Word: manhattanization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...upcoming vote by the House Judiciary Committee on whether to impeach President Clinton, it's easy to ignore some of the more fascinating political campaigns this fall. Take Dartboard's current favorite incumbent, Senator Al D'Amato (R-New York), who is burning up the airwaves with commercials pitting Manhattan against the rest of the state. The commercials, accompanied by the soundtrack from Jaws,imply that liberal downstate politicians (such as D'Amato's opponent, Rep. Charles E. Schumer) will take funding away from those north of the Bronx...
...else would George Steinbrenner want to abandon The Stadium for a multi-billion dollar ballpark on the west side of Manhattan? Surely he knows that the money could be used to help people; real people, not stock symbols or baseball team owners or grown millionaires playing a kid's game...
Opening with a 15-9 game victory, Harvard managed 18 kills to Manhattan...
...third and final game, the Lade Jaspers gave the Crimson a run for its money, but ultimately fell 15-12. Manhattan did register 22 kills to Harvard's 17 in the final game, however...
DIED. JUNIUS KELLOGG, 71, incorruptible cager who as a star collegiate center in 1951 exposed a point-shaving scheme that rocked the sport; in New York City. Kellogg, Manhattan College's first black basketball player, notified his coach after being asked to participate in what was revealed to be a widespread plot to fix games at seven colleges, a fateful decision that led to numerous players' arrests. Kellogg joined the Harlem Globetrotters after graduation, but a 1954 car accident left him paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. He went on to popularize and coach wheelchair basketball...