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A football player lay face down on the soggy turn; men in red and white jerseys gather around the still form.

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Valpey's Squad, With 4 New Faces, Practices Under Game Conditions | 4/26/1949 | See Source »

Beer & Beef. Thirteen years ago, burly Frankie Laine was singing for beer and beef at the Stamford (Conn.) German Club; for half a dozen years before, he had been an unnoticed mediocrity on the soggy-ballad circuit around Chicago nightclubs. He had given up singing for selling cars, songwriting (It...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Feels Good That Way | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

Meanwhile in Riviera this week, Ben Hogan was working methodically at bringing himself up to tournament pitch. He stared out ecstatically at Hogan's Alley, soggy with the heavy rains of the past two weeks, at the pitted greens. "I love the competition," he said. "I hope I'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Little Ice Water | 1/10/1949 | See Source »

At Childs, one of the largest U.S. restaurant chains, the mashed potatoes and the balance sheets have been equally soggy. Last week, Childs had a new chef who should be able to whip up both. Into its presidency went John L. Hennessy, 62, a white-haired, genial gourmet with a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RESTAURANTS: New Chef at Childs | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

But if readers want literary criticism in addition to encyclopedia-style knowledge, the History will prove less satisfying. Too often it discusses writers as examples of "trends" or "forces" rather than judging them by the pleasure they can still yield to readers. What the History lacks most is individuality. Either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Many Minds | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

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