Word: handicaps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...understand how a man who didn't go to Eton could have such facility with words, but they love it." The Daily Mail's Don Iddon called Stevenson "dazzling and delightful," adding: "His manner is more British than American, and this could be a handicap [in the U.S.]. Already his harassed enemies are suggesting that Stevenson has an English accent-a most shameful sin." Reported the Daily Telegraph's Malcolm Muggeridge: "He derives from the tradition of Henry Adams, and a century ago might well have preferred to transfer himself across the Atlantic to survey...
...mile, $50,000 Washington International drew three first-class European horses-England's Zucchero and Wilwyn, Germany's Niederlander -and Indian Hemp, a Canadian-owned hopeful which had raced in England. The U.S. opposition, which might have been better, consisted of Brookmeade's handicap star, Greek Ship (ridden by Eddie Arcaro), Ruhe (third in the 1951 Kentucky Derby) and a favorite Maryland router named Pilaster. Although the distance and the turf course favored Zucchero (touted as "the greatest four-year-old in Europe") and Wilwyn (winner of ten straight), all three U.S. entries had good turf races...
...Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England, the Duke of Windsor entered the autumn tournament with a handicap of 16. Wearing a waterproof hat that looked like a combination sou'wester and deerstalker, the Duke shot a 98. Next day, on the eleventh hole, he tore up his card, told club officials: "My game's so bad it's no good going on. It's all right to be playing like this in France . . . ordinary hurdles. But this course is the Grand National of golf courses...
...boss of Chicago's Marshall Field & Co.'s gun department, Charlie Hunter had long fretted over one big handicap for his customers. Since many of them had no opportunity to practice shooting under actual hunting conditions, they were likely to miss their duck or pheasant when the big chance came. What they really needed, he thought, was a place where they could practice under actual field conditions, thus make every shot count. By last week, after more than eleven years of on & off prodding, Marshall Field had decided Hunter was right. In a $100,000, 192-acre wooded...
...Crimson is working under the handicap of an injury to Berk Johnson, starting left outside for three seasons. Johnson was kicked on the leg Saturday and is currently on crutches. Playing in his place will be Juan Vollenweider, substitute wing, or Dana Getchell, who started at halfback against Williams but has played in the line previously. The other outside will be either Win Knowlton or Steve Joyce, while the insides will be either Mary Weiss and Johnny Beer or Frank Davies and George Baker. Maurice Toro is center forward...