Word: stadiums
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...could make seem charming. He addressed 60,000 at Shea Stadium in four of the seven languages he speaks with facility? English, Spanish, Italian and of course, Polish (French, Latin and German are the other three) and drew applause by simply pronouncing place names with theatrical timing, greeting the crowds "from Long Island? and New Jersey? and Connecticut [pronouncing all three c's]? and [long pause] Broke-leen...
...emotional high points of John Paul's New York stay were a Tuesday evening Mass in Yankee Stadium and the Wednesday morning youth rally at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of 75,000 waited impatiently at Yankee Stadium, occasionally cheering a white-mitered bishop whom they mistakenly thought to be the Pope. John Paul finally appeared, 45 minutes late, in his white "Popemobile" (a rebuilt Ford Bronco truck) that slowly circled the field as the standing Pope extended his arms, first to one side, then the other, in blessing. People far out of his range of vision in the upper...
...rhythmic clapping and popping of thousands of camera flashbulbs like fireflies throughout the stadium made John Paul seem less a religious figure than a Hollywood celebrity. But his sermon was the exact opposite of rock-concert hedonism. It was a warning against "the frenzy...
...Pittsburgh Pirates narrowed their deficit in the 1979 World Series to 3-2 by defeating the Baltimore Orioles, 7-1, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh yesterday...
...Baltimore Orioles, aided by a lengthy rain delay, scored five fourth-inning runs and held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4, in Game 3 of the World Series at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh last night...