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Bowling On The Girdiron: The Name Game, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Already some of the big ones are behind us like the Las Vegas Bowl which attracted very little attention from the major industry in that city and the Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl which featured neither the bird nor the vehicle.

Last Minute Christmas Gifts For The Sports Fan, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Attention K©mart Shoppers. Today I will offer some last minute Christmas items for the Sports Fan on your gift list.

Pete Roselle, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Some called him the Pope of the National Football League. Others saw him as a minor deity of the mid-twentieth century's religious devotion to sport. Whatever the perspective, it is clear that Alvin "Pete" Rozelle is among the most significant figures in the history of Sport in America and the world in the Twentieth Century.

The Grizzly, December 9, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Lauren Newkirk, Teresa Green, Taneille Smith, Todd Brenneman, Caroline Kurtz, Joseph Catalfano, Marshalee Clarke, Joanna Doyle, Cristin Veit, Joel Schofer, Brian Hamrick, Melissa Forbes

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

34 Students Arrested in One Month • College Choir Performs Messiah • Dr. Lentz Departing • Opinion: A Question of Security, Take Two; Ending the Bulletin Crusade?; Objects in the Rear View Mirror; Minority Tours Lack Diversity; Crossing the Bridge • An Inconclusive Wrap-Up • Men and Women Swimmers Split • Men's Basketball Team Hits Rough Waters • Coach Gilbert Honored by AFCA • Lady Bears Off to 4-2 Start • Eight Bears Selected by ECAC • Torsone Starts at Petrofes Invitational

Jerry Reinsdorf's Smoking Gun And Baseball Labor Settlement, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

They called him The Old Roman. In 1919 Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox so angered his players with low salaries and his cheapskate ways that they turned on him and fixed the World Series. In 1996 White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf so angered his fellow owners by his high salaries and wild spending that they turned on him, reversed their vote of the previous three weeks, and approved the new baseball collective bargaining agreement. Maybe they should call Reinsdorf, the New Roman, or Roman Nouveau.

The Greens Of Falls Of Rough: A Kentucky Family Biography 1795-1965, Hugh Ridenour

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of writing about the Greens of Falls of Rough is to record the extraordinary lives of three generations of a prominent, but somewhat neglected, Kentucky family that contributed greatly to the history of the Commonwealth. This family’s activities parallel that history in social, economic and political aspects from the state’s inception to the 1960s.

In addition, this thesis should alleviate a pervasive misunderstanding regarding the identity of Willis Green, founder of the Greens of Falls of Rough. Mr. Green, a prominent Kentuckian in his own right, has been confused with another Kentuckian, a Willis Green of Danville. The …

Thanksgiving And Football, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The History of both Thanksgiving and Football go back into the Middle Ages, and so it may not be so strange that the two would come together in modern America.

The Grizzly, November 25, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Taneille Smith, Teresa Green, Todd Brenneman, Mike Podgorski, Caroline Kurtz, Brian Hamrick, Cristin Veit, Joel Schofer, Chris Daniluk, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Honors Pilot Program a Success • Pass-Fail Forum Set for Dec. 4 • Opinion: What About Easter?; It Hurts; Jesus is Dead?; Thanksgiving; Is Ursinus a Disposable Society?; Never-Never Land • Final Exam Schedule • Bears Suffer 31-24 Defeat in NCAA Playoffs • Men's Basketball Opens with an Overtime Win • Bears Place Nine On All-Conference Team • Wrestling Opens with Two Wins

Nick Anderson Accused: Don't Rush To Judgement, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Last Wednesday Nick Anderson of the Magic called a press conference to deny that he had raped a woman last February. It was an emotional scene at which a tearful Anderson told the press that a complaint had been filed with Orlando police in early October, and that he had been threatened with public exposure by the Pan African InterNational Movement (PAIN) unless he paid them $600,000.

The Grizzly, November 18, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Tim Mccoy, Teresa Green, Taneille Smith, Kim Madden, Cristin Veit, Mike Podgorski, Joel Schofer, Brian Hamrick, Meghan Gualtieri, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Bears Beat Dickinson, Make NCAA Playoffs • Security and RLO Work Through Changes • Opinion: Question of Security; An Insider Throwing out a Line; One of Four Seasons; It's All in Your Head • Concert and Jazz Bands to Perform • Jude: Hardy's Novel Arrives in the Flesh • Bears Win Conference Championship To Make NCAA Playoffs!!! • Getz and Finnegan Receive Post-Season Honors

Holyfield And Tyson - When Magic Play At Arena, City Loses Money, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

A week after the Boston College story broke the gamblers took a bath, not on college football but on the godfather of sports gambling, boxing. Evander Holyfield's upset of the century over Mike Tyson was a disaster for those who set the odds and cover the bets. With odds running 25-1 to open and dropping to 5-1 just before the fight, bookmakers lost several million dollars. Major money was placed on Holyfield in the last few days, at least some of it coming from the Holyfield camp itself, and the smart money on the favorite never surfaced as betting closed.

The Grizzly, November 11, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Tim Mccoy, Teresa Green, Melissa Forbes, Carrie Haslbeck, Marshalee Clarke, Todd Brenneman, Mike Podgorski, Caroline Kurtz, Kerrie Mckinney, Brent Thompson, Brian Hamrick, Tarik Qasim, Phil Caiazzo, Hera Walker, Joel Schofer

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus Celebrates Unity Day • Professors Nominated • Ursinus Explores Pass-Fail Option • On Election Day, Ursinus Forged the Atlantic • Opinion: What a Friend; Diversity's Downfall Through Apathy; Intellectual Maturity not Just for Breakfast Any More!; The Outsider Survives; On Our Growing Computer Dependency • Letters from Ireland • Adding Variety to Your Exercise Program • Summer Research in Germany: A Cultural and Educational Experience • A Rose by any Other Name...? • Spotlight: Rocco Iacullo • My Favorite Curses • Previewing the Weekend Game • Men's Soccer Ends Season with Loss • Field Hockey Finishes Season at 2-16 …

Boston College: Fixing And Gambling In Sport, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

When word spread early this week that football players at Boston College were suspected of fixing games, a number of people feigned shock. Whatever turns out to be the ultimate finding of investigators at Boston College, no one should be shocked by this news.

The Grizzly, November 4, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Linda Tran, Teresa Green, Trish Daley, Sean Campbell, Taneille Smith, Cristin Veit, Amy Brungess, Michael Podgorski, Joel Schofer, Joseph Catalfano, Brian Hamrick, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Berman Exhibit Focuses on the Environment • Chemist Speaks on Authentication Processes • Dr. Borsdorf Lauded • Opinion: Future of America; Are we too Dependent on Computers?; Questions on Openness? • This Wednesday is Unity Day! • Shepherdson's TD Run Lifts Ursinus Over Muhls • Men's Soccer Loses Heartbreaker to Western Maryland • Field Hockey Loses Eighth Straight • Larkin Named Player of the Week

The Braves / Yankees World Series, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

When Charlie Hayes went falling into the third-base dugout and failed to make the catch on Mark Lemke's pop foul to end the sixth and final game of the World Series there was a brief moment of hope when Braves fans thought just maybe fate had turned. It had not. On the next pitch Hayes made the catch down the third-base side near the stands and the 1996 World Series was history. Only five nights earlier Atlanta fans had been talking about the possibility of a sweep, but not the one that occurred.

Yankees Win Series: Joe Torre, Don Zimmer Star, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

When Charlie Hayes went falling into the third-base dugout and failed to make the catch on Mark Lemke's pop foul to end the sixth and final game of the World Series there was a brief moment of hope when Braves fans thought just maybe fate had turned. It had not. On the next pitch Hayes made the catch down the third-base side near the stands and the 1996 World Series was history. Only five nights earlier Atlanta fans had been talking about the possibility of a sweep, but not the one that occurred.

The Grizzly, October 28, 1996, Jared Rakes, Trish Daley, Lauren Newkirk, Teresa Green, Tarik Qasim, Erin Gambeski, Sean Campbell, Caroline Kurtz, Amy K. Davenport, Todd Brenneman, Joseph Catalfano, Brian Hamrick, Cristin Veit, Kevin Mccray, Charlie Weingroff, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Alice Parker Conducts College Choir • A Question on Diversity • Security Flash • New Curriculum for Comm. Arts • Opinions: More on the Gun Control Debate; The Debates of Nothingness; How Open Are You? Voting for Dole in '96; I'm Voting for Dennis Miller • Letters from Ireland • University of Pennsylvania Anthropologist to Speak on Maya and Aztecs • Spotlight: Karl Yergey • Plugging-In to the Benefits of E-mail • Looking for a few Good Dangerous Minds: Education Club Re-activates • Field Hockey Drops One To American • Women's Soccer Nets First Conference Win • Volleyball Loses Two …

Pamphlet Pastor Anniversary 33rd; 1996-10-27, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Anniversary Papers

No abstract provided.

Andruw Jones And Curacao - World Series Begins, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I had never heard of a language called Papiamentu and I had only a vague notion that Curacao was an island off the north coast of Venezuela. I suspect that by now Atlanta Braves fans are learning more and more about the largest island in the Netherlands Antillies and its capital city, Willemstad.

Yankees, Jeffer Maier, George And Reggie - Braves And Cards, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

While sitting around waiting for Gene Budig's resignation as American League president, or even for someone in the press to suggest that it might be appropriate, I have been trying to see as much of the American and National League Championship Series as possible--or the LCS as it is called, which sounds more like a religious cult than a sporting event. There has been some interesting baseball and even more interesting American melodrama.

The Grizzly, October 14, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Lauren Newkirk, Teresa Green, Sean Campbell, Meghan Gualtieri, Taneille Smith, Melinda Albert, Cristin Veit, Kerrie Mckinney, Matt Klinger, Joel Schofer, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

ENIAC's Ursinus Connection Revealed • Frat Disciplined for Alcohol Distribution • Zero Tolerance • Campus Vandalism Under Investigation • Michael Lerner Discusses "Politics of Learning" • Opinions: Religious Freedom • Homecoming '96 • Kicking Some Balls for Charity • Be Kind to Your Body: Tips for a Safer Workout • Spotlight: Lakita Smith • Bears Still Rolling • Men's Soccer Ties Eastern 1-1 • Women's Soccer Continues to Struggle • Men's Cross Country Team Places Tenth at Invitational • Volleyball Goes 8-4

Baseball's Musical Managerial Chairs: Minority Hiring Weak, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks I have noticed a familiar phenomenon in baseball which is reflective of sport generally. The annual purge of the managerial ranks in baseball has begun after a relatively quiet regular season. The most spectacular of the regular season firings was that of Tommy LaSorda in Los Angeles although it was thinly disguised as a resignation for health reasons. Bill Russell was named interim manager and after some doubts were raised the former shortstop had the interim removed yesterday.

The Grizzly, October 7, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Taneille Smith, Teresa Green, Trish Daley, Sean Campbell, Joanna Doyle, Caroline Kurtz, Todd Brenneman, Cristin Veit, Meghan Gualtieri, Melissa Forbes, Kerrie Mckinney, Joel Schofer, Brian Hamrick, Joseph Catalfano, Andrew Ruhf, Tony Palladino, Melinda Albert, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

"The Compassionate Spirit": Berman's Newest Offering • A Sugar-Free Halloween Party for Diabetic Children • Sigma Chi Delta: Making an Impact • Roundtable Discussion: Breakdown of the Oslo Accord and Peace in Israel • Olympian Returns to Collegeville • Opinions: Letters from Ireland; Security is Here to Help; One Nation Under God; The Death of a Man, no More • You Can't Take it With You, But You Can Enjoy it While You're There • Spotlight: Roberto Diaz-Luong • Setting Goals to Stay on Track Towards Physical Fitness • My Hero: Stir Fry Guy • Coach Gros Honored • Field …

Remarkable Baseball Season Ends, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

A remarkable baseball season came to a raucous close this past weekend casting several shadows over what should be glowing memories as we swing headlong into playoff baseball and the World Series. Any number of great stories, great achievements, and satisfying moments marked this season of record breaking hitting and home runs, and the Texas Rangers/Washington Senators finally reached post-season play.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 46, No. 1, Jean-Paul Benowitz, John Lowry Ruth, Paula T. Hradkowsky, Monica Mutzbauer

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• The Mennonites of Pennsylvania: A House Divided
• "Not Only Tradition, but Truth": Legend and Myth Fragments Among Pennsylvania Mennonites
• Mennonite Women and Centuries of Change in America
• "It is Painful to Say Goodbye": A Mennonite Family in Europe and America

The Significance Of ‘Hillbilly’ In Early Country Music, 1924-1945, Anthony Harkins

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, September 30, 1996, Jared Rakes, Teresa Green, Tarik Qasim, Erin Gambeski, Trish Daley, Todd Brenneman, Melissa Forbes, Mark Turney, Marshalee Clark, Sean Campbell, Michael Podgorski, Zenzi Ali, Beatrice May, Brian Hamrick, Kerrie Mckinney, Cristin Veit, Christina Dappollone, Meghan Gualtieri, Joel Schofer, Tony Palladino, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Helen Zia Speaks on "Views of an Asian American Feminist" • New Committee Formed to Reduce Vandalism • The 1996-1997 Freshman Class Officers • Graduate School Presentation to be Held Next Wednesday • Gilicinski addresses "The Color of Atoms" • Research Funding and Presentations • Opinions: My Kingdom for a Phone; War Cries Have Begun; Mourning Tupac Shakur; It's Not Your Fault; Are There Elections This Year?; The Ruby is Not Dead • The S.U.N. is Rising • Family Day • Test Your Strength • Let's Vacate and do Service! • Conserve, Conserve, Conserve! Using Your Energy to Save Energy …

Church Anniversary 62nd; 1996-09-29, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Anniversary Papers

No abstract provided.

College Football's Rap Sheet, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

All the color and pageantry of college football have returned. We've already experienced this year's first game of the century, and this year's first game of the decade. It's a wonderful time of year, when footballs fill the air and college athletes fill the courtrooms, police blotters, and the investigative time of the NCAA all across America.

The Grizzly, September 23, 1996, Jared Rakes, Erin Gambeski, Taneille Smith, Todd Brenneman, Mark Turney, Sean Campbell, Jen Mintzer, Cristin Veit, Kerrie Mckinney, Teresa Green, Joel Schofer, Brian Hamrick, Tony Palladino, Andrew Ruhf, Hera Walker

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Internet Censorship Issue Addressed by Stefan Presser • Opinions: Life in a Determinist World; Are Guns Necessary? • Study Abroad to Have Fun and Learn • Get Moving: A Guide to the Benefits of Exercise • Anthonisen Exhibit Captures the Human Spirit • Bears Handle Diplomats • Men's Soccer Wins First Conference Game • Women's Soccer Wins First Game • Volleyball Wins Two Straight • Field Hockey Begins Patriot League Season