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SHUT UP, HE EXPLAINED (277 pp.)-A Ring Lardner Selection edited by Babette Rosmond and Henry Morgan-Scribner...
There were two Ring Lardners that counted-or, at any rate, a plump one and a half. There was the man whose best stories are superb revelations of character, the lord of vernacular, the laureate of dull lives, crass hopes and mean minds. The second Lardner that counted was a fellow of short nights and wild swoops and demented plunges, of parody and nonsense, of non sequiturs that on occasion proved knockout blows. Perhaps the most inspired of these-a daunted parent's reply to a child's bedeviling question-provided the title for Shut Up, He Explained...
...there were some surprises, particularly the Minnesota Twins and , the Los Angeles Angels' to Ring Lardner. The Twins combined solid pitching by Camilo and Jim Lee, fine relieving by Dick , and the surprising power of rookies Bernie Allen, Don Mincher, and Rollins to take seven of eight move into a virtual tie with Cleveland for second place. The Twins will not be a pennant contender, but Cal Grimth's sharp off-season dealing will probably bring the Twin Cities their first first-division team this year...
...there were some surprises, particularly the Minnesota Twins and Bolinsky, the Los Angeles Angels' an to Ring Lardner. The Twins mbined solid pitching by Camllo Pas and Jim Lee, fine relleving by Dick gman, and the surprising power of kies Bernie Allen, Don Mincher, and chie Rollins to take seven of eight d move into a virtual tie with Cleve for second place. The Twins will be a pennant contender, but Cal Grimth's sharp off-season dealing will probably bring the Twin Cities their first first-division team this year...
...really political playwright, and that his "attack" is limited to the images rather than the supports of middle-class life. Moreover, Albee's vaunted satirical dialogue is far less trenchant or amusing than the gab of I Love Lucy, let alone the biting one-acters of Ring Lardner, which Albee so weakly emulates...