Word: winning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...four British Open titles; of throat cancer; near Traverse City, Mich. A onetime caddy who won his first U.S. Open at the age of 21, "the Haig" did more to popularize golf than any other player. In an era of small purses, he was the first to win $1,000,000 (which he spent as fast as he made); his sartorial elegance and dramatic come-from-behind victories, drew huge galleries wherever he played. All through the 1920s, fans argued whether Hagen was better than Amateur Champion Bobby Jones. In 1926, Hagen challenged Jones to a 72-hole match...
...only on Indian affairs but about Berlin and Viet Nam too, sounding early warnings against military intervention in Southeast Asia. Counseling and criticizing, he variously complained that "money serves as a substitute for intelligence" in American foreign policy and that complex issues are too often reduced to simple-minded win-or-lose terms. As a gadfly, he kept pointing out, too, that it is almost as important to know what is not serious as to know what...
Harvard coach Bill McCurdy feels that quality nonchalance will win over quality discipline every time. However, when his squad sauntered off the bus for the "blood" meet, the tableau was fairly amusing...
Penn was undefeated. Harvard was undefeated. The race was over after the first two miles of the five mile course. Piazza was clearly in front, and would win the meet if he could hold off Harvard's Mike Koerner and Keith Colburn. He did, but behind him the Crimson placed four runners-Koener. Colburn, Tom Spengler and John Heyburn-before Penn's second man. Harvard had won easily...
...McCurdy and his squad often seem to take a "God Will Provide" attitude towards their meets. If Seals, Colburn and Shaw are hurt, Koerner will come through. If Koerner is subpar. Shaw will come out of oblivion to win. The McCurdy secret is depth...