Everything but Flappers From the Roaring ‘20s
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When I saw that Jim Murray’s column today [May 24] dealt with the Lakers and Jazz, I feared momentarily that I would lose my regular bet with an old UCLA golfing pal.
The bet is that Murray will mention Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Ben Hogan or a racehorse from the 1920s in any column. When he does, I win $10. When he doesn’t, my friend wins.
Fortunately, Murray somehow saw a parallel between a 1998 basketball series and Ruth and Gehrig.
My daughter may be able to go to college on the Ruth-Gehrig-Dempsey-Hogan scholarship.
I am thinking of asking my friend for a side bet, to be invoked when Murray goes through one of his really historic phases, comparing outfielders or golfers with Hannibal, Caesar or Robert E. Lee.
I find it entertaining. I was a history major.
MANNY WEISBORD, Marina del Rey
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