Word: balled
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...play 18 holes. "The old boy is looking well," said one member. "Oh, splendid." said another. The President asked his caddy, "Are you lucky?" "Yes, sir!" As a curious crowd of 400 encircled him at the first tee, the President said: "I'd like to hit a practice ball, but I don't see how I can. They've sure got confidence in me." After security men cleared a small gap in the crowd, Ike blasted through it -"Good shot." the crowd murmured, and Ike shot an 89. Next morning, who should turn up at Culzean Castle...
...should not be able to get off the ground. Until a fortnight ago, when they gambled that Pittsburgh's Ted Kluszewski had conquered his bad back and picked up the muscular first baseman on waivers, the White Sox did not have a man who could clout the long ball. The team trails the majors in home runs with a measly 81; team batting average is .252, sixth in the league...
...Angeles' Memorial Coliseum was beginning to realize that the husky (6 ft. 2 in., 205 Ibs.) Dodger southpaw might be heading for a record. Out on the mound, Sandy Koufax, 23, wiped away sweat and bore grimly down with each pitch, firing a fast ball that hopped as though magnetized, a crackling curve that dipped down...
...bonus baby at 19. In his second start, he struck out 14 Cincinnati Reds. But he soon developed streaks of harrowing wildness, last year led the league in wild pitches with 17 (but hit only one batter). Explains one Dodger coach: "When Koufax is wild, the ball not only is not near the plate-it's not near the batter...
...Long Ball Hitter...