Word: m
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...LYLE M. NELSON...
...presides over his domain with the shrewd joviality of Falstaff and the hearty acumen of David Harum. He looks like the jolly personification of the sun at midday. He achieved and holds his zenith because of a deceptive appearance of innocence (his favorite description of himself: "I'm just a big, fat country boy"), almost inexhaustible energy, and a congenital talent for politicking...
...line, the car turned up a short driveway to a large stone-and-brick house,† a full eight-iron shot from the tenth green of the Mission Hills golf course. As he opened the front door, Roberts whistled shrilly and yelled to his wife: "Hey, Madam, I'm home...
...months at least, Mauldin will take things easy. "I'm just tired," he said. "This is something I should have done when I first got out of the Army." Later on, he will decide whether to go back to newspaper cartooning, or let Willie and Joe stay on the shelf for the duration of the peace...
...first time Joe DiMaggio stepped to bat, Dickson says he threw three perfect strikes ("Not down the middle-not to DiMaggio, ever. But they were good"). Umpire Bill Summers called each of them a ball-then apologized to the pitcher: "I'm sorry, Dick. It's that damned background. I can't follow the ball...