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...main shock of the quake, the most violent and widespread ever to hit the Pacific Northwest, lasted for 40 seconds. When it ended, every activity of the region had been wrenched askew. Hardly an automobile, truck or bus moved; the downtown streets of Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma and other cities were jammed with motionless cars and tens of thousands of people, who had spilled out of doorways, milled between the cars, gazing fearfully upward. Some of the frantic thought of an atom bomb...
...separated from the boys. By that yardstick, Samuel Jackson Snead was a man. His booming drives and classic swing always drew a large and enthusiastic gallery. Where Sam usually died was on the greens. But in the Masters Tournament at Augusta last week, even Sam Snead was blown askew by winds. He took a one-over-par 73 the first day, a 75 the second...
...with a pleasant smile, he has neither bombast nor bulk (he is 5 ft. 10 in., 175 lbs.). He talks with a mild Midwest twang, walks with a slight stoop as if bucking a breeze. Both his tie and his crop of snow-white hair are usually a little askew, but his mind is as precise as an engineer's slipstick...
Crestfallen Bobby, his pro crown askew, tried to explain Kramer: "He's the best I have ever played against . . . Now, I'm supposed to be a smart player, but I still haven't been able to figure out where he is going to serve. He keeps me off balance ... I have had plenty of time to study Kramer's game and I know I have it analyzed. The question is to cope with...
...crown was jolted further askew by Hearstling Westbrook Pegler, who dug up more ancient scandal. It was common knowledge that Rocky was a reform-school graduate, but his defenders argued that Rocky had gone right since then, and why pick on the kid? Pegler said he was later accused of: armed robbery in 1939, an assault on a 15-year-old girl in 1941. (Both charges were later dismissed...