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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Frank Shorter disses George Frenn
The wording is vague, so I wonder if the mistake was Shorter's or the
reporter's? The part about Frenn being dead might
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Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:38:59 -0800
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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Frank Shorter disses George Frenn
I'm sure one of you statisticians is right now checking
out what meets occured in France in 1969, with Frank
Shorter entered, and then cross
with the
old screed don't believe everything you read, but in general I do.
gh
From: John Lunn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 07:09:01 -0700
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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Frank Shorter disses George Frenn
Garry,
Who has more credibility
LQQK everyone. I've been told I've been brain dead for some time now. But I
clearly remember sitting high above trackside @ the Northeastern Cabot Cage
back in 1969 (1970?). I got my first high-paying gig as a field announcer. So
the boys are out there contesting the 35 lb. weight throw as a
The wording is vague, so I wonder if the mistake was Shorter's or the
reporter's? The part about Frenn being dead might be understandable,
as athletes get forgotten after their glory years, but the part about
him being a Frenchman would be a strange mistake for Shorter to make,
because Frenn
And another oddity I discovered after a quick web search: Frenn was
featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on July 6, 1970. Less
than a month later (8/3/70), Shorter was on the cover.
(Interesting side note: Track athletes were featured on the cover of
SI no less than three times that
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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Frank Shorter disses George Frenn
The wording is vague, so I wonder if the mistake was Shorter's or the
reporter's? The part about Frenn being dead might be understandable,
as athletes get forgotten after their glory years, but the part
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Subject: RE: t-and-f: Frank Shorter disses George Frenn
Shorter may have gotten Frenn mixed up with those other French
hammer-throwers from Kent State. It could happen. Cosmic
unconsciousness. Shrimp plate $1.99.
malmo
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From a thread a couple of months ago. Maybe he better get a press agent.
Regards,
Martin
Webb is scheduled to make his marathon debut next month in Chicago.
Shorter
suspects that Webb has made a good decision.
Reuben Frank wrote:
With Frenns like that ...
Lee Nichols wrote:
(Interesting side note: Track athletes were featured on the cover of
SI no less than three times that year -- Pre was on the 6/15/70
issue. And in a non-Olympic year! When was the last time that
happened?)
I've been a SI subscriber since the mid-70's and it seemed that in
In a message dated 12/4/02 8:10:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I used to write SI protesting their more recent pathetic coverage of track
but have given up.
They actually did a pretty good job this year(new editor-he likes track)--not
up to past standards, but far better than they've
I'm sure one of you statisticians is right now checking
out what meets occured in France in 1969, with Frank
Shorter entered, and then cross-checking the hammer
throw entrants in the same meet.
Do any of those entrants have names that remotely sound
like George something- maybe Georges ?
I
). And he
remembers him as a Frenchman?
gh
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Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:38:59 -0800
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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Frank Shorter disses George Frenn
I'm sure one of you statisticians is right now checking
out what meets occured
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