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...third contender was another old hand: Detroit's curly-headed Southpaw Hal Newhouser. In his first five major-league seasons (1939-43), he had little control of his curve, less of his temper; he won 34 games, lost 52, threw away more than he likes to remember. Then one day he told Manager Steve O'Neill: "I'm going to win for you next year." He was voted the league's most valuable player in '44 and '45. Last week Hal shut out the Chicago White Sox with four hits for his 21st...
...pioneering, Warner's offerings include an undistinguished musical-biography (Night and Day), a couple of tired remakes (Of Human Bondage, One More Tomorrow), two thin little comedies (Janie Gets Married, Two Guys from Milwaukee). Gone to other studios are Warner's oldtime skilled craftsmen Darryl Zanuck, Hal Wallis, Ernest Lubitsch, William Dieterle, Mervyn...
...example Hal Wallis, onetime production boss at Warner Brothers, had made a deal to use Paramount's studio facilities for his independent productions, and sold Paramount some stock. Hal Wallis did not collapse his corporations after every picture. But some of those set up by Leo Spitz, of International Pictures, Inc., (which grossed $24,000,000 on its first six productions) were suspect...
...nearest example to a test case occured when Hal Chase gave the Chicago White Sox 10 days notice before jumping to the Buffalo Club of the short-lived Federal League about 30 years ago. Buffalo courts refused to issue an injunction against...
...easiest time, taking a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over United Shoe's Duncan. The only other Crimson victor to win in straight sets was Harold Swartzman, while Bill Brady, Travis Gresham, and Bill Mayleas required three sets each before they took their matches. Bill Wightman, Andy Muldoon, and Hal Melvin were the Varsity singles losers...