Word: homestretch
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...biggest kick he ever gave his admirers was his performance in the Rhode Island Handicap at Narragansett Park four years ago. Setting the pace for famed War Admiral, Kentucky Derby winner the previous year, he rewrote the script by holding off the Admiral's bid until the homestretch, then, in a spine-tingling stretch duel, reached the wire close on the Admiral's heels...
...pitcher, is another crackerjack at bat. Last year he played in three different leagues, outhit the ultimate batting champion in each. Brought to St. Louis for a trial at the tail end of last season, he hit a sensational .426 in twelve games-during the Cardinals' hectic homestretch duel with the Dodgers. This year, although handicapped by a colossal pre-season buildup that would put the Indian sign on the most phlegmatic 21-year-old, Musial is hitting at a .315 clip...
Last month, tired of solo performances, Ruth McGinnis accepted an invitation to compete for the New York State pocket billiards championship. First woman ever to challenge men in a major billiards tournament, she proved no discredit to her sex. As the tournament entered its homestretch last week, "the skirt" had won four matches, lost five. "I wish I could throw my leg over the table the way men do," said diminutive Miss McGinnis...
...their beloved "Bums" could take three games, Brooklyn fans figured, they might pull far enough away from those pesky Cards to shake them off in the homestretch, give Brooklyn its first pennant in 21 years. In the first doubleheader, with cagey Cardinal Manager Southworth starting two southpaws (poison to the Dodgers' three left-handed power hitters), "them Bums" were lucky to break even-3-to-7, 3-to-2. In the second doubleheader, it was do or die for Brooklyn. But the best they could do was split it again...
That should have satisfied Brooklyn fans. The series had been a hair-raising standoff. The Dodgers were still one and a half games in front. For the September homestretch, they have an easier schedule than the Cardinals. They proved that they can match St. Louis slugger for slugger, fielder for fielder. They have the best pair of pitchers in the league in Kirby Higbe and Whit Wyatt, who have already won 36 games...