Word: homelies
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Schull, 24, is the leading rebounder for rival Eldorado, an ice cream company in Bologna. The N.B.A. it isn't; yet for American players unwilling or unable to buck the stiff competition at home, Europe is indeed an Eldorado...
Other American players, accustomed to the slick, fast-breaking style of play in the U.S., return home out of frustration; while improving, European basketball at best is on a level with junior-college ball in the U.S. Playing conditions, like the cramped court on the third floor of the Abbey of Mercy church in Venice, are often less than ideal. Refereeing, which one U.S. player says favors the home team by a good 25 points, is woefully bad. And the European players, to whom teamwork is a job performed by oxen, would just as soon uncork an impossibly long...
...Trade. The hope that De Gaulle might become more cooperative on economic affairs is one reason that President Nixon seeks to improve U.S. relations with France. The Administration's anti-inflationary drive at home has helped to harden the dollar on world markets. One result is that Nixon will speak from strength in any money talks in Europe. While showing little interest in a gold price increase or other radical monetary reforms, Washington is pressing for the activation of the International Monetary Fund's "special drawing rights" as the best immediate way to expand the monetary reserves needed...
...clubs they stop at on tour should not be underestimated. Eric Clapton explains the Cream's notorious record of poor live performances by saying that the groups was often harried by insensitive officials at its gigs. A rock group, apparently, plays best where it feels most at home. Judging from the record, most groups have felt at home at the Tea Party...
...first half of the Ivy season, Harvard beat Dartmouth in a close one at the IAB, wore down Brown, also at home, and lost to Yale by six, again...