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Word: sportingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Three years ago when the squad was moving from a club sport to a varsity level II sport, there was some question as to whether Scalise should be coaching a women's sport since he was of the opposite sex. During one of the last practices that fall the players were surprised to find a women with long blond braids, a corduroy skirt and ankle socks waiting for them in place of Scalise on the field. Closer observation showed however, that the legs were those of an All-American lacrosse player...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Rolling With Laughter | 11/14/1979 | See Source »

Janus said the Harvard ski team is a level II varsity sport, and only receives partial funding from the Department of Athletics. An endowment from Friends of Harvard Skiing, an alumni group, gives the team about $4000 a year, she said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ski Team Plans to Erase Debt Through New Equipment Sale | 11/14/1979 | See Source »

Before petitioning for varsity status, any group of students must organize a sport at the club level, then try to build support...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: So, You Wanna Be a Letterman? | 11/14/1979 | See Source »

Christine Zane is one of about 100 women at this "21" of gyms who religiously train to build rock-hard muscles and a tight, well-toned look. Women across the country who have been drawn to the rigorous sport claim that they feel stronger and more confident. Stacey Bentley, 23, a body-building champion who moved from Philadelphia to train at Gold's, says she has become a better athlete. "I hadn't skied for a while," said the 5 ft. 2 in. competitor, "but when I did last winter, it felt like I had shock absorbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Pumping Iron, Chapter II | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

George Snyder, who owns the Olympus Gym in Warrington, Pa., is president and founder of the Women's Bodybuilding Association. He makes a clear distinction between what he calls "freaks" -the "Superwomen" of the sport, of whom there are about 50 in the U.S.-and the "average" female body builder. Most participants fall into the second category: women who work out just enough to compete in body-building contests where top prize goes to the best-proportioned, shapeliest and firmest body. Women can easily take off a few pounds in the first month after they start working out, says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Pumping Iron, Chapter II | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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