Word: sportsmanship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...having trouble with its soccer crowds in 1980, when 50 fans were arrested and fined for setting off firecrackers and hurling broken glass during a match between the National Football team and Britain's Norwich City. Just last month party officials issued instructions for maintaining order and promoting good sportsmanship at soccer matches. Deng Xiaoping, China's de facto leader, is sensitive to public rowdiness because his leftist opponents within the Communist Party are quick to criticize any signs of "bourgeois" trends in Chinese society. As Peking's Sports News sermonized on its front page last week, "Athletic events...
...players shared the George Percy Award for the freshman who displays the most enthusiasm, sportsmanship, team spirit and loyalty. Left wing Lane MacDonald (21-31--52) joined linemates Fusco and Smith as an award winner after setting a new school record for goals by a freshman...
...kissing, the tears belonged to both the men and the women. Sugar Ray Leonard fed his baby a bottle while he watched the boxing. The women, taut and tough, sleek and sinewy, demolished the myths of frailty forever, and they did it with humor, grace, gaiety and even... sportsmanship. Try telling the women's rowing crew that women can't get along with each other, or the volleyball team that women lack commitment. Try telling the marathoners-collapsing Gabriela Andersen-Schiess and the surprise bronze-medal winner Rosa Mota- enough. These women tested their limits, and having...
...like the enthusiasm, the lack of hitting," said University of New Hampshire Coach Russ McCrudy about the game of women's ice hockey. "There is a lot of good sportsmanship without all the mayhem and attempts to hurt each other...
Racquetmen Peter Dinneen, undefeated this season prior to his Class C final loss to Ullman, won the tourney's sportsmanship award...