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...Been Saying . . ." Stengel paused to take a swig of beer, and went on: "I got this guy [Infielder Gil McDougald]. He may look funny at bat [average: .306], but he was the best rookie last year. He can play second or third. I don't know where I'll play him . . . I'm still experimenting ... I still got the best utility infielder [Billy Martin*] in the majors . . . And how about that guy [$65,000 bonus-boy Andy Carey] on third today? Got three hits, didn't he? . . . What's the matter with...
Among the men who made steel in Pittsburgh, the strongest of all was "Hunkie" Joe Magarac. He was born in an ore mine and grew 7 ft. tall. He could gulp a gallon of prunejack in a single swig, hoist an 850-lb. steel dolly like a paperweight and twist it like a pretzel. One day, when Magarac took off his shirt, fellow workers discovered the source of his strength: Joe was made of steel...
...after being upended and drained of mucus under the camera's eye, Michael Gallagher gave his first yell. A few minutes later, Mrs. Gallagher raised herself groggily, looked at the camera, and took another swig of Coke...
...that was the way Coca-Cola's Bob Woodruff felt about it, the world had better take another swig of Coke and make up its mind to survive...
Then Wu was jerked to his feet, stripped of his grey jacket. His arms were bound from behind with thin cord. He was led to a table for his last meal; his grim-jawed captors fed him a bowlful of noodles and poured a swig of hot rice wine through his lips. Shrilly Wu shouted: "Long live Sun Yat-sen!" He sang China's national anthem. Then police boosted Wu and his comrades into an open truck. On each man's back was a white placard noting his crime. Sirens wailing, the truck rumbled through Shanghai...