Word: balle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Could he do it? Twenty-three years of tradition rested on his puny bat. Twenty-three runs had yet to be scored, and inexorably the cardinal sun was fleeing from the skies. Littlefellow swung and hit a towering fly ball. Surely this was an out. Here, at last, was the end of the amazing Crimson winning skein. But no, for somehow fate was riding out here today in the ruby sun. The Lampoon infield lost the ball in the miniaceous sun and while they were looking for it twenty-three CRIMSON runs scampered home...
...full team for the early season encounter and since then has bolstered itself with a new shipment of ruggers, including two or more bona fide Englishmen. Tech is especially strong in the "hooker" position, the middle man in the front row of the scrum who tries to kick the ball back to his backs...
Justice Burton was solidly behind his colleague. "I used to play some ball my self, and I think Lionel is one of the hottest prospects in years. It shouldn't happen to any ballplayers--for they are the last of our clean, healthy, upstanding American youth in this day of dissipation...
However the throw was late and the bases were loaded. On the next play. Walt Armstrong hit into a double play while Kepler scored. The Princeton run didn't look very big at that time, as Goding quickly settled down and pitched fine ball for the rest of the game. He allowed one more single and struck out ten. The visitors never threatened again...
...Shaw's familiar characters are included in "Getting Married"; the 'umble cockney, the stuffed-shirt army officer, the female crusaders, and others. Sidney Ball, as the greengrocer-alder man, gave a performance as polished and humorous as his h'accont Peter Davidson, who has a more difficult role as the defender of snobbery, delivered his lines with perfect force and finesse. In the role of the Bishop, John Simon also knew fully what he was about, possessed some articulate eyebrows, and except for a tendency to speak in a sing-song at times, gave a good performance. As the prayer...