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Died. Robert Frederick Foster, 92, Scottish-born ultimate authority on parlor Cames (Foster's Hoyle), who specialized in bridge, also knew all about poker, chess, cinch, dice, hearts, whist, skat, Russian bank (his favorite), dominoes; in Eastham, Mass...
Weekend at the Waldorf (MGM) is Grand Hotel in modern dress. Hollywood has already earmarked it "pure box office," a term meaning that no matter what happens on the screen, the star-spangled cast is a cinch to make money. This is a very fortunate circumstance for MGM, since what does happen on the screen is not likely to hold anyone spellbound for the two hours and seven minutes that the film lasts...
...General Harry Vaughan, military aide to President Truman, is a large, uninhibited man, a veteran at draw poker. Genial and democratic to boot, Reserve Officer Vaughan is neither a finicky nor a formal dresser: in the White House he often does not bother to put on a blouse or cinch up his necktie...
...down; but nobody was covering and the ball sailed into center, allowing Foley to score and Roche to reach third. Swegan banged out a single to center scoring Roche, and came home after Allen walked and Wallace belted one to left. Bucek rapped a ball which was cinch for the third baseman to handle but he let it roll through his legs, Allen and Wallace scoring the fourth and fifth runs of the inning...
Last week at Pasadena, beauteous Brenda seemed a cinch to win the Pacific Coast A.A.U. 100-yd. free-style championship, with arch-rival Ann not entered in the race. But Brenda had to put every last ounce of energy into the final lap to beat Marilyn Sahner of San Francisco by a stroke in 1:02.3. That clipped two-tenths of a second off Ann Curtis' U.S. record...