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...Backstop out Front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 16, 1956 | 7/16/1956 | See Source »

...meters at 1 :46.7, just a second slower than the worlds record; and, of course, Dave Sime, world record holder in the 220-yd. dash and the 220-yd. low hurdles, and co-holder of the world's record in the 100-yd. dash. As a backstop to Sime, Abilene Christian's Bobby Morrow qualified for the final tryouts last week with a 200-meter dash of 0:10.4 and a 200-meter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Afraid of the Big Bad Bear? | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

...first time in decades, the White Sox are operating with a first-line player in every position. Behind the plate, Catcher Sherman Lollar is a new man under Marion's managing. A journeyman backstop under former White Sox Manager Paul Richards, he is now hitting around .270; his pegs to second scoot low and fast; he handles his pitchers with skill. And the pitchers have responded. Newcomer Dick Donovan has racked up a 13-3 record. Veteran Billy Pierce, pitching tight ball, has won 7 and lost 6. Harry Byrd, a castoff Oriole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Slats' Sox | 8/1/1955 | See Source »

With the auxiliary discounted as a backstop, Canada's first-line air defenses are thin. The bulk of R.C.A.F. fighter strength (300 aircraft) is assigned to NATO in Europe; only nine understrength interceptor squadrons (140 jets) are stationed in Canada. As a stopgap measure, the R.C.A.F. plans to bring home squadrons up to full strength (216 aircraft) by year's end. Canadian and U.S. defenses are well coordinated, and in a crisis Canada's planners presumably would look for help from the south. Yet the hard fact is that if A-bombs start to fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hemisphere: Downgraded Airmen | 7/11/1955 | See Source »

...hand, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Roy Campanella came down with a new catcher's complaint: spurs on the kneecap. One of the bony growths broke off, caused enough pain to force Campanella out of the lineup. There was every indication, though, that Brooklyn's hard-hitting (.335) backstop will be back in uniform long before his teammates have time to blow their 11½-game midseason National League lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Jul. 11, 1955 | 7/11/1955 | See Source »

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