Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with Wood Memorial winner Air Forbes Won, and not just because of the name. With two Derby winners in his immediate family--Bold Forbes and Northern Dancer--Air Forbes Won has the pedigree. And for history's sake. Pleasant Colony, who went two-for-three in the Triple Crown last year, also won the Wood in his final prep for the Derby. Add to these assets the fact that Air Forbes Won has both his eyes, all his teeth, and four sound legs as of this writing...
Even if the spikers had triumphed over Fast Stradsbourg, however. Harvard had no shot at the tournament crown "Realistically, we could have gone one round further," Palm said, explaining that only a miracle would have gotten the Crimson past a powerhouse like Penn State...
...attack. 11. Steve Carlton (1972) and Catfish Hunter (1975) each completed 30, Mickey Lolich (1971) pitched 376 innings, Wilbur Wood pitched 377 the next year. 12. Eddie Collins and Lou Gehrig. 13. Chuck Klein. Klein holds the National Record for runs scored with 158, and is the only Triple Crown Winner to lead the league in stolen bases as well (1932). 14. Comskey Park in Chicago has a 445' centerfield wall. 15. Al Kaline. 16. Wayne Granger (1972 for the Reds). 17. Cy Young and Jim Bunning. 18. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson with a 356 B.A. 19. Al Downing...
Last week a high-ranking Israeli general predicted that a major operation in Lebanon was imminent. "The coming days will provide the opening Sharon is waiting for," he said. "And he is absolutely convinced that the planned operation will solve all of Israel's problems, it will crown Sharon as the 'king of Israel...
...five-inning rule may go into effect when Cornell and Dartmouth play one of the other five competitors, all of whom have an excellent chance at taking the Ivy crown. The teams from Hanover and Ithaca still compete at the club level, and Cornell, appearing in its first tourney ever, receives such little financial support that its players must camp out in the Harvard Houses...