Word: forded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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American Adventure (Thurs. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Appointment at Ford's: the story of Lincoln's assassination...
...Casey defied convention. Fenway Park, with its short leftfield foul line, has always been tough for left-hand pitchers. In the afternoon, Casey started Lefty Tommy Byrne-and lost. In the nightcap, when Righty Don Larsen was shelled from the mound, Casey turned stubbornly to another southpaw, stocky Whitey Ford, who is not only a left-hander but also a valuable starter, too important to tire in relief. It turned out to be the right move...
...Ford held off the Sox, and the Yanks won the big one 3-2. Once more, out of long memory and infinite experience, Casey had shown his club how to play like Yankees-which, this year at least, is better than they really...
Pitchers are Casey's biggest problem. His two surest starters, Whitey Ford and Tommy Byrne, are both lefthanders. And no one knows better than Casey that all season long only one southpaw, the Cardinals' Luis Arroyo, started and finished a game against Brooklyn-and he lost...
...Ford program imitates the new General Motors Scholarships in this important respect: the winners will receive their awards solely on the basis of need, ranging from $100 to complete room, board, and tuition expenses for four years. John U. Monro '34, Director of Financial Aid, who has advocated a similar policy for several years, yesterday called the move "a very important extension of the idea of carefully shaping grants to needs...