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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...burly black who seems made of cannonballs. "I was an impatient person before I came here," he says with a grin. "Now I'm building something to last ten thousand years." Then he's off in a flurry of stone chips as he puts down his first draft, a half-inch cut, the width of the chisel, along the stone's edge. When he began with Bambridge, it took him three days to make an ashlar. Now he can turn one out in 15 minutes. Jamieson, an ex-butcher, has completed 18 months of his four-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Mortar and the Cathedral | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

...younger Creel, who supposedly has major defensive inadequacies even at first base, has tied the college (NCAA and NAIA) home run record for a single season with 29. He is a junior and eligible to go in this year's draft, but, despite the homers, clubs have not shown all that much interest. "Several people have been to see him," says coach Larry Hays, "but I guess he doesn't have all that much mobility...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Looks Like A Strike | 5/22/1981 | See Source »

...request is aimed at curtailing further expansion," councilor David Sullivan, who helped draft the proposal that will be filed with the legislature, said Monday. "The current regulations are too limited," Sullivan added...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: City Asks More Control On Institutional Growth | 5/20/1981 | See Source »

...just now starting to come back down to earth a little bit," said Brian Buckley, the only signal-caller picked by the Pats in last month's NFL draft, and a "real prospect," according to coach Ron Erhardt...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Fame and Flame | 5/13/1981 | See Source »

Coming from the Ivy League, Buckley wasn't too sure how he fit in on the national level. "I though maybe I should forget about it when I hadn't heard by 3 p.m. on draft day," he said, "But then I called home and got the news. I was kind of surprised it was the Patriots, because I flew to Dallas and New York for physicals for those clubs and they seemed more interested...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Fame and Flame | 5/13/1981 | See Source »

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