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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...certainly no flash-in-the-pan as Jack began grooving his swing when he turned ten under the tutelage of Jack Grout, the well-known professional then at the Scioto Country Club in Ohio. Grout in turn had been an assistant to Henry Picard, who is regarded as the finest striker of a two-iron who ever lived. The newspapers loved to refer to Picard as "the chocolate soldier" because he was the pro at the Hershey, Pennsylvania golf club...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Golden Hours of The Golden Bear | 3/3/1977 | See Source »

...there is more: one of the finest teachers I have met at Harvard has been wronged. Her good name should be cleared quickly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Teacher's Fear | 3/1/1977 | See Source »

Ignoring today's mature, spirited, no longer provincial Los Angeles Times opens Griffith to a charge of Eastern seaboard provincialism. Griffith's "by common consent" certainly does not include those of us privileged to read and enjoy the finest newspaper in the West, if not the entire country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 28, 1977 | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...captain Jim Vaughan was the hero in red, picking up a three-goal, hat trick and adding an assist in one of his finest performances of the year. The senior's final tally, an unassisted breakaway at 17:43 of the third period, capped the game scoring and gave Cornell its 13th win in 19 starts this season...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Forget Monday's Beanpot: Cornell 7, Harvard 4 | 2/10/1977 | See Source »

Whatever be the truth, it's a shame that this gourmand's delight and the namesake of this country's finest collegiate hockey tourney has to be subjected to such maltreatment. While the time for apology is long past, it's still not too late. Beans are forgiving legumes--they live for more than just revenge and motorcycles...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Soy, Kidney, Jelly, Lima, Orson | 2/8/1977 | See Source »

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