124     February 23, 1955
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye

[Mrs. Joseph Maffey]: “My husband is going to be a father…and he doesn’t know it” 
Mr. Maffey is brought onstage so that we can see his reaction as the questioning hones in on the Secret.   

George Goodyear: “I spent 22 years reading the Encyclopedia Britannica”                 
A younger generation cannot comprehend how before the internet, a multi-volume set of books called an encyclopedia was the best resource for a wide variety of information.  The Britannica, with its 25,000 articles and 3.8 million words (at the time) was considered the gold standard. Goodyear began his project while in law school and finished in 1951.  He averaged more than a thousand pages a year.  The Britannica rewarded Goodyear with a full set of their latest printing, which they said was about two-thirds different from the volume he read.   

Special Guest Robert Merrill: “I once tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pitcher” 
The panel must sing their questions to the famous baritone, who responds in song.  Though he never made the big leagues, the opera star would become a treasured part of New York baseball history.  Starting in 1969 he sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Opening Day for the New York Yankees each season for three decades, He also sang at other special events, including old-timer’s games and playoff games, for both the Yankees and the New York Mets.

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