Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Throughout Paraguay's five months' civil war, the rebel base had been Concepcion, 130 miles up the Paraguay River from Morínigo's capital, Asunción. Because the Dictator lacked the ships, he was unable to attack the rebels by the river route. Slowly his ill-equipped troops plodded across country. Just short of Concepción they were blocked by the Ypané River barrier, and not until last month did they sweep into Concepcion. Morínigo cried that the war was as good as over. In shabby Asunción, factory whistles...
...Government troops had captured only an evacuated base. The main force of the rebels had escaped. While some fought a holding action, others crowded on to river barges and tugs, transferred the "Voice of Victory" radio station to the paddle-wheel steamer Itzuaingo and headed down, the Paraguay River in company with the armored gunboats Paraguay and Humait...
...circus catch was not a grandstand play. After an attack of spinal meningitis in the Army three years ago, he was so stiff that doctors doubted he could ever play major-league ball again. He is still so stiff that he cannot make shoestring catches. But by applying base-running technique to his ball-chasing, he manages to be one of the most spectacular fielders in the game. Last week he was doing more than that for Ben Chapman's last-place Phillies: with a .344 average, he was leading both leagues in hitting and had a 16-point...
...fifth inning was another story. The first batter led off with a single. The next two men walked, filling the bases. Harrison then forced the next two batters to pop up, but walked another man. Cliff Crosby then tripled down the first base line clearing the bases and making the score 5 to 4. In their half, the Crimson made it five all with two singles and two walks. The score remained tied until the last of the eight...
Coach Dolph Samborski is relying heavily on last spring's Varsity regulars Jack Forte, former captain, and Bill Ftiz, who played first base. His squad has been chosen from the students who have been playing informal ball this summer...