Word: balle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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TIME'S human touch last summer in presenting Mormon Leader Smith as "slyly popping bonbons into his mouth" drew apt approval in Letters. Now in a single issue [March 29] we find Music-Maestro Ormandy and Ball-Bingler Crosby popping peppermint and peanuts into their mouths...
...system is built on the "drawing" theory--pull a man out of position and confuse him so that he can't do anything positive, and his size is immaterial. "Fool 'em, don't bounce 'em," says Valpey. Of course, when the other team has the ball, you've got to bounce 'em. That is why every afternoon Valpey has his men belting each other around the practice field near Dillon Field House. "We're in the bumping stage now," he says, "and it's all boom-boom-boom till...
Guinea pigs in the bumping phase are the "Greenies", a group of hard-working, if unsensational lads who wear grass-green, intramural jerseys and do their best to halt the various Varsity units. So far, only one of these men, end Jerry Bahn, who played Jayvee ball last fall, has come close to stopping the red-team running plays. Occasionally, when they take over possession of the ball, either on downs, or through interceptions or fumbles, the Green players get a chance to run their own attack. Scrimmages are rugged. "It's funny," muses Valpey, "how many of the boys...
Captain Sam Savidge was the only man to drop a full point to a B.U. player, a feat he accomplished by shooting an even 80. He did, however, win in the best ball play, thereby evening himself up for the afternoon. Both Sam Seagar and Bill Rickenbacher toured the links in 77 strokes...
...Terriers have shown up well in recent practice sessions. They are led by shortstop Charlie Espanet, returning for his third year of ball and considered one of the best local college players...