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...Whitey" is now offering the Negro the kind of power that really counts-the kind that builds self-respect, the power of knowledge, which is neither white nor black. This power cannot be donated; it demands something that the Negro as a group has not yet had the chance to demonstrate-learning power...
Until Negro leadership successfully directs the black American toward his only practical goal-knowledge-the power of the Negro will remain what it is today, a mere public nuisance. And Whitey is beginning to yawn at that...
...Behind the New York Yankees' Whitey Ford (.698) and Bob Caruthers (.700), an ace of another epoch who retired...
...maybe even stronger than Reichardt. He also is a straightaway swinger who hits his hardest shots right back through the middle-over the pitcher's mound. So opponents have concentrated instead on varying their pitches, probing for a weakness. New York's canny Whitey Ford figured a high fastball might be just the ticket-until Scott hit it 500 ft. into the upper deck at Yankee Stadium. Two weeks ago, Scott and the Red Sox invaded Minnesota for a four-game series. Twins Pitcher Dave Boswell tried to sneak in a waist-level fastball; Scott drove...
...first home run. Roger Maris, 31, the second half of the M. & M. twins who tore the league apart a few years ago, sat out 116 games last year because of injuries. He seems healthy enough now, but his batting average is a minuscule .179. Then there is Pitcher Whitey Ford, 37, winner of 232 games in 14 years. Whitey says his left arm is as good as ever after his 1964 operation for poor circulation, but he has yet to win in three starts...