Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 3/19/2009

3/19/1961:
Bob Goalby establishes a new PGA record by scoring eight consecutive birdies on his way to a three-stroke victory at the St. Petersburg Open. Ted Krull finishes second, and Gary Player is third. It's Goalby's second win of the year after capturing the L.A. Open in January. He'll continue his fine play by finishing in a tie for second at the U.S. Open in June, just one stroke behind Gene Littler.

Birthdays:
Jay Berwanger b. 1914
Guy V. Lewis b. 1922
Richie Ashburn b. 1927
Joe Kapp b. 1939
Scott May b. 1954

Packers Fact:
Brandon Jackson ran for 989 yards in 2006 at Big 12 Nebraska.

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TWO AUTHOR REJECTION STORIES

• Barnstorming pilot Richard Bach received 26 rejection slips for his book about an enlightenment-seeking bird before it was published in 1970. Jonathan Livingston Seagull went on to sell more than 30 million copies.

• When poet e. e. cummings couldn’t get a collection of poems published in 1935, he published it himself. He titled the book No Thanks, and the dedication page read “WITH NO THANKS TO,” followed by the names of the 14 publishers who had rejected the work.

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On But We Can All Agree That This Doesn't Make Sense:

We don't all agree on everything. I don't agree with myself on everything.

politician Rudy Giuliani, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference