Mulcahey, a veteran New York News printer, has been around long enough to give the makeup editors pointers on handling news in type. If they dispute his suggestions in the rush of making a deadline, he roars good-humoredly at them, "You're driving me crazy!"
When Mul went on vacation, his place was taken by a young printer who admired him greatly and tried to imitate him in all respects. One day while working on a golf story, the novice made a suggestion which the sports makeup editor vetoed. Failing back on Mul's old standby, the youngster yelled, "You're driving me crazy!"
The editor looked him up and down and replied, "That's not a drive, son; that's a putt."
-- Bill Matthias
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