Word: jims
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...adds to the impression when he tells his officers, in a neo-British accent, to "go bird-dog this thing," or "go with the speed of a deer and do it," or "let's get our tails over the dashboard on this thing." His Navy nickname is "Gentleman Jim." His press nickname is "Lord Jim." His private Navy nickname is "Lord Plushbottom...
...Manila Bay-"You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," and the Navy moved into its new role of world responsibility. In 1904 his father, Dr. James Lemuel Holloway Sr., an osteopath who at 98 is still widely respected in the Southwest, moved his family to Dallas. There Jim went to Oak-cliff High School (now Adamson High), made a name as a varsity football tackle, a member of the debating team (noted victory: in favor of capital punishment), a devotee of the history of Britain's Royal Navy, but also as an almost fanatic would-be cadet...
Iowa to Christmas. Pearl Harbor found Jim Holloway 43 years old, a commander in charge of the gunnery section of the office of Chief of Naval Operations. He put in for sea duty soonest, was cited by the Navy Secretary for "aggressive fighting spirit" while commanding Destroyer Squadron Ten in the North Africa landings. He got the Legion of Merit for a brilliant training job commanding the Atlantic Fleet's Bermuda-based shakedown group for new destroyers and destroyer escorts. In late 1944 he pleaded against Navy Secretary Jim Forrestal's ruling that he must stay...
...playing well. Cepeda, a good-humored Puerto Rican with a zest for clowning who addresses his teammates as "my boo-days," is hitting both for average (.311) and distance (19 homers, 59 runs batted in). Catcher Bob Schmidt shows power (12 homers) and ability to handle pitchers. Third Baseman Jim Davenport is a fielding fiend, tightens the once porous infield. Slugging Outfielders Leon Wagner (.343) and Willie Kirkland (8 homers) are taking up the hitting slack for Mays, and Outfielder Felipe Alou provides sound insurance. The Giant veterans are performing well, too. Shortstop Daryl Spencer, always a flashy fielder...
...Lean Detroit Righthander Jim Bunning, chomping impassively on a wad of gum, hit a batter and walked two, but struck out twelve others, got Red Sox Slugger Ted Williams on a routine outfield fly for the last out to wrap up a 3-0 victory at Boston's Fenway Park, become the first major leaguer to pitch a no-hit game...