Word: balle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...baseball-batty Cleveland, one Joe Earley, a 34-year-old factory guard, chided the Indians for dedicating "nights" to several players, suggested that the club hold a "Good Old Joe Earley Night." The ball club took him up on it, scheduled the "night" for this week, decided to give Joe Earley a car (1914 model), horse, cow and chickens...
...through Yankee Stadium and down the pitcher's back. Twice he banged in a run. The third time, the crowd let go an angry bellow: the Sox, trying to protect a slim lead, sent him to first base on a pass instead of letting him swing at the ball. Joe scored the run that put the Yankees out in front, anyway...
Yardling football candidates drilled all afternoon yesterday until darkness and rain made it impossible to see or hold the ball. But at the end of it all, Coach Henry Lamar still had no more definite information about his team than four days ago when practice opened...
Back of him are Hugh Edmonds, Phil Isenberg, Mel Freedman, and George Goodrich, all good line-backers. The quarterback in the Michigan system is essentially a blocking back, doing little-ball-carrying or passing. "We can't afford to have our quarterbacks bumped up too much, explains Valpey, because they have to keep a clear, cool head in order to call the plays...
Chip Gannon and Paul Shafer are the fullbacks who will do most of the spinning for Valpey, with Sam Adams next in line. In the Crisler system, the fullback handles the ball on 80 percent of the plays. Gannon, a converted wingback, is always a passing threat when running to his left, while Shafer can split the middle...