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Word: sgame (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Gentleman'sGame."In high school, Palmer got a stern lesson in controlling his temper on the course. Infuriated by flubbing a shot in a junior match, he sent his club sailing over a poplar grove. Going home, he found himself in a car with a grim father. "Pap told me that this was a gentleman's game, and he was ashamed of me," says Palmer. "If he saw or heard of me throwing a club again, he was through with me as a golfer. That did it." Settled down, Arnie Palmer twice won the state high school championship, then headed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORT: For Love & Money | 5/2/1960 | See Source »

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