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...skinny Polish kid named Stanley Musial who thought he was a pitcher. Kerr watched the boy and decided that as a pitcher he made a superb hitter. When Musial was not working on the mound, Kerr kept him in the line-up as an outfielder so that his potent bat was always available. Then one day Stan fell on his throwing arm and finished his career as a $100-a-month Class D southpaw. Despondently, Stan figured it was time to quit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Home from the Field | 6/2/1958 | See Source »

What Galbraith says about the lack of parking places will hardly be news to Americans. Nor will anyone argue with the need for better schools, parks, sanitation systems, traffic control. But having pointed his bat at the bleachers, Galbraith steps away from the plate. He never takes a full swing at drafting the program that he implies: that the state, local and federal governments must take a larger role in society. What Galbraith suggests concretely is much more conservative. He believes that the economy can absorb up to 4,000,000 unemployed, proposes a sliding scale for unemployment compensation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPINION: The Affluent Society | 6/2/1958 | See Source »

Included in these last four outs were two legs before wickets, and catches by Keith Lowe and captain Mansoor Ali. Lowe's in particular was spectacular as he made a diving catch of the ball inches off the ground as it had come fast off the bat of Nigel Anthony...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Varsity Cricketers Down Yale, 159-48; Gracious Gesture Prevents Greater Rout | 5/31/1958 | See Source »

Captain Bob Cleary, moreover, still has a painfully bruised finger on his left hand which hurts him at bat. Normally one of the varsity's strongest hitters, the second baseman never got his bat on the ball against Dartmouth's Art Quirk Wednesday...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Baseball Triumph Over Bulldogs Would Give Varsity League Title | 5/16/1958 | See Source »

Cleary, one of the varsity's strongest hitters, has had a badly bruised finger since a pitch struck his hand in Monday's practice and finds it very painful to bat. If he is unable to play, George Harrington will take over the second base assignment...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Undefeated Nine Faces Dartmouth In Crucial Game | 5/14/1958 | See Source »

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