Word: balled
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Divot Sirs: I am the spectator mentioned in TIME, June 19 under Sport, "Triple Tie." Craig Wood's ball did not strike me "flush on the temple." If it had I would not be here now. It struck me on the side of my head and took a "divot" requiring three stitches to close...
...bowling-alley habitues, lawn bowls is a good summer substitute. Played with a 31-lb., lignum-vitae ball (weighted on one side to give it bias), the object of the game is to throw the ball (called "bowl") down a narrow green to land as close as possible to a previously thrown white ball (called "jack"). Although most good lawn bowlers play at clubs where velvet smooth greens have been coddled for years, many a rip-roaring bowling match has taken place on a private lawn. Scoring is similar to that of horseshoes. Sets (four pairs of bowls...
...pitched ball and refused to take a walk...
...eyed son of a San Francisco boiler worker went on to erase the stigma of that strikeout. The craftiest, quickest-thinking ball player in the major leagues, Second Baseman Lazzeri became the mastermind of the Yankee infield, helped them win six pennants and five World Series, became, next to Babe Ruth, the most popular player ever to wear a Yankee uniform. Thousands of New York's Italians, who up to that time had been content with boxing and boccie, began to stream into Yankee Stadium. "Poosh 'em up, Tony!" thereafter was the battle cry of the bleachers...
HARVARD Hoye singled sharply to right and took second when Holt fumbled the ball. Tully scratched a single over second and advanced Hoye to third. After Tully stole second, Fulton bit a grounder over second which scored Hoye and sent Tully to third. Then Tully was trapped between third and home trying to score on a delayed steal. Fulton took second on the rundown. Keyes walked and Healey singled, scoring Fulton and sending Keyes to third. Jones scratched a single to center to score Keyes and advance Healey to second. Grondahl fanned for the third out. Five hits three runs...