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...divison, Harvard skipper Gordon Burnes sailed with three different crews--Beth Pryor, Petra Schumann and Jeff Kurland...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Burnes Honored as Sailors Take Third | 5/5/1986 | See Source »

...Women's technique usually deteriorates quite a bit in heavy wind because of their size and strength, but we feel better in heavy air," said "A" division skipper Jane Fogg...

Author: By Gregory R. Schwartz, | Title: Women Sailors Earn a Berth in Nationals | 5/2/1986 | See Source »

...best when it's windy," agreed freshman Betsey Robinson, skipper in the "B" division. "I hope it will howl in the nationals," Fogg added...

Author: By Gregory R. Schwartz, | Title: Women Sailors Earn a Berth in Nationals | 5/2/1986 | See Source »

...women qualified despite the loss of two top skippers to injury. Freshman phenom Julia Trotman, who went to the World Singlehanded Championships, broke her leg, and Nan Leonard, the senior skipper, recently underwent surgery...

Author: By Gregory R. Schwartz, | Title: Women Sailors Earn a Berth in Nationals | 5/2/1986 | See Source »

...league a lot, legendary Dodgers manager Walter Alston did not. The only move Alston made in his 23-year managerial career was from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, and then only when the entire franchise was moving as well after the 1957 season. Before embarking on his career as a skipper, Alston kicked around in the minor leagues as a first baseman. In 1936, he got his one--and only--major league plate appearance. Ten points if you can select the correct outcome of that sole appearance...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: 1986 Sports Cube Baseball Trivia Quiz | 4/5/1986 | See Source »

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