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Wilton author writes knockout book on Gene Tunney
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Almost 80 years ago, Yale University was the setting for a lecture
unique enough to warrant front-page coverage in The New York Times
the following day. It was, after all, a decidedly unusual
intellectual who addressed Prof. William Lyon Phelps' Shakespeare
class at Yale on April 23, 1928, entertaining some 500 listeners with
his knowledge of Troilus and Cressida. The speaker was Gene Tunney,
the former heavyweight champion who had defeated the legendary Jack
Dempsey for the second time only months earlier, and who was soon to
depart forever from the ring.
Tunney met Phelps while vacationing ...
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PITTA PRESENTS A TALL ORDER RECEIVER'S HEIGHT CAUSES FITS.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...Staff Writer Standing 6-foot-5, Dennis Pitta is a chore for defenders to guard. He...Garcia is grateful he just has to throw to Pitta, not cover him. He knows what it's...linebackers. All have to line up against Pitta in certain situations. Mainly, the senior...
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Pitta keeps tradition alive
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...does well and a son or daughter is driven to do the same. For Dennis Pitta Sr. and Dennis Pitta Jr., this autumn can bring the realization of a mutual dream. Dennis Pitta Jr. will be a sophomore tight end this fall at BYU, competing with...
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Defending Pitta is big task
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; LAS VEGAS -- Dennis Pitta has learned a few tricks of the trade...offense plans to ride a balanced attack. Pitta's even learned a lot more about how...to be more physical in return," said Pitta. "I've taken what I've learned...
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Comedian Mark Pitta and friends bring new material to Pleasanton
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; MARK PITTA does a dead-on Al Pacino, so a couple...interviewing their alter egos. That's how Pitta's Pacino "said hello to his little friends...always a group effort at the Throckmorton. Pitta remembers one pressure-packed evening...
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Mark Pitta works to make the majors
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Comic Mark Pitta didn't grow up in the shadow of his hometown...somewhere else: on "The Tonight Show." Pitta's mother ran a concession stand in the...eight years ago to try stand-up comedy. Pitta, 31, said being around "any form of...
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Hall, Pitta closely bonded
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...quarterback Max Hall and tight end Dennis Pitta have been good friends for a while, but...stronger a few weeks ago. That's when Pitta married his wife, Mataya, whose sister...married to Hall. In other words, Hall and Pitta are brothers-in-law. "This just ties...
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Lewis' tutelage has aided Pitta's progress
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; PROVO -- BYU senior tight end Dennis Pitta says he was too young to remember Chad...with the Philadelphia Eagles. This year, Pitta's connection with Lewis has become much...Lewis to attend these sessions to work with Pitta and the Cougars' other standout senior...
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Brazil - Pitta v Pitta.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...role of villain has been played by Celso Pitta, Sao Paulo's mayor. His chief accuser...dined in Paris with a socialite, Mrs Pitta went to the media, accusing him of involvement in several frauds. Mr Pitta was briefly suspended from office by...
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Pitta healthy, primed for big season
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; HENDERSON, Nev. -- Dennis Pitta is as healthy as ever since getting his...year. At 6-foot-5 and 248 pounds, Pitta joins Harvey Unga and Player of the Year...Reynolds got left off the honors list. Pitta caught 83 passes for 1,083 yards in 2008...
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Pitta problems cause irritability, moodiness; Knowing your body type enables you to make choices in life based on your genetic predispositions, writes Dr Rajen Cooppan.(Life)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (South Africa)
; ...correct food choices. If you are strongly pitta in your body type, foods such as garlic...or grapefruit will tend to aggravate the pitta tendencies in you and make you feel more...profusely. Those with a high proportion of pitta in their make-up will find hot, humid...
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