The 1969 Chronicles: A Sports Writer's Notes  By Stan Isaacs

Chapter 5: People Are Funny I enjoyed doing columns about characters. I would seek out people who charmed me, who were offbeat--who had character. And, of course, these were people I liked. * * * Columns: Donald Davidson: A Tale of Three Cities A Target at 8 Sewers--Kill! Kill! Kill! Man Behind Knicks: Big, Though Small Bill Steinkraus Values the 'Unattained Ideal' Visit to a Toy Shop Recalls Days of Old Is It Todd? Belasco? No, It's Goldstein

Chapters Home Page Introduction 1. The Amazing Mets 2. Yankee Fans 3. Music to My Ears 4. Ali & Friends 5. People Are Funny   Donald Davidson: A Tale of Three Cities   A Target at 8 Sewers--Kill! Kill! Kill!   Man Behind Knicks: Big, Though Small   Bill Steinkraus Values the 'Unattained Ideal'   Visit to a Toy Shop Recalls Days of Old   Is It Todd? Belasco? No, It's Goldstein 6. The Poetry Corner 7. The Glorious Knicks 8. Bill Bradley & Others 9. Horsing Around 10. An Angry Mother 11. Political Baseball 12. Fun and Games 13. The Sweet Science 14. Baseball, Gentlemen 15. Some Immortals 16. A Galleria 17. Ladies First 18. The Irrepressible Jets 19. The Sporting Culture Email Stan Isaacs at sibelch@optonline.net I play tennis twice a week and use Palmolive soap. — Rev. Fulton J. Sheen (asked how he stayed so good-looking)