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...were toughened; appointments to the Faculty emphasized academic experience; and students were selected on the basis of their preparation. The climax of Eliot's efforts came in 1906 with the School's move to its present location in six imposing (but cheerless) buildings off Long-wood Avenue near the Fenway. The citation that went with Eliot's honorary M.D. of 1909 read, "You found the Medical School brick and left it marble...
...except with a pitching staff consisting of Earl Wilson. Bill Majorette, Dave Morehead, and Jim Lonborg. For the past two years at least, the Sox have had the best relief pitcher in baseball. If a Red Sox starter got knicked for a scratch single in the third inning. Fenway Park would be filled with a chorus of "We want Radatz." This year the "Monster" has looked remarkable mortal; his mediocre showing has made the 1965 season more painful than most...
Other teams manage to perform respectively with an amount of talent comparable to that which the Red Sox have, but a peculiar malaise strikes the tenants of Fenway Park every year. Desire and hustle are not just cliches tossed around by sportswriters and Little League managers; they are qualities which can turn an average team into a good one--witness last year's Philadelphia Phillies. But the Red Sox collect their paychecks every month whether they win or lose--and they don't seem to care...
Fans who merely wish to see major league baseball will find Fenway ark an enjoyable place to spend a hot summer afternoon. The Sox' next home stand begins July 21 against Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Kansas City. But becoming a confirmed Red Sox fan is something to be avoided. It's too painful to watch what could be a fairly good baseball team bumbling its way into ninth place...
ASSORTED PROSE, by John Updike. An early arrival on the summer-reading shelf, this collection of nostalgic and humorous essays and reportage (including the classic account of Ted Williams' last game at Boston's Fenway Park) gracefully serves to remind the reader that few writers exceed Updike in skill with words...