Word: pars
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Wagers can be made in any amount from $2 up, on single players or teams (win, place or show) or on combinations called quinielas and correctas. Betting is not on a par with the ponies, but a well-placed $3 on a long-shot combination can bring back more than $1,200. And each year 1,400,000 fans pour $41 million into the frontons' pari-mutuel machines (the state's cut: $2,300,000). Lounging behind a protective wire screen, the fans sip daiquiris and cheer wildly for players whose names they cannot pronounce. "Come on, Choo...
...hard to shake the old notion that a Harvard basketball team can lose any game any time against any opponent. But with even a slightly sub-par performance this evening, the cagers should be able to to notch their fourth victory of the season...
Harvard's shooting had not been up to par, but superiority under the boards (46 rebounds to 30) enabled the Crimson to race ahead 52-41 with 10 minutes to play. At that point the Huskies took over. As Harvard began to throw the ball away, Husky forward Fred Ryan sank two foul shots, a hook from the key, and a tip-in after a fast break...
Many who prefer the gridiron in the fall return to the rugby field in the spring, so Harvard should come up with a fifteen par excellence. Rugby Club president Jeff Pochop, Mike Furley, and Gene Skowronski will all be immeasurable assets...
...Jack's too, apparently. On the final day he rattled off four birdies in five holes. The par-four sixth hole presented a problem when his second shot caught a trap 70 ft. from the pin. So he pulled out his sand wedge, swung-and blasted the ball straight into the cup. At that, the Duke of Windsor, watching from the edge of the green, tumbled straight off his shooting stick. "Greatest shot I ever saw," he gasped. Arnie Palmer yanked his ailing game together to fire a 34 and ensure the U.S. team a victory that was worth...