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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...southpaw Rookie Gene Bearden, shutting out the Braves (2-0), only twice let the count go to three balls on any Boston batter. Knuckle-bailer Steve Gromek, who out-pitched Sain in the fourth game (2-1), gave only one base on balls. The 1948 World Series was in danger of being remembered only for precision pitching. Grantland Rice called it the Series of silent bats. Disgusted fans and sportwriters complained that it was the dullest World Series in memory. What many wanted were baseballs rattling off the fences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pitching Pays | 10/18/1948 | See Source »

Life becomes somewhat easier for the Cadet once he passes his exams at the end of his first year., but even then it runs no danger of becoming decadent. Failure in a single course at any time leads to immediate dismissal, as may deficiency in physical fitness and a host of other details unheeded in most civilian schools...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: West Point Builds on Past Tradition | 10/15/1948 | See Source »

...danger of war decreases as Western strength grows, increases as it declines. (Probable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: HOW CLOSE IS WAR ? | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

...think that men edit women's magazines very well," says blue-eyed Bruce Gould. "They always take a superior attitude toward women." But as long as Beatrice is around on the Journal, there is no danger of that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Ladies' Choice | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

Although Springfield kept the ball in Crimson territory most of the game, the collegiate champions of 1946 and 1947 had about the same number of good scoring chances as the Harvard eleven, because Crimson fullbacks Rick Darake and Mike Scully consistently broke Springfield scoring threats before they reached danger territory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Springfield Champions Nip Soccer Team, 1-0 | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

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