can often shift a horse into overdrive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Winning Angel | 3/24/1975 | See Source »

...familiar ritual: he knocks his stick on his skates, moves a few feet up ice to the edge of the "goal crease," reaches back to tap the top of his stick and the end of his glove against the steel goalposts to get his bearings, drops to a crouch, and challenges the shooter to make the first move. He also flips to the right page in his mental book on players and recalls data on their habitual skating patterns. In the second or two that all this is going on, Parent begins to adjust his position to cut down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Courage and Fear in a Vortex of Violence | 2/24/1975 | See Source »

Embree starts his run at the bar from the left, while Stones approaches the bar from the right. The rules say that a jumper may crouch and stare at the bar only two minutes before starting...

Author: By William E.STEDMAN Jr., | Title: Rock Steady | 2/20/1975 | See Source »

...while Stones complained about the crouch, Embree could have griped about his run. Both runners need a lot of room for their approaches, and the officials angled the position of the pit to the right to accomodate the high stepping Stones. This in turn forced Embree to shorten his run from his usual ten steps down to eight. But the shortened run and the so-called poor footing that Stones also complained of, did not stop Embree from attaining what is now his second best mark of the season...

Author: By William E.STEDMAN Jr., | Title: Rock Steady | 2/20/1975 | See Source »

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