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...come back. There is Bobby Jones winning the Open Championship at St. Andrews. He taps in his winning putt and the next moment there is no inch of green to be seen, nothing but a swirling mob, with Bobby in the middle, perched on adoring shoulders and his putter, 'Calamity Jane', held in precarious safety over his head...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: A Grand Writer a', Nane Better | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

Rees left behind in northern California a bride of eight months named Renee, who was baffled by his sudden turn to crime. She described him as a dependable, gentle sort who likes to "putter around the house and fool with plants." Said she: "I felt we had everything going for us. He never really complained about lack of money. I still cannot understand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Rich Man, Poor Man | 1/24/1977 | See Source »

...Crimson also has suffered heavy losses in the weight events, in the persons of shot putter Kevin McCafferty and shotputter/weight thrower Jiggetts. Chris Queen and Mitch Whitten may come on strong in the shotput, but no one knows for sure...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Wait 'Til Last Year | 1/18/1977 | See Source »

...crowd stormed up after him and lined the edge of the green, barely restraining themselves. He holed his short one and the next instant there was no green visible, only a dark seething mass, in the midst of which was Bobby hoisted on fervent shoulders and holding his putter, "Calamity Jane," at arm's length over his head lest she crushed to death...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Writing About the World's Greatest Golf-Writer | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...saloon, is a staple of Southern life-but only a reflection of it. Southerners actively stalk pleasure in all its forms with the avidity of a Yankee conglomerator bent on making billions. The gentle climate, only slightly exaggerated by Sir Walter, woos people from TV tube and typewriter to putter and put-put, field and stream. Southerners spend little time commuting to work, and recreation areas are almost everywhere close at hand. Nearly 30% of all the hunting and fishing licenses issued in the U.S. are bought by Southerners; hunters alone in eleven Southern states last year paid $31 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: The Good Life | 9/27/1976 | See Source »

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