392     July 6, 1960 (Taped June 28)
Bill, Betsy, Henry, Bess

Garry the Weatherman: “I would like to introduce, in spite of the fact that it’s a very hot night in New York, the coolest panel in all television”   

Bennett Zarief from Manhattan Beach, New York: “The other musicians are my sisters…We are quadruplets” 
Zarief and his sisters Ellen (nicknamed Penny), Elaine (Lannie) and Isadora (Isa) make up what Garry calls the Manhattan Beach Quartet, though that’s just a reference to their Brooklyn neighborhood.  The children made headlines on March 29, 1944 as the first quadruplets born in the New York area.  The siblings perform “Istanbul” with Garry on drums and Norman Paris on piano.  As Garry points out, father Harry is an accomplished violinist and CBS staff musician.  

Eddie Feigner from Walla Walla, Washington: “I pitched 89 games in 78 days…I’ve pitched 128 ‘perfect’ games…I’ve pitched 409 no-hit games…I’ve pitched 734 shut-out games…I once struck out 18 men and won a game – blindfolded”                 
Feigner is a professional softball player who barnstormed around the country with three teammates as “The King and His Court.”  He’s wearing his softball uniform here.  Feigner was mostly in the business of entertaining crowds, much like the softball equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.  He started in 1946 and even after retiring from pitching following a 2000 stroke, continued to tour with his team for several years as an emcee and storyteller.  He kept meticulous records of his accomplishments, which would ultimately include 238 perfect games and 930 no-hitters.  He gives a demonstration of his blindfolded prowess with Garry at the bat.  (Garry’s a leftie!)   

Special Guest George Jessel is challenged to recognize jokes collected from the audience in advance, based solely on their punch lines.  If he doesn’t know the setup, the panel gets to try.  Jessel is promoting his new memoirs, Jessel, Anyone? (Prentice-Hall 1960).   

Garry says that the show has been inundated with requests from cities and towns for the cement blocks the panel put their feet into two weeks ago ( E390 ).  He announces a 25-words-or-less essay contest open to city leaders, the results of which will be announced at the end of summer.