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...figured as favorites again-at 8-to-5 with the bookmakers. Their one weak spot, Manager Luke Sewell hoped, would be plugged by Pete Gray (up from Memphis), the most talked-about rookie of the year. Pete, a one-armed outfielding wonder who can hit some and drag bunt to perfection, looked good. Lucky Luke boasted that his Browns were stronger than they were a year ago. But at least two clubs seemed certain to give the Browns a real argument...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pennant Prospects | 4/9/1945 | See Source »

...board past the ancient German city of Regensburg. "Ja, das ist ein schönes Schwein!" wailed the hungry, war-worn customers. Even the portly mayor of Regensburg forgot his civic dignity, flopped on his belly, and lost his umbrella trying to hook the pig. "Swim after it, drag it ashore-and report to me!" roared Nazi Gauleiter Stoltz. But the pig was deaf to Hitlerism. It only stepped ashore ("as one coming home from a casual . . . voyage") when the board grounded on a tiny, sandy island in mid-Danube. Old Anton Fischer, who lived on the island, welcomed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bemelmans v. the Nazis | 4/9/1945 | See Source »

...cards below the nine discarded), every deal is bound to provide a fistful of aces, kings and queens. Bridge players, accustomed to holding a number of "bust" hands during an evening of play, will perk up at such a splash of face cards. Then, too, whereas bridge games often drag out as hands are passed because they are too evenly distributed, almost every Check deal gives either side a chance to bid and make a contract...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Parlor Pinochle | 2/19/1945 | See Source »

Even Betty Hutton playing twins can't do much to drag "Here Come the Waves" out of the rut which Hollywood hopefully labels "musical comedy." The picture is labored and lacks the spark which comes from inspired production...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIEGOER | 1/30/1945 | See Source »

...brigades of garrison troops. The enemy was not ready to abandon Southeast Asia. In China he was busy tearing up spur lines to get ties and rails for completing the overland route to Indo-China. The only purpose of this line, if it is ever opened, would be to drag out resistance in the vast peninsula...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Action & Reaction | 1/22/1945 | See Source »

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