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...initiation, which seems to have taken place about the time he learned to tie his shoes. There was Ruth May Sutton, who "used to be there in the school grounds at night, and the guys would run trains on her-six, seven, ten boys in a row"; and Madame Oop, who worked on the railroad and hung out "with another gay guy called Sis Henry." This unusual childhood led to a great deal of sexual confusion ("I just felt that I wanted to be a girl more than a boy"), a lot of guilt, but no apologies. Not then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Dancing in the Outer Darkness | 9/10/1984 | See Source »

Especially successful were senior Co-Captains Calvin Dixon and George White. Dixon drove for alley-oop lay-ins that brought the crow do its feet, while White turned in a solid defensive performance. But both White and Dixon will graduate without a victory over their hometown's Ivy representative...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Down Harvard Ninth Straight Time Penn Withstands Cagers' Pressure | 2/26/1983 | See Source »

...spirit and confidence Roberts exudes, along with his substantial build (he resembles Alley Oop), have earned him an unwanted nickname--Bundles. "He brings a lot of joy to everyone, so we call him Bundles of Roy for every girl and boy," explains Green...

Author: By David L. Yermack, | Title: Bundles of Roy | 6/10/1982 | See Source »

...Royals had trouble until the eighth inning, when they finally scored a run off Carlton. But for the second time McGraw managed to eke out a save, aided by an alley-oop catch by First Base man Pete Rose, who speared a pop-up bobbled by Catcher Bob Boone for a crucial ninth-inning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scratching a 98-Year Itch | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...questionable Crimson strategy to give the Lion's a few opportunities in the first ten minutes. "We got caught up trying to play short passes," Ford explained. Harvard's bunching led to two, carbon copy break-aways by Shayan within three minutes. In both cases, he took an alley-oop style pass from behind midfield and broke in behind a Crimson defender, moving his gawky frame with deceptive speed. Walsh charged Shayan, inducing him to shoot wide to the right from high in the penalty area...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Booters Sink in New York Slime, 3-1 | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

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