--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4U00002 Date: 04/20/97 From: MARK LEWIS Time: 02:13pm \/To: BRUCE MARSHALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Trivia question -=> Quoting Bruce Marshall to Mark Lewis <=- BM> Hi Mark, ML> BM> What sport team has lost the most games in a row? ML> BM> Clue #1. A professional team ML> BM> Ciao ML> In what code of Sport! BM> Here is clue # 2. It's from a nation's capital BM> Clue #3. It is one of the major sports. BM> Bruce BM> Bruce Marshall Are we talking about Canada, the states or somewhere else --- FMail/386 1.22+ * Origin: Lateline BBS - South Sydney. BBS/Fax: +61-2-9579-6564 (3:712/841) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4U00003 Date: 04/20/97 From: MARK LEWIS Time: 02:14pm \/To: WILLIAM MILBERGER (Read 3 times) Subj: Rugby League, or Cricket -=> Quoting William Milberger to Mark Lewis <=- -=> Quoting Mark Lewis to All <=- ML> Does anyone want to talk about "really sports" now? ML> Like Rugby League or Cricket! WM> Who? I thought as much! --- FMail/386 1.22+ * Origin: Lateline BBS - South Sydney. BBS/Fax: +61-2-9579-6564 (3:712/841) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4U00004 Date: 04/20/97 From: MARK LEWIS Time: 02:15pm \/To: DAVE NEUMAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Rugby League, or Cricket -=> Quoting Dave Neuman to Mark Lewis <=- ML> Does anyone want to talk about "really sports" now? ML> Like Rugby League or Cricket! DN> Sorry man, waaay too British for me. Australian actually How about football instead?.. Sorry, soccer not my sport! Regards, Mark Lewis --- FMail/386 1.22+ * Origin: Lateline BBS - South Sydney. BBS/Fax: +61-2-9579-6564 (3:712/841) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4U00005 Date: 04/25/97 From: BRUCE MARSHALL Time: 12:07am \/To: MARK LEWIS (Read 3 times) Subj: Trivia question Hi Mark, ML> Are we talking about Canada, the states or somewhere else Any pro sport, anywhere. Bruce Marshall --- * Origin: Kings Knights BBS, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1:243/38) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4U00006 Date: 04/24/97 From: DAVE NEUMAN Time: 10:39am \/To: JULIAN M. RODRIGUEZ (Read 3 times) Subj: Nfl JR> Hi Jeff!!,how are you today?? JR> >> Can somebody answer me when does the NFL league starts again?? JR> > NFL season will start on August 31, 1997. JR> > Thank's, I have to wait a lot... JR> > Wich team do you like? JR> Redskins. What's your favorite team? JR> Steelers!! Who is the steelers Quaterback?? Sounds like Kordell "slash" Stewart. -*- TurboEDIT v1.60a+ [MSP96] --- Ezycom V1.48g0 01fa0167 * Origin: Milky Way, Langley, BC [604] 532-4367 (1:153/307) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4V00000 Date: 04/24/97 From: TERRY MAY Time: 01:15pm \/To: ROB FERRARA (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Tiger Woods On 14 Apr 97, after being hired as WNBA commissioner, Rob Ferrara said: RF> People are comparing Tiger Woods to Arthur Ashe and Jackie RF> Robinson after his spectacular Masters victory. Those are not RF> good comparisons. A better sports figure to compare him to RF> would be Muhammad Ali. He has almost single-handedly RF> resurrected his sport and made it interesting. Go Tiger! That's not a very good comparison, either. Ali was a GREAT fighter, but it was his personality that elevated him and his sport to where even non-boxing fans became interested. Woods, on the other hand, has a relatively quite personality. His game does all the talking. ... Multitasking: Start download; grab a beer; watch some baseball. --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: *[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V.E]-[702/736-2822]* (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4V00001 Date: 04/24/97 From: TERRY MAY Time: 01:17pm \/To: WILLIAM MILBERGER (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Tiger Woods On 14 Apr 97, after being hired as WNBA commissioner, William Milberger said: WM> To be even more specific, though he is a different color, is to WM> compare him to Jack Nicklaus when he started out. For him to WM> beat out Arnold Palmer back then was a major feat. Yes, I think that's a far better comparison. ... Kansas City Chiefs - the AFL's all-time winningest team! --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: *[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V.E]-[702/736-2822]* (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4V00002 Date: 04/24/97 From: TERRY MAY Time: 01:19pm \/To: ROB FERRARA (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Tiger Woods On 16 Apr 97, after being hired as WNBA commissioner, Rob Ferrara said: RF> Many people tuned in to watch the Masters Sunday that had RF> never watched a golf tournament before. It wasn't because of RF> that rather mundane cast of characters that have been playing RF> the last twenty years. It was strictly because of Tiger RF> Woods. That's probably true, but a lot of that is probably Tiger's newness. Who is to say those same people will keep tuning in after Tiger's been around hile? RK>> Will his winning change that? RF> RF> Change what? Making golf more affordable? It very well RF> might. It would not surprise me to golf courses start RF> springing up. They already are, but Tiger winning or losing won't have anything to do with affordability. That will be determined by the marketplace. ... Atlanta Braves - 1991, 1992, 1995 & 1996 National League Champions! --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: *[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V.E]-[702/736-2822]* (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4V00003 Date: 04/24/97 From: TERRY MAY Time: 01:26pm \/To: DAVID LENTZ (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Tiger Woods On 17 Apr 97, after being hired as WNBA commissioner, David Lentz said: DL> In a letter, you wrote: RF>> People are comparing Tiger Woods to Arthur Ashe and Jackie RF>> Robinson after his spectacular Masters victory. Those are not RF>> good comparisons. A better sports figure to compare him to RF>> would be Muhammad Ali. He has almost single-handedly RF>> resurrected his sport and made it interesting. Go Tiger! DL> DL> Golf needed to be resurrected? News to me. Same here. Golf has been gaining in popularity for years already. No doubt that he has boosted that popularity, but he hasn't resurrected anything. ... Chiefs over Raiders - 7 out of last 8; 13 out of last 15! --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: *[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V.E]-[702/736-2822]* (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: E4V00004 Date: 04/24/97 From: TERRY MAY Time: 01:29pm \/To: GREG KURTH (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: TIGER WOODS On 18 Apr 97, after being hired as WNBA commissioner, Greg Kurth said: GK> I don't understand all the hype around Tiger Woods. He grew up GK> on a golf course with parents wealthy enough to keep him there. The GK> fact that he has mastered the game is no surprise to me. Then why haven't all the other people who have grown up in similar situations mastered the game like he has? ... Chiefs over Raiders - 7 out of last 8; 13 out of last 15! --- JetMail 0.99beta22 * Origin: *[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V.E]-[702/736-2822]* (1:209/745)