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...during "indoor, coeducational, contact sports," but seriously, what about the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." There must be something pretty appealing about competitive sports if that guy on "Wide World of Sports" comes back every week to fall of the bottom of a 90 meter ski jump...

Author: By John Beilenson, | Title: Splendor on the Grass | 10/16/1981 | See Source »

...team's practice round, shot in ski country's chilling rainfall yesterday, raised hopes for a triumph in today's tournament...

Author: By Constance M. Laibe, | Title: Golfers Look for ECAC Win After Strong Practice Round | 10/8/1981 | See Source »

...discounting came at the onset of the betwixt-and-between season for airlines, that relatively slow period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, when summer tourists have gone back to work and winter ones have not yet begun to head for southern beaches or northern ski slopes. While more than two-thirds of airline coach passengers routinely fly on some sort of discount ticket, like Super Saver, the new cuts slashed prices even deeper and had no restrictions on travel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shootout in the Skies | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

Ronnie Perry played every sport except football. Holy Cross had a winning basketball team because of Ronnie Perry. Holy Cross had a winning baseball team because of him, too. He was the school's best at everything--ski-jumping, calf-roping, powerboat racing, you name...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Holy Wars | 9/26/1981 | See Source »

After Vassar she toured Vermont colleges and ski areas for a few months with the Green Mountain Guild, a rep company, playing Shaw and Chekhov for $48 a week?"and it wasn't even the Depression." Then she made her commitment, and sent off an application to the Yale School of Drama. Yale awarded her a three-year scholarship and, as it turned out, the privilege of playing twelve to 15 roles a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Meryl Magic | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

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