Word: balling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the child wonder was about ten, a veteran of kid shows, benefits and early Eastern movies, Mom once broke up a ball game at a Catskill resort just after Milton's playmates had chosen sides. As one of the players recalls it, Mom announced: "Milton has to be the captain, because it's his bat and ball, and besides, he's going to be a big Broadway star some day." By the time he was 15, the lesson was well learned. "Kid," he confided to another trouper, "I'm going to the top in this...
...rain, which wetted down the dust but also reduced visibility, and--worst of all for lacrosse players--began to contract the gut cords which make the "net" of the lacrosse stick. The Varsity fortunately got three more goals before this shrinking effect made it difficult to catch the ball...
...hammer will witness a duel between Harvard's Dan Tucker and Andover's Dave Reed, both of whom can whip the ball about 165 feet...
...Best-ball scores: Pohnson and Mars (B) defeated Mee and Rickenbacker (H); Beckman and Hubbard (B) defeated Matson and Gorman (H); Denton and Seager (H) defeated Broadbent and Alcorn...
John Carey made the most spectacular play of the day when he broke through to block a Princeton punt and then fall on the ball in the end zone...