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...said Mara. ¶There was bad news in Brooklyn. Johnny Podres, southpaw pitching hero of the first World Series-winning Dodger team, was classified iA, is almost certain to get "greetings" from the Government before the season starts. His loss will leave Brooklyn with only two lefthanders: Karl Spooner and Sandy Koufax...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Jan. 9, 1956 | 1/9/1956 | See Source »

Hammering young Dodger pitcher Karl Spooner out of the box with five runs in the first innings, the Bronx Bombers were never in trouble...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yankees Defeat Brooklyn 5-1; Today's Game Decides Series | 10/4/1955 | See Source »

BYRON C. NELSON Spooner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 23, 1952 | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

Repossession. In Springfield, Mass., when James Smith told the court that he could not pay a $50 traffic fine, Judge Ralph S. Spooner suggested that he raise the money by selling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jan. 31, 1949 | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

...called after William A. Spooner, (1844-1930), onetime Warden of New College, Oxford, who is credited with scores of mixed-up quotations (mostly legendary), including the granddaddy of all Spoonerisms: "Mardon me, padam, but I think you are occupewing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Backnagle's Stoop | 11/3/1947 | See Source »

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