Word: sport
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just didn't figure. Everyone knows that the sun sets in the west, engineers carry calculators on their belts, and MIT bows to Harvard in every sport...
Well, not every sport...
LACROSSE--The main purpose of this sport is to maim the opponent as severely as possible. Wailing on a player's head, however, is forbidden since it could result in a broken stick--and that would interrupt the flow of the game. You can easily spot a lacrosse player by his toughness and lack of knees...
CREW--Some say crew is an elite sport. That's outrageous! Everyone knows crew is a snob sport. Still, it's hard to imagine a more beautiful event, especially on a sunny afternoon when the river looks almost clean. But you've got to wonder. If crew jocks love to row so much, why do the coaches insist on tying their feet into sneakers implanted in the boat? Is Carrie Graves afraid her athletes will jump ship...
Together they reigned over the sport in their different provinces. It was almost as if God said to Nicklaus, "You will have skills like no other," then whispered to Palmer, "But they will love you more." In time, people came to love Nicklaus well enough, but the two continued to rule golf jointly. To golf's chagrin, they still do-although, at 52, Palmer has not won since 1973, and Nicklaus, 42, is almost two years between victories himself...