Word: foul
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sectarianism is blindly propagandic. A sect has been defined as a group with closed minds who propagate what it already "knows" is the truth. Sectarians who mistake gullibility for faith are prisoners within the shell of their own sectarian tradition--no matter how fine or how foul the shell...
...esthetic toll. The Rhine salmon, once a river staple, has long since disappeared from the murky waters, as has the sturgeon. The hardy varieties of fish that remain-bream, carp, perch and pike-cannot be sold because the river's high phenol content makes them smell and taste foul. Last week even the survivors were imperiled. Millions of dead fish floated to the surface, victims of the worst case of pollution in the river's history...
Immediately after the race Braulio Baeza, the inscrutable Panamanian, claimed foul against the winner alleging interference at the first turn. After 23 minutes of consultation with the jockeys and a review of the race on video tape, the stewards decided to disallow the claim of foul. Had the race been one of less prestige to the state of Maryland one felt that the stewards' reactions might have been quite different...
...casual observer a foul was not evident. The collision of Majestic Prince with Arts and Letters as the horses broke from the gate seemed a more logical reason for claiming foul than any alleged interference on the clubhouse turn. The casual observer is unaware of the total genius of Braulio Baeza as a race rider...
...Baeza reacted a fifth of a second more slowly, the 94th Preakness field might have been sprayed all over the track. Baeza rides cleanly, says little, and seldom claims foul. With a run-of-the-mill reinsman an accident would have been a strong possibility and the foul claim inevitably sustained. Unfortunately, Baeza was victimized by his own greatness...