21.   Clubs were making their last-gasp efforts to bolster themselves while they could.

22.   Dancers rely primarily on tips from their customers, while the club makes money on drinks, cover charges, souvenir sales and food.

23.   Ed du Moulin, a former commodore of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club, said last week that the club made mistakes.

24.   For the first time in Stanley Cup history, the two competing clubs were making their inaugural Finals appearance.

25.   Had the club not made the changes, he said, the club would have exceeded the cap.

26.   If he can push the Astros to the next level, this club could be making its first World Series appearance ever.

27.   Imagine how much this club could make if it allowed its Masters merchandise to be purchased anywhere but on the golf course grounds.

28.   In contrast the clubs have made a comprehensive set of written proposals over the course of the winter.

29.   In only a short time, Hidalgo has showed glimpses of why the Astros have refused to trade him when other clubs made inquiries over the last few years.

30.   In those days, teams traveled together in the exhibition season, so the clubs made their way to Kalamazoo, Mich., where a nervous Mathis awaited.