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...truck bled of its ink grew larger as Bailey thought of it. A gesture at last that would be more than a gesture. It would be the transfiguration of a protest. He would be done with the mortifying slouch of the timid piss ant. Something moved in his center, urging itself upward from the grave. Seeds. Transfigured. Up, up! The crust of the grave began to crack. Isn't it grand what a little call to adventure can do for you, Bailey. Does Bailey love a challenge? Do eggsuckers suck eggs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Winning Rebel with a Lost Cause | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

Pacillo's no slouch with the bat either, he's batting .358. Tony DeFrancesco (.388, 33 RBI) leads the Pirate hitters. With 133 stolen bases in 49 games, Seton Hall will certainly give Crimson catcher Jim DePalo something to think about...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: It's on to the Maine Show for Batmen | 5/25/1984 | See Source »

...offensive end, Bucyk is no slouch, either, having accumulated seven goals and seven assists in 19 games thus far. These points have boosted his career total to 102, making him one of only 19 players in Northeastern's 50-year hockey history to pass the century mark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Family Business | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

...Jack" period of the early '60s, Nicklaus had the bad form to beat Arnold Palmer against everyone's wishes. With a hitch and a slouch and a natural grace, Palmer had lifted the country-club game onto his square shoulders, carried it to the people and made it a sport. Palmer looked like an athlete: a prizefighter, a middleweight. Nicklaus looked like a golfer, which was to say, like an unmade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Along Came a Walrus | 4/26/1982 | See Source »

...mark of the first period. Harvard's Scott Fusco scores his team's fifth goal, and as the "Sieve" cheer rings through the arena once more. Cornell Coach Dick Bertrand decides he has seen enough of Brian Hayward. Back-up goaltender Darren Eliot, no slouch in the nets himself, comes into the game. "Second string! Second string!" the Harvard fans yell. And from the band, "Hev Eliot you're second string to a sieve...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Fans, Icemen Keep Playoff Hopes Alive | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

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