Word: player
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...down, and Fred Lynn approaches the plate. Lynn has the prettiest swing in baseball and a grace in centerfield that evokes DiMaggio, at least for those who remember that inspired Yankee Centurion. It's hard to capture the feeling of exaltation a player like Lynn can create, how he can--man versus ball--extend the horizons of human potential, at least during the brief span of a game. Lynn spent most of the year in pursuit of the Triple Crown, and he's a fair bet for the Most Valuable Player award, though it might go to either Ken Singleton...
Team captain John Sanacore described RiCapito as "dedicated, cool and disciplined." Walter Diaz, another teammate, said, "Frank's very steady. He's a very secure player." In three weeks, RiCapito, the lone freshman on the varsity soccer team, has earned the admiration of teammates and fans, as well as a starting position. And he never stops moving, never stops playing...
Leaders of Boston's black community will head a "walk" to Boston Common during today's papal mass to protest Friday's shooting of a black football player in Charlestown and to focus attention on the city's racial problems...
...addition to calling for the end of racial violence and the prosecution of the assailants of Darryl Williams, the Jamaica Plain High football player shot in Friday's incident, the group will demand the resignation of James Kelly, a member of Boston Mayor Kevin H. White's administration and an opponent of busing for desegregation of the city's schools...
After Harvard edged in front, the Crimson bubble went flat. The scrappy, unskilled, and often slow Wesleyan side dragged the Crimson down to its level. Smith, usually the most consistent Harvard player, could not make his presence felt in the last 65 minutes of the game. Without his spearheading runs, the Crimson front four seemed unable to create goal-scoring chances...