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There was Boggs, the epitome of individual success, saturating a towel on national television because of his team's failure. At last, something I could identify with. Seven figure salaries mean nothing to me. Complaining about playing time is tiring. Snorting cocaine between games of a double header is repulsive. But tears...that brings back the memories...

Author: By Andrew J. Sussman, | Title: Thanks for the Memories | 11/1/1986 | See Source »

...relief pitcher, Calvin Schiraldi, was one strike from holding off the California Angels, when he plunked their immovable old leftfielder, Brian Downing, on the hip. Two extra innings later, California took a 3-game-to-1 lead and Schiraldi a seat in the dugout with his face in a towel and his profile in a tableau. But the very next day he retired Downing for the final out of the most remarkable game almost anyone could remember...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweet and Lingering Joy | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

...first optical equivalent of a transistor. The Japanese, meanwhile, are developing a hybrid microchip that combines the most efficient aspects of electronics and optics. Declares Alan Huang, director of AT&T's optical computing project: "If we let the Japanese win, we might as well throw in the towel as far as computing is concerned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Now, the Age of Light | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

Sophomore Ted H. Park says he would be willing to try the new soft drink, "I'd use it--a drug's a drug," although Madison Sample '87 recommends another method for staying awake late at night. "I just use a cold towel," Sample says...

Author: By David M. Lazarus, | Title: A New Way to Cope With Expos | 10/3/1986 | See Source »

...discussing the latest in the philosophy of government with your Social Analysis professor, being sick or making deals, you're probably either at the beach or on the way to or from the beach. People always seem to bring a lot of stuff to the beach--suntan lotion, towel and book to read that you never get around to reading but do get sand in, but beach-goers on the Vineyard seem to bring more than most. This phenomenon is best described as power-beaching. To make the correct impression at a well-populated Vineyard beach, you must bring...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Where The Old Boys Play | 8/12/1986 | See Source »

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