What the Heck is a Hoya and Why It Matters
A long playful inquiry into the Georgetown nickname Hoya tracing its Greek Latin roots to Hoios and saxa rocks. The piece outlines other college nicknames such as Jaspers Tar Heels Zips and a kitchen band origin tale at Carnegie-Mellon and Long Beach State coach quips about bench duty.
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Georgetown University
Fran Connors
Jaspers
Manhattan College
Brother Jasper
Mike Cohen
Jasper
Manhattan
Polo Grounds
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Akron University
Georgetown
Stonewalls
Carnegie-Mellon
Pi Kappa Alpha
Ocestra
Dave Maloney
Long Beach State
Dwight Jones
Donnie Martin
Martin
Jones
Orioles chair says fan support needed to keep club in Baltimore
Baltimore—Jerold Hoffberger, Orioles board chairman, tells the Baltimore Sun the team must draw more fans to stay in the city, saying without strong attendance the club cannot remain in Baltimore. He defends the team's contributions to the city while urging public support. Cincinnati star Joe Morgan aims for a third straight MVP as spring training opens in Tampa. He downplays pressure, focusing on competing with 650 peers. In Los Angeles news, San Francisco center Bill Cartwright has been named West
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Sun
Jerold C. Hoffberger
Orioles
Hoffberger
Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati
Joe Morgan
Reds
Morgan
Los Angeles
University of San Francisco
Bill Cartwright
West
Word puzzle and sports notes from the era
Crosswords and cryptograms from Eugene Sheffer. Mentions players Cartwright Rambis May and others. Includes AP notes on WCAC awards Marshall Pinehurst Dell basketball Yale Morton and more with scattered scores and team moves.
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Scribe
Hoya
Golden Blue Devils
Hillbillies
Margaret Hamlin
Akron
Craig Morton
Ramsey
Eugene Sheffer
Katharine
Hitch
KHCJK
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Boynes
Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill High School
West Palm Beach, Fla
Mike Marshall
Michigan
Atlanta Braves
Braves
Bill Lucas
Marshall
Los Angeles Dodgers
Michigan State University
Pinehurst
N.C
Memphis State
Tigers
Oklahoma
Troy State
North Carolina State
Georgia Southern
Brevard Junior College
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Oral Roberts
New York
National Hockey League
World Hockey Association
Dallas
Kathy May
Miss May
Beverly Hills
Calif
Martina Navratilova
Salisbury
Salisbury State College
Mason-Dixon
Nelson Butler
Sea Gulls
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Butler
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Jackson County Sports Authority
Royals
Truman
NEW Haven
Yale
Congress
Frank Ryan
Cleveland Browns
Washington Redskins
Ryan
U.S. House of Representatives Information Systems
Denver
Steve Ramsey
Morton
Denver Broncos
New York Giant
Bronco
Fred Gehrke
Long Beach
Bill Oates
Moscow Army
AIA
Oates
Michael Davidov
Brad Hoffman
Chicago
Rapid Rickey Green
Mike Thompson
Minnesota
Associated Press
Kent Benson
Indiana
Midwest
Green
Thompson
Benson
Phil Hubbard
Billy McKinney
Northwestern
National Basketball Association
John Nucatola
NBA
Gulf & Western Industries Inc
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Gulf & Western
Garden
Steve Cauthen
Cauthen
Aqueduct
Arkansas Razorbacks
Houston Cougars
Houston
Otis Birdsong
Arkansas
Ron Brewer
Sidney Moncrief
Marvin Delph
Razorbacks
Mike Russell
Texas Tech
Marco Island
Gary McCord
Tony Lema
McNeese State
Chuck Dolezal
Lamar
Dolezal
Cardinal
Homer Taylor
Homer
Tommy Vardeman
Louisiana Tech
Randy Alexander
Vardeman
Lanky Wells
Texas
Ela
Sparkie
Iss Bonheur
Alehouse
Love God
Emile Zola
Ampers and
Finn
Ladd Or Alda
Jane Or
John
Sacred Image
Moses
Ria
Iai
Iso
Cryptoquip
TEI National Bank
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King Edward Invincible
Ford
National
Magnuson Moss
Howard Smith Ford
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