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...seas tossed the sleek yachts, which ranged in length from 27 ft. to 79 ft., as if they were balsa wood. Boats were capsized, righted and then swamped again, their crews suspended terrified in safety harnesses. Less fortunate yachtsmen were thrown about the decks or washed overboard. Said British Skipper Arthur Moss of Camargue: "Our steering [wheel], complete with a man attached, went soaring into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Death in the South Irish Sea | 8/27/1979 | See Source »

...that Hamilton, who last year earned $759,000 in salary and benefits, had "resigned" over "policy differences" and would be succeeded by Executive Vice President Rand Araskog, 47. Company flacks who a few hours earlier had been extolling Hamilton's abilities now found themselves complaining that their former skipper always seemed to be jetting off to the ends of the earth instead of managing the shop in Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Welcome Home, You're Fired | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...singles, both Horne and Kirsch fought their way to the semifinals. Horne then succumbed to the Yale skipper, big Brad Dressler, in the "B" semi's, 6-2, 6-3. Kirsch's 11-match unbeaten string came to an end in his semifinal loss to the eventual "C" division winner. Dartmouth's Mark Jeffrey...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Yale Edges Netmen in New Englands | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

Bridgeland will move down one notch to play six today against Yale after Don Pompan steps back into his regular top spot. Bridgeland will displace skipper Kevin Shaw, who outplayed Brad Robinson in straight sets yesterday but has had some trouble with his ground strokes in other recent matches...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Destroy Bruins, 8-1 | 4/28/1979 | See Source »

...spring season, last year's Crimson men's tennis captain Todd Lundy bet Penn State skipper Mark Darby that Harvard would beat the Nittany Lions, 7-2, this spring...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Trounce Penn State As Chaikovsky, Pompan Star | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

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