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Last week Karras did his show in a Santa Clans costume, but his tone was still closer to Scrooge. In a lefthanded defense of spectators who boo pro football teams, he said: "If guys are dumb enough to fork over $7 to see this fiasco, then let 'em boo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Lion at Large | 12/27/1971 | See Source »

Blue himself admits to no tricks. "My repertory consists of three basic pitches: fastball, curve and changeup. I throw them all the same, lefthanded." You couldn't prove it by such heavy-hitting

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Bolt of Blue Lightning | 8/23/1971 | See Source »

But Blue, who had spent most of his young life visualizing himself as Johnny Unitas, leaned toward the University of Houston, especially when Houston Coach Bill Yoeman proclaimed: "This young fellow is going to be the first big-name black quarterback. He's going to be the best lefthanded passer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Bolt of Blue Lightning | 8/23/1971 | See Source »

Everyone in baseball knows the main reason why the Pittsburgh Pirates are leading the National League's Eastern Division. Leftfielder Wilver Dornel Stargell is leading everyone in baseball in home runs and runs batted in. But why, exactly, is the lefthanded slugger hitting so well this season? Some say...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sugar Bean, Formerly Gentle Ben | 8/2/1971 | See Source »

The Oakland Athletics seem to have a thing about colorful names. To be sure, Blue Moon Odom is on the injury list, but that still leaves a trio of starting pitchers named Rollie Fingers, Catfish Hunter and Siggy Segui. Although their combined record is a mediocre ten wins and eight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Blue Blazer | 5/24/1971 | See Source »

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