( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN shipyard ) ( POS 's ) ) ( QP ( CD 6.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( JJ Finnish ) ( FW markka ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.54 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( NN backlog ) ) ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 20 ) ) ( NNS ships ) ) ( VP ( VBN ordered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ big ) ( JJ international ) ( NNS shippers ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( CD three ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Carnival ) ( NNP Cruise ) ( NNPS Lines ) ( NNP Inc ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The shipyard 's 6.5 billion Finnish markka 1.54 billion backlog includes about 20 ships ordered by big international shippers including three for Carnival Cruise Lines Inc


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Miami-based ) ( NNP Carnival ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD three ) ( NNS ships ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN delivered ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ next ) ( NN month ) ) ( PP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN winter ) ( NN tourist ) ( NN season ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Caribbean ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Miami-based Carnival said the first of the three ships is scheduled to be delivered next month just in time for the winter tourist season in the Caribbean


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( JJ second ) ( NN ship ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN delivered ) ( PP-TMP-3 ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN fall ) ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=2 ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ) ( PP-TMP=3 ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN fall ) ( CD 1991 ) ) ) ) )

The second ship is scheduled to be delivered in fall 1990 and the third in fall 1991


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD One ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN ship ) ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN delivered ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB close ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN schedule ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Carnival ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP-ADV ( ADJP ( QP ( RB up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 25 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( JJR more ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ second ) ( CC and ) ( JJ third ) ) ( NNS ships ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One analyst said the first ship probably will be delivered close to schedule but that Carnival may have to pay up to 25 % more to get the second and third ships


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PDT All ) ( DT the ) ( NNS ships ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN covered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NN loan ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN state ) ( NN export ) ( VBG financing ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ clear ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN built ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

All the ships are covered by loan guarantees from a state export financing agency even though it 's not clear whether they will actually be built


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Bankers ) ) ( VP ( VBP worry ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( RB good ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN threat ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB withdraw ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN guarantee ) ( NNS commitments ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS shippers ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB counter ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hail ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS lawsuits ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bankers worry that if the government makes good a threat to withdraw its guarantee commitments shippers will counter with a hail of lawsuits


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN State ) ( NN loan ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB rarely ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN source ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN controversy ) ) ) ) ) )

State loan guarantees are rarely a source of controversy


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NNS bankers ) ) ( VP ( VBD cited ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ possible ) ( NNS parallels ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ( NN case ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN collapse ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Norway ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ state-owned ) ( NNP Kongsberg ) ( NNP Vappenfabrikk ) ( NNP AS ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However some bankers cited possible parallels between the Waertsilae Marine case and the collapse of Norway 's state-owned Kongsberg Vappenfabrikk AS two years ago


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN case ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ international ) ( NNS banks ) ( CC and ) ( NNS investors ) ) ( VP ( VBD incurred ) ( NP ( JJ big ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB incorrectly ) ) ( VBD believed ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN debt ) ) ( VP ( VBD carried ) ( NP ( JJ implicit ) ( NN state ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In that case international banks and investors incurred big losses because they incorrectly believed the company 's debt carried implicit state guarantees


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Doubts ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quality ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN state ) ( NN credit ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ competitive ) ( NN strength ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ Finnish ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN world ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN financing ) ) ( ADVP ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN key ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG winning ) ( NP ( NNS orders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBP warn ) ) )

Doubts about the quality of state credit guarantees could reduce the competitive strength of Finnish companies in world markets where financing often is the key to winning orders analysts warn


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( ADVP ( RB Moreover ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ state-owned ) ( JJ Finnish ) ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBG lacking ) ( NP ( JJ formal ) ( NN state ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB face ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR greater ) ( NN difficulty ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG raising ) ( NP ( NNS funds ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ international ) ( JJ financial ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS bankers ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ) )

Moreover state-owned Finnish companies lacking formal state guarantees could face greater difficulty raising funds in international financial markets bankers say


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN decision ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN majority ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ state-appointed ) ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ( NNS directors ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB file ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN bankruptcy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ abrupt ) ( NN about-face ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ previous ) ( NN government ) ( NN policy ) ) ) ) ) )

The decision by a majority of state-appointed Waertsilae Marine directors Monday to file for bankruptcy was an abrupt about-face from previous government policy


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD played ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN part ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ sweeping ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ troubled ) ( NN shipyard ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In August the government played a major part in a sweeping restructuring of the troubled shipyard


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ 71%-controlled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Oy ) ( NNP Waertsilae ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN conglomerate ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN shipbuilding ) ( NN unit ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD faced ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ potential ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( VP ( VBN estimated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD one ) ( CD billion ) ) ( NNS markka ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN brink ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN liquidation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the time 71%-controlled by Oy Waertsilae a conglomerate the shipbuilding unit faced potential losses estimated at one billion markka and was on the brink of liquidation


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rescue ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Waertsilae ) ) ( VP ( VBD sold ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 51 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN stake ) ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN group ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS banks ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN pension ) ( NNS funds ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under the rescue plan Waertsilae sold 51 % of its stake to a group of banks and pension funds


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN government ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN turn ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD guaranteed ) ( NP ( NN financing ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB complete ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN order ) ( NN backlog ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP-CLR ( NN control ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN board ) ) ) ) ) )

The government in turn guaranteed financing to complete the order backlog and took control of the board


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Government ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB combine ) ( NP ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJ other ) ( VBG struggling ) ( NNS firms ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB thus ) ) ( VB ensure ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Finland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN survival ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN shipbuilding ) ( NN nation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Government officials were expected to combine Waertsilae Marine with two other struggling firms and thus ensure Finland 's survival as a shipbuilding nation


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD spent ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( VBG attempting ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB carry ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN thwarted ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN parent ) ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBD pulled ) ( ADVP ( RB out ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN minute ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The government spent most of last year attempting to carry out such a plan but was thwarted when the parent Waertsilae concern pulled out at the last minute


( S ( UCP-ADV ( PP-TMP ( IN After ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN bolstered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN state ) ( NN loan ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJ big ) ( NN bank ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Union ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Finland ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ state-controlled ) ( NNP Postipankki ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD resumed ) ( S ( VP ( NN lending ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shipyard ) ) ( NP ( NN working ) ( NN capital ) ) ) ) ) )

After the restructuring of Waertsilae Marine and bolstered by state loan guarantees two big bank creditors Union Bank of Finland and state-controlled Postipankki resumed lending the shipyard working capital


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS bankers ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD got ) ( NP ( JJ cold ) ( NNS feet ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN government ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD complained ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN misled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shipyard ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ actual ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN condition ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD hinted ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN credit ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN withdrawn ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the bankers got cold feet recently as government officials complained they had been misled about the shipyard 's actual financial condition and hinted the credit guarantees might be withdrawn


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS People ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN board ) ( NN meeting ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S-CLF ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN refusal ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB explicitly ) ) ( VB reaffirm ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN credit ) ( NNS guarantees ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD led ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Union ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Postipankki ) ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB halt ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG lending ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

People familiar with Monday 's board meeting said it was the state 's refusal to explicitly reaffirm the credit guarantees that led Union Bank and Postipankki to halt lending to Waertsilae Marine


( S ( ADVP ( RB Then ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN boardroom ) ( NN showdown ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ state-appointed ) ( NNS directors ) ) ( VP ( VBD voted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB file ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN bankruptcy ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB apparently ) ) ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS instructions ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Finland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Industry ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Ilkka ) ( NNP Suominen ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Then in a boardroom showdown state-appointed directors voted to file for bankruptcy apparently under instructions from Finland 's Industry Minister Ilkka Suominen


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Suominen ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN grown ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB increasingly ) ( JJ worried ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ potential ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN exposure ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( VP ( VBD ballooned ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ( JJ double ) ) ( DT the ) ( NN figure ) ) ( VP ( VBN estimated ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Analysts say Mr. Suominen had grown increasingly worried about the state 's potential financial exposure as Waertsilae Marine 's losses ballooned to more than double the figure estimated in August


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Noting ) ( SBAR ( DT that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Sweden ) ) ( VP ( VB wound ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG wasting ) ( NP ( NP ( NN state ) ( NNS subsidies ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 35 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( JJ Swedish ) ( NNS kronor ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.47 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS 1970s ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ vain ) ( NN attempt ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB salvage ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN shipbuilding ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( CD one ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD suggested ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Suominen ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBD decided ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cut ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Finland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB once ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT all ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Noting that Sweden wound up wasting state subsidies of about 35 billion Swedish kronor 5.47 billion during the 1970s in a vain attempt to salvage its shipbuilding industry one analyst suggested that Mr. Suominen may have decided to cut Finland 's losses once and for all


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Senior ) ( NN ministry ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD huddled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS creditors ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN week ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN attempt ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB agree ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN form ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN restructuring ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ) ( VP ( VBG operating ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Senior ministry officials huddled with creditors during the week in an attempt to agree on some form of restructuring that would keep Waertsilae Marine operating


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS talks ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB drag ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT any ) ( JJ concrete ) ( NN result ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN announced ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The talks may drag on for weeks before any concrete result is announced people familiar with them said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD One ) ( NN solution ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shipyard ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN outsider ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One solution would be to sell the shipyard to an outsider


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( RB there ) ) ( VP ( VB appear ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ few ) ( PRN ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( FRAG ( DT any ) ) ) ) ( NNS suitors ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But there appear to be few if any suitors


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( ADVP ( RB Indeed ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ potential ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( VP ( VBP make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT any ) ( NN rescue ) ( NN scheme ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unlikely ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN unless ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS politicians ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ( RB again ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP change ) ( NP ( NN tack ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP agree ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pick ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Indeed the potential losses make any rescue scheme unlikely unless the politicians once again change tack and agree to pick up the bill analysts said


( S ( ADVP ( RB Meantime ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS shippers ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS vessels ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN order ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Waertsilae ) ( NNP Marine ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB remain ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN limbo ) ) ) ) ) )

Meantime shippers with vessels on order from Waertsilae Marine will remain in limbo


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Presidents ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP NCAA ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ oversees ) ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( JJ intercollegiate ) ( NNS sports ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD contracted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Washington-based ) ( NNP American ) ( NNPS Institutes ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Research ) ) ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN survey ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN college ) ( NNS experiences ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-4 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN body ) ) ( VP ( VBZ chooses ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB call ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NNS student-athletes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In 1987 the Presidents Commission of the NCAA which oversees most U.S. intercollegiate sports contracted with the Washington-based American Institutes for Research to do a survey on the college experiences of what the body chooses to call student-athletes


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT A ) ( JJ brief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN summary ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN issued ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NNP April ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD attracted ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( PRN ( CC but ) ( ADJP ( RB not ) ( RB much ) ) ) ( NN attention ) ) ) ) )

A brief executive summary was issued last April and attracted some but not much attention


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJR More-detailed ) ( NNS reports ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD followed ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD attracted ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB even ) ( JJR less ) ) ( NN notice ) ) ) ) )

More-detailed reports followed and attracted even less notice


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP suspect ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN read ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ( DT all ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I suspect I may be one of the few people to have read them all


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ sixth ) ( CC and ) ( JJ last ) ( NN report ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RP out ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ puts ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN effort ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN perspective ) ) ) ) ) )

The sixth and last report now is out and it puts the effort in perspective


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Titled ) ( S ( NP-PRD-TTL ( NP ( NNS Comments ) ) ( PP ( IN From ) ( NP ( NNS Students ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ focuses ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ real ) ( NN shame ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN college ) ( NNS sports ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ happens ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ young ) ( NNS athletes ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP enter ) ( NP ( NN academe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Titled Comments From Students it focuses on the real shame of college sports what happens to young athletes once they enter academe


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( RB little ) ( JJR less ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cry ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN help ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ costly ) ( NN show ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ possible ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's little less than a cry for help from those who make the costly show possible


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ previous ) ( CD five ) ( NNS reports ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB mainly ) ( JJ statistical ) ) ( CC but ) ( ADJP ( RB clear ) ( RB enough ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN outline ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The previous five reports were mainly statistical but clear enough in outline


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS participants ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN Division ) ( CD I ) ( NN football ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS men ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN basketball ) ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ big-time ) ( NN revenue ) ( NNS sports ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD entered ) ( NP ( NN school ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR poorer ) ( NX ( NX ( JJ high-school ) ( NNS grades ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NN test ) ( NNS scores ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( NN minor-sport ) ( NNS jocks ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS students ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD participated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ extracurricular ) ( NNS activities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( NP ( JJR lower ) ( NNS grades ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB there ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( ADVP ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ) ( RB partly ) ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ athletic ) ( NNS demands ) ) ( VP ( VBN placed ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They showed that participants in Division I football and men 's basketball the big-time revenue sports entered school with poorer high-school grades and test scores than minor-sport jocks and students who participated in other extracurricular activities and they got lower grades once they got there at least partly because of the athletic demands placed on them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN football ) ( CC and ) ( NN basketball ) ( NNS players ) ) ( VP ( VBD spent ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN time ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS sports ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN season ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN class ) ( NN attendance ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN homework ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN combined ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS hours ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT a ) ( NN week ) ) ) ( PP ( IN versus ) ( NP ( CD 25.3 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The football and basketball players spent more time on their sports in season than they did on class attendance and homework combined 30 hours a week versus 25.3


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( RB Almost ) ( NN half ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 49.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( S ( VP ( VBG suffering ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ mental ) ( NN abuse ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS coaches ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB almost ) ( NN one-quarter ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 24.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN pressured ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ignore ) ( NP ( NNS injuries ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Almost half 49.8 % reported suffering mental abuse from coaches and almost one-quarter 24.8 % said they had been pressured to ignore injuries


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( RB even ) ( DT those ) ( NNS numbers ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB describe ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN situation ) ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS athletes ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( VP ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ own ) ( NNS words ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But even those numbers do n't describe the situation as well as the athletes do in their own words


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN portrait ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ emerges ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( PP-PRD ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ pampered ) ( NN jock ) ) ( VP ( VBG marking ) ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB land ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ seven-figure ) ( JJ pro ) ( NN contract ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tiny ) ( NN minority ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The composite portrait that emerges is n't of a pampered jock marking time until he can land a seven-figure pro contract he 's part of a tiny minority


( S ( ADVP ( RB Rather ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( PP-PRD ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN kid ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG talking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 17 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 22 ) ) ( NN year ) ) ( NNS olds ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tough ) ( NN time ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG making ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN of ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( CD one ) ( NN shot ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN college ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Rather it 's of a kid we 're talking about 17 to 22 year olds here having a tough time making the best of what will probably be his one shot at college


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ pertinent ) ( NN question ) ) ( VP ( VBG coming ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ lengthy ) ( JJ confidential ) ( NN questionnaire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT this ) ) ( SQ ( VP ( VBP Are ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( RB there ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS things ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN college ) ( NN life ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB like ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( NP ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB ask ) ( PP ( IN about ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The pertinent question coming at the end of a lengthy confidential questionnaire was this Are there things about your college life you would like to tell us that we did n't ask about


( S ( S ( PP-PRD ( IN Of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( QP ( RB almost ) ( CD 3,000 ) ) ( NNS athletes ) ) ( VP ( VBN surveyed ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( CD 1,240 ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB respond ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Of the almost 3,000 athletes surveyed 1,240 took the time to respond


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB Here ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS answers ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP am ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN student-athlete ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB really ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( NP-PRD ( DT an ) ( NN athlete-student ) ) ) ) ) )

Here are a few of their answers They say that I am a student-athlete but really I 'm an athlete-student


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD lied ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN recruiting ) ( NN trip ) ) ) ) )

They lied to me on the recruiting trip


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Football ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN No. ) ( CD 1 ) ( NN thing ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) )

Football is the No. 1 thing here


( NP ( NN Junior ) ( NN football ) ( NN player ) )

Junior football player


( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Being ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN student-athlete ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN college ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( RB lot ) ) ( JJ different ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ high ) ( NN school ) ) ) ) ) )

Being a student-athlete at college is a lot different from high school


( S ( ADVP ( RB First ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sport ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP play ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB no ) ( RB longer ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ becomes ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN job ) ) ) ) )

First the sport you play is no longer a game it becomes a job


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Your ) ( NNS coaches ) ) ( VP ( VBP demand ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ( JJR more ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ willing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB watch ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VB progress ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Your coaches demand a lot more out of you even though some of them are not willing to take the time to watch you progress


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ expendable ) ) ) )

You become expendable


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Your ) ( NN interest ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN heart ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS people ) ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( VP ( VB care ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN performance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Your interest is not taken to heart because people only care about your performance


( NP ( NN Freshman ) ( NN basketball ) ( NN player ) )

Freshman basketball player


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS coaches ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( RBR more ) ( ADJP ( JJ personal ) ( CC and ) ( JJ sympathetic ) ) ( NN attitude ) ) ( PP ( IN toward ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS athletes ) ) ) ) ( VP ( RB not ) ( VB treat ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS pieces ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN meat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The coaches should have a more personal and sympathetic attitude toward the athletes not treat us like pieces of meat


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN degree ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB first ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( UCP ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( CC or ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB skip ) ( NP ( NN practice ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB study ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN test ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They always say to get a degree first but they do n't allow us time or to skip practice to study for a test


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( NN job ) ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN athlete ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They just want to get their job done at any cost to the athlete


( NP ( NN Freshman ) ( NN football ) ( NN player ) )

Freshman football player


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN pressure ) ) ( VP ( VBN put ) ( PP-PUT ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB win ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS times ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ physical ) ( NN violence ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN punching ) ( CC and ) ( NN slapping ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNS coaches ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The pressure put on us to win at all times has resulted in physical violence such as punching and slapping by coaches


( S ( NP-TMP ( DT Some ) ( NNS days ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS coaches ) ) ( VP ( VBP make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VB feel ) ( SBAR-CLR ( IN as ) ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ large ) ( NN herd ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS animals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some days the coaches make you feel as though you are part of a large herd of animals


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS words ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP treat ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN piece ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN meat ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In other words they treat you like a piece of meat


( NP ( NN Sophomore ) ( NN football ) ( NN player ) )

Sophomore football player


( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Playing ) ( NP ( JJ intercollegiate ) ( NNS sports ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB spend ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS others ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Playing intercollegiate sports does n't give you a lot of time to spend with others


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP ( RB almost ) ) ( VP ( VBN left ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRN ( NP ( NN campus ) ) ) ( JJ social ) ( NNS activities ) ) ) ) ) )

We are almost left out of campus social activities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( ADVP ( RB mostly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ happens ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP go ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN football ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fall ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN lifting ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN winter ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN football ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spring ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This mostly happens because we go from football in the fall to lifting in the winter to football again in the spring


Freshman football player


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP talk ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ free ) ( NN time ) ) ( NP ( WDT .what ) ( JJ free ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) )

You talk about free time .what free time


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NN Time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB relax ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB enjoy ) ( NP ( PRP ourselves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN football ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NNS meetings ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG lifting ) ( NP ( NNS weights ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NN conditioning ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NNS films ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Time to relax and enjoy ourselves is always taken up by something to do with football meetings lifting weights conditioning or films


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NN recovery ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( VB go ) ( VB go ) ( VB go ) ) ) ) ) )

There is no recovery period it 's go go go


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN ABUSE ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NNS bodies ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ overwhelming ) ) ) )

ABUSE to our bodies is overwhelming


( S ( PP ( IN With ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN schedule ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hard ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sleep ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB well ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG knowing ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB happen ) ( NP-TMP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With our schedule it 's hard to sleep well knowing what is going to happen the next day


( NP ( NN Junior ) ( NN football ) ( NN player ) )

Junior football player


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Physical ) ( NN exhaustion ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN depression ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ common ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN life ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NNS teammates ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS lives ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Physical exhaustion and depression are common in my life and in some of my teammates ' lives


( NP ( NP ( NN Football ) ( NN player ) ) ( NP ( NN class ) ( JJ unspecified ) ) )

Football player class unspecified


( S ( ADVP ( RBR More ) ( RB often ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( RB not ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN college ) ( NNS athletes ) ) ( VP ( VBP go ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NN college ) ) ) ( S-MNR ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB really ) ) ( VBG experiencing ) ( NP ( JJ collegiate ) ( NN life ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS fullest ) ) ) ) ) ) )

More often than not college athletes go through college never really experiencing collegiate life to the fullest


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP One ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB establish ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP one ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ own ) ( NN identity ) ) ( PP-LOC ( RB away ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS athletics ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS athletics ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( RB only ) ( DT a ) ( NN part ) ) ( RB not ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ whole ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN student-athlete ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN life ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One has to establish one 's own identity away from athletics and make athletics only a part not a whole of the student-athlete 's life


( NP ( NN Sophomore ) ( NN basketball ) ( NN player ) )

Sophomore basketball player


( S ( ADVP ( RB Somehow ) ) ( PRN ( S ( CC and ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( ADVP-MNR ( WRB how ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN game ) ) ( VP ( VBZ needs ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN played ) ( PP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN fun ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB not ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ big ) ( NN bowl ) ( NNS revenues ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( JJ lucrative ) ( NN TV ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Somehow and I do n't know how the game needs to be played for fun again and not for the big bowl revenues or lucrative TV contracts


( NP ( NN Graduate-student ) ( NN football ) ( NN player ) )

Graduate-student football player


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NNS rumblings ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( IN at ) ( RB long ) ( RB last ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS changes ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS works ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There have been rumblings that at long last changes may be in the works


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Knight ) ( NNP Foundation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Akron ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ohio ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN established ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ national ) ( NN commission ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NNS college-sports ) ( NN reform ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP NCAA ) ( NNPS Presidents ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ( NP-TMP ( RB earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN month ) ) ( VP ( VBD recommended ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBG cutting ) ( NP ( NN spring ) ( NN football ) ( NN practice ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN half ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG moving ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN start ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN basketball ) ( NN practice ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG reducing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ maximum ) ( NNS schedules ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN sport ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( NNS games ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 28 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Knight Foundation of Akron Ohio has established a national commission to look into college-sports reform and the NCAA Presidents Commission earlier this month recommended cutting spring football practice in half moving the start of basketball practice back by a month and reducing maximum schedules in that sport to 25 games from 28


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ key ) ( NN word ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN paragraph ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB though ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( MD may ) ) ) )

The key word in that paragraph though is may


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NCAA ) ( NNP Executive ) ( NNP Director ) ( NNP Richard ) ( NNP Schultz ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG accepting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN place ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Knight ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VP ( VBD urged ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN panel ) ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ balanced ) ( NN view ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ looks ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plea ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( RB not ) ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rock ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN boat ) ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ( RB much ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS presidents ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS recommendations ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB face ) ( NP ( JJ considerable ) ( NN opposition ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP NCAA ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ full ) ( NN convention ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP January ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB vote ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NCAA Executive Director Richard Schultz in accepting a place on the Knight Commission urged that the panel take a balanced view which looks for all the world like a plea not to rock the boat too much and the presidents ' recommendations could face considerable opposition at the NCAA 's full convention in January which will vote on them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD read ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD one ) ( JJ unnamed ) ( NNS athletics ) ( NN director ) ) ( VP ( VBD predicted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN basketball-cutback ) ( NN proposal ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB fail ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ real ) ( NN world ) ) ( PRN ( FW i.e. ) ( ADJP ( JJ economic ) ) ) ( NNS considerations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I read that one unnamed athletics director predicted that the basketball-cutback proposal could fail because of real world i.e. economic considerations


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ real ) ( NN world ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ unpleasant ) ( NN truth ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS colleges ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG cheating ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS athletes ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN wooed ) ( CC and ) ( VBN won ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the real world also includes the unpleasant truth that colleges are cheating the athletes they have wooed and won


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB change ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS ways ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB voluntarily ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB maybe ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NN somebody ) ) ( ADJP ( JJR bigger ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP Congress ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) )

If they wo n't change their ways voluntarily maybe somebody bigger Congress should make them


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Why do you continually ignore the salubrious effects of indexing the basis of capital gains for inflation


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Why do you maintain the House-passed capital-gains plan is a temporary reduction when it is not


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I think the reason is that you are confusing tax rates with tax payments


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ Your ) ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 29 ) ( NN page-one ) ( NN story ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ House-passed ) ( NNS capital-gains ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NN example ) ) ) )

Your Sept. 29 page-one story on the House-passed capital-gains plan is a good example


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You lead readers to believe that the House reduced the capital-gains tax for two years only


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You virtually ignore the tax-reducing power of indexation which in many cases is more substantial than a lower rate


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The monetary tax benefit of indexation for all gains in excess of inflation can be measured using the following equation tax rate times inflation rate times basis for the gain


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Depending on the size of the gain and the rate of inflation indexation can mean a lower tax payment than using the 19.6 % rate without indexation


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But in any event and this is the important point tax payments on capital gains will be lower with indexation than under current law even though the tax rate is the same under both systems


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As you can see the capital-gains reduction plan adopted by the House would not be temporary but permanent


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I hope that you begin talking about the plan 's permanent and in my view most beneficial feature indexation


( NP ( NP ( NNP Rep. ) ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP K. ) ( NNP Dornan ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NNP R. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Calif ) ) ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Washington ) ) )

Rep. Robert K. Dornan R. Calif Washington


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That the motivation for the two-year reduction to 19.6 % is budgetary does not mean it is not in the public interest


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The reduction eases the burden on portfolio changes and frees capital to seek more productive or more appropriate uses


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But what is really significant is the indexation of capital gains after 1991


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To argue that this is not likely to affect the economy in positive ways is contrary both to recent experience with capital-gains tax cuts and to common sense


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A large part of the long-term appreciation of assets reflects inflation and the taxation of inflation-created capital gains is confiscation


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Does the Journal really believe that people ignore the prospect of having a substantial part of their capital confiscated when they decide whether to save or how to invest


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( JJ current ) ( NN law ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB financially ) ( JJ rational ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB forgo ) ( NP ( NN consumption ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under current law it is not financially rational to forgo consumption


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Real aftertax returns from financial assets are on the order of 1 % or 2 % a year


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The capital-gains tax reform is a step toward correcting one of the gravest structural weaknesses of the U.S. economy the closely connected phenomena of low savings rates weak capital formation and high capital costs


( NP ( NP ( NNP J. ) ( NNP Sigurd ) ( NNP Nielsen ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Richmond ) ) ( NP ( NNP Va ) ) ) )

J. Sigurd Nielsen Richmond Va


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Bruno ) ( NNP DeGol ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP DeGol ) ( NNPS Brothers ) ( NNP Lumber ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Gallitzin ) ) ( NP ( NNP Pa. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ bank-holding ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG expanding ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN board ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 11 ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bruno DeGol chairman of DeGol Brothers Lumber Gallitzin Pa. was named a director of this bank-holding company expanding the board to 11 members


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Hong Kong 's main measure of consumer prices rose 10 % in September from a year earlier the government said


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The Consumer Price Index A which measures price changes for the 50 % of urban households that spend between 2,000 Hong Kong dollars 256.18 and 6,499 a month edged up 1.5 % in September from August


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Index B which monitors price changes for the 30 % of urban households that spend between 6,500 and 9,999 a month rose 9.9 % last month from a year earlier and was up 1.3 % from the preceding month


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September 's Hang Seng Consumer Price Index which measures price changes for the 10 % of urban households spending 10,000 and 24,999 a month was up 11 % from a year ago and up 1.3 % from August


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The main factors for the September increase from the previous month were higher prices for services food and housing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Prices ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( ADVP ( RB marginally ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN fuel ) ( CC and ) ( NN electricity ) ) ) ) )

Prices fell marginally for fuel and electricity


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Albert ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBN met ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 38 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS lives ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN intertwined ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN way ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ peculiar ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS sports ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Albert Engelken and Robert Thomson had never met though for 38 years their lives had been intertwined in a way peculiar to the sports world


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Mr. Engelken now a transit-association executive in Washington D.C. and Mr. Thomson a paper-products salesman in Montvale N.J. had n't even talked to each other


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-TMP ( CD one ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN day ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD became ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB much ) ( JJR closer ) ) ) )

But one recent day they became much closer


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Mr. Engelken a rabid baseball fan pores over the sports pages to chart the exploits of my favorite and not-so-favorite teams and players


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He often groans he says at the clutter of sports stories about drugs alcohol gambling and some player 's lament about the miserly millions he is offered to play the game


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His morning paper the Washington Post even carries a sports column called Jurisprudence that recounts the latest arrests and convictions of players and team managers


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS sports ) ( NNS buffs ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN turned ) ( ADJP ( JJ cynic ) ) ) ) )

Like many sports buffs Mr. Engelken has turned cynic


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But his is a story about a hero in an era of sports anti-heroes and about what Babe Ruth Mr. Engelken reminds us once called the only real game in the world


( S ( PP ( TO To ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN story ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN love ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN blessed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN wife ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VBZ thinks ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP her ) ( ADJP ( RB slightly ) ( JJ eccentric ) ) ( NN husband ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ 50th ) ( NN birthday ) ) ( VP ( VBZ deserves ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ultimate ) ( NN present ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To Mr. Engelken it is also a story about love because I 'm blessed to have a wife who still thinks her slightly eccentric husband 's 50th birthday deserves the ultimate present


( S ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO To ) ( VP ( VB understand ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP one ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ sunny ) ( NNP October ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1951 ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Polo ) ( NNPS Grounds ) ( NN stadium ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-5 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN argued ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ dramatic ) ) ( NN moment ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN baseball ) ( NN history ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN played ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To understand what Mr. Engelken means one must go back to a sunny October afternoon in 1951 at New York 's Polo Grounds stadium where it can be argued the most dramatic moment in baseball history was played out


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ninth ) ( NN inning ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN game ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ three-game ) ( NN playoff ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Brooklyn ) ( NNPS Dodgers ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNPS Giants ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN predecessor ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Giants ) ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB play ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN tonight ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN world ) ( NN series ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It was the ninth inning of the third game of a three-game playoff between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants the predecessor to the San Francisco Giants scheduled to play in tonight 's world series


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Baseball ) ( NNS fans ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN throughout ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN sweated ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ long ) ( NN summer ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS teams ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN battle ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP League ) ( NN pennant ) ) ) ( UCP ( PP ( IN down ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN inning ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB no ) ( RB less ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Baseball fans throughout New York had sweated out a long summer with their teams and now it had come to this a battle between the two for the National League pennant down to the last inning of the last game no less


( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( DT Some ) ( CD 34,320 ) ) ( NNS fans ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD jammed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS stands ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD shouted ) ( PP-MNR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN top ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS lungs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some 34,320 fans jammed the stands and shouted at the top of their lungs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Hudson ) ( NNP River ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP Jersey ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN nose ) ) ( VP ( VBN pressed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ front ) ( NN window ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Passaic-Clifton ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD watched ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN duel ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN television ) ( NN set ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN bank ) ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN event ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Engelken was doing the same across the Hudson River in New Jersey where with his nose pressed against the front window of the Passaic-Clifton National Bank he watched the duel on a television set the bank set up for the event


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN playoff ) ( NN series ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN riveted ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 12-year-old ) ( NNPS Giants ) ( NN fan ) ) ) ) )

The playoff series had riveted the 12-year-old Giants fan


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The Giants struck first winning the opener 3-1 on a two-run homer off Dodger right-hander Ralph Branca Mr. Engelken recalls with precision today


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP Giants ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD got ) ( VP ( VBN swamped ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN game ) ) ) ( NP ( CD 100 ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD trailed ) ( NP ( CD 4-1 ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG going ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bottom ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ninth ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( CC and ) ( JJ deciding ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Giants got swamped in the second game 100 and trailed 4-1 going into the bottom of the ninth of the third and deciding game


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNPS Giants ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD scored ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS runners ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ second ) ) ( PRN ( NP-1 ( NNP Whitey ) ( NNP Lockman ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ third ) ) ( PRN ( NP-2 ( NNP Clint ) ( NNP Hartung ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( VP ( VBD advanced ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Giants scored once and had runners on second Whitey Lockman and third Clint Hartung as Bobby Thomson advanced to the plate


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PRN ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NN history ) ) ) )

The rest as they say is history


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tall ) ( JJ Scottish-born ) ( JJ right-hand ) ( NN hitter ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD stepped ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN batter ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN box ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Thomson a tall Scottish-born right-hand hitter stepped into the batter 's box


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN called ) ( NN strike ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBZ recounts ) ) )

Thomson took a called strike Mr. Engelken recounts


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN tension ) ) ( VP ( VBD mounted ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ralph ) ( NNP Branca ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN mound ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD stared ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN batter ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The tension mounted as Ralph Branca again on the mound stared down the batter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD wound ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( ADJP-CLR ( VB loose ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fastball ) ) ) ) )

He wound up and let loose a fastball


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The pitch sailed toward Bobby Thomson high and inside and then with a crack of the bat was sent rocketing back into the lower leftfield stands


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Giants ) ( NNS fans ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN euphoria ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) )

Giants fans went into euphoria says Mr. Engelken


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN legend ) ) ) ) ) )

And Bobby Thomson was made a legend


( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ same ) ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ turns ) ( PRT ( RB out ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ sells ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS paper-goods ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ) )

The same Bobby Thomson it turns out who sells those paper-goods today


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There ca n't be an older baseball fan alive who does n't clearly remember that Bobby Thomson homer who ca n't tell you where he was when he heard the famous Russ Hodges radio broadcast the one that concluded with Mr. Hodges shouting over and over The Giants win the pennant the Giants win the pennant


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD drifted ) ( PP-DIR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ different ) ( NNS directions ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ subsequent ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Polo ) ( NNPS Grounds ) ) ( VP ( VBN located ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Coogan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Bluff ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ upper ) ( NNP Manhattan ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN replaced ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( NN public-housing ) ( NN project ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Engelken and Mr. Thomson drifted in different directions in the subsequent years and the Polo Grounds located under Coogan 's Bluff in upper Manhattan was replaced by a public-housing project


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Mr. Thomson played outfield and third base until 1960 posting a lifetime .270 batting average and chalking up 264 home runs before retiring and going into paper-goods sales


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD moved ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB south ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Washington ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG enduring ) ( NNS memories ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN homer ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1951 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Engelken moved south to Washington but he took with him enduring memories of the homer of 1951


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN wife ) ) ( NP ( NNP Betsy ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( PP-CLR ( IN down ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN aisle ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN wedding ) ( NN day ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1966 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN slouch ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ romantic ) ( NN front ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ultimate ) ( NN compliment ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP look ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( JJR prettier ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN home ) ( NN run ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When his wife Betsy came down the aisle on their wedding day in 1966 Mr. Engelken no slouch on the romantic front gave her the ultimate compliment You look prettier than Bobby Thomson 's home run


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN couple ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ first ) ( NN dog ) ) ( NP ( NNP Homer ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( PP-PRD ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Great ) ( NN Event ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ unwitting ) ( NNS friends ) ) ( VP ( VBD assumed ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN namesake ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN poet ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The couple 's first dog Homer was named after the Great Event though unwitting friends assumed he was the namesake of the poet


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-4 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN sister ) ) ( NP ( NNP Martha ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN born ) ( PP-TMP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS days ) ) ( IN before ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN home ) ( NN run ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD reached ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ( JJ 25th ) ( NN birthday ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD wrote ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS sports ) ( NN hero ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN coincidence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS events ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And when Mr. Engelken 's sister Martha who was born two days before the home run reached her 25th birthday Mr. Engelken wrote his sports hero to tell him of the coincidence of events


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN card ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Martha ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB seem ) ( PP-CLR ( IN like ) ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP hit ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN home ) ( VB run ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB celebrate ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN birth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD read ) ) ) )

Mr. Thomson sent off a card to Martha It does n't seem like 25 years since I hit that home run to celebrate your birth it read


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Martha ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ pleased ) ( PRN ( CC but ) ( ADVP-MNR ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB nowhere ) ( RB near ) ) ( RB as ) ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Martha was pleased but nowhere near as much as Mr. Engelken


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN family ) ( NN license ) ( NN plate ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reads ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP ENG ) ( CD 23 ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD three ) ( NNS letters ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN family ) ( NN name ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PRN ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN surprise ) ( RB here ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ uniform ) ( NN number ) ) ) ) ) )

The family license plate reads ENG 23 the first three letters of the family name and no surprise here Bobby Thomson 's uniform number


( S ( CC And ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ 40th ) ( NN birthday ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN wife ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD bought ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN book ) ) ( VP ( VBG detailing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ big ) ( NN homer ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( NP-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN autographed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And on Mr. Engelken 's 40th birthday his wife bought a book detailing the big homer and sent it off to Mr. Thomson to be autographed


( SINV ( SBARQ-TPC-2 ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( SQ ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR better ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ asks ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) )

What could have been better asks Mr. Engelken


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Betsy ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD asked ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN question ) ) ( NP-TMP ( RBR earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ her ) ( NN husband ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( ADVP ( IN about ) ) ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( NP ( CD 50 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Betsy Engelken asked the same question earlier this year when her husband was about to turn 50


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP She ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN idea ) ) ) )

She had an idea


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN husband ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ 50th ) ( NN birthday ) ) ) ( PRN ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ auspicious ) ( CD 23 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN marriage ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN noted ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP Betsy ) ) ( NP ( NNP Al ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ college-bound ) ( NN son ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD set ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB out ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB visit ) ( NP ( NNP Fordham ) ( NNP University ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On her husband 's 50th birthday after an auspicious 23 years of marriage it should be noted Betsy Al and their college-bound son set out for New York to visit Fordham University


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN stop ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP Jersey ) ( NNP Turnpike ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD told ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ( NN husband ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB pick ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS papers ) ) ( PP-BNF ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN neighbor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mrs. Engelken had scheduled a stop on the New Jersey Turnpike to she told her husband pick up some papers for a neighbor


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNS papers ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN handed ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN telephone ) ( NNS booths ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( IN off ) ( NP ( NN Exit ) ( CD 10 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The papers would be handed over at a bank of telephone booths just off Exit 10


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD sounded ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Ian ) ( NNP Fleming ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBZ recalls ) ) )

It sounded like something out of Ian Fleming Mr. Engelken recalls


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ appointed ) ( NN exit ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN family ) ) ( VP ( VBD pulled ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB over ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NNS papers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the appointed exit the family pulled over and Mrs. Engelken went to get her papers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN motor ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD rolled ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN window ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Engelken turned off the motor and rolled down the window


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN matter ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS minutes ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB back ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tall ) ( JJ silver-haired ) ( NN man ) ) ( PP ( RB in ) ( NP ( RB tow ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a matter of minutes she was back with a tall silver-haired man in tow


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP She ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD crouched ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN car ) ( NN window ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD addressed ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN husband ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( JJ favorite ) ( NN nickname ) ) ) ) ) )

She crouched down by the car window and addressed her husband with her favorite nickname


( FRAG-1 ( NP-VOC ( NNP Bertie ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP ( JJ Happy ) ( JJ 50th ) ( NN Birthday ) ) )

Bertie she said Happy 50th Birthday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ) )

This is Bobby Thomson


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( CC And ) ( NP-LOC-PRD-1 ( EX there ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ recalls ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) )

And there he was recalls Mr. Engelken


( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN hero ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN youth ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD one ) ( NN person ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN history ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RBS most ) ) ( VB like ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB meet ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The hero of my youth the one person in history I 'd most like to meet


( S ( S ( VP ( VB Keep ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NX ( NX ( NNP Thomas ) ( NNPS Jeffersons ) ) ( CC or ) ( NX ( NNP St. ) ( NNPS Augustines ) ) ( CC or ) ( NX ( NNPS Michelangelos ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( NN baseball ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Flying ) ( NNP Scot ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN without ) ( NP ( NN hesitation ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Keep your Thomas Jeffersons or St. Augustines or Michelangelos I 'd take baseball 's Flying Scot without hesitation


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD talked ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN home ) ( NN run ) ) ) ) )

They talked of the home run


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD thought ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ upper ) ( NN deck ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( ADJP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( NP ( CD 66 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) )

I thought it was in the upper deck said Bobby Thomson now 66 years old


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD talked ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN aftermath ) ) ) ) )

They talked of the aftermath


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBD thought ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ momentous ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Bobby ) ) ( VP ( VBD remarked ) ) )

I never thought it would become so momentous Bobby remarked


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( PRN ( SINV ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN wife ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( JJ overwhelmed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( JJ whole ) ( NN thing ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Engelken says his wife was overwhelmed by the whole thing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( JJ worth ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN look ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Albert ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN face ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It was worth it just for the look on Albert 's face


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( CD two ) ( NNS men ) ) ( VP ( VBD spent ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( DT an ) ( NN hour ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN Exit ) ( CD 10 ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG rehashing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN event ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV-2 ( VP ( VBG fulfilling ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ lifelong ) ( NN dream ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ young ) ( NN boy ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VBN turned ) ( NP-CLR ( CD 50 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The two men spent an hour at Exit 10 rehashing the event fulfilling the lifelong dream of a young boy now turned 50 Mr. Engelken says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ His ) ( NN hero ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD signed ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS photographs ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN homer ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB diplomatically ) ) ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ralph ) ( NNP Branca ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ fine ) ) ( NN pitcher ) ) ) ) ) )

His hero signed photographs of the homer and diplomatically called Ralph Branca a very fine pitcher


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-6 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD asked ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-5 ( WRB why ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( NP ( NN time ) ) ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN work ) ) ) ( PP-2 ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN somebody ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VB know ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Bobby ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( VP ( VBD replied ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( NP-VOC ( NNP Albert ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN chance ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN life ) ) ) ( S-3 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN somebody ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( DT this ) ( JJ happy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN obligation ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And when Mr. Engelken asked him why he took time off from work for somebody he did n't even know Bobby Thomson replied You know Albert if you have the chance in life to make somebody this happy you have an obligation to do it


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN interview ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( JJ married ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( CD three ) ( JJ grown ) ( NNS children ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ few ) ( NNS ties ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN baseball ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT these ) ( NNS days ) ) ( ADVP-3 ( JJ other ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG playing ) ( NP ( NNS old-timers ) ( NNS games ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ( CC and ) ( RB again ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In an interview Mr. Thomson who is married and has three grown children says he has few ties to baseball these days other than playing old-timers games now and again


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS fans ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ constant ) ( NN amazement ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBP let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP him ) ) ( VP ( VB forget ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ famous ) ( NN four-bagger ) ) ) ) ) )

But his fans to his constant amazement never let him forget the famous four-bagger


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ His ) ( NN mail ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB regularly ) ) ( VBZ recalls ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( CD one ) ( NN event ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG growing ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

His mail regularly recalls my one event and has been growing in recent years


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN response ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS letters ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Thomson ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP ( RB usually ) ) ( VBZ sends ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ autographed ) ( NN photo ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ polite ) ( NN note ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB rarely ) ) ( VBZ arranges ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN rendezvous ) ) ) ) )

In response to the letters Mr. Thomson usually sends an autographed photo with a polite note and rarely arranges a rendezvous


( S ( CC But ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Betsy ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD wrote ) ( NP-CLR ( PRP him ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB stop ) ( PP-LOC ( IN near ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP Jersey ) ( NN home ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ different ) ) ) )

But when Betsy Engelken wrote him saying she could stop near his New Jersey home it seemed different


( S ( SBAR-TPC-4 ( WHNP-2 ( WP What ) ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NN feeling ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( SBAR-3 ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP me ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD thought ) ) ) ) ) )

What a good feeling it would be for me to do that he says he thought


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Engelken ) ( NN family ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN trip ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB up ) ( RB north ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Engelken ) ) ( VP ( VBD wrote ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ( DT all ) ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( S-PRP ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( ADJP ( JJ sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT no ) ( NN detail ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN missed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When the Engelken family got back from its trip up north Mr. Engelken wrote it all down just to make sure no detail was missed


( S-1 ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ( NN home ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS notes ) ) ( VP ( VBP recall ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( JJ concentrated ) ( NN effort ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( NP ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN car ) ) ( VP ( VBD pointed ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB south ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On the way home his notes recall it took concentrated effort to keep that car pointed south


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ My ) ( NN mind ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( UCP-LOC-PRD ( ADVP ( NP-ADV ( NNS miles ) ) ( RB north ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN place ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Coogan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Bluff ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ real ) ( NNS sports ) ( NN hero ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN captured ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN imagination ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN kid ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB fully ) ) ( VBD grew ) ( PRT ( RB up ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( JJR richer ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

My mind was miles north at a place called Coogan 's Bluff where a real sports hero had captured the imagination of a kid who never fully grew up and is all the richer for it


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( VP ( VB Take ) ( NP ( NN heart ) ) ( NP-VOC ( NNS sports ) ( NNS fans ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD wrote ) ) )

Take heart sports fans he wrote


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Real ) ( NNS heroes ) ) ( VP ( VBP exist ) ) )

Real heroes exist


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB find ) ( NP ( NN one ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN Jurisprudence ) ( NN column ) ) ) ) ) )

You might not find one in the Jurisprudence column


( SBARQ ( CC But ) ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( SQ ( VP ( VBZ knows ) ) ) )

But who knows