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Arthur Daley's advice for sports writing

MeanGreenATO

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I came across something the board might find interesting. In an old textbook about how to be a sports writer, Lou Gefland published a letter from 1940 written by Arthur Daley, the longtime columnist at the New York Times. He was the NYT sports columnist from 1942 to 1974. This letter was written before he took over for John Kieran, who is referenced in it as well.

The money line from Daley: "Writers are made by the application of the seats of their pants to a chair in front of a typewriter. That's the real secret."


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