Word: ganges
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...another Hall of Fame second baseman, Rogers Hornsby. St. Louis fans were dismayed, but only temporarily. The Cardinals won pennants in 1928, 1930 and 1931, and Frisch again figured prominently in the triumphs. Then, as a playing manager, he oversaw the antics of the rambunctious Cardinal Gas House Gang. Frisch continued to play until 1937. In one game that year, Fellow Cardinal Terry Moore nearly overtook him as both men sprinted around the bases. "When they start to climb up the back of the old Flash," he said, "I know it's time to quit...
...this changed abruptly when, in 1969, a new gang arrived in town and threatened to ride off with the Ivy League crown and national recognition. "Ours is an exciting experiment here at Harvard," they announced. "We believe that we can build a nationally competitive basketball program at a school with no basketball tradition which, when combined with Harvard's academic excellence, will offer a young man one of the most potentially rewarding experiences of his life." Bob Harrison, having left a successful program at Kenyon College to come to Harvard, was the main impetus behind the new experiment, which almost...
...Wild One. Stanley Kramer production with Marlon Brando leading a motorcycle gang --the film that made Brando a star. His tempestuous temerity formed a strong image that influenced tough blue-jeaned teens...
...yakuza branched out from gambling into other rackets, the gangs grew in number and power. Today the largest, Yamaguchi-gumi,* is a veritable army of 10,000 men. Under the command of Japan's top mobster, Kazuo Taoka, 60, police say that Yamaguchi-gumi has become a criminal conglomerate that controls more than 50 corporations, ranging from restaurants and bars to trucking companies and talent agencies. The gang's take from gambling alone is estimated to be as high as $100 million a year...
...Clearly, Taoka has come a long way since that day in 1937, when, as a small-time hoodlum on the Kobe docks, he finished off a rival gang member with one downswing of his samurai sword -the first step in his rise to the position of Japan's No. 1 oyabun...