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After the second encore Starker gazed into the lights of Sanders Theater, showing once again his odd smile, a combination of poker face on the left and subdued grin on the right. The face looked like that of a man who had lost control of one side of his body after a stroke. Such is the character also of Starker's one-sided playing: while he may be in complete control of his technique, his sensitivity is imprisoned, waiting to gain its freedom...
...Neill, back in his dim political beginnings, used to play a lot of poker with Congressman Nixon, and for a few minutes there was some of that youthful congeniality. They compared golf handicaps and chortled about the political effects of being seen together. Tip took Nixon on a fascinating tour of his Boston precincts, explaining that the dock workers knew a hell of a lot more about Nixon's trade legislation than the businessmen because the dock workers lived...
...other top candidate is Roger Hoefer, a 6 ft. 3 in., 190 pound back. Last year Hoefer was shuffled around by the coaching staff more than a deck of cards at a poker game. He started on defense and in midseason was shuttled over to offense. This year, if he is allowed to stay at one position long enough to get a feel for things, he could excell. After Allen and Hoefer there isn't much to choose from Prospects for FULLBACK look FAIR...
...also something like an obsession in the state. Since the land was settled, Minnesotans have enjoyed ice fishing, sometimes in opulent style. In the Twin Cities' expensive suburban community around Lake Minnetonka, while their children skate, executives sit in their carpeted cabins on the lake ice, drinking bourbon, playing poker, occasionally pulling in a pike from one of the holes drilled...
Well, what more can I say, except don't fall for the hype, Joe. It's sure to turn up at Penny's Drive-In sooner or later, but I suggest you play poker everynight that it runs, instead. Of course, you could bring your own blanket and nap in the back seat. Because let me tell you. All that stupid sex and bad rock and roll, those mad scientists, those six star generals, and the two dimensional sucker who's the star of the show are bound to put you out cold. Or they should. A lot of cliches...