Word: player
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...lone player attending the conference, Carl Yastrzemski, heartily endorsed Houk as "an excellent choice...
After Harvard's 75 yd. march went for naught, Princeton took over at its own 20 and went 80 yds. in 15 plays for the only touchdown of the game. Quarterback Mark Lockenmeyer, last week's ECAC player of the week for his role in the Tiger's 14--10 victory over Colgate, hit flanker Lew Leone for two passes and 26 yds. and ran for 41 more in the march. The quarterback ran it in from the five with 6:16 remaining in the first quarter to give the Tigers their 7-0 lead...
Kate Gunzinger (Clayburgh), a Chicago math professor, is at a crossroads in her professional and personal life. Does she accept a more prestigious position in New York and leave her amiable goof of a lover (Charles Grodin)? Does she commit herself to a charmingly direct ex-baseball player (Michael Douglas)? Both men try to help her decide, but it's her turn. Does she go left, right or back to Square 1? Curiously, the movie sees Kate not so much at a turning point as jogging on a treadmill where you meet the nicest people. For this reason...
...Turn were a triple-A ball player, the scouting report might read:"Excellent singles hitter, moderate speed, covers a lot of ground, good prospect for the majors." Screenwriter Bergstein has a flair for funny lines that arise from the characters, and Director Weill has drawn fine performances from a large, likable cast. Some movies show, others reveal. It's My Turn is a minor revelation...
...fans on their feet for the duration of the tenth inning, the Royals pushed across the winning run at last. With two men on base, Philadelphia Relief Pitcher Tug McGraw walked Brett, preferring to pitch to First Baseman Willie Aikens. Bad move. Aikens, who earlier had become the second player in history to hit two home runs in his first World...