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...building's occupiers have hired Boston attorney Buford Kegler to represent them at the hearings. Feigner is presently attempting to get the University to change the format of the CRR proceedings from 19 separate hearings to one hearing...

Author: By Henry W. Mcgee iii, | Title: PALC, Afro Plan to Rally at Forbes To Protest CRR Mass Hall Hearings | 5/17/1972 | See Source »

Softball is a major spectator sport in the U.S., and Feigner makes a good living out of it. With the King and his Court getting 50% of the gate receipts from each game, Feigner's own income runs to $45,000 a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Softball: Man with a Golden Arm | 8/23/1963 | See Source »

...years later, Feigner decided to take his four-man show on the road, sent out 385 letters to towns and cities across the U.S., offering to perform the four against nine act for money. He got only one reply, from a town in faraway Florida, so off to Florida he went with three teammates. Since then King Eddie and his courtiers have performed in every state of the U.S. except Alaska, as well as in Latin America and Canada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Softball: Man with a Golden Arm | 8/23/1963 | See Source »

...semipro, Feigner pitched a Walla Walla team to a 33-0 victory over Pendleton, Ore. "I'm so good," he said afterwards, "all I need is a catcher to lick you guys." The Pendle ton team took up the challenge. After considerable discussion, it was decided that Feigner would really need three players in addition to himself "in case we ever got the bases loaded." Using a catcher and two infielders, Feigner humiliated Pendleton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Softball: Man with a Golden Arm | 8/23/1963 | See Source »

Partly to amuse the crowds and partly to prove what a great pitcher he is, Feigner does a lot of show-off stunts during every game. He pitches one inning on his knees, another while standing at second base, a third while wearing a blindfold. Sometimes he throws the ball between his legs or behind his back. When the ball is hit back toward the mound, he snares it and, instead of throwing to first, pretends to examine the seams; then, just in time, Feigner fires the ball behind his back and throws the runner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Softball: Man with a Golden Arm | 8/23/1963 | See Source »

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