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...match. The moviemakers have tended to play up Papa's most blatant streaks in mawkish romances (A Farewell to Arms), pseudo-profound he-man heroics (For Whom the Bell Tolls) and farragoes of exotic drinks, sports and angst (The Sun Also Rises). The Hemingway adaptation with the most spark left in it today is To Have and Have Not, in which Director Howard Hawks tossed out most of the original novel and wrenched the rest into a racy adventure yarn around Bogart and Bacall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Big One Gets Away Again | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

Kirkland's offensive spark was provided by Bob "Bear" Murray and Robert Wagmun...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Winthrop Wins Intramural Final on Late Goal | 3/16/1977 | See Source »

Valley Forge quickly extinguished the spark by tallying ten consecutive goals to make the score 13-1 after the third chukker...

Author: By John Blondel, | Title: Polo Team Drops Sixth Straight to VFMA; Ten-Goal Rally in Middle Chukkers Decisive | 3/1/1977 | See Source »

...charges in a man-to-man defense at the beginning of the game but the hustle that keys that kind of defense just was not there. Rather than admit failure and set up in a zone, Kleinfelder pulled the starters and banked on her bench to provide the spark...

Author: By Bob Baggott, | Title: Cliffe Cagers Thump Wheaton, 81-50 | 2/24/1977 | See Source »

...Cadets began to extinguish the Crimson spark in the running events, though. Todd Hooks lost photo-finish decisions to Army's Mike Willis (7.5 in the hurdles) and Kevin Jackson (6.5 in the dash), and the Cadets also...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Trackmen Fall to Army, 65-53, As Troop Supplies Run Out | 2/14/1977 | See Source »

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