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This time, though, there were some important differences. Outgoing Mayor Robert Wagner, who had worked hand-in-glove with Quill during three mayoral terms, was weary and obviously bored as his last days as mayor approached. He made only a feint here and there toward seriously talking with Quill, finally left town for Acapulco 20 hours before the strike deadline of 5 a.m. on Jan. 1. Moreover, Quill, a sick man who had had several heart attacks and slept with an oxygen tank by his bedside, was under heavy pressure from his union to win bigger wage hikes than...
Ernie's basic strategy was to jab, feint and collapse on top of Eddie. Eddie's strategy was martyrdom. In the first round, Ernie bloodied Eddie's nose; in the 15th, he tackled him and knocked him to the canvas. In between, Ernie massaged the back of Eddie's neck and the seat of his pants. For good measure, he gave the referee a couple of pats too. That won him a unanimous decision that 6,587 fans booed for 15 minutes. Said Joe Louis, who spent the evening suffering in Ernie's corner: "Terrell...
...enemy attack. But it has advantages. Carrying a thermonuclear warhead, it steers by the stars. An amazing little instrument picks out a succession of stars, even in daytime, and navigates by them like a ship at sea. Unlike the ICBM, the Navaho can be instructed to zigzag and feint. When the Navaho nears its target, it can feel for the warmth of a darkened city...
...jackal howled as the Israeli troops fanned out to feint at the Egyptian flanks. As a flare burst over the 1,400-ft. hilltop, the Jewish infantry crawled past boulders to the attack. It was a hand-to-hand bayonet fight. The Egyptians resisted fiercely, and the hilltop did not fall until past midnight. By that time an Egyptian battalion spearheaded by eight tanks rolled up from the rear to counterattack. The Israelis said they knocked out two tanks before withdrawing downhill and into their own territory. They listed five dead, 18 wounded. They claimed 50 Egyptians killed, 49 taken...
...stands needs a quick eye to spot the subtleties of down-and-out pass patterns (ends charging straight downfield, then suddenly cutting for the sidelines), flaring halfbacks (who sneak through the line of scrimmage to take a pass in the flat) and looping defenses (in which defensive linemen feint to one side before charging to the other...