Word: games
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This year the right hand of Joe Niekro, 34, is plenty big enough, and he has become one of the finest knuckleball pitchers in the game. Not only did he lead the National League in wins last week (18-9), but he had helped mightily to keep the surprising Houston Astros neck and neck with the powerful Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. Fittingly, Joe Niekro's closest competitor for victories in the league is Big Brother Phil, 40, who has won 17 and lost 18 for the last-place Atlanta Braves. (He has accounted...
While no one questions her athletic ability, most coaches and owners around the league doubt that she will be able to offset her disadvantage in size and strength. N.B.A. basketball is a man's game, a very rough man's game. The territory beneath the backboards is one of the most violent in sport. Said Sonny Werblin, president of Madison Square Garden, which owns the New York Knicks, on hearing of the signing: "It's disgraceful, a travesty." Others accused the faltering Pacers of signing Meyers solely for publicity. Said Seattle SuperSonics Owner Sam Schulman...
...have to use motion, rather 1979 Crimson Football at a Glance Area Strengths Weaknesses Quarterback With senior Burke St. John, Harvard will lean towards a running offense, using options and sprint-outs. St. John knows the Multiflex and has experience; backup junior Jim Keyte also has J.V. experience. Passing game is a problem, St. John is not a strong-armed quarterback; and Keyte, a powerful baseball pitcher, remains untested as a passer. No real long threat. Offensive line Five returning lettermen led by '78 starters Dave Scheper (center) and Mike Durgin (tackle), both powerful and experience. Captain Mike Brown should...
Even Restic is plagued with "its." "If our defense can get the job done, and if we can develop a kicking game it will take the pressure off our offense," he said. That will help...
...tools which Fisher has developed include the outlining of partisan perceptions in a conflict and what the adversary perceives as the pros and cons of making a specific decision. Some of the tools are a bit gimmicky, such as one which examines the conflict in the context of a game with a set series of moves and group of players, and developing a "yesable proposition," or, in common language, a solution to the conflict...