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...established a qualifying school in which the pros have to survive a hair-raising Shootout before earning the right to compete on the tour. After that they become "rabbits," harried journeymen who must scramble through early morning rounds to qualify for each individual tournament. Freedom from this grind is granted only to those who win a tournament or become one of the top 60 money winners...
...Although the training can be a grind, you'd be amazed how fast the winter goes by. The only way we can tell how good we are is by racing," Ronan said...
...cameras and declaring, "This represents the real problem of violence in America." Or "Laugh-In" comedian Pat Paulsen's short-lived write-in campaign. Remember Sam Yorty's 1972 New Hampshire bid? No one else does. Last time around, another gaggle of absurdist candidates spiced the winter grind: Stanley "Vote Alphabetically" Arnold (290 votes), the Rev. Arthur "We need to put Jesus Christ back into politics" Blessit (886 votes, or 1 per cent), Robert L. "Elect the Last President and Give America Parliamentary Government" Kelleher (113 votes), and the anti-Communist ticket of Billy Joe Clegg and Auburn Lee Pack...
...tomorrow's vote. That's the stated goal of Ted Kennedy's New Hampshire campaign coordinator, Dudley Dudley. Three months ago, people would have chuckled in horror at such predictions. But now, like a crippled grizzly with traps on both legs, Ted Kennedy is struggling through the New Hampshire grind. The candidate himself looks tired, a much different man from the one who stood in Faneuil Hall November 7 and promised to bring the Carter administration to its knees...
Saturday, Feb. 16, 9-11 p.m.: Eric Heiden tackles the 5,000-meter endurance grind...