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Perspectivt I figured there would be no time < better than the present to write ] ?-?* - OMIUI |WWW MBIWIW a|IWW. No better time, I figured, < because a strange period loved by ' deodorant sponsors, statisticians and househusbands is again upon ; us. Overlap. AH at once, the sports world lays on us Anthony "TD" i Dor-sett spiking the football, Reggie "Candy Bar" Jackson hitting i the baseball, Julius "Dr. J" Irving i choking with the basketball, and i B1 i uic 1MU5C11 a auu uic r ijent 1 choking each other. I It is little wonder that the ] demand for automatic television channel changers is rising. You have to ask why. Why must every channel be filled with sports at this time of the year? The Greater Downtown Wilkes-Barre Professional Invitational Tennis Tournament. Lower Slabovia vs. the Cleveland Caviliers^in a pre preseason scrimmage, uame 17 of the World Series. Battle fatigue patients now fill all major Columbia hospitals. Doctor's advice: unplug tv. I, being somewhat of a sports fan myself, survive this affliction by self control and abstinence. Forget about it kid, get other things on your mind, and all that stuff. Despite the problems caused by overlap, it is a significant social factor. Major corporations pour our hard-earned dollars into some of the tackiest commercials this side of paid political announcements. I swear, some of the commercials sponsoring sporting. r~~~? Sa $2.00 with USC ] &S.OO general du ^ ? u jr Available at R 28 By I events should be on "Saturday Night Live." Somnrii fur (tn? hwmHw ?ni' of overlap. Now for the positive. Uh Bat seriously folks, the variety provided overlap of professional sports allows one to make certain value judgments concerning favorite sports, teams and players. These judgments, almost like religion and politics, are sacred to iome. Sports followers make long and hard decisions on whom to Follow and whom to patronize because of the choices offered So, IH do the same. BASEBALL: Everybody knows the Yanks made the comeback of the century. Everybody knows Pittsburgh's Dave Parker in the National League and Ron Guidry wm&wjam i liuiiin 11 iimimwb?HMB?B Lee Contempo DIX ^ J i; ?! :.x fc. jaygjt^j > ' 'j^^^^^^BKSHRBflBHtaB " >>$* :?iff--^:X Cr* . sjEl? :V ': GjA iturday, October 2 ] LD. iblic , Tickets H Travel Center AikeHunt j . J. ??. ? ?e League will win the Most Valuable 11 riayer awsrus. oo ?nu, as Joe Wabfa once said. I, therefore, will make my own special citations. American League award goes to Boston pitcher Bill Lee. In the only major league I was able to witness in person this year, Lee was on the mound against Baltimore. Sud denly, a balloon lazily floated to the I ground from the stands. With fans | cheering, Lee walked off the 1 mound, packed up the balloon, I it im Kvc? Ko/tlr vww?b-A# tj ouiu^u li iii IUO n/auk |iWACiy returned to the mound and proceeded to begin his windup. The umpire, obviously shaken, ran to ,the mound and demanded an explanation. The balloon, obviously aaicuMcu, uiubwu. He was actually going to pitch with it in his back pocket. Lee has also said that we again will return to the *60*8, and do it right this time. They don't call Bill Lee the "SMMinan" fnr iWhina Ted Simmons of the Cardinals gets my award in the National League for having his head on straight. He refuses to do commercials for fear of "selliniE out." be speaks only when necessary and then be says something profound, 1 he kept his shoulder-length hair for several years despite harrassment from his teammates (he cut it because it took too long to dry) and he can hit a baseball. From both sides of the plate. As a catcher, he is the best in the business. v' ? 1? rary tjouncu T"E TtTt ^HSnn .: *. >v V jfj v 'BF mi AA i i * - ' . A^-aPi ^ pHHHM wnBHHSMBMR Also appearing? J^FEEL HIT L ? 7:30 &? 10:00 Rui oil sale Monday, Oct Budget Records & FOOTBALL: Special citation to spe< be entire Oakland Raider football smc earn. Nobody does it bettor. Blue ann ibbon to quarterback Kenny still iUMer. Anyone who can bang out of h n the louuriana bayou racing K .JsSJr ? coming George G on the acoustic Oct. 10 ? 8 pi at The Mad I Downunder Sou BEER WINE Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 nm -11 nm 3 presents isin.si >'jMr ?P*S#>V "^^^^HSraKSHBESb ^||^^^^HHMHp5M8M|BSHMpHpBjjtt^^?K':<BCv ;; xBmSSSSjBSSUISsiss^SSB^^^B^K-' FF ssell House Ballroom .ober 9 Tapes School I ed boats, drinking beer, iking cigarettes, messing md with "Wicked Wanda/' and complete more than 60 percent is passes deserves a break. lappy Hourl iuyp :30 -7:30 pm 15* Draft I ? ordon _ i :x uiyuuui | ti -11 pm | talian th Building PIZZA Pri IB? H 4:30 pm-12 | T] rs russel house 3 | Eids Records I 'J