Word: sandersons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...example, in talking about Derek Sanderson, Gemme states, "Derek Sanderson won't allow sports fans or management to dictate how he wears his hair." She then goes on to say that it is Derek's flashy clothes, lewd lifestyle, and the like that have effected changes in player-management relations, and that have earned him a new kind of respect among sports fans...
...this, of course, is nonsense. Gemme, in dealing only with the more sensationalistic side of these athletes, has failed to delve into the reasons behind their actions. The reader gets no sense whatsoever of why Sanderson behaves as he does. We're only told that Derek acts a certain way, and that's it. The reader yearns for Gemme to go as deeply into the motivations of the players as other books of the genre have, such as Jim Bouton's "Ball Four." Further, by looking at the sensationalistic athletes of the "new breed," Gemme does a disservice to players...
Philadelphia has taken a lot of knocks in its time. W.C. Fields, Sonny Liston and Derek Sanderson, have all taken verbal jabs at the Quaker City. Philly has come to be known as the urban armpit of the East Coast. With this background, the suggestion of a trip to Philadelphia should logically elicit groans, right? Wrong...
...third deadline passed in eerie silence broken only by the swirling of a sandstorm. Then the phone rang at the U.S. embassy. It was a call from Noel. "Is there any news from the governments involved?" he asked a surprised First Secretary M.A. Sanderson Jr. "They have been contacted," Sanderson replied, adding: "Are we being overheard?" "Affirmative," said Noel. "A high official is arriving from Washington and may be able to do something," said Sanderson. "What time will he arrive?" asked Noel. "He is due in half an hour," replied the First Secretary. "That will be too late," said Noel...
Philadelphia has long been the butt of a lot of jokes in the world of sports. As nearly everyone knows, exheavyweight champ Sonny Liston once quipped that he'd rather be a lamp post in Denver than mayor of Philly. More recently Derek Sanderson said that coming back to Boston after a brief sojourn in Philadelphia was "like coming back from Vietnam...