Word: luckier
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Dartmouth, which suffered so many injuries last season, has been luckier this fall. There was worry when halfback Clark Beier was lost for the season in the Holy Cross game, but John Short has been exceptionally dependable as Beier's replacement...
Waiting in the Wings. The Bruins were even luckier to land Orr, who is the roughest, most reckless and best all-around hockey player to emerge in years. At age 12 he was considered the prize of the Canadian little leagues, and was already being wooed by Montreal. The Bruins moved in by subsidizing all minor-league play in Orr's home town of Parry Sound, Ont.-and refurbishing the Orr homestead to boot. By the time he was 18, Bobby was in the Boston training camp with a two-year contract for $65,000 in his pocket...
Most groupies may be luckier. But it still is no easy life-and it now is becoming even more complicated because of the rise of a formidable counterforce, known as "the Super Fans" and evangelically dedicated to keeping rock musicians out of the groupies' passionate clutches. Super Fans have been known to raid a performer's hotel room in search of groupies to eject. "It's a vocation," explains one, "like being a nun." The problem is that her protective efforts on behalf of her heroes do not often seem to be appreciated...
...nonobservant, found it created a domestic trauma. "At first it was a mess," she says. "We had to buy new pots and pans, new baking utensils, a second glass for the Osterizer, a second set of parts for the Mixmaster." Fortunately, her husband is in the housewares business. Even luckier was Mrs. Sharon Baris, a Radcliffe graduate married to a Harvard-educated corporate lawyer. When she and her husband bought a cooperative apartment in Manhattan, they were able to design their own kosher-style kitchen, with two sinks, two dishwashers-and enough storage space for all the equipment...
...victory over Brown is crucial after Harvard's heartbreaking loss to Cornell, 8-7, last Saturday. The referees, four scouts, and even Cornell's coach all agreed that Harvard was the better team, but that Cornell was luckier...