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...poolroom lent a table, cut off the recorded music out of respect for the occasion, and crowded in 1,000 of the faithful. As Lauri, 69, made his runs, Mosconi wore a crushing expression of disdain. It upset Lauri's concentration so much that he committed an inexcusable scratch-missing the object ball entirely. "You play with this guy," groaned Lauri, "and you get punch-drunk...
...find a way to pick against the Dodgers in the World Series. I thought I'd go for the Twins on the standard cliches: they can hit, they can run, and their pitching is no worse than the Dodgers' hitting. They can pound out the homers, or they can scratch for the single run. Sure, the Dodgers' pitching is great, but they can't pitch shutouts every day, and worse pitchers than Camilo Pascual have shut out the Dodgers this year. Maybe they go 23 innings in a scoreless tie; the Twins are the best to win in the 24th...
...Dally, by William Hanley. More Neanderthal men have crossed the American stage than ever lived in prehistoric caves. These slopeheads invariably gnaw their English, scratch their armpits, and lock jaws and claws with some naggingly neurotic female. A play dismally devoted to such characters opened the Broadway theater season amid the blanketing hush of the New York newspaper strike. Even without the so-called "death watch" of waiting for the daily drama critics' reviews, there was little proof that Mrs. Dally had ever been dramatically alive...
Invisible Damage. Many neurologists are now convinced that whiplash, without a direct blow on the head and leaving no scratch on the skull, may nevertheless cause bruises and hemorrhages in the brain...
...course and what can you except with a pitching staff consisting of Earl Wilson. Bill Majorette, Dave Morehead, and Jim Lonborg. For the past two years at least, the Sox have had the best relief pitcher in baseball. If a Red Sox starter got knicked for a scratch single in the third inning. Fenway Park would be filled with a chorus of "We want Radatz." This year the "Monster" has looked remarkable mortal; his mediocre showing has made the 1965 season more painful than most...