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"Considering all the crises which preceded the race there were more guts in that boat than in any boat I've secn in my life." captain and five-seat Jeff MacMillan said.

Author: By Peter G. Wilcox, | Title: Lights Falter, Finish Second; Princeton Captures Jope Cup | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

Martin's pitching coach and longtime drinking buddy Art Fowler smartened up the staff-and there have been charges that he moistened them up as well. The A's remarkable pitching record, critics protest, has been aided by some slippery business. A team does not suddenly reduce its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happy Playing Billyball | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

The A races, though, turned into "two-boat-start-to-finish-who's-got-the-guts" wars between Eliot and Dunster in the men's division and Eliot and Kirkland on the women's side.

Author: By John Beilenson, | Title: Eliot Cops 3 of 4 Titles In Fierce Crew Contests | 5/6/1981 | See Source »

The main problem is that LeBaron is more than an observer. He is the star--in fact, he is the only intelligent being in his book. Sometimes he's open with his conceit: "But I had guts, all right. Better to act modest though." More often he simply takes to...

Author: By Michael Stein, | Title: Harvard Med as Verdun | 5/5/1981 | See Source »

Oakland Athletics, American League West. They call it Billyball in Oakland, after the prodigal son come home, Manager Billy Martin. Billyball requires brains, guts and hustle: using the hit and run, stealing home, putting on the double steal and breaking up the double play. It is the kind of baseball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Boys of Spring | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

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