Word: batting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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However, in the contest with the Indians last Wednesday, both the slugging and the fielding had improved to a surprising degree. Three scintillating double-plays were pulled off by the infielders, and at bat the team chalked up ten good wallops, so there is hope that the Crimson has finally broken the jinx, and is on the upgrade. If Waldstein continues in his present form, and if the fielding and batting up-swing continues, the home forces have an excellent chance of adding another tiger-pelt to the one they have already snagged this season...
...individual competitions, the pace setters are: For the Charles H. Blair bat (for highest individual batting average), Dartmouth's Captain John Orr, Jr. leads the field with eight safe hits in 12 times up for .667. Yale's Howie Kaye continued his slugging against Cornell, getting two for three and bringing his average to .615. In third place is Pennsylvania's Bernard Kuczynski with 10 for 19 and a .526 average. For the Princeton A. A. cup (for individual base stealing), Captain Orr of Dartmouth and Reagan of Pennsylvania are tied with four steals each...
...result of George Albion's four hits for as many times at bat, the Crimson second Freshmen swamped the Browne and Nichols School nine by a score of 15 to 2. Albon, who pitched for the Yardlings, hurled a fine ball game, allowing only three hits...
...started, he sent his son, another Sisowath, to fight in France. Such loyalty did not prevent the mediating Japanese, in March, from breaking off a succulent chunk of his sun-broiled satrapy, handing it to hostile Thailand. Last week, at his capital Pnom-Penh, weary Préa Bat Samdach Préa Sisowath Monivong Chamcha-Vrapong Harireach Barmintor Phou-vanay Krayveofa Sulalay Préa Chan Crung Campuchea Tippedey died...
Good shot: Applejack (Edgar Buchanan), a shaggy, bat-eared bachelor linotype operator, deftly fitting a fresh diaper to the Adams' adopted infant while its amateur parents stand by in helpless wonderment...