Word: basketeer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Robbed: Archbishop Francis Patrick Keough of Baltimore. Out of his house vanished some $1,250 worth of silverware which had belonged to the late James Cardinal Gibbons and bore the Cardinal's coat of arms and initials. Presently police found the swag in a bushel basket in a church, and a chauffeur pleaded guilty...
...first five minutes, St. Louis had the ball but didn't do much with it. With Ed Macauley at the "post" under the basket, forming the apex of two triangles that kept the ball moving, the Billikens teased the Violets silly. The crowd clapped for action. Even Coach Hickey shouted: "He's open! He's open!" when Macauley had a chance to shoot but passed it up. The score was 5-5. That was the last time N.Y.U. was in the ballgame...
...Blame Ed. At halftime, in the locker room, St. Louis sucked oranges, watched Coach Hickey-in shirtsleeves-play all five positions, chalk up their errors on the locker-room floor. He wanted four men, not just two or three, to get down fast under the basket after Macauley had snared a rebound ("I can't blame you, Ed. I've coached you to save your strength by coming up slow"). Then, after another Hail Mary huddle, they were back on the floor, and now their famed controlled fast break was really working...
...many respects, Joy to the World, is a much better imitation of Hollywood than an indictment. It digs just as deep into the trash basket, and just as often; and while urging Hollywood not to be cowardly, at no time does it make Broadway seem brave. But the show is very well produced. Alfred Drake makes an excellent Soren, and in her first Broadway role, Hollywood's Marsha Hunt looks and proves delightful. Playwright Scott gets in some funny cracks and lively scuffles, and knows what Hollywood is like; but every time his findings bump up against his formula...
...Only one person in more'n two million people can be governor of this state. Think about that. Ain't that an honor? And then every time you go to the door of the mansion somebody's bringing you a turkey or a ham or a basket of something. I like that free stuff...