Word: ball
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...major asset a "control ball" Curtiss stopped the Middles 7-4 on the spring trip and hurled well in relief on Johnny Mahoney in the B. U. game on Wednesday. With Ingalls on the bench with injuries, Curtiss is the number one Crimson pitcher and should come through ahead of Pennsylvania's Lefty Ruszuak...
...former second baseman in the Connie Mack "million dollar infield" of two decades ago was outspoken in his criticism of the attitude taken by college toward ball clubs who send players through school and then sign them up. A second peeve was intercollegiate restriction of undergraduates participating in semi-pro games during the summer and "maybe picking up a little spare cash...
Collins looks at the problem in a far different light. "Why, it's just like alumni and societies providing scholarships. The boys get a college education and we get ball-players. Sure, it's a gamble, but it doesn't affect the colleges...
...even oncourage boys to finish their college careers," Collins continued. "There's a young follow named Sayles on our ball club new who played on the Olympic nine as a Freshman. We agreed to help defray his college expenses, but he wanted to quit school right away. The coach at Oregon, that's where he was playing, came to our scout out there, all upset, and we influenced the boy to take another year at least...
...time and fouled off a number of base knocks. Third baseman Higgins, second sacker Doerr, and hurler Byron T. Humphreys, who pitched the last inning, all gave a good account of themselves. Manager Cronin, although one winced at his shortstopping a couple of times, really hit the ball hard. In all, the Sox garnered nine hits...