Left-Handed Greats Challenge Top Right Handers
A nostalgic rapid-fire column surveys the century’s best left handed pitchers. It lists Catfish Hubbell Herb Pennock Lefty Grove Rube Waddell Eddie Plank and others as candidates to match top right handers. It notes Connie Mack’s strategy and praises Grove Waddell and Plank while casting doubt on Hubbell. The piece also touches on the 1950 pennant race context with Detroit Boston and New York teams in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Shakespeare
Kipling
Cats
New Jersey
Young
Johnson
Alexander
Mathewson
Grantland Rice
Toad Ramsay
Jeff Handers
Carl Nubbell
New York Giants
Lefty Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
Rube Waddell
Merle Pennock
Athletics
Red Sox
Yankees
Evdie Plank
Philadelphia Athletic
Doc White
Chicago White Sox
Art Nehf
Nan Rucker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Wowie Pollet
St. Louis Cardinals
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Rube Marquard
Rube Ruth
Lefty Gomez
Ruth
Marquard
Gomez
Cat Hubbell
Herb Pennock
Robert Moses
Lefty) Grove
George Edward
Rube) Waddell
Eddie Plank
Mr. Mack
Connie
Chief Bender
Grove
Connie Mack
Carl Hubbell
Meal Ficket
Coca Cola Ban in France Sparks Boycott Call
A columnist argues against France's anti Coca-Cola bill, noting wine interests and Communists push a boycott. He claims the ban would not hurt French industry and urges hotels and clubs to join a counter boycott, threatening to withhold French postcards if needed.
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French National Assembly
France
United States
Commie
L’humanite
la Belle France
le Monde
Messieurs Et Mesdames
The Men Promises New Genius Touch From Kramer
Producer Stanley Kramer reshapes film making by selecting strong stories, careful rehearsals, non star casting, and skilled directors. Frank Lovejoy co stars with Kathleen Ryan in The Sound of Fury for United Artists. Beverly Hills will be shown in In a Lonely Place by Nicholas Ray. Steve Cochran bids $50,000 prize if Yukon ice breaks May 13 at 6 09 a m. in the Ice Pool. Richard Taylor signs for Kill the Umpire romantic lead after playing in Salem league. John Garfield and Michael Curtiz finish The Breaking Point with guns, aiming for secrecy.
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Gtanley Kramer
Hollywood
Prirely
Stanley Kramer
Frank Lovejoy
Sergeant Mingo
Kathleen Ryan
United Artists
Warners
Rock Bottom
Beverly Hills
Humphrey Bogart
Columbia
Nicholas Ray
Steve Cochran
Yukon River
Juneau
Felix Retires From Routine Life Then Returns as a Figure
Mayfield residents recall Felix Brendlinger who for 30 years walked a quarter mile to the station and rode to Longview daily. After retirement he loses purpose, returns to work for three weeks, then declines an offer to stay, choosing home duties with chickens and a garden over employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Brendlinger
Mayfield
Felix
Pleasant Street
Booth, Gill and Dyer
Longview
Booth
Gill
Dyer
Mr. Gill
Your Paper Is People Are Human By William R. Nelson
An essay on newspaper staffs as vital community experts. Editors reporters advertising and business teams combine skills in ethics, words, art, and mechanical craft to cover events and publish a daily newspaper.
Crossword Puzzle Across It Corrosion On Iron
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with misspellings and partial phrases. Fill the grid with common crossword answers including corrosion on iron seizing rust and various short terms for numbers, animals, tools, and letters.
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Firmamet
Board of Ordnance
Couger
Adam
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Coca-Cola Export Corporation
John Q
Five Cats
Billy Rose
Jel
Inez Gerhard
Jane Russell
Ford
Howard Hughes
Tripoli
Pine- Thomas
Marshall Berle
Milton
Pat Ford
John Ford
Richard Taylor
William Bendix
Starrer
Taylor
Salem
Ore
John Garfield
Michael Curtiz
Ronald MacDougall
Garfield
Key Largo
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Byer
William R. Nelson
Supreme Court
Wiliam
Douglas
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