Word: bats
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...like to clarify: The caption "PushButton War" is looked upon unfavorably by scientists, engineers and military men in general. . . . Although the problem of propulsion is generally more advanced than that of guidance and control, it is by no means [true that] "Power supply is no problem." The suggestion that "Bat" and "Loon" are the only guided missiles to have passed the blueprint stage is not quite correct. There are several projects that have entered the test phase, but of course no elaboration on any such projects can be given because of the security regulations vital to national defense. The conservative...
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat...
...Samborski flock, and Bill Fitz, Crimson first-sacker, earned the dubious distinction of finishing second and third, respectively, in number of times struck out. Barron fanned 11 times in 30 trips to the plate, Fitz 10 in 37. The League leader in this department whiffed 13 times. HARVARD BATTING ab r h rbl tb avg. Coulson, of 41 6 15 8 24 .366 Fitz, 1b 37 10 9 4 14 .243 Forte, 2b 40 3 9 6 9 .225 Hamlen, c 40 4 9 3 9 .225 Barron, of 30 4 6 4 8 .200 Mariaschin...
...first three times at bat, for Cleveland, Lefthanded Larry Doby, the first Negro in the American League, struck out twice, hit one single...
...great Joe DiMaggio did not begin to get his eye on the ball until late in May. That was all his Yankee teammates needed: after that, whenever Joe's big bat cooled off for a day, someone else took up the beat. Said happy Joe DiMaggio last week: "That's the way the old Yankees won pennants . . . when the top of the batting order got chilly, the bottom half...