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...grand opening of the course that Jack built was spoiled by a gaffer named Arnold Palmer. For two years rumors have been circulating that a chronic hip ailment was going to force Palmer out of golf for good. His last victory came in September 1968; this year his game was so discouraging that he dropped off the tour in August for some rest and recuperation. "I've been doing 100 sit-ups a day," says Arnie. "Every so often I get a twinge in my hip, but it's not enough to affect my swing...
Bribing, threatening, tremendously assured, he stands as a universal bloodsucker; there is no forgiveness in him. Richard Simons, (who is a psychiatrist and I'm told something of a professional actor) plays Hummel superbly; a folksy gaffer at the start, his rises from his wheelchair to become an avenging angel who punishes men mercilessly for being human...
...marred a straight one-two finish for Miller's Tar Heel colts. Their first and third took $67,310.62 of the total purse. Also in the money in fourth and fifth place: Adios' sons Raider Frost and Adios Paul. Quipped the New York News's Wes Gaffer: "One more stakes victory and Trainer Del Miller owns Roosevelt Raceway...
Assistant Attorney General Samuel H. Gaffer ruled last Dec. 20 that "A request for photographs before the student is admitted . . . is an unfair educational practice under the Fair Educational Practices...
...year-old gaffer who got a pass from the geriatrics ward of Limerick City Home and Hospital last week hobbled down the street with the same fixed purpose as many another Irishman, sick or well. He was heading for the nearest bookie to bet a tanner or a bob on the Grand National. "The sixpenny bet," said an authority on Fitzwilliam Square (Dublin's Harley Street), "is a great piece of therapy. It keeps them living-to see if their horse wins." Last Saturday, as Quare Times won at Aintree (see SPORT), the Irish hospitals won straight across...