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They ought to put a 20-lb. weight on him, handicap him like a race horse, to give the rest of us a chance." At 32, Palmer is a hero out of Runyon -a passionate gambler, an electric showman. His desire to win is so strong that finishing second-even though it makes him rich-is only a little less distasteful than finishing last. "The desire is the thing," he says. "You have to keep yourself under control, to believe in yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Any Day Is Arnie's Day | 5/25/1962 | See Source »

...face a squad analyzed by Coach Jack Barnaby as "tough, though lacking in individual stars." He added that Amherst has depth and a home-court advantage, so "we can't count on anything." The fact that the team has to travel on the day of the match is another handicap. "We went to Dartmouth a day early and won," commented Barnaby. "The baseball team came up the day of the game and lost...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amherst, Midshipmen Oppose Tennis Team | 5/11/1962 | See Source »

...score. The attacking unit that had produced 16 goals in the previous two games was held to four tallies by rugged Terrapin defensemen playing control ball. The Maryland midfield took face-off after face-off. Munro's squad was not able to overcome this handicap in spite of a strong fourth period finish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Stickmen Break Even Against Tough Southern Teams | 4/9/1962 | See Source »

...thing, bad weather kept the crews off the water until the 15th, cutting out about two weeks of vital spring practice. Thus Coolidge is already operating under a serious handicap. To make matters worse, the first race against Navy is a week earlier than usual, with the result that he has even less time to put together a workable combination...

Author: By C. BOYDEN Gray, | Title: Heavy and Lightweight Crews Face Early Season Rebuilding | 3/28/1962 | See Source »

Thomas F. Pettigrew, associate professor of Social Psychology, called the literacy system "a serious handicap" to the would-be Negro voter. He predicted that "if the bill goes through, and is strictly enforced, we can expect a rise from 1.5 million to 3 million registered Negro voters in the South...

Author: By Jonathan D. Trobe, | Title: Pettigrew Calls Negro Vote Bill Crucial | 3/23/1962 | See Source »

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