Word: hammerism
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...ritual air of sanctioned duplicity at times surrounds auctions where the stakes loom high. Ostensibly, two big art dealers bid against each other until the hammer falls. In all probability, each represents a major museum or collector who has secretly commissioned the dealer to bid for them. The theory is that if the true bidders were known the price would skyrocket. When the game is played out, the art world is left to guess who actually bought the piece...
...walked into the elevator calmly reading some political brochure or other and ran into a guy about twice my size in a green tracksuit calmly carrying a hammer for a hammer throw. Somehow reading seems to go better with elevators than the hammer throw. But that's probably just a fetish...
...Hammer: Ed Nesal
...indoor meet, Penn topped the Crimson 461/2-28, but the score is deceiving. Harvard was within ten points entering the final relay events. Also, Joe Naughton, a consistent scorer in the hammer, unpredictably fouled out of his event...
Besides Naughton's points, the Crimson field hopes ride with Ed Nosal and Teddy DeMars in the hammer throw, Richie Szaro in the javelin, and Howie Corwin in the triple jump. McCurdy is also counting on one of his three high jumpers. Sred Lang, Ed Baskauskas, and Bill Birhle, to clear...