Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...baseball, a "pinch hitter" is one who bats in place of another-usually in a "pinch" (i. e.-a crucial moment in the game...
...Jones '28 will cover first base, well away from third, and the infield will be completed by R.A. Magowan '27, who will cover the hot corner. Magowan, besides being on excellent terms with the Prince's third base coach, is such a ferocious hitter that he has become known as the Growler or the Cougar. An the basepaths he is usually referred to as Teargrass...
...Pinkerton '27, playing number one position, will lead the Crimson riders. Ho is a clever rider and a hard, accurate hitter. W. H. White '28, number two man, is a very aggressive player and knows Pinkerton's game. F. A. Clark '29, who completes the trio, has played a great deal of polo, but is rather inexperienced in the indoor game. J. P. Cotton '29, will relieve Pinkerton. He was captain of his Freshman team and had a great deal of experience playing in England last summer...
...vehement, in baggy trousers. For five innings Sherdel, famed for his delayed ball, pitched perfectly; his slow curves wound whitely up to the plate and winked out of sight into Catcher O'Farrell's glove while Yankee batsmen swore and pirouetted. But in the ninth inning Pinch Hitter Paschal smashed a single to centre scoring Gehrig, tying the score, 2 to 2. An extra inning gave the Yankees victory. Score: New York. 3; St. Louis...
...last year's first string catcher also got into the game, relieving Lewis, who worked against Harvard in the series opener. Lackey signalized his reappearance at the plate by collecting three hits in as many times at bat, and he is due to see action tomorrow should a pinch hitter at any time be in order. Goeltz and Handy followed Kellogg to the rubber against Swarthmore, and they will act as Kellogg's relief should the Tiger ace falter tomorrow...