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A True Legend Brian Lantier BELVEDERE TIBURON, CALIF.
My old teammate and pal has placed the finest honor on my head of my entire lacrosse career. Jimmy Lewis asked me to introduce him in May as the Tewaaraton Legend Award recipient. The only thing Bill Tanton forgot to mention (“Legend and Spirit,” April 2014) is that Jim’s likely more humble than any of the top stars in the history of the game, just as he was during his Navy Top Gun fighter and test pilot career. Now, he continues to be as quietly aggressive while frequently terrorizing Cabo San Lucas trophy fish. Undoubtedly, the Good Lord never made any better than Lewi.
JIMMY LEWIS
FOR POSTERITY Loved Bill Tanton’s article
on Navy’s greatest attackman (“Legend and Spirit,” April 2014). I played for Milford Mill (Md.) during those halcyon days, and the highlight of each season was the Hopkins-Navy matchup. Tell kids today about how quick Jimmy was, his pocket-less stick, his feeds to “The Shot,” and they can’t believe it.
Nor can they see it. I’ve searched high and low on
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W.Va, and attend Capital High. I have taken more than 400 pictures in the past two years and decided, why not send some in? Thanks so much!
Hannah Jack Charleston, W. Va.
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the Internet for some film of Jimmy in action and there’s nothing to be found — not in Navy archives, YouTube, Hopkins, nowhere that I could find. So how about a postscript requesting any fans who have home movies or know where some institutional footage is ensconced to put it up on YouTube, so current and future generations can see how an attack like Budnitz, Cowan, Altman, and Lewis used to play it?
Jimmy Lewis was the best. He should be shared with posterity.
Dick Berkow Boynton Beach, Fla.
AN OFFENDED
MIDWESTERNER I was slightly offended
by Kate Hickman’s opening remarks (“For the Love of Lacrosse”). She seems to say that you only “know” lacrosse if you’re from the East Coast. As a native Midwesterner,
I was offended when she said when Midwesterners hear “lacrosse,” they think of the
town in Wisconsin. I would be surprised if Ms. Hickman has ever been west of Philadelphia. Lacrosse is growing rapidly in the Midwest, especially Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Connor Buczek, Cornell’s star, is from Cincinnati. One of the best high school teams in the country is in Indiana. Ms. Hickman needs to live
in the future, not the past, and maybe venture to the Midwest and see how many people would think of a town in Wisconsin over the sport.
Alex Haney Cincinnati
Nancy Offner HARLEYSVILLE, PA. ON POINT
I loved “Seven Points for Parents” (March 2014). It
offers a wealth of information and advice to make the recruiting process positive, but also about the young athlete being allowed to be just that — a young athlete who may want to play two sports, who may want to be on a team with friends and who may have different expectations than their parents. I especially liked the “ask the right questions” part. Knowing your child and how they react after different outcomes is a learning process that sometimes changes with the age, mood and personality. Ask, “Are you ready to talk about it?” and respect the answer.
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