Word: waits
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When the lodge secrets were published in July, National Leaguers could not wait to see Black Sheep Brosnan trip over his big mouth and fall right out of baseball. "You think this book was funny?" chortled Cardinals' Manager Solly Hemus, Brosnan's pet hate and the man who traded him to Cincinnati. "Wait until you see him pitch...
...dealer's roof, stopped long enough to photograph them. Last month a Lansing, Mich, photographer made the biggest score of the season when he was tipped that the new Oldsmobile compact, the F-85, would appear on the street briefly for final inspection and testing. He laid in wait, got the shots and sold them to U.P.I...
...models before company officials release them. To guard against premature snooping, automakers cover their latest creations with white shrouds, hide them on dealers' roofs and behind high fences, usually move them about after dark. But enterprising newsmen have hired helicopters to spot the new models, often wait on street corners in hopes of snapping one as it passes by on its way to a dealer. Automakers defend their summer secrecy on the ground that early pictures of new cars encourage customers to wait for the new models in stead of buying current models. They also hope to achieve maximum...
...most impressive feat of the night was scored by a lean, relaxed broad jumper from Laurel, Miss, named Ralph Boston. Delighted with the feel of the runway, Boston could hardly wait to begin jumping, remained undismayed even after spiking his knee so badly on an early try that he needed three stitches. Three times he flew over 26 ft. Then, arms flailing, Boston soared 26 ft. 11¼ in. to break by 3 in. the world record of Jesse Owens, a landmark of track that had stood for 25 years while every other standard was crumbling away. "Jesse said...
...would-be buyer from Brooklyn was told he would have to wait because two other Brooklynites had orders in. (He offered to move to Connecticut if that would help.) Financier Alexander Guterma surprisingly got three, but betrayed Dual-Ghia owners everywhere by landing in jail. With status seekers from Beverly Hills to Mount Kisco still clamoring for Dual-Ghias, Dual-Motors last week announced that it will have a new Dual-Ghia hardtop for sale this fall, to be called the "Ghia 6-4-L." Unlike the old car, the new one will be assembled in Italy, exported...