Word: raying
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...World Middleweight Champion Sugar Ray Robinson, in his first defense of his regained title, a 15-round decision over Carl ("Bobo") Olson; in San Francisco. Obviously ring-rusty and, at 31, no longer able to go at top speed for 45 minutes, Robinson acted like a man about to retire after his next two fights. Opponents: onetime Champion Rocky Graziano, in April and Paddy Young, in May, "if I still have my title...
Third baseman Ray Maesaka has hit impressively so far, but he has been taking It easy in the field because of an ankle that was broken badly last year. Other third base prospects are Tim Wise, George Chase (who has been playing hockey), Don Cass, Jim O'Brien (a converted first baseman), and Jack Collins (a converted outfielder...
Theatre Guild on the Air (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Love from a Stranger, with Ray Milland, Edna Best...
...screenplay by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin flashbacks on Florence and Chet Keefer (Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray) as they tell a sympathetic lady judge (Madge Kennedy) about the troubles that led them to the divorce court after seven years of marriage and two children. Among their problems: 1) Aldo was once late to pick up Judy for a party, 2) Judy lost a $2,600 radio jackpot because Aldo tipped her on the wrong tune title when she knew the right one all along, and 3) Aldo was jealous...
Under George (Born Yesterday) Cukor's direction, Judy Holliday is still playing dumb Billie Dawn, while Newcomer Aldo Ray is just a nice husky guy with an even huskier voice. The plot reconciles them at the end on the questionable grounds that they have a way of life worth saving, but by that time the wordy script has divorced itself from its theme...