Word: batting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...small boy with a bat and a batting eye who can find someone to pitch to him, will bat for hours, will cry, "Chuck us another! Watch me knock it outa the lot!" Joy is his. Among adults, the same joy is experienced by the woman at a church social whose seamstress has told her just why Mrs. Jiggetywig left her husband; or by the male dinner guest in Sedalia, Mo., who took his vacation under the auspices of Thos. Cook & Son. These, to squeeze the last drop of bliss from omniscience, will hint: "Ask me another!" Two youths lately...
...first sport a person turns to in his life is track--from the minute one is born until one dies, track is a daily occupation for every man. Not everyone is born with a football under his arm, nor is every man able to pull an oar or bat baseballs out of the yard, but 99 44-100 per cent of the world is born with two legs that were intended for hard usage...
...This leaves Speaker as the kingpin, he was in the conspiracy, there was none. Now Speaker is not mentioned in the letters. There is no evidence against him-merely the word of Leonard. In the game, Speaker had six fielding chances and missed none of them. He was at bat five times and made hits, of which two were three baggers. He scored two runs...
...Lukens, had taken to his laboratory a quaint recipe by which Friar Bacon had said he obtained salts of copper. Dr. Lukens had never seen such a formula before, but it worked. In announcing his success, Dr. Lukens made a grave omission, failing to name the mediaeval ingredients. Bat's blood? Sea water? Pig bristles? Crocodile teeth...
Ryan took Benton's place at tackle later while Noble went in at left halfback. Failing at right halfback, and Cox of fullback. Wadsworth was also tried at fullback for a few minutes. Goodwine appeared in uniform bat took no part in the signal drill...