Word: balled
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...above the fairway. There was no wind, the ground was soft. Always the favorite in driving contests, bulky Jimmy Thomson of Shawnee, Pa., who can throw himself into his shot like a hockey player, was overanxious last week to substantiate his reputation. On his first try he hit his ball thickly, dubbed it a mere 276 yd. His second, cleanly but cautiously hit, wem only 18 yd. farther. His third was a terrific hook, 320 yd. into the rough...
...addition to his prize for the longest single drive, he got $150 for the best total distance - 920 yd. 19 in. Snead weighs 170 lb., uses a full swing and beautifully balanced body shift, usually hits a low, long-rolling ball with a slight hook. Second prizes went to Bruce Coltart of Philadelphia, for an aggregate of 890 yd. 34 in., Horton Smith of Oak Park, Ill. for a drive...
Four years ago this month one George Combes, putting on the 18th green of the Dyker Beach Park Municipal Golf Course in Brooklyn, N. Y., was struck in the eye by a ball driven from the fourth tee by one Edward Applestein. Last week, agreeing with Golfer Combes's contention that the City of New York "created a hazardous condition when it placed the fourth tee and the 18th green too close together," a jury awarded him $10,000 of the city's money for the loss...
...envelope. Speaking in German translated by Vice President Frederick W. Meister of American Zeppelin Transport Co., and discarding sabotage in short order, Dr. Eckener reached his conclusion by the following reasoning: "Theoretically I believe there are only three possibilities of such ignition. First, the least probable is ball lightning. I have never seen it and have no knowledge of it or the conditions creating it. I only know that ball lightning can show peculiar actions, which are incalculable and moody...
From observations of witnesses who have described the appearance and dimensions of the fire, it would be difficult to assume that such a ball was the cause...