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Part of Joe's notions about his daily regimen come from a talk he once had with Ty Cobb, after DiMaggio's first year with the Yankees. Cobb told him that a good outfielder was crazy to spend 15 minutes a day shagging fly balls once he got in shape: "Don't spend your hitting energy chasing flies. Grab a few and then sit down in a cool, shady spot." DiMag has been conserving his energy ever since. He even seems to conserve it on the playing field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Big Guy | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

...there before the throw. The home folks beamed. Then he stole second base (the first of three he stole that game). Richie beat out another hit by sheer speed. Said one Phillies' coach: "I know I sound silly, but he's the nearest thing to Ty Cobb on the bases I've ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Kid from Nebraska | 6/14/1948 | See Source »

...actor of some polish and a good deal of aplomb, but his Iago is a shallow study of the dissimulating Venetian. It was obvious from the faint smile on his face throughout the play that Mr. Graves was enjoying himself, in his characterization of Iago as a pret-ty clever bird. It seemed as if he were trying to justify Iago, a natural and usually unfortunate thing for an actor to do, by making him something of a jaunty rake and something more of a sophisticate. His Iago was decidedly not one of unalloyed evil and superior intellect. The other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 4/22/1948 | See Source »

Actress Annabella, wife of Tyrone Power (next-to-next-to-latest friend of Lana), got around to suing for divorce after almost nine years of marriage, 15 months of admitted separation. The day she filed suit, Husband Ty welcomed Actress Linda Christian home from Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Statecraft | 1/26/1948 | See Source »

...lovelorn Lana arrived in Manhattan from Hollywood with her four-year-old daughter Cheryl (who had a cold), and a new-found friend, grown-up John Alden Talbot (who looked fit as a fiddle). Hollywood Columnist Louella Parsons explained all about it: "Lana said . . . 'The separation . . . has changed Ty. . . . He came back* determined to spend his time fighting Communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Dec. 15, 1947 | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

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