Word: spar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...physique: he weighs 248 Ibs., has an 88-in. reach (9 ½ in. longer than Muhammad Ali's) and a 15-in. fist (as big as Sonny Liston's). To prepare for his ring debut in November, Jones goes to a Manhattan gym daily to spar four rounds and punch a 150-lb. bag for another six. He then shadowboxes, works out with his trainer and does calisthenics before finishing up with six miles of roadwork. Some 70 offers for fights have come in so far, and Jones figures on three dozen bouts before taking on a real...
...mechanics, found metal filings as fine as dust on one DC-10 in Chicago. Suspicious, they did the natural thing: they shook the pylon. It was loose. The two men discovered 27 fasteners that held together part of the pylon were missing or sheared. They also found that the spar web, a key pylon support, was cracked. Gigliotti told the press, "Eventually, that pylon would have separated from the plane...
Crampton acknowledges that much of Crane's support is derived from "old line traditional Democrats," and Frank feels that, on top of this, Crane will gain much support from his primary spar with Boston City Councilor Larry DiCara...
...affection as well as his 10% commission, Ben persists in trying to get his Uncle Willy to team up with Al Lewis just one last time. Lewis is really no easier to take than Clark. He is just a little quieter about it. At the first rehearsal the partners spar a little (Clark: "I heard your blood doesn't circulate." Lewis: "It circulates-not everywhere, but it circulates."), then get right down to the acrimony at hand. Clark tries to modify their most famous sketch. Lewis starts to act in all the ways Clark loved to hate: he spits...
Good Target. When Ali flew in, Frazier sent his 15-year-old son Marvis to heckle the champ by singing the latest Frazier recording, First-Round Knockout. Ali couldn't resist the chance to spar. Summoning Marvis to the microphone, he said, "He's better looking than his father, and he makes more sense." Marvis bravely sang on. "Hey, that's good" said Ali. "He even talks better than his father...