Word: washouts
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...contrary. Frankel was a washout as a money manager, twice failing his brokers exam. And as a trader with LaSalle Street Securities, a Chicago firm, he proved too timid for the job--a surgeon afraid of sharp instruments. "I used to call him in the morning and say, 'Marty, make the trade!'" recalls Ted Bitter, a former client of Frankel's. "I would call him back in the afternoon, and he wouldn't have done it." His own fund, the Frankel Fund, attracted a total of three investors and the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission when Frankel revealed...
Fifty laps into the race, Gordon wrecks his car and finishes 38th. It's his fourth washout in a month, and he begins to wonder, for the first time in his career, if the magic is gone. Earnhardt, running on steak and potatoes, wins the race with Martin on his tail, a nickel short with that lousy can of tuna he had for lunch...
Joining him will be his brother. Tom was namedEITA Senior of the Year in a season that could bedescribed as a medical washout for the 1996-97EITA Player of the Year. The highlight of Tom'sseason--and a match that showed what he could dowhen healthy--may have been an upset of CedricKaufman of the University of Kentucky at the RolexInvitational Tournament. Kaufman was the No. 3player in the nation at the time. The elder Blakewill also take his show on the pro tour once herecovers from his long-term injury...
...last time a Harvard organization hosted a Battle of the Bands was two years ago, and the junior-high school event was quite the washout. About 30 people showed up (besides band members) in Paine Hall, the musical groups showcased were a struggling herd of piecemeal talent, and never once did the evening achieve the spark that graced last weekend's Pforzheimer Battle...
...yesterday's meet was lopsided, then Friday's at Columbia was a total washout...