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...which the Teamsters did business. If Hoffa was worried about whether the rap would stick, he certainly managed to conceal his anxiety. During the long wait for the jury, he strutted around the corridors and delivered himself of some cocky, colorful opinions. "These FBI agents," harangued Hoffa, "are all stool pigeons. A bunch of rats and stool pigeons. Give one of them a local with 10,000 members and he'd be bankrupt in three years. If it wasn't for the taxpayers, they'd starve to death...
...sophomore year as Giant manager, Dark runs the club with the solicitude of a tenderhearted drill sergeant. He never swears, but his temper is legendary: enraged by a 1-0 loss to the Phillies last year, he tore off the tip of one finger throwing a metal stool in the locker room. This year he intends to keep everything intact. "I knew we'd win the playoff," he said, confidently. "And we'll get the Yankees...
When released, the stool pigeons fly straight home to the Gestapo with the messages meant for Allied intelligence...
...longer subtle. In one game, the Celtics' defensive specialist Bill Russell seemed determined to stomp the opposition down (see cut). Pile-ups under the basket were alive with flying elbows. Tempers flared, and the Celtics' Sam Jones (6 ft. 4 in.) picked up a photographer's stool to threaten the Warriors' giant Wilt Chamberlain (7 ft. 2 in.). Boston's Carl Braun and Philadelphia's Guy Rodgers squared off in a brief scrap that brought hundreds of spectators onto the floor. Once that was over, Rodgers picked a new target: Jim Loscutoff...
...Schwarz's catechumens filed into the auditorium, their number increasing as the week went on. They got their money's worth ($20 per person for the week's sessions, with half-price admittance for students, teachers, clergymen, servicemen, police and firemen). Seated on a high stool behind a lectern on a stage otherwise bare, except for an American flag, Schwarz put on a flashing performance...