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...Machine men do not do their contemptible work openly. They do it in the dark. They are shrewd. If they control Senators or Representatives or members of the legislature they are not continually pulling the strings; because it would too soon be known that such men were tools. However, they do pull the strings when they need to have their tools work for them; and the whole country knows it. Everyone knows it. Those who believe the country does not know it will be enlightened, I hope, before long, and will realize that boss control, especially of the judiciary...
There are only 18 locomotives on the whole 239 miles of the Toledo, Peoria & Western R.R., but some day they may pull every U.S. railroad out of the woods-that is, if the T.P. & W. loses a few more labor battles such as it lost last week...
There was only one thing to do: pull back to a defensible position, in time to organize it. They hoped that the rougher country to the south would give Rommel pause...
...feinted first on the coast, hoping to pull the British out of position. When they did not tumble, he probed for the weakest spots in the long, weak British line. At week's end, handling his tanks, artillery, planes and infantry like one four-stringed instrument, he struck with all his might...
...best shortstop in the American League. Jack-rabbit-quick and strong of arm, he has practically remade the Red Sox infield. With Second Baseman Bobby Doerr, he chalked up 27 double plays in his first 20 games. Pesky can hit, too. A batter who can drag, punch or pull the ball equally well, he has averaged .325 so far this season-only one point under the batting of his terrific teammate, Ted Williams...