Word: balle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Mike. The ex-military policeman among the season's prize rookies is 22-year-old Outfielder Roy Sievers of the St. Louis Browns. Says Umpire Cal Hubbard: "He's terrific. He can hit a ball a mile with a flick of the wrist." The Browns, perennially willing to peddle stars for a price, say he is worth a cool $250,000. The Cleveland Indians, who have pennant hopes, naturally have no price tag on Ray (alias Ike) Boone, 25, a former bluejacket who looked good enough last week to take over Player-Manager Lou Boudreau...
...even better. He is Alex Kellner, 24, a Navy vet whose father once pitched a no-hitter for Tucson in the Arizona-Texas League and whose grandfather once fought John L. Sullivan in a New Orleans exhibition. Last week at Shibe Park, exploiting his breaking stuff and a fast ball that "takes off," Southpaw Kellner won No. 10 by limiting the White Sox to five hits. With a 10-3 record, he is well on his way to becoming a 20-game winner his first year...
Fortnight ago, Decca recorded a frantic number by Negro Bandleader Buddy Johnson called Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? All 3,000 copies were sent up to Harlem. They sold out in a little more time than it takes for a home run to clear the wall at Ebbets Field. Sample...
...could tell warming up before a game how he would do. "If you can snap off your curve so it breads like a ball rolling off a table, then you're strong," he says. The great fireballer had long ago ceased to rely solely on his fast one in a clutch. He had taken a salary cut (from last year's $87,000), because he finished 1948 with only 19 victories. "The way the wolves howled, you might think that was bad," he says, defensively, "and they're howling harder this year. The crapehangers love to bury...
...boozy Broadway sentiment they have added a pound of farce. Hope, past master of the triple-quip and the doubletake, tosses off this mixture with obvious relish. Little Mary Jane, though no Shirley Temple, shows pretty talent as a straight man. Hope's other helpers, including Lucille Ball and William Demarest, provide sturdy filler for an already meaty comedy...