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...Rejected Rejection. Roa did not even bat an eye. He told the Brazilian envoy that his televised remarks were "correct judgments based on concrete facts." He called Argentina's protest "malicious," sneered that the "dignity of Argentina was defended at San Jose by the delegation from Cuba and not by the delegation from Argentina." In a cold rage Argentina rejected Roa's rejection and recalled its ambassador. These were episodes in what Cubans call "the new diplomacy." The chief characteristic is supposed to be plain statements to peoples over the heads of their governments...
Meryman's office now looks like a wildlife refuge. A red fox poses hungrily on a bookcase. A black crow, wings outstretched, sits on a windowsill. Brightly colored small birds perch on pencil tops, and a brown bat swings malevolently from the ceiling, suspended by a nearly invisible wire. All look amazingly lifelike, preserved by Meryman's "freeze-dry" process and apparently able to stay in good condition indefinitely. The fox was shot by Meryman when it invaded his hen house. "He accounted for 27 hens," says Meryman, "before I freeze-dried him." The other specimens were collected...
When the game began, Levittown Pitch-Joey Marmello, a husky twelve-year-old (5 ft. 2 in., 117 Ibs.). proceeded to put on one of the greatest shows in Little League history. At bat. he hit a 225-ft. home run over the centerfield fence to drive in two runs. On the mound, he cut loose a big league fastball. By the end of the six-inning game. Joey had pitched a no-hitter, struck out 16 men and won the championship 5-0. Son of a former St. Louis Browns' farm hand, Joey has fanned...
...Nixon's law school alma mater, Duke University. After thus going on record, Infielder Groat was greeted by a few boos along with the cheers when the Pirates met the Philadelphia Phillies in a doubleheader. He silenced the booers by slamming six hits in eight turns at bat, helped push the Pirates to two victories...
...they wanted in the old days was plenty of wood," recalls Bickel. Ty Cobb swung a 42-oz. bat, and Babe Ruth sometimes used bats weighing 48 oz. But styles have changed, and players now prefer lighter bats that they can swing more quickly. The Cubs' Ernie Banks uses a 31-oz. bat; the Giants' Willie Mays never goes heavier than 33 oz. The shape has changed too. Only White Sox Second Baseman Nellie Fox still uses a thickhandled bat; the rest prefer a slim handle. H. & B. keeps an index of the types of bat...