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...wheedled the teeniest glimmer of criticism out of North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer, the incoming chair of the association, who allowed as how he thought it would be a nice touch if the Governor were to make a cameo appearance, given that the group was voting a pre-primary endorsement of him, the first in its 36-year history. But when Bush sent word--"Love ya, but can't get there"--Schafer was all forgiveness. "It wouldn't have been a good use of a presidential candidate's time. He's already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Bush's New Fraternity Brothers | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

BACK in the Stone Age of professional football, when some players did not even wear helmets, Marsh Clark was already a committed and suffering fan (his team was the Redskins). Then, as the "teeniest end in the conference," he chased tosses from his prep school quarterback on that legendary pattern, "the good old 21." That play, recalls Clark, "consisted of the single-wing quarterback releasing a pass in my general direction, then-being a good Christian gentleman-getting down on his knees to say a prayer." God apparently did not listen to quarterbacks' prayers in those days, and Clark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Oct. 16, 1972 | 10/16/1972 | See Source »

...sure is. "Was this your biggest victory?" somebody wanted to know. "No," said Sandy, "my first victory in the big leagues was." Well, surely he was just the teeniest bit excited? "No," said Koufax. "I'm just glad I don't have to do this again for four whole months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: Mr. Cool & the Pros | 10/22/1965 | See Source »

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