Word: hammerism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...strengths of the two teams are matched in almost every event. In the hammer, Crimson junior Ron Wilson is nearing the 190-foot range occupied by Army captain John Graham, and sophomore Charley Ajootian can match cadet Larry Hart in a battle for third...
Army dominated the weights, but Harvard's big four all scored. Ron Wilson chucked the hammer a mighty 185 feet but had to settle for third. Charley Ajootian picked up fifth place with his best toss, 176 feet...
...impatiently cried: "Let's forget the First Amendment!" Mendel Rivers enthusiastically supported him, and chimed in with a few unilluminating comments of his own. "There are only two ideologies in the world," he said at one point. "One is represented by Jesus Christ and the other by the hammer and the sickle...
...Park's galleys was excruciating for him, and intense personal unhappiness, as well as the popular rejection of his work, convinced him that it was better to continue the campaign in other genres. "The shits are killing us," Mailer wrote bitterly, "even as they kill themselves." Better, then, to hammer the nails into the coffin directly than through the subtlety of fiction. Better, too, to give the heathens a guided tour than to lose them in the intricate patterns of one's thoughts. Best to wage total warfare, to offer open assault on a society which would not recognize...
Harvard moved into an early lead with 1-2 finishes in the hammer and the discus. Ron Wilson's 185-foot hammer throw and Charley Ajootian's 176-foot toss were the top field performances of the day. Bruce Hedendahl and Dick Benka, the Crimson's two other beefmen, kept pace by taking 1-2 in the discus...