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Spectator spontaneity: a lost art or is electronic prompting required?

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Spontaneous action is no longer expected of sports fans. They are told when to cheer and when to boo. Between instructions, the music and electronic noise are so loud that conversation has become impossible. It is time for fans to demand the right to think for themselves.

Author: Ostler, Scott
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sport
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0038-7797
Year: 1993
Civil rights, Sports spectators

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Splendidly wicked

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The spectacle, the excitement, the trials and the tribulations of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament are recounted. Wimbledon 'headaches' may be caused by sex scandals, ugly Americans, the media, the royalty and other factors.

Author: Ostler, Scott
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sport
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0038-7797
Year: 1992
History, Wimbledon Tennis Tournament

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The idol maker? ... In every damn movie or TV show, the sportswriter is a schlub

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A humorous proposal for a motion picture about sportswriters is presented. The movie would help promote a new image of sportswriters as heroic, glamorous makers of sports legends.

Author: Ostler, Scott
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sport
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0038-7797
Year: 1992
Humor and anecdotes, Sportswriters

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