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...caught and hit; he clinched and held; he ran again." After a visit to the Westminster Dog Show, Smith announced a discovery: "The ladies tethered to the tiny toys are invariably the most magnificent members of the species . . . The smallest pooch noted was towing the largest handler, a celestial creature measuring 17½ hands at the withers, deep of chest, with fine, sturdy pasterns...
Catcher Dick Bell is probably one of the fastest backstops the Yardlings will encounter. He has so much speed that he is Andover's leadoff batter. Bell's throwing arm is strong, and he is rated a good handler of pitchers...
Eliot is looking toward the future, starting sophomores Charlie Cabot, Dick Gotshalk, Ralph Robinson, and Major Close. Gotshalk is high-scorer and the most consistently good player, while Robinson has been boosting his scoring in recent games. Fifth man is Charlie Hugo, a good ball-handler who has played for the Elephants for three years...
...size and mien. Finalist Judge George H. Hartman moved from the sleek pointer (best of the sporting dogs) to the shaggy Afghan (best of the hounds), examining each dog with quick hand and practiced eye. When he got to the handsome imported German shepherd (working-dog winner), the handler slipped off the lead and the dog stood unattended, facing the judge with a pride and pose that would have looked good...
Actually, the Ewing plan would not make much difference to the Blue Cross-Blue Shield subscriber, such as the Bronx freight handler, in terms of dollars. Most directly benefited by it would be millions of Americans who live in areas where no such plan is available, or who do not qualify for membership because they cannot get into a "group membership" plan, or who are not regularly employed, or who simply cannot afford the premiums. For subscribers to the Blue Cross-Blue Shield types of insurance above the income cutoff, the Ewing plan would offer an apparent saving in years...