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...only showdown between haves is the Cornell (3-1)-Yale (4-0) tilt in Ithaca. Yale's defense has rivalled the Ayatollah's for cruelty, allowing only 25 points so far in Ivy play on an average of 141 yards per game...
Previous chairmen had decidedly political leanings: Arthur Burns, appointed by Nixon, was known as a Republican, and Miller had been active in Democratic affairs as a businessman. Volcker, who is a Democrat, is resolutely nonpartisan. Observes Brimmer: "He's simply not going to tilt for or against the White House because of party affiliation. Paul's much more likely to maintain some distance...
...center of attention. At the reception tendered by Nixon, other heads of government and Senators who usually proclaimed their antipathy to authoritarian generals crowded around him. One had the sense that if he moved to a window, the center of gravity might shift, and the whole room might tilt everybody into the garden...
...TILT! THE INDIA-PAKISTAN...
Heroics and histrionics marked Pittsburgh's year. Theirs was a disco-inferno season, a full-tilt boogie race for the pennant punctuated by the psyching-up war whoops of All-Star Rightfielder Dave Parker, the ego-deflating insults of Garner and the popping of corks by Team Captain Stargell, the oenophile first baseman. Typical play: a Pirate crashes a three-run home run to win an eleven-inning game. Typical congratulatory byplay: "Way to go, [bleep]!" "Thank you, [bleep]!" Other teams may deem it necessary to fine players to ensure promptness at the ballpark; the Pittsburgh locker room throbs...