( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN interview ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB touch ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Singapore ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ domestic ) ( NNS affairs ) ) ) ) ) )

The interview did not touch on Singapore 's domestic affairs


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Skipping ) ( NP ( JJ personal ) ( NNS pleasantries ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBD picked ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( RB exactly ) ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD left ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS months ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ( PRN ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ( NN crackdown ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN warned ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ orthodox ) ( NN leadership ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Beijing ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD feared ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plurality ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS views ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Skipping personal pleasantries Mr. Lee picked up exactly where he left off several months earlier before the government crackdown in China when he had warned that the orthodox leadership in Beijing feared a plurality of views


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Excerpts ) ) ( VP ( VBP follow ) ) )

Excerpts follow


( S ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP China ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN turmoil ) ) ) ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ unhappy ) ) ( NN scene ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

On China 's turmoil It is a very unhappy scene he said


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( NNP Zhao ) ( NNP Ziyang ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( JJ former ) ( NN premier ) ( CC and ) ( NN party ) ( NN chief ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( CD 10 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN team ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS economists ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-301 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD understood ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ Western ) ( NNS economies ) ) ( VP ( VBP work ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ( NN team ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN exile ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN rusticated ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( ADJP ( VBG missing ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It took Zhao Ziyang former premier and party chief 10 years to build a team of economists who understood how the Western economies work and now that team is part in exile part being rusticated and part missing


( S-1 ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Rebuilding ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN team ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBD predicted ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( CD 10 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) )

Rebuilding that team Mr. Lee predicted will take another 10 years


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ sad ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Asia ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP China ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NN engine ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN growth ) ) ) ) ( PP ( CONJP ( RB not ) ( RB just ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Taiwan ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ( NP ( NNP Korea ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Asia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That 's very sad for China and for Asia because China could have been a good engine for growth not just for Hong Kong and Taiwan but for Japan Korea and the rest of Asia


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS similarities ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ important ) ( NNS particulars ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Soviets ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ different ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Chinese ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On similarities between China and the Soviet Union In important particulars the Soviets are different from the Chinese


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP ( RB already ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ industrialized ) ) ) )

They are already industrialized


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Their ) ( NN problem ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN inefficiency ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ industrial ) ( NN economy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Their problem is one of inefficiency of an industrial economy


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ Chinese ) ( NN problem ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB much ) ( JJR greater ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( POS 's ) ( SBAR-PRD ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB industrialize ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( PRT ( RP with ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Chinese problem is much greater it 's how to industrialize to begin with


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Asked ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Soviets ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( JJ Chinese ) ( NNS officials ) ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-TMP ( CD one ) ( NN day ) ) ( VP ( VB face ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ similar ) ( NN conflict ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN desire ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB liberalize ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB economically ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB yet ) ) ( VP ( VB retain ) ( NP ( JJ political ) ( NN control ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB think ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Soviets ) ) ( VP ( VBP face ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR deeper ) ( NN dilemma ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( PP-PRD ( PP ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS blinkers ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Chinese ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP mean ) ( S ( VP ( VBG keeping ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBN cut ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ outside ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Asked if the Soviets like Chinese officials wo n't one day face a similar conflict between the desire to liberalize economically and yet retain political control Mr. Lee said I would think that the Soviets face a deeper dilemma because they have been more in blinkers than the Chinese I mean keeping their people cut off from the outside world


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mikhail ) ( NNP Gorbachev ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB ahead ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP China ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS leaders ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN awareness ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mikhail Gorbachev he said is ahead of China 's leaders in his awareness of the world


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ Soviet ) ( NNS peoples ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ introverted ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Chinese ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But I think the Soviet peoples are more introverted than the Chinese


( S-1 ( ADVP ( RB Regardless ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ believes ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( VP ( VBG falling ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB far ) ( RB short ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN efficiency ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Western ) ( NN economy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB well ) ) ( VP ( VB manage ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB improve ) ( ADVP ( RB considerably ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Regardless he said he still believes the Soviet Union while falling far short of the efficiency of a Western economy may well manage to improve considerably


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Asia-Pacific ) ( NN prosperity ) ) ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP America ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ present ) ( NN situation ) ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ open ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( CD 15 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS adjustments ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Japan ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VP ( VB grow ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( RB not ) ( VB cut ) ( PRT ( RB back ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB so ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ( NP=1 ( NP ( NNP Korea ) ) ( NP ( NNP Taiwan ) ) ( NP ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ( NP ( NNP Singapore ) ) ( NP ( NNP ASEAN ) ) ( NP ( NNP Australia ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP Zealand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB then ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS economies ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( NNS countries ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB totally ) ) ( VBN restructured ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP ( RB almost ) ) ( VP ( VB sustain ) ( NP ( NN growth ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On Asia-Pacific prosperity If America can keep up the present situation her markets open for another 15 years with adjustments and Japan can grow and not cut back and so too Korea Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore ASEAN Australia and New Zealand then in 15 years the economies of these countries would be totally restructured to be able to almost sustain growth by themselves


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( DT an ) ( NN arrangement ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT all ) ) ( VP ( VBP benefit ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

In such an arrangement all benefit he said


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Europeans ) ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB in ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP benefit ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ) )

And if the Europeans come in they benefit too


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ zero-sum ) ( NN game ) ) ) )

It 's not a zero-sum game


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Asked ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN possibility ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR greater ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN cooperation ) ) ( PP ( IN among ) ( NP ( NNP Asia-Pacific ) ( NNS nations ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN discussed ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 6 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 7 ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ ministerial ) ( NN meeting ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Canberra ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN goal ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( JJ free ) ( CC and ) ( JJ open ) ) ( NN world ) ( VBG trading ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Asked about the possibility of greater economic cooperation among Asia-Pacific nations which will be discussed Nov. 6 and 7 at a ministerial meeting in Canberra Mr. Lee said the goal is to have a free and open world trading system


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( JJ Asian ) ( NN bloc ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ intended ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

An Asian bloc is n't intended he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ possible ) ) ) )

That 's not possible


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( JJ U.S.-Japan ) ( NNS relations ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ encouraged ) ) ) ) )

On U.S.-Japan relations I 'm encouraged


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJR earlier ) ( JJ strident ) ( NNS notes ) ) ( VP ( VBN struck ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Commerce ) ( NNP Secretary ) ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Mosbacher ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Trade ) ( NNP Representative ) ( NNP Carla ) ( NNP Hills ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RBR more ) ( JJ rounded ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I think the earlier strident notes struck by U.S. Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher and U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills have been more rounded


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG becoming ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RBR more ) ( JJ patient ) ( CC and ) ( JJ circumspect ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

I believe the U.S. is becoming more patient and circumspect he said


( S-CLF ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN total ) ( NN relationship ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ important ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's the total relationship that is important


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN total ) ( NN relationship ) ) ( PRN ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sees ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN flow ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS dollars ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fund ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS deficits ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS investments ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT the ) ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG making ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN in ) ( NN order ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB satisfy ) ( NP ( JJ American ) ( NN demand ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-248 ( NP ( JJ American ) ( NNS products ) ) ( VP ( VBN consumed ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ possible ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNPS Americans ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ Japanese ) ( NN technology ) ( CC and ) ( NN capital ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The total relationship as Mr. Lee sees it is the flow of dollars to the U.S. to fund the deficits the investments the Japanese are making in the U.S. in order to satisfy American demand that American products consumed in America should be made as much as possible in America by Americans with Japanese technology and capital


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ recent ) ( JJ political ) ( NN turbulence ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB mean ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Japan ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB slow ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NNS adjustments ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Japan 's recent political turbulence Mr. Lee said may mean Japan will slow market adjustments


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RBR more ) ( JJ timorous ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG tackling ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ own ) ( NNS voters ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG opening ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ agricultural ) ( NNS imports ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG hurting ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS farmers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They 'll be more timorous in tackling their own voters like opening up more to agricultural imports from America hurting their farmers


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( JJ military ) ( NN presence ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Asia ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Asked ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN offer ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ American ) ( NN military ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( NNS facilities ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Singapore ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( VP ( VB preserve ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP America ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN presence ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN region ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS bases ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Philippines ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( WHNP-302 ( WP What ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR easier ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-5 ( DT the ) ( NNPS Philippines ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB host ) ( NP ( JJ American ) ( NNS bases ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NNS lackeys ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS imperialists ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ only ) ( NNS ones ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Asia ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Southeast ) ( NNP Asia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On U.S. military presence in Asia Asked if his offer to allow the American military to use facilities in Singapore would help preserve America 's presence in the region at bases in the Philippines he said What we have done is make it easier for the Philippines to continue to host American bases without it being said they are lackeys of the imperialists and the only ones in Asia or in Southeast Asia


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ willing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB share ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ political ) ( NN burden ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG being ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN host ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ imperial ) ( NN power ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We are willing to share the political burden of being host to America an imperial power


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( JJ great ) ( NN burden ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ carries ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN stigma ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ prepared ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We think it is n't such a great burden that it carries no stigma and we are prepared to do it


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( JJ U.S.-Philippine ) ( NNS relations ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( JJ mixed-up ) ( NN relationship ) ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN history ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On U.S.-Philippine relations It 's such a mixed-up relationship going back into history


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( ADVP ( RB really ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB understand ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNPS Filipinos ) ) ( VP ( VBP feel ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADVP ( RB so ) ( RB passionately ) ) ( JJ involved ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN father ) ( NN figure ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB dispose ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB yet ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP need ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I really do not understand how it is that Filipinos feel so passionately involved in this father figure that they want to dispose of and yet they need


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB understand ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) )

I just do n't understand it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ My ) ( NNS relationships ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS British ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB totally ) ( JJ different ) ) ) )

My relationships with the British are totally different


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD lorded ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN over ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ) )

They lorded it over me


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ good ) ) ) )

They did me some good


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ( NP ( RB even ) ( RBR more ) ( JJ good ) ) ) )

They did themselves even more good


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB down ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NNP World ) ( NNP War ) ( NNP II ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They let me down when the Japanese came down during World War II


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB feel ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB down ) ) ( CC or ) ( ADJP ( VBN done ) ( PRT ( RB in ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP show ) ( NP ( JJ British ) ( NNS serials ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN television ) ( NN network ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VBP read ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS books ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I do n't feel down or done in because I show British serials on my television network or read their books


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP mean ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ normal ) ( NN adult ) ( NN relationship ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I mean it is a normal adult relationship


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-TPC ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Filipinos ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Americans ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP talk ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( JJ much ) ) ( NN passion ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Filipino ) ( NN manhood ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN diminished ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN squatted ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN upon ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNPS Americans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB so ) ( RB on ) ) ) ) )

But the Filipinos and the Americans when I talk to them there 's so much passion about Filipino manhood being diminished as a result of being squatted upon by the Americans and so on


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( JJ occasional ) ( NNP Englishman ) ) ( VP ( VBZ tries ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB put ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( NP ( NNS airs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VB pass ) ) ) ) ) )

The occasional Englishman tries to put on airs but we let it pass


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB just ) ( JJ comic ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP try ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pretend ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN master ) ( NN race ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's just comic when they try to pretend they 're still the master race


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lee ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Filipinos ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG making ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ difficult ) ) ( SBAR-3 ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( JJ military ) ( NN presence ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB last ) ( PP-TMP ( IN beyond ) ( NP ( QP ( CD five ) ( CC or ) ( CD 10 ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Lee added that the Filipinos are making it very difficult for the U.S. military presence to last beyond five or 10 years


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ military ) ( NNS alternatives ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ pulls ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNPS Soviets ) ) ( ADVP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ present ) ) ) ) )

On military alternatives if the U.S. pulls back The Soviets already are present


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP suppose ) ( SBAR ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RBR sooner ) ( CC or ) ( RBR later ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fill ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ large ) ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN gap ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ naval ) ( NN side ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I suppose sooner or later the Japanese would have to fill up a large part of the gap on the naval side


( FRAG ( RB Maybe ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Chinese ) ) ( RB maybe ) ( RB even ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Indians ) ) )

Maybe the Chinese maybe even the Indians


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ economic ) ( NNS consequences ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ diminished ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN presence ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP America ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( RB only ) ( JJ major ) ( NN power ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NN history ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-303 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ military ) ( NN might ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sustain ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN system ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-304 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ enables ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT all ) ( NNS participants ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP ( RB equally ) ) ( VP ( VB benefit ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( PRP her ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN provider ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN security ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG taking ) ( NP ( NNS royalties ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On economic consequences of a diminished U.S. presence America is the only major power in recent history that has used its military might to sustain a system that enables all participants to equally benefit without her as the provider of the security taking royalties


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Asked ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB why ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( JJ few ) ) ( NNS nations ) ) ( VP ( VBP seem ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB share ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS views ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Many ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT that ) ( NN way ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Asked why so few nations seem to share his views of America he said Many people see it that way


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( NP-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( SBAR-CLR ( IN for ) ( S ( VP ( VBN granted ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But they have just taken it for granted


( FRAG ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Cambodia ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VB Let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP 's ) ) ( VP ( VB assume ) ( SBAR ( DT that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ former ) ( JJ Cambodian ) ( NN leader ) ( NNP Prince ) ( NNP Norodom ) ( NNP Sihanouk ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN press ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP him ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ joins ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ Vietnamese-backed ) ( JJ Cambodian ) ( NN leader ) ( NNP Hun ) ( NNP Sen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On Cambodia Let 's assume that former Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk does what the press wants him to do and joins up with Vietnamese-backed Cambodian leader Hun Sen


( SQ ( VBZ Is ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN trouble ) ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RP over ) ) )

Is the trouble over


( SQ ( MD Can ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Sihanouk ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Hun ) ( NNP Sen ) ) ) ( VP ( VB knock ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Khmer ) ( NNP Rouge ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VBN supported ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP China ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Can Sihanouk and Hun Sen knock off the Khmer Rouge still supported by China


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ) )

He ca n't


( SBARQ ( WHNP-305 ( WP What ) ) ( SQ ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ( ADVP ( RB forward ) ) ) ) ) )

What is the way forward


( S ( VP ( TO To ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Khmer ) ( NNP Rouge ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN process ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS elections ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To get the Khmer Rouge as part of a process for elections


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP lose ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP China ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB stop ) ( NP ( NN aid ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And when they lose then we can expect China to stop aid


( S ( VP ( VB Let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP 's ) ) ( VP ( VB put ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB bluntly ) ) ) ) ) )

Let 's put it bluntly


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNPS Chinese ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN made ) ( NP ( NP ( NN use ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Khmer ) ( NNP Rouge ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB then ) ) ( VP ( VB discard ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Chinese can not be seen to have made use of the Khmer Rouge and then discard them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP House ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNP International ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ) ) )

Ms. House is vice president of Dow Jones International Group


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Wain ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN editor ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Asian ) ( NNP Wall ) ( NNP Street ) ( NNP Journal ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Wain is editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP French ) ( CD 101 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( NN monsieur ) ( FW avec ) ) ( NN clipboard ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD leaned ) ( PP-DIR ( IN over ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN shoulder ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN coffee ) ( NN phase ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN dinner ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD asked ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ride ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( FW montgolfiere ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I had to reach back to French 101 when the monsieur avec clipboard leaned over my shoulder during the coffee phase of dinner and asked whether I wanted to ride in a montgolfiere


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ last-minute ) ( PRN ( S ( VP ( VB read ) ( FRAG ( ADJP ( VBG interloping ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NN attendee ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ French ) ( NN journalism ) ( NN convention ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB so ) ( RB far ) ) ( NP-SBJ-64 ( DT the ) ( NNS festivities ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB entirely ) ) ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN eating ) ( NN drinking ) ( NN smoking ) ( NN sleeping ) ( CC and ) ( NN drinking ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I was a last-minute read interloping attendee at a French journalism convention and so far the festivities had been taken up entirely by eating drinking smoking sleeping and drinking


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN man ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN clipboard ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD represented ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ halfhearted ) ( NN attempt ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB introduce ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( FW les ) ( FW sportif ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN itinerary ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The man with the clipboard represented a halfhearted attempt to introduce a bit of les sportif into our itinerary


( S ( CC But ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS French ) ) ( VP ( VBP embody ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Zen-like ) ( NN state ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN blase ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS athletics ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VB try ) ( S ( VP ( VBG finding ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Nautilus ) ( NN machine ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Paris ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ my ) ( JJ fellow ) ( NNS conventioners ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( NP ( NN none ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But as the French embody a Zen-like state of blase when it comes to athletics try finding a Nautilus machine in Paris my fellow conventioners were having none of it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS diners ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN table ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB simply ) ) ( VBD lit ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NNPS Gauloises ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD scoffed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN suggestion ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG interrupting ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB perfectly ) ( JJ good ) ) ( NNP Saturday ) ( NN morning ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( NP ( NP ( NN golfing ) ) ( CC or ) ( RB even ) ( NP ( NP ( NN montgolfing ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NN ballooning ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS brothers ) ( NNP Montgolfier ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( JJ French ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ first ) ( JJ hot-air ) ( NNS balloonists ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The diners at my table simply lit more Gauloises and scoffed at the suggestion of interrupting a perfectly good Saturday morning to go golfing or even montgolfing ballooning to you the brothers Montgolfier French of course were the world 's first hot-air balloonists


( S ( ADVP-LOC ( RB Back ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S.A. ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ chi-chi ) ( JJ airborne ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wins ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB heartwarmingly ) ( JJ covetous ) ) ( NNS responses ) ) ) )

Back in the U.S.A. this kind of chi-chi airborne activity wins heartwarmingly covetous responses


( FRAG ( SBAR ( IN As ) ( IN in ) ( SQ ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( NP ( VBG ballooning ) ) ) ) ) )

As in You went ballooning


( FRAG ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP France ) ) ) )

In France


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNPS Americans ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seems ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN followed ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Malcolm ) ( NNP Forbes ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ hot-air ) ( NN lead ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN ballooning ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ heady ) ( NN way ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Americans it seems have followed Malcolm Forbes 's hot-air lead and taken to ballooning in a heady way


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN During ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD 25 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS balloonists ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-85 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Aviation ) ( NNP Authority ) ( JJ lighter-than-air ) ( NN test ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN swelled ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ couple ) ( CD hundred ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ several ) ( CD thousand ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT some ) ( NNS estimates ) ) ( VP ( VBG running ) ( S-ADV ( ADVP-PRD ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( JJ high ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( CD 10,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

During the past 25 years the number of balloonists those who have passed a Federal Aviation Authority lighter-than-air test have swelled from a couple hundred to several thousand with some estimates running as high as 10,000


( S ( NP-SBJ-65 ( QP ( DT Some ) ( CD 30 ) ) ( NN balloon ) ( NNS shows ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN held ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB annually ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS largest ) ( NN convocation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ ersatz ) ( NNP Phineas ) ( NNP Foggs ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ nine-day ) ( NNP Albuquerque ) ( NNP International ) ( NNP Balloon ) ( NNP Fiesta ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-86 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ attracts ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( DT some ) ( CD 800,000 ) ) ( NNS enthusiasts ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 500 ) ) ( NNS balloons ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( WHPP ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB fetchingly ) ) ( VBN shaped ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB resemble ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Carmen ) ( NNP Miranda ) ) ( NP ( NNP Garfield ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 12-story-high ) ( NN condom ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some 30 balloon shows are held annually in the U.S. including the world 's largest convocation of ersatz Phineas Foggs the nine-day Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta that attracts some 800,000 enthusiasts and more than 500 balloons some of which are fetchingly shaped to resemble Carmen Miranda Garfield or a 12-story-high condom


( S ( NP-SBJ-66 ( DT The ) ( NN condom ) ( NN balloon ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN denied ) ( NP ( JJ official ) ( NN entry ) ( NN status ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) )

The condom balloon was denied official entry status this year


( S ( CC But ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Epinal ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ gray ) ( JJ 16th-century ) ( NN river ) ( NN town ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ adjacent ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP France ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Vosges ) ( NN mountain ) ( NN region ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN none ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT these ) ( JJ Yankee-come-lately ) ( NNS enthusiasms ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS things ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB aloft ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ evident ) ) ) )

But in Epinal a gray 16th-century river town adjacent to France 's Vosges mountain region none of these Yankee-come-lately enthusiasms for things aloft was evident


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Ballooning ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( FW de ) ( FW rigueur ) ) ( NN hour ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 6 ) ( RB a.m. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD held ) ( NP ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( NN attraction ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN sunrise ) ( NN root-canal ) ( NN work ) ) ) ) )

Ballooning at the de rigueur hour of 6 a.m. held all the attraction for most people of sunrise root-canal work


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Feeling ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS naggings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN culture ) ( NN imperative ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB promptly ) ) ( VBD signed ) ( PRT ( RB up ) ) ) )

Feeling the naggings of a culture imperative I promptly signed up


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ first ) ( NN thing ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN anybody ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN ballooning ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ requires ) ( NP ( NP ( NN zip ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ athletic ) ( NN prowess ) ) ( CC or ) ( RB even ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN measure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN derring-do ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The first thing anybody will tell you about ballooning is that it requires zip in the way of athletic prowess or even a measure of derring-do


( PRN ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB So ) ( RB long ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB down ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

So long as you do n't look down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ( SBAR ( RB that ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP hate ) ( NP ( NNS heights ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VB balloon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They will also tell you that even if you hate heights you can still balloon


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( S ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB down ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I still say do n't look down


( FRAG ( PP ( IN At ) ( ADJP ( JJS least ) ) ) ( RB not ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG ascending ) ) ) ) ) )

At least not when you are ascending


( S ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( S-PRD ( RB not ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB aloft ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ wet ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

What they wo n't tell you is not to go aloft in anything you do n't want to get wet


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBG referring ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ traditional ) ( NN champagne ) ( NN drenching ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ back-on-terra-firma ) ( NN toast ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 'm not referring to the traditional champagne drenching during the back-on-terra-firma toast


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( VP ( VBG talking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( NN landing ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN canal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 'm talking about landing in a canal


( FRAG ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ porous ) ( NN wicker ) ( NN basket ) ) ) )

In a porous wicker basket


( FRAG ( PP ( IN With ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pilot ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-87 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ speaks ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNP English ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With a pilot who speaks no English


( S ( PP ( TO To ) ( NP ( NN wit ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( JJ maiden ) ( NN voyage ) ) ( PRN ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS novitiates ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN referred ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS virgins ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD began ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN dawn ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dew-sodden ) ( NN fairway ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD ended ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN noon ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ soggy ) ( NN field ) ) ) ) ) )

To wit my maiden voyage and novitiates are referred to as virgins began at dawn on a dew-sodden fairway and ended at noon in a soggy field


( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Balloon ) ( NNS flights ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB almost ) ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VBP occur ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NN dawn ) ( CC or ) ( NN dusk ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS winds ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJS lightest ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Balloon flights almost always occur at dawn or dusk when the winds are lightest


( SINV ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( ADVP ( IN between ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNS lots ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN coffee ) ( NN drinking ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( VP ( VBG watching ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS balloons ) ) ( VP ( VB inflate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS lots ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG standing ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB around ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG deciding ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-88 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB fly ) ( PP ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( WDT what ) ( NN balloon ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( WDT what ) ( NN order ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS baskets ) ) ( VP ( VBP hold ) ( NP ( QP ( RB no ) ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD four ) ) ( NNS passengers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In between came lots of coffee drinking while watching the balloons inflate and lots of standing around deciding who would fly in what balloon and in what order the baskets hold no more than four passengers


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN turn ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN balloon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD followed ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN progress ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ chase ) ( NN car ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG listening ) ( SBAR-CLR ( TO to ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN driver ) ) ( VP ( VB holler ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN walkie-talkie ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When it was n't my turn in the balloon I followed its progress from the chase car listening to the driver holler into a walkie-talkie


( SINV ( PP-TMP ( IN After ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ long ) ( NNS stretches ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ attendant ) ( NN ground ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( CD 20 ) ( CC or ) ( RB so ) ) ( JJ lovely ) ( NNS minutes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG drifting ) ( PP-LOC ( IN above ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Vosges ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG watching ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN silver ) ( NNS mists ) ) ( VP ( VB rise ) ( PP-DIR ( IN off ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN river ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ French ) ( NNS cows ) ) ( VP ( VB amble ) ( PP-DIR ( RB about ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS fields ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

After long stretches of this attendant ground activity came 20 or so lovely minutes of drifting above the Vosges watching the silver mists rise off the river and the French cows amble about the fields


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hard ) ) ( S-1 ( RB not ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB feel ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP God ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN heaven ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ bird's-eye ) ( NN view ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( FW pilote ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ silly ) ( NN plaid ) ( NN beret ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD kept ) ( VP ( VBG pointing ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADJP-2 ( WRB how ) ( ADJP ( FW belle ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( DT all ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's hard not to feel that God 's in his heaven with this kind of bird's-eye view of the world even if your pilote in silly plaid beret kept pointing out how belle it all was


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Eventually ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ little ) ( JJ French ) ( NNS farmers ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ little ) ( JJ French ) ( NNS farmwives ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD came ) ( ADVP-DIR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN stone ) ( NNS houses ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB put ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS hands ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN above ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ tiny ) ( NNS eyes ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD squinted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ) ) ) )

Eventually little French farmers and their little French farmwives came out of their stone houses and put their hands above their tiny eyes and squinted at us


No wonder


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG coming ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB down ) ) ( PP-DIR ( ADVP ( RB straight ) ) ( IN into ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN canal ) ) ) ) ) )

We were coming down straight into their canal


( S ( PRN ( S ( VP ( VB See ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NN rule ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN thumb ) ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN ballooning ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB steer ) ) ) ) ) ) )

See the other rule of thumb about ballooning is that you ca n't steer


( SINV ( CC And ) ( ADVP ( RB neither ) ) ( MD can ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ your ) ( NN pilot ) ) )

And neither can your pilot


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB only ) ( RB up ) ( CC or ) ( RB down ) ) ( PRN ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG heating ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN balloon ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN air ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN propane ) ( NN burner ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-89 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN top ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN head ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB feel ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hot ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB ride ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN air ) ( NNS currents ) ) ) ) ) )

You can go only up or down by heating the balloon 's air with a propane burner which does make the top of your head feel hot and ride the air currents


( SBAR ( WHNP-90 ( WDT Which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN chase ) ( NN car ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ necessary ) ) ) ) ) )

Which makes the chase car necessary


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS Most ) ( NNS balloonists ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB seldom ) ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( ADVP ( RBR higher ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( CD 2,000 ) ( NNS feet ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS most ) ) ( VP ( VBP average ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ leisurely ) ( JJ 5-10 ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN hour ) ) ) ) ) )

Most balloonists seldom go higher than 2,000 feet and most average a leisurely 5-10 miles an hour


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN balloon ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG cruising ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB along ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ steady ) ( NN altitude ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ little ) ( NN sense ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN motion ) ) ) ) ) )

When the balloon is cruising along at a steady altitude there is little sense of motion


( SINV ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( RB Only ) ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN one ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG ascending ) ) ( PRN ( CC or ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN case ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG descending ) ( ADVP-MNR ( NP ( DT a ) ( RB tad ) ) ( FW trop ) ( FW rapidement ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VBZ does ) ( NP-SBJ ( CD one ) ) ( VP ( NN feel ) ( INTJ ( UH well ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ airborne ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN picnic ) ( NN basket ) ) ) ) ) )

Only when one is ascending or in our case descending a tad trop rapidement does one feel well airborne in a picnic basket


( SINV ( SBARQ-TPC-1 ( WHNP-93 ( WP What ) ) ( SQ ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBG doing ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD hissed ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN companion ) ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( WHNP-91 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( RB only ) ( JJ other ) ( JJ English-speaking ) ( NN member ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN convention ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-92 ( WP$ whose ) ( NNS knuckles ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ white ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

What 's he doing hissed my companion who was the only other English-speaking member of the convention and whose knuckles were white


( SINV ( NP-TPC-1 ( VB Attention ) ) ( VP ( VBD yelled ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ our ) ( NN pilot ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ our ) ( NN basket ) ) ( VP ( VBD plunged ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN canal ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Attention yelled our pilot as our basket plunged into the canal


( S-2 ( X ( ADVP ( PRP You ) ( RB bet ) ) ( NP ( NN attention ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD yelled ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG leaping ) ( PP-DIR ( IN atop ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN propane ) ( NNS tanks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( VP ( VBG wearing ) ( NP ( NN alligator ) ( NNS loafers ) ) ) ) )

You bet attention I yelled back leaping atop the propane tanks I 'm wearing alligator loafers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Our ) ( NN pilot ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( VBD laughed ) ) ( VP ( VBD fired ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN burner ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN blast ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN flame ) ) ) ) ) ( VBD lifted ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( INTJ ( UH oh ) ) ( NP-EXT ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NNS 12-inches ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN above ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN water ) ( NN level ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Our pilot simply laughed fired up the burner and with another blast of flame lifted us oh a good 12-inches above the water level


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBD scuttled ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB along ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS feet ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD plunged ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN drink ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We scuttled along for a few feet before he plunged us into the drink again


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Eventually ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rest ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ soggy ) ( NN patch ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN field ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ exquisite ) ( NN pleasure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG scrambling ) ( ADVP-DIR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN basket ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN mud ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ French ) ( NN half ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN ballooning ) ( NN tag ) ( NN team ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD scrambled ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB in ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eventually we came to rest in a soggy patch of field where we had the exquisite pleasure of scrambling out of the basket into the mud while the French half of our ballooning tag team scrambled in


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD looked ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN watch ) ) ) ) )

I looked at my watch


( FRAG ( NP ( NP ( RB Barely ) ( NN half-an-hour ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB aloft ) ) ) )

Barely half-an-hour aloft


( S ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB Back ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN chase ) ( NN car ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD drove ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB around ) ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( VP ( VBN stuck ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN ditch ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD enlisted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN aid ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ local ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB get ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN trailer ) ( NN hitch ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB pull ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ditch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Back in the chase car we drove around some more got stuck in a ditch enlisted the aid of a local farmer to get out the trailer hitch and pull us out of the ditch


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB finally ) ) ( VP ( VBD rendezvoused ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN balloon ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-94 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rest ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN dirt ) ( NN road ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN amid ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN clutch ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNPS Epinalers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-95 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD watched ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP us ) ) ( VP ( VB disassemble ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN craft ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN half-an-hour ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ non-flight ) ( NN activity ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-96 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN precision ) ( NN routine ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VP ( VBG yanking ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN balloon ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ground ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG punching ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( NN air ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG rolling ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG cramming ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN basket ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN trailer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We finally rendezvoused with our balloon which had come to rest on a dirt road amid a clutch of Epinalers who watched us disassemble our craft another half-an-hour of non-flight activity that included the precision routine of yanking the balloon to the ground punching all the air out of it rolling it up and cramming it and the basket into the trailer


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS most ) ( NN exercise ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD 'd ) ( VP ( VBN had ) ( NP-TMP ( DT all ) ( NN morning ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-67 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN followed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( S-NOM-LGS ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ our ) ) ( VP ( VBG driving ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB immediately ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS nearest ) ( NN watering ) ( NN hole ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It was the most exercise we 'd had all morning and it was followed by our driving immediately to the nearest watering hole


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBD meant ) ( S ( VP ( VBG returning ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN golf ) ( NN course ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD watched ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( JJ French ) ( NNS duffers ) ) ( VP ( VB maul ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN tee ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD sat ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NNP Cinzano ) ( NNS umbrellas ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( PRP me ) ) ( VP ( VBG nursing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN espresso ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN ego ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This meant returning to the golf course where we watched a few French duffers maul the first tee while we sat under Cinzano umbrellas me nursing an espresso and my ego


( UCP ( NP ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ whole ) ( NN morning ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN ballooning ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADVP-LOC-PRD ( IN off ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ground ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( QP ( RB barely ) ( CD 30 ) ) ( NNS minutes ) ) ) ) ) )

A whole morning of ballooning and I had been off the ground barely 30 minutes


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD figured ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN event ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN envy-quotient ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB back ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN U.S.A. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB near ) ( JJ peerless ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still I figured the event 's envy-quotient back in the U.S.A. was near peerless


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ride ) ) ( ADVP ( RB back ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN camp ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN pilot ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( JJ French-speaking ) ( NNS passengers ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD clambered ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ chase ) ( NN car ) ) ) ) )

As for the ride back to camp our pilot and all the other French-speaking passengers clambered into the chase car


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( PRP$ My ) ( JJ American ) ( NN companion ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP I ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN left ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ride ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB alfresco ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN wicker ) ( NN basket ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

My American companion and I were left to ride alfresco in the wicker basket


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD streaked ) ( PP-DIR ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ blase ) ( NN gendarme ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB resist ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBG rearing ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB up ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( JJ soggy ) ( NNS loafers ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG saluting ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As we streaked by a blase gendarme I could n't resist rearing up on my soggy loafers and saluting


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP de ) ( NNP Vries ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ free-lance ) ( NN writer ) ) ) )

Ms. de Vries is a free-lance writer


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Yogi ) ( NNP Berra ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB say ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NN deja ) ( NN vu ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB all ) ( RB over ) ( RB again ) ) ) )

As Yogi Berra might say it 's deja vu all over again


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Crouched ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN shortstop ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP Bert ) ( NNP Campaneris ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN master ) ( NN thief ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB effortlessly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ scoops ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN groundball ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ flips ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ second ) ) ) ) ) )

Crouched at shortstop Bert Campaneris once Oakland 's master thief effortlessly scoops up a groundball and flips it to second


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN outfield ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Paul ) ( NNP Blair ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Orioles ) ( POS ' ) ) ( JJ eight-time ) ( NNP Gold ) ( NNP Glove ) ( NN winner ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB elegantly ) ) ( VBZ shags ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fly ) ) ) )

In the outfield Paul Blair the Orioles ' eight-time Gold Glove winner elegantly shags a fly


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN mound ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ former ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Sox ) ( JJ great ) ( NNP Luis ) ( NNP Tiant ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ wily ) ( NN master ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1,001 ) ( NNS moves ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ throws ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ off-speed ) ( NN strike ) ) ) )

On the mound former Red Sox great Luis Tiant the wily master of 1,001 moves throws an off-speed strike


( SINV ( FRAG-TPC-1 ( NNS Babies ) ( NNS kiddies ) ) ( VP ( VBZ growls ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN manager ) ) ( NP ( NP-2 ( DT a ) ( NN fellow ) ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NNP Earl ) ( NNP Weaver ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ different ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD handled ) ( NP ( CD four ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ( NNS teams ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ handles ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Gold ) ( NNP Coast ) ( NNPS Suns ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Babies kiddies growls their manager a fellow named Earl Weaver who in a different time handled four World Series teams and now handles the Gold Coast Suns


( S ( FRAG-2 ( NP ( JJ Old-time ) ( NNS kiddies ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

Old-time kiddies he says


Perhaps


( S ( CC But ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT these ) ( NNS boys ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS summers ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ long ) ( NN past ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG reveling ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ Indian ) ( NN summer ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN soul ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But for the next few months these boys of summers long past are going to be reveling in an Indian summer of the soul


( S-1 ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN baseball ) ( NN season ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB officially ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RP over ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN season ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Now that the baseball season is officially over you see it 's time for a new season to begin


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Today ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN debut ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Senior ) ( NNP Professional ) ( NNP Baseball ) ( NNP Association ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( JJ eight-team ) ( JJ pro ) ( NNS sports ) ( NN circuit ) ) ( UCP ( VP ( VBN modeled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB highly ) ( JJ successful ) ) ( JJ senior ) ( NN tennis ) ( CC and ) ( NN golf ) ( NNS tours ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ complete ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ good ) ( NNS salaries ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cable ) ( NN television ) ( NN contract ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB even ) ( NP ( NN expansion ) ( NNS plans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Today is the debut of the Senior Professional Baseball Association a new eight-team pro sports circuit modeled after the highly successful senior tennis and golf tours and complete with good salaries a cable television contract and even expansion plans


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One hundred and ninety two former greats near greats hardly knowns and unknowns begin a 72-game three-month season in spring-training stadiums up and down Florida


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( NN everyone ) ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ( JJR more ) ( NN swig ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN elixir ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN youth ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NN baseball ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For everyone involved it 's one more swig of that elixir of youth baseball


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NN Someone ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VB quit ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ legendary ) ( NNP St. ) ( NNP Louis ) ( NNPS Cardinals ) ( NN centerfielder ) ( NNP Curt ) ( NNP Flood ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN league ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN commissioner ) ) ) )

Someone always makes you quit says legendary St. Louis Cardinals centerfielder Curt Flood the league 's commissioner


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP feel ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD one ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( NN one ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NN at-bat ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD one ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NN hit ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD one ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

You feel you want one more one more at-bat one more hit one more game


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN Until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ baby-faced ) ( NNS heroes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP reclaim ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( NNS ballparks ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN spring ) ( NN training ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP ( QP ( CD one ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ) )

Until the baby-faced heroes of today reclaim these ballparks for spring training there is one more


( FRAG ( CC And ) ( RB not ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS players ) ) ) )

And not just for the players


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It 's one more for the baseball-loving lawyers accountants and real estate developers who ponied up about 1 million each for the chance to be an owner to step into the shoes of a Gene Autry or have a beer with Rollie Fingers


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NN Nothing ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( JJR better ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT this ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Don ) ( NNP Sider ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN owner ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP West ) ( NNP Palm ) ( NNP Beach ) ( NNPS Tropics ) ) ) ) ) )

Nothing can be better than this says Don Sider owner of the West Palm Beach Tropics


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Early in the morning Mr. Sider an estate lawyer pores over last wills and testaments


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Midmorning he dons an orange-and-blue uniform and for fun may field a bunt from Dave Kingman


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It 's one more too for the fans who dream of a season that never ends


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I feel like a little kid says a gleeful Alex de Castro a car salesman who has stopped by a workout of the Suns to slip six Campaneris cards to the Great Man Himself to be autographed


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN league ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS promoters ) ) ( VP ( VBP hope ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS retirees ) ( CC and ) ( NNS tourists ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VP ( VB join ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ die-hard ) ( NNS fans ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( FW de ) ( NNP Castro ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB pack ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS stands ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS seniors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The league 's promoters hope retirees and tourists will join die-hard fans like Mr. de Castro and pack the stands to see the seniors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN league ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN brainchild ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Colorado ) ( JJ real ) ( NN estate ) ( NN developer ) ( NNP James ) ( NNP Morley ) ) ( PRN ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN minor-leaguer ) ) ( NP ( PRP himself ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-54 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN idea ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NNP January ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( VP ( VBG lying ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN beach ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Australia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The league is the brainchild of Colorado real estate developer James Morley once a minor-leaguer himself who says he had the idea last January while lying on a beach in Australia


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS letters ) ) ( VP ( VBG offering ) ( NP ( CD 1,250 ) ( JJ retired ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS leaguers ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN chance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN season ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( CD 730 ) ) ( VP ( VBD responded ) ) )

When he sent letters offering 1,250 retired major leaguers the chance of another season 730 responded


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Eventually about 250 made the trip to Florida to compete for the available slots


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Players have to be 35 or older except for catchers who are eligible at 32 because life behind the plate is so rough


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS players ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN lure ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 15,000 ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) )

For some players the lure is money up to 15,000 a month


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Others just released from the majors hope the senior league will be their bridge back into the big-time


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But as they hurl fireballs that smolder rather than burn and relive old duels in the sun it 's clear that most are there to make their fans cheer again or recapture the camaraderie of seasons past or prove to themselves and their colleagues that they still have it or something close to it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ My ) ( NN fastball ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ good ) ) ) )

My fastball is good


( SINV ( FRAG ( ADJP ( RB Real ) ( JJ good ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ 39-year-old ) ( NNP Pete ) ( NNP Broberg ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG working ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN midday ) ( NN heat ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Tropics ) ( NN camp ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Real good says 39-year-old Pete Broberg working in the midday heat of the Tropics camp


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Mr. Broberg who started with the now-defunct Washington Senators says that when he left baseball in 1978 he never looked back


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For a long time he ignored baseball altogether even the sports pages


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Now Mr. Broberg a lawyer claims he 'd play for free


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( IN that ) ( RB easily ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

You ca n't give it up that easily he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD tried ) ) )

I tried


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ nagging ) ( NN memory ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD fourteen ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD drove ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Jim ) ( NNP Gideon ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ lean ) ( JJ 36-year-old ) ( NN righthander ) ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ four-month ) ( NN leave ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( NP ( NN insurance ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB try ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Weaver ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN team ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The nagging memory of one afternoon fourteen years ago drove Jim Gideon a lean 36-year-old righthander to take a four-month leave from selling insurance in Texas to try out for Mr. Weaver 's team


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB replace ) ( S ( VP ( VBG pitching ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS majors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ proves ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB play ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( VP ( VBN stayed ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ healthy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

It does n't replace pitching in the majors but it proves to me that I would have been able to play if I 'd stayed healthy he says


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Back in 1975 late in the season a then-21 Mr. Gideon made his only major league appearance five and two-thirds innings for the Texas Rangers against the Chicago White Sox


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( CD seven ) ( NNS hits ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD walked ) ( NP ( CD five ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN decision ) ) ) ) ) )

He gave up seven hits walked five and did n't get a decision


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Arm ) ( NNS troubles ) ) ( VP ( VBD forced ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS minors ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) )

Arm troubles forced him back to the minors the next year


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN satisfaction ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG going ) ( PP-DIR-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ offers ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Will ) ( NNP McEnaney ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN stopper ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Cincinnati ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ Big ) ( JJ Red ) ( NN Machine ) ) ) ) ) )

There 's a satisfaction in going against the rules offers Will McEnaney once a stopper with Cincinnati 's Big Red Machine


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rule ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN player ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB cut ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ certain ) ( NN age ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He means the rule that a player ca n't cut it after a certain age


( S ( NP-TMP ( DT These ) ( NNS days ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ hustles ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ house-painting ) ( NNS jobs ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNP Chevy ) ( NN pickup ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( CC and ) ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( NN training ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Tropics ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

These days he hustles to house-painting jobs in his Chevy pickup before and after training with the Tropics


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN While ) ( S ( VP ( VBG sipping ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN beer ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NN practice ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB vividly ) ) ( VBZ recounts ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNPS Sox ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Carl ) ( NNP Yastrzemski ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pop ) ( ADVP ( RB out ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB end ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1975 ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG repeating ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN feat ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Yankees ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNP Roy ) ( NNP White ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1976 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

While sipping a beer after practice he vividly recounts getting the Red Sox 's Carl Yastrzemski to pop out to end the 1975 World Series and repeating the feat against the Yankees ' Roy White in 1976


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT Some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN game ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG reigning ) ( NNS philosophers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP dislike ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN idea ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( JJ middle-aged ) ( NNS men ) ) ( VP ( VBG attempting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ young ) ( NN man ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN sport ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some of the game 's reigning philosophers dislike the idea of middle-aged men attempting a young man 's sport


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( ADVP ( RB personally ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB enjoy ) ( S ( VP ( VBG seeing ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS players ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-57 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP remember ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB vividly ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ playing ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG running ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB about ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ gallant ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS deficiencies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Roger ) ( NNP Angell ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP Yorker ) ( NN magazine ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ resident ) ( NN baseball ) ( NN sage ) ) ) )

I personally do n't enjoy seeing players who I remember vividly from their playing days running about and being gallant about their deficiencies says Roger Angell New Yorker magazine 's resident baseball sage


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP feel ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN allowed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB remember ) ( NP ( NNS players ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I feel people should be allowed to remember players as they were


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Worse says baseball author Lawrence Ritter Someone will get a heart attack and that will be the end of the whole story


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS ballplayers ) ) ( VP ( VBP disagree ) ) )

But the ballplayers disagree


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS Most ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ trim ) ) ) )

Most are trim


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG training ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS others ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB only ) ( RB recently ) ) ( VP ( VBD left ) ( NP ( JJ active ) ( NN status ) ) ) ) )

Some have been training for months others only recently left active status


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT No ) ( NN one ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN worked ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS players ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN average ) ( NN age ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJS most ) ) ( VP ( VB appear ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ late ) ( NNS 30s ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No one has worked out the players ' average age but most appear to be in their late 30s


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NN pride ) ) ) )

And there 's pride


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ stupid ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ vows ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ former ) ( NNP Pittsburgh ) ( NNP Pirate ) ( JJ second ) ( NN baseman ) ( NNP Rennie ) ( NNP Stennett ) ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( NN sweat ) ) ( VP ( VBG dotting ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN brow ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ prepares ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN practice ) ( NNS swings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 'm not going to look stupid vows former Pittsburgh Pirate second baseman Rennie Stennett sweat dotting his brow as he prepares for some practice swings


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ tough ) ( NN league ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ promises ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ 47-year-old ) ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Campaneris ) ) )

It 's going to be a tough league promises the 47-year-old Mr. Campaneris


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN malice ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There will be a lot of malice


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNS Men ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-58 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN played ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB hard ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT all ) ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS lives ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( IN about ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB change ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS habits ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

Men who have played hard all their lives are n't about to change their habits he says


( S ( ADVP ( RB Nonetheless ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP one ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( VP ( VB wonder ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN game ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( NP ( RB just ) ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN bit ) ) ( JJR slower ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Nonetheless one ca n't help wonder whether the game will be just a little bit slower


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ weatherbeaten ) ( NNP Pompano ) ( NNP Beach ) ( JJ municipal ) ( NN stadium ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Blair ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 45-year-old ) ( JJ former ) ( NNP Oriole ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ knows ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN power ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( SBAR-NOM-PRD ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD used ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the weatherbeaten Pompano Beach municipal stadium Mr. Blair the 45-year-old former Oriole knows his power is n't what it used to be


( S ( RB So ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ adjusts ) ) )

So he adjusts


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB no ) ( RBR longer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ crowds ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plate ) ) ) )

He no longer crowds the plate


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBG thinking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN home ) ( NNS runs ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB anymore ) ) ( FRAG ( NP ( RB just ) ( NN base ) ( NNS hits ) ) ) ) ) )

He 's not thinking about home runs anymore just base hits


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( SBAR-TPC-2 ( WHADJP-1 ( WRB how ) ( JJ sweet ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG savoring ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fat ) ( NN sound ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ well-hit ) ( NN line ) ( NN drive ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-4 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ bounces ) ( PP-DIR ( RB off ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ center ) ( NN field ) ( NN wall ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still how sweet it is he says savoring the fat sound of the well-hit line drive that bounces off the center field wall


( SINV ( CC And ) ( S-TPC-1 ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ many ) ( JJ complete ) ( NNS games ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNS pitchers ) ) ) ) ( NP ( RB perhaps ) ( NP ( CD three ) ) ( ADVP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 288 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ laughs ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Fingers ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ former ) ( NNP Oakland ) ( NN reliever ) ) ) )

And do n't expect many complete games by pitchers perhaps three out of 288 laughs Mr. Fingers the former Oakland reliever


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( VP ( VB Expect ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ tricky ) ( NN stuff ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS pitchers ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Weaver ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN manager ) ) ) )

Expect tricky stuff from pitchers says Mr. Weaver the manager


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( VP ( VB Expect ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS brushbacks ) ) ( CC but ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNS beanballs ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP McEnaney ) ) )

Expect brushbacks but no beanballs says Mr. McEnaney


( S ( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( ADVP ( RB Even ) ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( NP ( VBN stolen ) ( NNS bases ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ wiry ) ( CC and ) ( JJ fit ) ) ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Campaneris ) ) ) ( S ( S-TPC-2 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB slide ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NN problem ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) )

Even expect stolen bases says the wiry and fit Mr. Campaneris If you know how to slide it 's no problem he says


( S ( CC And ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( NP ( JJR slower ) ( NNS fastballs ) ) ) )

And expect slower fastballs


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ young ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB anymore ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ concedes ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ cigar-chomping ) ( JJ 48-year-old ) ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Tiant ) ) )

I 'm not so young anymore concedes the cigar-chomping 48-year-old Mr. Tiant


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG throwing ) ( NP ( CD 90 ) ( NN mph ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB throw ) ( NP ( JJ 80-plus ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I wo n't be throwing 90 mph but I will throw 80-plus he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ White-haired ) ( NNP Pedro ) ( NNP Ramos ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 54 ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN league ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS oldest ) ( NN player ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pitcher-coach ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Suns ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN lost ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB even ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NN speed ) ) ) ) )

White-haired Pedro Ramos at 54 the league 's oldest player and a pitcher-coach with the Suns has lost even more speed


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Stuffing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN wad ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Red ) ( NN Man ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN cheek ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ admits ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fastball ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD brought ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS majors ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1955 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN slowball ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Stuffing a wad of Red Man into his cheek he admits the fastball he brought into the majors in 1955 has become a slowball


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Its ) ( JJ maximum ) ( NN velocity ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( CD 72 ) ( NN mph ) ) ) )

Its maximum velocity is 72 mph


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ worried ) ) ) )

But he is n't worried


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB compensate ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN guile ) ) ( VP ( VBN learned ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS years ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS majors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He will compensate with the guile learned from his years in the majors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( JJ good ) ( NN control ) ) ) )

He has good control


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VP ( VB keep ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ball ) ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB around ) ) ) ) ) )

He will keep the ball down move it around


( S-1 ( PP ( IN After ) ( NP ( DT all ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( ADVP ( RB Even ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( VB love ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP need ) ( NP ( VB experience ) ) ) )

After all he says Even to make love you need experience


( S ( NP-SBJ-48 ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Q. ) ( NNP Marston ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ( NN emeritus ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP University ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Florida ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ medical ) ( NNS devices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NN chairman ) ) ) ) ) )

Robert Q. Marston president emeritus University of Florida and a director of this maker of medical devices was named chairman


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Dr. ) ( NNP Marston ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 66 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ succeeds ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Alexander ) ( NNP T. ) ( NNP Daignault ) ) ( NP ( CD 72 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-73 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB stand ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN re-election ) ) ) ( ADVP-PRP ( JJ due ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ mandatory ) ( NN board ) ( NN retirement ) ( NN policy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Dr. Marston 66 years old succeeds Alexander T. Daignault 72 who did n't stand for re-election due to mandatory board retirement policy


( S ( NP-SBJ-32 ( NNP Hani ) ( NNP Zayadi ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN appointed ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( ADJP ( RB financially ) ( JJ troubled ) ) ( NN department ) ( NN store ) ( NN chain ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ effective ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG succeeding ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Frank ) ( NNP Robertson ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-61 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG retiring ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB early ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Hani Zayadi was appointed president and chief executive officer of this financially troubled department store chain effective Nov. 15 succeeding Frank Robertson who is retiring early


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Zayadi ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB previously ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( VBG operating ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Zellers ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ retail ) ( NN chain ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ Toronto-based ) ( NP ( NNP Hudson ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Canada ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS largest ) ( NN department ) ( NN store ) ( NN operator ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Zayadi was previously president and chief operating officer of Zellers Inc. a retail chain that is owned by Toronto-based Hudson 's Bay Co. Canada 's largest department store operator


( NP ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ) ( NP ( NNP October ) ( CD 31 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) )

Tuesday October 31 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ key ) ( UCP ( NNP U.S. ) ( CC and ) ( JJ foreign ) ) ( JJ annual ) ( NN interest ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB below ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN guide ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ general ) ( NNS levels ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VB represent ) ( NP ( JJ actual ) ( NNS transactions ) ) ) ) ) )

The key U.S. and foreign annual interest rates below are a guide to general levels but do n't always represent actual transactions


( NP ( NP ( JJ PRIME ) ( NN RATE ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 10 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ( NN % ) ) )

PRIME RATE 10 1\/2 %


( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ base ) ( NN rate ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ corporate ) ( NNS loans ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ large ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN money ) ( NN center ) ( JJ commercial ) ( NNS banks ) ) ) )

The base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks