Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first base will be Bert Messenbaugh, whose only hit of the year was a home run. Shortstop Bill Rodgers, third baseman Jerry Sullivan, and Martin will round out the starting infield...
...Dodgers lulled some San Francisco fans into thinking they had actually imported a winner. The weather was balmier than any Bay City afternoon is supposed to be in spring. Centerfielder Willie Mays, who may wind up the season as the team's only visible means of support, hit two for five. The vaunted rookies, First Baseman Orlando Cepeda, Third Baseman Jim Davenport and Outfielder Willie Kirkland, outperformed their promise. For the moment, life was wonderful...
...artesian wells, he worked for the subway system, but nothing paid off. Even an O'Malley-written builders' guide was a financial flop. But after he decided to concentrate on the law, Walter progressed rapidly from wills and deeds to more complicated jobs-the resuscitation of hard-hit bond and mortgage companies. Soon he was senior partner in a firm of 20 lawyers, and he took on the habit of chain-smoking his cigars. He learned to take two solemn puffs before he ever answered a question, particularly questions he was tempted to answer...
Urned Income. In Los Angeles, Joe Chavers got his .lunch wagon stuck in the path of a Santa Fe passenger train, leaped to safety in the nick of time as the train hit the wagon, demolished everything but the coffee urn, from which Chavers sold hot java to the train crew and spectators...
...Crimson took a 5-3 lead after three minutes of the fourth period when Pyle hit the nets after a pass from Fran Loewald. Penn drew to within one goal of the varsity midway through the period, but Dave Birch put the game on ice when he converted Parks' pass into a goal with only two minutes left in the game...