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...Longest and most ambitious piece in the magazine is a criticism of Richard Wilbur's poetry by Donald Hall. Hall obviously knows what he is talking about and makes his case with a minimum of clutter, although he occassionally lapses into technical obscurity. ("Zeitgeist," incidentally, a term which Hall tosses around with aplomb, means "the spirit of the time"--this reviewer had to look it up and you might have to too.) Whether anybody cares if Hall thinks Wilbur will be remembered as a major twentieth century writer is another question...
Died. Edward Trowbridge ("Eddie") Collins, 63, star of the Philadelphia Athletics' "hundred-thousand-dollar infield" (1906-14), described by Connie Mack as "the greatest second baseman who ever lived"; of heart disease; in Boston. Among his records: a lifetime batting average of .333; the longest stint as a player (25 years; 3,313 hits in 2,826 games); highest number of stolen bases in a game (6); greatest number of years leading the American League in fielding...
...latest M.G.M. musical extravaganza, "Royal Wedding," has the world's longest song title, a pleasant but undistinguished musical score, and Fred Astaire. Astaire alone makes the show worth seeing. At the age of 50 and after several "retirements," he has still enough dancing magic to make an ordinary musical sparkle, but this should come as no surprise. What is news is that Jane Powell, the current in a long list of Astaire dancing partners, sings and dances with enough youthful enthusiasm to rival the old master...
...Longest Trip...
...longest leg of the sea journey, from Bermuda to the Azores, will take him up to a month, he expects. It will be the greatest distance he has ever sailed at one time, although he has been sailing for close to 25 years...