Word: dismalness
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Charlie Whittingham, 73, Shoe's notion of "the best trainer in the country," was blessed to have forgotten his binoculars in the excitement of the morning. "I didn't know where Shoe was," he admitted. After two dismal Mays out of two, in 1958 and '60 (one of those Whittingham horses is now cutting herds in a rodeo), Charlie swore never to return to Louisville without a contender. "I hoped for the big horse, I waited for him." So the trainer was 26 years between Derby starts, and the rider 21 between Derby victories. "I didn't panic," said Shoemaker...
Despite last year's dismal showing, when the laxmen ended up 3-11, the outlook for this spring's lacrosse team is bright. Harvard is 4-1 (2-0 Ivy League) and ranked 13th in the latest national poll...
ENFORCING CIVIL RIGHTS laws has not been a priority for the Reagan Administration. Since kicking off its campaign by defending the right of Bob Jones University to resist federal affirmative action policies, the Reagan Justice Department has chalked up a dismal record of avoiding prosecutions under federal civil rights laws...
...opening 20 minutes the following night at Cornell, scoring 10 of the squad's 16 first-half points. And although the Big Red defense shut the freshman down in the second period, Phillips' 10-point effort was still good enough to lead the squad in its most dismal offensive showing of the season...
...Neill, 73, reflected on the many changes in politics, the nation, and his home state since he entered politics as a Massachusetts state representative in 1936. Citing the dismal statistics of the Depression, he said, "I have seen it all change...