Sport: Inflation

Next to hitting a baseball and keeping a sharp eye on his bank account, Boston's Ted Williams likes fishing best, is especially proud of his reputation as one of the nation's best tiers of fisherman's flies. Last week he was the star flycaster in the Sportsmen's Show at Boston's Mechanics Building. Said Ted of the $5,000-a-week fee he picked up for the performance: "I tell myself, 'People won't even remember you a few years from now. You'll be nobody, so you'd better take care of yourself while you can.'"

While in Boston, he took care of himself in another matter by...

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