exam 5 ancillary readings Flashcards
What was grandpa chamberlains mot magnanimous gesture?
willingness to allow Leunes’s mother and siblings to live with him after the divorce
what was one of grandpa chamberlains few demands?
complete silence from 5:25-5:30 so he could hear the Dow-Jones stock market report on KWON
what was another fond memory of Grandpa Chamberlain?
sitting and listening to stories about the Cleveland indians (nicknamed the tribe)
what baseball team did he despise?
the Detroit Tigers
LeUnes and Little league
assigned to play for the Monsanto Red Sox
what did Mark Johnson say about “stepping in the bucket” as LeUnes always did?
find the kid another sport
who were the members of the fearsome foursome?
LeUnes, Carl Trepagnier, Jimmy Williams, Bobby Shosty
Sexist notions in womens basketball
prevented people like Myrna Brown from testing their skills on the court (she was a city girl and not allowed to sweat)
what are two-a-days?
two-week period prior to the season where the team works out twice a day.
Tractor’s favorite half time speech opened with:
“you guys are a bunch of quitters. you are sissies. you are pansy-asses”
Tractor’s ultimate humiliation?
“You have to squat to pee”
Tractor’s ultimate humiliation?
“You have to squat to pee”
what color jersey did leunes choose during two-a-days?
black. very hot and very sweaty
Lyndon LeUnes
a natural athlete
what sport did Lyndon play?
golf… at first. he really played all of them
