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...their seats. Typical crack out of his million-gag grab bag (after a difficult miss): "Gentlemen, you have just seen me tie the great Willie Hoppe. He can't make that shot either." Typical sample (named "Over the Top") from his 600 trick-shot repertoire: after making two cushions, the cue ball jumps up on the wooden rail, rolls along its full length, drops off to complete a perfect around-the-table, three-cushion billiard...
Other Peterson eye-gogglers : making a silver dollar leap from the cushion-top into a hat; putting the balls through a game of leapfrog all over the table; making a ball jump off the table, roll about on the floor, bounce back on the table. Peterson is the performer who has made the fabulous "impossible shot" possible. The cue ball and two object balls are jammed together in the corner jaw. A brilliantly executed force masse puts such heavy "English"* (spinning motion) on the cue ball that it clears a path, spins to the side rail, reverses back...
...Army, sick of its bargain, and having at last discovered that its soldiers were better trained at country training camps, wanted to sell the Stevens. This seemed stupidity compounded: where in this land of priorities could anyone possibly buy enough down-cushion sofas, good beds, copper and aluminum kettles and pans to refurnish the Stevens...
...below last summer). Manufacturers' hoarded stocks are down too, and new production is nowhere near large enough to meet the demand. Example: in Manhattan last week, dress buyers could get only about 10% of their cotton reorders filled. At every level, from manufacturer to corner store, the fat cushion of consumer goods is deflating fast...
...Wedgies" are the latest styles for paratroopers. The new rubber heels, made by Goodyear, have a smooth junction with the sole to avoid snagging, provide a better cushion for hard landings...