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...Jensen's article to be used in this way. For in addition to superiority in performing conceptual cluster tricks on test sheets, the hard line segregationist is also vastly superior in his ability to bury qualifying phrases and demurrers and in his ability to distort and slant facts and batter his undereducated clientele into a complete state of hysteria where race is concerned...
...last batter to face Don Larsen in the latter's World Series no-hitter...
Other ventures are more down to earth. Pillsbury has gone into the broiler field (cutup chickens), and has begun to market dehydrated cake mixes. Unlike the conventional powdered mixes, they contain all the necessary ingredients thoroughly mixed into a "batter," and the lovin' housewife has only to add water and eggs. Last year the company acquired the nationally franchised chain of Burger King diners. That move capitalized on a number of trends: the nation's increasing mobility and affluence, the fast growth of roadside restaurants and the rapid expansion of franchising. Pillsbury estimates that Americans spend $22 billion...
...loser himself well knows that he remains a loser; only by heroic mental gyrations can the also-ran restage the race in his favor. Obviously, triumph and defeat are defined by society rather than the individual. If a Ted Williams bats .400, for instance, the grandstand regards a .300 batter as a loser?and so does...
Gift of God. It all happens sooner now. Denny McLain is only 24. And not since blue-bearded Sal Maglie, who used to point his glove like a pistol at the batter's heart during his follow-through, has there been an angrier, more arrogant or more confident man on the mound. A chunky, 5-ft. 11-in. 190-pounder, McLain stands there stiff-backed, briefly fingering the resin bag before throwing it violently to the ground. Like a high-school wise guy, he tilts his cap so far down over his eyes that he has to cock his head...