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Word: sportingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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After eight years of a Republican administration, golf is no longer the sport of the chief executive. Carter has already declared his devoted attachment to that pastoral pastime, fishing...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Carter Takes Office: Sports at Watershed | 1/28/1977 | See Source »

...sport that should soon be sweeping the nation is played on artifical green carpeting and par is two strokes a hole. The Professional Putters Association sponsors a U.S. tour with 600 certified members. There are 60 tour events and $300,000 in prize money is dispensed annually...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Carter Takes Office: Sports at Watershed | 1/28/1977 | See Source »

Zivkovic, a Yugoslavian native, is a hard worker who is perpetually enthusiastic about fencing. His impact on the sport has been recognized throughout the world, and his effect on Harvard fencers has already been beneficial...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Zivkovic Stresses Perfection, New Technique, and Team Unity | 1/26/1977 | See Source »

Zivkovic started manufacturing fencing equipment three years ago. "There's always room for improvement in the equipment for any sport," he says. One of Zivkovic's innovations has been a dueling strip which was used as the official strip of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Zivkovic Stresses Perfection, New Technique, and Team Unity | 1/26/1977 | See Source »

Zivkovic intends to make other changes in Harvard's fencing program. "It seems to me that nothing has been done in the past about recruiting," he says. "For the sake of the school, the sport, and for the fencers here, I want to attract great fencers from American high schools and from other countries. I would go to the top of the moon to attract good fencers...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Zivkovic Stresses Perfection, New Technique, and Team Unity | 1/26/1977 | See Source »

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