Word: golfed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most of the important stirring, however, was being done on Nixon's behalf. New Jersey was restless under its commitment to the favorite-son candidacy of Senator Clifford Case, and the Nixon forces decided to move in on it. On a golf course over the weekend, Nixon Aide Peter Flanigan told State G.O.P. Chairman Webster Todd: "Look, we need your delegation right now." Todd, whose wife was openly supporting Rockefeller, shot back: "Hell, no!" But pressure continued on individual delegates, who saw no purpose in holding out for a lost cause. By Tuesday night it was open knowledge that...
...AMERICAN GOLF CLASSIC (ABC, 4-6 p.m.). The last four holes of the final round of the $125,000 tournament. Live, from Firestone Country Club, Akron...
Boros still wants people to believe that he would rather stay home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and fish for snook than play golf. At the very least, he says, "I get just as excited when I fish as I do when I'm playing golf." And how excited is that? Well, after he won the 1963 Open, Julius reportedly opened a beer, lit up a cigarette, and fell sound asleep while he was being interviewed by a nationally syndicated columnist. Oh no, insists Boros: he was only resting his eyes...
...skits are its improvisations, which are eminently spontaneous, since they are based on situations suggested by the audience. The house special is an improvisation in which the actors switch acting methods in mid-scene on cue from Forster. Sunday night's special showed a husband and wife on a golf course, and even managed to work in another audience suggestion about a dilettante gravedigger...
...cloudy at the beach. It is ladies' day at the golf course. His boat is in drydock, and his wallet won't stand a trip to the track. So what is a restless sports buff to do on a summer afternoon? He could take in a baseball game, but he probably won't. Empty seats are the sign of baseball's times...