Word: hit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Boulris topped the running attack which slashed the Big Red line for 220 yards, as much as the visitors had given in their previous two games. Ravenel, behind strong protection from the offensive line, managed to hit on nine passes for 96 yards, seven of those completions coming in the first half...
...striper is so unpredictable that surf casters have gone for years without a strike. Stripers can sulk offshore for hours far beyond the reach of a line, then flash for the beach on a whim. They can ignore the most ingenious lures bobbed past their noses by experts, then hit something splashed into the water by a novice. Toughest of all to figure are the canny ancients that go 60 lbs. and higher. "The big ones, they travel by themselves," said Oscar. "They like a big rock, and they settle under it for a few days. You got to think...
...matter what he happened to hit during the monthlong derby, Oscar Flanders, 64, would still be regarded by the experts with the same reverential awe they reserve for the striper himself. A stumpy 230 lbs., he won last year with a 51-pounder that he promptly sold to "some city feller standing around. Gave me ten dollars." In a monumental battle Oscar once landed a 63-pounder-the island record for surf casting. "I've thrown back more fish than most men have caught," he says matter-of-factly. "Anything less than 30 lbs. doesn't interest...
Oscar's plugs hit the surface with short, sharp slaps. "The big ones, they get nerved up by the noise," he explained, "and maybe that's the best time-when they don't think, and want to get rid of the damned thing, and hit it. If he hits, he's a fighter. You see that pole bend down and that striper taking all your line and going out 500 ft., pulling like a bull, making circles, doubling back. Then he quiets down, and you think you've got him. You start bringing...
...Aston Martin's DB4-GT, a new two-seat sports-racing car. The torpedo-back coupe is powered by a six-cylinder, 302-h.p. engine, can hit a top of 170 m.p.h. U.S. price...