LETTERS : READER: HURRAH FOR HARRY.In regard to Harry Welch versus the rancorous ran·cor n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. See Synonyms at enmity. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin Hart administration and its school district, God bless Harry Welch. He will not sit by and allow the anointed "Anointed" redirects here. For the process of anointing, see Anointing. Anointed is a Contemporary Christian music duo consisting of siblings Steve and Da'dra Crawford. Their musical style includes elements of R&B, funk, and piano ballads. to embrace powers outside their intended scope and abuse them. Harry Welch is a gentleman. A gentleman who instills character, will and ambition in his charges to strive for excellence on and off the field. A rare trait in these educational systems of the '90s. Perhaps the school district objects to Mr. Welch grooming his men for success instead of keeping them competitive with the lowest common denominator low·est common denominator n. 1. See least common denominator. 2. a. The most basic, least sophisticated level of taste, sensibility, or opinion among a group of people. b. . Whatever the motive of the Hart administration and those of Harry's school district's administration, at least we know they are not in the children's best interest. - MIKE HANNIN Newbury Park UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX must put up or shut out After that preposterous Cal shutout, Bob Toledo tells us that Cory Paus is ``very fragile right now. . . . He's going through growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. . . . . I don't want to hurt him.'' Al Borges adds: ``He might be a little bit (fragile). He's a young guy and he played against a mean defense. He did a lot of growing up today. . . . We still have confidence in him.'' Right. Why not just add that he's good enough, he's smart enough and, doggone dog·gone Informal tr. & intr.v. dog·goned, dog·gon·ing, dog·gones To damn. interj. & n. Damn. adv. & adj. also dog·goned Damned. it, people like him. Are these guys walking in the steps of Red Sanders or Stuart Smiley? Is Spaulding Field the home of a major-college football program or a safe, warm space for victims? Paus, himself, responds in much more sensible style. The head coach needs to be less concerned about the feelings of his players than about this sensitive, new-age claptrap he's obviously bought into and which will surely lead him to an unhappy, if not aborted, career. Don't fool yourself Bob; in football, even at an enlightened place like UCLA, winning is still the only thing. - CHARLES CHICCOA Reseda Remembering Wilt I am very deeply saddened by Wilt Chamberlain's death because everything I have ever read said he loved life, basketball, fans and his family. The way I look at it, he will always be a role model. He meant just as much to basketball as Babe Ruth was to baseball. He will be remembered as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th Century. - PAUL D. CARNEY Los Angeles We lost quite a man in Wilt Chamberlain, but the Legend will live forever. My memories of Wilt date back almost 40 years when, as a youngster growing up in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , I kept a scrapbook of his sports-page clippings and even wore a rubber band on my wrist like he did. So here I was, a 10-year-old Caucasian point guard avidly following the blossoming career of the center of the Philadelphia Warriors. My fanfare ultimately moved west with Wilt to the Lakers . . . Elgin, Jerry, et al. He indeed was larger than life larg·er than life adj. Very impressive or imposing: "This is a person of surpassing integrity; a man of the utmost sincerity; somewhat larger than life" Joyce Carol Oates. . Being of Irish descent, I was deeply moved to learn that one of Wilt's favorites, ``O'Danny Boy,'' was sung at his memorial service. If I were to eulogize eu·lo·gize tr.v. eu·lo·gized, eu·lo·giz·ing, eu·lo·giz·es To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy. eu Wilt, I would simply state: ``When you look to the heavens, to the stars in the sky, you know there are now two big dippers up there.'' - J. TIMMINS JR. Chatsworth |
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