Some Impressive Victories In the 34-year-old McCallum, Toney (28-0-1, 20 knockouts) will be taking on a cagey veteran who has never gained the recognition that his record would appear to merit.

But Mears, a cagey veteran, had saved something.

Michel Jobert, a cagey veteran of past political struggles who served in the cabinets of both the Gaullist Georges Pompidou and the Socialist Mr. Mitterrand, mused one morning in his cluttered Paris office about the blandness of the presidential campaign.

Jean Pascal, a young, strong 28-year-old former champ tried to and got schooled by the cagey veteran.

Used as a situational lefty, Kudoh did not have much success, as he went 2-3 with a 6.51 ERA and the cagey veteran also managed to strike out 24 batters in 37 and 1/3 innings.

With few players over 30 playing Class AA or Class AAA, minor league baseball has lost the cagey veterans it once had and the finesse they brought to the game.

On a winning afternoon, a bold young player, a cagey veteran and a wise old coach began preparing for a grueling final stretch.

Grant is a cagey thirty-three-year-old veteran who signed a free agent contract with the Suns in the off-season.

The cagey veteran of the O.S.S., I'm almost certain, was not spilling fresh secrets.

"K. C. is a cagey veteran," said the Knick coach.