Word: firsts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...York Giants (8-0). He went one more inning against the Boston Braves-for 31 scoreless innings in all-before he let a run cross the plate. At week's end, the New York Giants managed to shell him out of the box, but it was the first time in his last seven starts. His record: w. 15, l. 6. Although everybody has tremendous respect for his curve and control, the secret of Newcombe's success is summed up simply in three words: he throws hard...
Mirrors & Backboards. To be able to master the T, says Leahy, his boys must first kindle a "burning desire" to learn. One of his psychological stunts consists of having a player look into a mirror and ask himself "if he is giving 100% for his teammates and his school." Since deception is the crux of the T, faking is pounded into Notre Dame backs along with the other fundamentals. In practicing fakes, Leahy's quarterbacks must almost deceive themselves - they have to stare at the man they are faking to so intently that, afterwards, they can tell Coach Leahy...
...Stymie, in Aqueduct's Edgemere Handicap. Assault, fourth-highest moneywinner in turf history ($672,520), closed gamely despite a patched-up leg and finished third. Stymie, still the world's top moneywinning horse ($911,335), was rapturously applauded as he went to the paddock for his first race since he was retired with a cracked sesamoid bone 14 months ago. After finishing dead last, Stymie was still cheered. In keeping with the quaint custom at New York tracks, the boos were for Jockey Eddie Arcaro, who rode My Request, the winner...
Weeding out applicants by a homemade aptitude test, Miss Efron started with a class of 20, including six practicing newsmen. At first, teacher and class fought in French on philosophical terrain: What is truth? What is objectivity? When Miss Efron tried to explain the difference between opinion and fact, gossip and news, her students replied that she was "stifling the Haitian soul." Later, "Editor" Efron sent her reporters scurrying out on assignments. Says she proudly:"They got kicked out of the best places in town...
...they learned that the school board had voted to abolish football. "No sports-no school," cried their picket signs. "Township unfair to students." Worcester, Mass, was trying to find a teacher of Lithuanian to satisfy the parents who wanted the language taught. Otherwise, Worcester was all set; for the first time since the war, the city had enough teachers. San Francisco and Denver reported the same...