IN DEFENSE OF PRACTICE


Curmudgeon I am so it was with no small bit of satisfaction that I read the following account.


"A young girl from San Francisco has become the youngest gold medal winner in the history of world sporting events. Maxine McCormick, 12, won the medal in this year's World Championships of Fly Casting. She actually tied her own coach, Chris Korich, in the event, with both earning top honors."