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DEVER, J. Restricted, 1200 17 June to 1200 19 June. Offense--Scoring on error by second baseman. (The cad, on a bounder...

Author: By W. M. Cousins jr. and T. X. Cronin, S | Title: The Lucky Bag | 6/16/1944 | See Source »

...length God identifies the Jonah, the unstrainable fly in the human ointment. He is "the essential treacherous cunning in man, the 'save a bit out of it' soul, the dodger of obligations, the profiteering partner, the undying Ananias, the sweater of opportunity, the area sneak, the bounder on the make, the official who is in with powerful friends, the player who never plays the game but studies the rules to claim an advantage. ..." Space is left for the reader to fill with "names of local personages and special acquaintances." Noah and God are both baffled and discouraged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Leaky Ark | 4/21/1941 | See Source »

YALE Hazen get life when Keyes bobbled his bounder, and Holt sacrificed him on to second. Besse was safe when Keyes' high throw pulled Lupien off the bag, Hazen taking third on the play. Wood walked, filling the bases. Hazen scored on a fielder's choice as Keyes threw out Schroeder at first. Healey threw out Stevens. No hits, one run, three errors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How the Crimson Beat Yale Yesterday | 6/22/1939 | See Source »

HARVARD Lupien beat out a bounder to short. Hoye fanned. Wood threw out Tully. Fulton walked and Keyes flied to right. One hit, no runs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How the Crimson Beat Yale Yesterday | 6/22/1939 | See Source »

...only is this bounder "minus 14 years and 7 months old" but he is also "steadily going backwards." This astounding phenomenon can be accomplished only by averaging better than one drink every 25 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 19, 1939 | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

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