Word: players
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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EDITOR RALPH MCGILL, in the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION : PRESIDENT Dwight D. Eisenhower may not know too much about the fine arts of diplomacy. But as an excellent bridge player, he well understands the technique of leading through strength to weakness. In one grand-slam move the President took from the Russians the "peace" initiative they have so long held. The world has but to stretch forth its hand to have peace and prosperity such as we have not dared to dream...
Most interesting of the teleplays was Man on Spikes, presented on NBC's Goodyear Television Playhouse (Sun. 9 p.m., E.D.T.). It was the story of an aging baseball player who is good enough for the majors, but fated by managerial decision never to get out of the bush leagues. The play had moments of power and persuasiveness when the ballplayer and his wife revolted against their fate. At these moments, Man on Spikes seemed to be on the verge of saying something important not merely about baseball, but about big enterprise in general and the enterprise of life itself...
When he got out of the Navy in the summer of 1953, Cincinnati's Tony Trabert was just one more crew-cut amateur tennis player. Two months later, his big serve and sharp volleys were unbeatable, and at Forest Hills he won the U.S. Singles championship in a breeze. Tony immediately began to toy with a couple of big ideas: now, maybe, he could afford to get married; now, if he could go on to add a Wimbledon title to his U.S. championship, he would be eligible for one of those fat pro contracts...
...After investing $7,800,000 on buying the team and improving the ballpark (changed from Sportsman's Park to Busch Stadium), Busch desperately wanted a winner. When he did not get it, out went Manager Eddie ("The Brat") Stanky, in came Manager Harry ("The Hat") Walker, a hustling player-manager from the Cardinals' Rochester farm who, Busch hoped, would give the team-and Budweiser sales-a lift. As for rumors that Busch is about to sell out, he purples at the mere suggestion, denies the rumors as "dirty, mean stories," hints that his competitors planted them to embarrass...
Died. Borrah Minevitch, 52, popular harmonica player of the 1930s and leader of the "Harmonica Rascals" band; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Paris...