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...mighty Theodore Samuel Williams who-mostly by not doing very well-was the most talked about man in the series. When he went to bat, the Cards shifted their infield men to the right. It was both a tribute to Williams' prowess as a right field hitter, and an insuring bet on his inability to hit anywhere else. Sure enough, he hit squarely into the concentrated St. Louis defense. Since Ted Williams is a moody, mulish sort of fellow, nobody knew for sure whether he couldn't or wouldn't hit to left. Fans asked two questions...
...proud of Dwight, as she was proud of all her sons. She was proud of him as a man, not awed by his military prowess. And she always called him Dwight. Once in a letter to his wife she inquired tartly: "Who is this Ike you mention...
After the liberation, drab life closed in again, and he started taking eubine, a morphine derivative. It increased his boudoir prowess. His girl, Jeanne, lived with her family and saw him only on weekends. So at first he took the stuff only when he was with Jeanne. Then he began doping during the week. Soon he was forging doctors' prescriptions for eubine in tremendous quantities...
...local church, and his little gang of 16 men were "all educated and professed Christians." John, 75, had dispatched to the spirit world a 60-year-old shoemaker, had made "medicine" from the head, heart, lungs. In Basutoland such a medicine is believed to increase a chief's prowess in battle, boudoir, and law courts. Clearly, it had not worked for John...
...generous article [TIME, June 24] you list me among the American Rhodes scholars who have earned their Oxford "blue." It is pleasant to be placed in such company, but I must regretfully admit that, as an athlete, my enthusiasm far exceeded my prowess. I played rugby for my college (Queens) and was a member of its Athletic Club (track team), but the chasm between a mere college "color" and a varsity "blue" was far too wide for me to leap...