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Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (Henderson Forsythe) puts up a doughty fight against the miscreants of reform, and if pithy Southwestern scatology could carry the day he might conceivably have saved the ladies of the evening. It is a rip-roaring performance by Forsythe, who in past plays has often been immured in elegantly manicured drawing rooms. He is particularly sympathetic in his valiant defense of Miss Mona, whose long-ago lover and protector he has been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Delicate Bawdry | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

Although B & G's dominion does not include all of Cambridge, our fair city has discovered an effective means of stifling the spread of Whiffleball. Construction workers perform their own rites of spring each year when they rip up the bank of the Charles River in time to suffocate joggers and sundry athletes who dare to brave the dust and fumes of Memorial Drive...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg, | Title: When a Young Man's Fancy Turns to Whiffleball | 4/25/1978 | See Source »

...logs more hours in the batting cage than Stenhouse. His low key demeanor belies his flamboyant brinksmanship at the plate. Harvard pitcher Steve Baloff calls him "sudden Sten" because "I'll be quiet and then I'll rip...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: A Couple of Classy Guys | 4/22/1978 | See Source »

...three-putted the second through sixth holes, and then took a nine on the tempestuous par-five 16th. He tried to park a three-wood on the green, but after taking a lusty rip at it, he finished up like a knight at Agincourt who has just missed connections with his mace and chain. The ball disappeared, heading due west...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Golfers Flag, Falter in Ivy Tournament | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

Doherty, arriving late from a fellowship interview, stripped down to his uniform quickly and charged onto the field amidst vociferous chants of "Beast!" from the Harvard stands. Just second later, the senior sharpshooter let rip a 12-yard shot that sailed past Brown goalie Charlie Meister, and the Bruins were psyched out of their skulls...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Laxmen Destroy Brown In Rough Contest, 19-9; Faught Rifles Home Six | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

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