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In the first half, Irish rooters sat in uneasy quiet as Shumate was held to only eight points, while his teammates missed consistently from the outside and got tangled in the long, prohibitive arms of Walton under the basket. By comparison, the Bruins exhibited their legendary poise. Guard Dave Meyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The 1,000th Day | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

In fact, State approached the game convinced that it could end the Bruins' winning streak at 78 (leaving State with a string of 30 victories). Burleson, with a 5-in. height advantage over Walton, seemed capable of neutralizing the U.C.L.A. star. David Thompson, a superb outside shooter, ball handler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wolves and Bears | 12/24/1973 | See Source »

Shortlived Tie. Through the first three quarters of the game, last Saturday U.C.L.A. looked mortal again. With Bill Walton sitting out most of the action after getting into early foul trouble, North Carolina State led at halftime by one point. With 10 minutes left the game was tied. The only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wolves and Bears | 12/24/1973 | See Source »

Knocking off U.S. Presidents has always been a cut-rate, do-it-yourself operation. Fanatics may be willing to go to any lengths, fiscally and otherwise. But the fact remains that from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, as Sherrill reckons it, the total cost of all the guns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bangs and Whimpers | 11/26/1973 | See Source »

For some, adversity has proved the mother of equality. One gaily forlorn crack: "Glad I knew you when you had money." Recalls George Spohrer, a leading lawyer in Wilkes-Barre: "It was back in the days when we were wading knee-deep in mud. Everyone looked as bad as the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Agnes: The Agony of Wilkes-Barre | 9/4/1972 | See Source »

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