Word: haplessness
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...Everybody knows that the National League had a great class of pitchers last year. There was Orel Hershiser's 19-3 record; John Tudor's 1.93 ERA; and Rick Reuschel's valiant performance for the hapless Pirates. But no one has thrown a nohitter in the Senior Circuit since September, 1983. Ten points if you can name the artist of that masterpiece...
Last year, Princeton demolished Harvard's hopes for the Ancient Eight crown. Seeking revenge, Harvard fought the Tigers hard to the end this year, only to lose the deciding final relay by 0.04 seconds. Adding insult to injury, the traditionally hapless Cornell team stunned the aquamen, in another last-relay victory...
Several of Kennedy's dozen hapless challengers in this superbaby of Democratic primaries have somewhat more to say, and more ground on which to say it. They, unlike him, have served in elective state office. They have drafted and lobbied for legislation that has helped the homeless, the poor, and the un-rich. They know exactly what federal programs they want cut, which beefed up, and which reformed...
...ELSEWHERE, somewhere in the desert wasteland outside Solong, the wandering Prophet Motive (Leonard Dick) and his hapless sidekick Ahmed A'Boubou (Jeffrey Korn) are way ahead of their time, preaching the good 20th century values of capitalism and personal repression. Dick's enormous birdnest of a white wig and his well-developed evangelistic twang are all-too-familiar and consequently quite effective. Their energetic duet, "Moral Hygiene," is yet another showstopper...
...already clear that it would be one of those nights, very similar to the contest earlier in the season when Harvard (now 7-6-1 overall) blasted the same hapless Eagle squad (1-8) by a score...