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  deseretnews.com | Clarence Robison dies at 83
Robison, a former BYU track athlete who went on to coach the team for 40 years, passed away in his sleep Monday night at the age of 83.
As a BYU coach, Robison guided his teams to 19 WAC championships — not to mention the unknown number of titles in the long-forgotten Skyline Conference — and elevated the Cougars to contenders on the national scene with a co-national championship and nine other top-10 finishes in the NCAA Championships.
Robison was also the president of the U.S. Track Coaches Association and a member of the NCAA Rules Committee, where the work he did earned the respect of coaches and athletes throughout the country.
www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650194037,00.html   (704 words)

  
  2005 Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If the Blues were affected by the display it failed to show on the field, as the home club answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to regain their four run lead at 6-2, and then in the fifth added two more runs that would prove crucial in the end.
Robison and Lurk continued to be pains in the Perfectos’ collective side, as both singled with two out and came in to ring the bell on hits by the run-producing double act of Martin and “Slappy” Pingel, giving the squad the slight lead of 4-3.
While the Florissant squad was likely willing to surrender the field at this point in the contest, the Trentons continued their assault, adding a single run in the fifth before mercilessly driving a flurry of howitzer shots to left and center field that yielded six aces in the sixth.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Robison Field is the best-known of several names given to a former Major League Baseball park in St.
The name of the ballpark was changed to Robison Field by Helene Hatheway Britton, as a memorial to her father Frank and uncle Stanley Robison, when she inherited the team and park from her uncle Stanley on his death in 1911.
Brothers Frank and Stanley Robison, also owners of the Cleveland National League club in 1899, acquired the St Louis Browns before the 1899 season.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Robison_Field   (389 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Clarence Robison dies at 83
Robison, a former BYU track athlete who went on to coach the team for 40 years, passed away in his sleep Monday night at the age of 83.
After his own career, Robison took the reins of the BYU track and field program, becoming "Coach Robby" and spending the next 40 years building the previously anonymous program into a force to be reckoned with.
Robison was also the president of the U.S. Track Coaches Association and a member of the NCAA Rules Committee, where the work he did earned the respect of coaches and athletes throughout the country.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650194037,00.html   (712 words)

  
 Dave Van Horn.com
Stephen Robison is a speedy and talented outfielder in Coach Van Horn's stable of outfielders...
Robison is the fastest Razorback with outstanding defensive instincts...
Robison is a speedy outfielder with excellent range and a good arm...
www.davevanhorn.com /roster_StephenRobison.htm   (522 words)

  
 Docket No. 2671
Rather than concluding, however, that Robison's unexpected failure to pressure test was an incident not imputable to respondent, my colleagues assert that respondent's failure to ask   Robison whether or not the vessel had been tested meant that it had constructive knowledge of the existence of this hazard.
Robison's only reaction was a shrug of his shoulders whereupon he left with the vessel (Court's Exh.
The placing of the non-pressure tested field fabricated vessel into service by Robison was a condition which existed at and within the place of employment of the Respondent.
www.oshrc.gov /decisions/html_1975/2671.html   (3807 words)

  
 Robison Field
Robison Field is the best-known of several names given to a former Major League Baseball park in St.
The name of the ballpark was changed to Robison Field by Helene Hatheway Britton, as a memorial to her father Frank and uncle Stanley Robison, when she inherited the team and park from her uncle Stanley on his death in 1911.
Brothers Frank and Stanley Robison, also owners of the Cleveland National League club in 1899, acquired the St Louis Browns before the 1899 season.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Robison_Field   (395 words)

  
 BYU NewsNet - It's all in the family
Robison was inducted into the United States Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame last year.
Mark Robison took over as the head coach of the track and field team three years ago, after spending 12 years as an assistant coach for the Cougars.
Mark Robison said he owes a lot of his success to his father and the desire he gained from watching him coach.
newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/44170   (854 words)

  
 ksl.com - Former BYU track coach Clarence Robison dies
Robison, who coached the Cougars from 1949 through 1988, died Monday in his sleep, BYU said in a release Tuesday.
BYU won 18 conference championships under Robison, who was an Olympian in 1948, and tied for the national championship in 1970.
Robison is survived by his wife, Monita, nine children, 41 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
www.ksl.com /?nid=294&sid=522844   (158 words)

  
 American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
Also in the field are Rosemary Ryan and Marie Davenport of Ireland, and from the United States, Katie McGregor of Team USA Minnesota, Katie and Laura O'Neill and Stanford's 2003 NCAA champion Alicia Craig.
Robison won the NCAA 1500 meter title last year, while Sage captured the title in 2002.
The field is further strengthened with the addition of Australia's Emily Morris and Melissa Rollison and former Stanford All-American Sally Hauser.
www.american-trackandfield.com /news/cardinalinvite04preview.html   (863 words)

  
 Robison Field - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Robison Field was a baseball stadium located in St.
Left-Center Field: 520 ft. (1893), 400 ft. (1909)
Right-Center Field: 330 ft. (1893), 320 ft. (1909)
www.music.us /education/R/Robison-Field.htm   (304 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Athletic Field Maintenance
The Athletic Field Maintenance department is responsible for providing Rensselaer intramural, club, and varsity athletes with the best possible playing surfaces on a consistant basis.
A concerted effort to improve the quality of intramural and varsity fields began in April of 1999.
The increased interaction between the Athletic Field Maintenance staff (part of Environmental and Site Services) and the Athletic department staff began a cooperational marriage between the two that has enabled great things to take place in these fields.
www.rpi.edu /dept/ess/athletic   (208 words)

  
 Haley Systems - Newsletter
With a mission to make the field agents more productive and an application that was nimble to the ever-changing insurance market, the team had their work cut out for them.
According to Robison the main reason is the use of natural language English rules authoring makes it easy to communicate with non-technical users.
Robison tells a story of a time he was meeting with a team of field agents at a regional meeting and an agent pointed out that a certain "rule" was missing from DigiQuote
www.haley.com /1477743695892498/newsletter/20050608.html   (951 words)

  
 Ivy League Sports
Also winning Ivy titles during the decade was the field hockey program in 1991 and the ice hockey team, coached by former Harvard standout Julie Sasner, in 1996.
The 1991 indoor track and field competitors were responsible for some of the most outstanding performances in Cornell history.
The outdoor track and field teams continued to mark successes through the decade, with first-place finishes at the Heptagonals in 1995 and 1997.
www.ivyleaguesports.com /documents/sa-oc-cr90.asp   (991 words)

  
 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Photos - www.mensracing.com
It was a deep field with runners like 2002 NCAA 1,500m champion Don Sage (right), Ohio State's Rob Myers - the 2004 USA Indoor champion...
In addition to Grant Robison, Sean Jefferson - the 2004 NCAA Indoor mile champion - was a surprise casualty in the first round.
Robison took the lead by the 800m mark, which he passed in 2:06.7.
www.mensracing.com /photos/2004/ncaaoutdoor04/index08.html   (339 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Sportsman's Park
True, left field was significantly deeper than right field, but the outfield walls were perpendicular to each other.
The bleachers in left and right field were added in 1912, and the second deck was extended on both sides to the left and right field corners in 1926.
There was a flag in front of the center field wall and a pub in the triangular corner beyond center field.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/SportsmansPark.html   (763 words)

  
 BYUCougars.com - BYU Track & Field Facilities
With the majestic backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains, the Clarence F. Robison Track is a picturesque setting for all events.
On April 24, 2004, during the Robison Invitational, Mark Robison, current men's head coach and son of former coach Clarence Robison, unveiled the track stadium's new name in front of family, friends and former student athletes.
Prior to 1982, all track events, including the 1967 and 1975 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, were held at Cougar Stadium.
byucougars.com /athletic_department/facilities/track-facilities.html   (297 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Birds of Houston: Livres en anglais: B. C. Robison,John L. Tueken,John L. Tveten   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nature writer B. Robison and wildlife photographer John Tveten have teamed up to produce this field guide for birders who want to identify the birds most commonly seen in Houston.
For quick reference, a summary of the primary field marks of the adult bird is also provided.
This summary includes not only identifying features of the bird but also its habitats, the time of year it can be found, and its distinctive behavioral traits.
www.amazon.fr /Birds-Houston-B-C-Robison/dp/0292770820   (348 words)

  
 STLtoday.com: Sports - Forums - Cards Talk - Topic - Cards Photo Game #54
Located on the former site of the St. Louis Maroons' Union Grounds Park, Robison Field was a wooden park featuring tall iron columns, which were placed behind the stands in order to not interfere with the fans' view of the field.
Beaumont High School today stands where Robison Field once was.
Robison Field is the best-known of several names given to a former Major League Baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri.
www.stltoday.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=4167871   (1109 words)

  
 Robison Field - BR Bullpen
The park was variously called League Park, New Sportsman's Park, and Vandeventer Lot until the Robison brothers bought the Cardinals in 1899 and renamed the park.
Robison Field was struck by fire six times in its first ten years and was constantly being rebuilt.
Midway through the 1920 season, Cardinals owner Sam Breadon was forced to sell the stadium for financial reasons, and the Cardinals took up roost with the St.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Robison_Field   (208 words)

  
 19th Century Baseball in St. Louis
The owner of a tavern near the Grand Avenue field, where baseball had been played for at least 16 years, realized that crowds attending ball games were good for his business.
They renamed the ball park Robison Field and also provided new uniforms for the St. Louis team which featured red trim and red stockings.
The Cardinals continued to play in Robison Field until 1920 when they moved back to Sportsman's Park as tenants to the current (in 1920) owners, the St. Louis Browns of the American League.
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 Olin C. Robison
President Emeritus Olin C. Robison was president of Middlebury College for 15 years, from 1975 to 1990.
As significant as the changes in the physical plant during the Robison years were changes in the student body, brought about in part by Middlebury's decision to adopt a need-blind admissions policy, meeting the demonstrated financial need of all admitted students.
In 1991, Robison was named president of the Salzburg Seminar, based in Salzburg, Austria, and in Middlebury, a leading forum for promoting global dialogue on issues of pressing international concern.
www.middlebury.edu /about/president/emeriti/olin_robison.htm   (474 words)

  
 Princeton 8, Cornell 7 :: at Niemand-Robison Field
Princeton 8, Cornell 7 :: at Niemand-Robison Field
Sweeney singled to center field, 2 RBI; Heintz scored; Ryan scored.
Alvarez homered to left field, 3 RBI; May scored; Cannon scored.
cornellbigred.cstv.com /sports/w-softbl/stats/041803aab.html   (912 words)

  
 St. Louis Cardinals - Sportsman's Park
The covered double-deck grandstand was extended down both lines to the foul poles, the wooden bleachers were replaced by concrete and the right field stands were roofed, creating a pavilion that would become the park's signature feature.
Because the right field line was reduced to 310 feet, the 11 1/2-foot fence was topped by a 33-foot screen that extended 156 feet toward center - a Green Monster-like barrier that would stand from mid-1929 through the life of the park, with only a one-year respite in 1955.
Overall, fans not obstructed by steel support beams were close to the field and interaction was encouraged.
www.baseball-statistics.com /Ballparks/StL/Sportsman.htm   (1884 words)

  
 The Norman Transcript - One more game
Randall Robison also witnessed his season end earlier than he hoped as his Westmoore squad he coached was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Robison and the rest of the Class 6A All-Staters will conclude the games Saturday.
Robison’s selection as All-State coach is the first of his career.
www.normantranscript.com /localsports/local_story_166005955.html   (801 words)

  
 ROCHESTE vs RPI (May 08, 2005)
Lasek reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by lf; D. Quinn advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by lf, unearned; J. Ihnatolya scored, scored on a throwing error by p, unearned.
Ihnatolya singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw; M. Passante advanced to third.
Mundy singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw; B. Porter advanced to third, out at home cf to c.
www.rochester.edu /athletics/boxscores/1826.htm   (2682 words)

  
 Busch Stadium Blues
The nineties proved to be declining years for Von der Ahe's fortune as fire destroyed part of the ball park and in 1898 he was forced out as president of the ball club.
The team was sold to the Robison brothers of Cleveland, who brought their team here and re-named it the Cardinals, dropping the Browns name.
Renamed Robison Field, the Vandeventer Avenue ball park remained the home of the Cardinals until 1920, When, after another fire, they moved to Sportsman's Park as tenants of the Browns.
www.angelfire.com /blog2/buschstadiumblues/newpage4.html   (780 words)

  
 Out of the Park 3 - Historical Information Sheet
Navin Field (1912), Briggs Stadium (1939), and Tiger Stadium (1961) are all the same stadium, with the name changed.
Weeghman Park (1914), Cubs Park (1920), and Wrigley Field (1926) are all the same stadium, with the name changed.
Riverfront Stadium (1971) and Cinergy Field (1997) are the same stadium, with the name changed.
www.sportplanet.com /sbb/21c/histinfo.htm   (437 words)

  
 St. Louis Cardinals : History : Cardinals Timeline
The ownership of the club passed to Frank Robison's daughter, Mrs.
League Park was renamed Robison Field in memory of her father and uncle, the former owners.
One of Breadon's first moves was to sell Cardinal Field and become tenants of the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/stl/history/timeline2.jsp   (391 words)

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