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Land developers also do handsomely. In 1956 a former cotton picker named Michael Mungo began studying population trends in and around Columbia, S.C., saw that all signs pointed to rising growth in suburban areas. He bought up outlying land for $282.50 an acre, put in water lines and some other improvements; the land now sells for $11,000 an acre. Result: Mungo, at 37, is worth...
...Webster defines "fud" as: 1) the buttocks; also, tail of a hare, cony, etc.; 2) woolen waste, for mixing with mungo and shoddy...
What is exasperating about all this is that the novel so gapingly succumbs to the pompous middle-class standards of its own characters. Inflated Bel, a meddling woman busily climbing the social ladder; dough-mouthed Mungo and his horsy noble-blooded bride; rattle-brained David unable to decide between love and honor-these ciphers are fondled by Scottish Author McCrone as if they were creatures whose experience had intrinsic significance and value...
...like the nearest thing to a freshman Dizzy Dean. He has a deadly sidearm motion that should baffle right-handed hitters, has a curve ball that can turn a corner. The Dodgers thought enough of him before he entered the Navy to give up a seasoned pitcher, Van Lingle Mungo, in a straight trade. Like most southpaws, Hatten is regarded with some suspicion as a wild man. Already some tall stories are being told about him. Sample: once when his team was just one run ahead at Minneapolis, he deliberately walked three men, just to see if he could strike...
PITCHING Lost Won 4 Borowy, Chgo. 11 9 Brecheen, St. L. 15 7 Wyse, Chgo. 22 9 Burkhart, St. L. 18 10 Mungo, N. Y. 14 10 Barrett, St. L. 23 8 Passeau, Chgo. 17 12 Prim, Chgo. 13 9 Gables, Pitts. 11 11 Strincevich,Pitts.16