Word: heavyweights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lamar has a better reason than most people for associating luck with the progress of his career. Years ago, on his way to the Junior championships, heavyweight division, Lamar dug a penny out of the street. He carried it with him all the time, enjoying a concurrent winning streak. One day in Braves Field the streak ended abruptly, not more than an hour after Lamar had lost his lucky penny. "I'm not superstitious, just careful," says Lamar. Nevertheless, the coach is sure to always "spit in my hat when a black cat crosses my path...
Contented Trader. The 1953 version of the White Sox is Richards' idea of what a ball club should be: hustling, bustling and fiery. It lacks heavyweight hitting, but will try to make up for it by defensive skill, tight pitching, and speed on the base paths. Richards was more than content this winter to trade slugging First Baseman Eddie Robinson (22 homers) for Philadelphia First Baseman Ferris Fain, who hit enough singles last year to become league batting champion (.327). Fain will be Richards' "take-charge" man in a. tight defensive infield that includes Second Baseman Nelson...
...eleven seconds. He could hit like a jackhammer and, in the words of Gentleman Jim Corbett, "couldn't be hurt with an ax." In 1899, when he was 24, he knocked out Bob Fitzsimmons in a fight at Coney Island and was the heavyweight champion of the world...
Died. James J. Jeffries, 77, onetime (1899-1905) world heavyweight boxing champion; of a coronary thrombosis; in Burbank, Calif, (see SPORT...
...Bell emphasizes that individuals differ enormously in their ability to "hold" liquor, e.g., a scrawny, 120-pounder may be able to outdrink a heavyweight wrestler. But is the body is repeatedly subjected to massive doses of alcohol, sooner or later it can no longer adapt itself to the stress, and metabolism breaks down. Warns Dr. Bell: "Anybody who repeatedly drinks so that he has a higher concentration than 50 milligrams should take a look at his drinking habits." Always moderate in his own drinking, Dr. Bell has cut down still more since he started to see milligrams in every glass...