Word: layton
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...strangest experiences that the crew of the Los Angeles ever had was when, last September, as the ship sailed low over Layton, N. J., a man ran out with a shotgun and fired a charge up into the big silvery bag. He accompanied his shot with dancing, gesticulations and lilliputian shouts. The lead pellets, though buckshot, tore only small holes in the ship's fabric. But they might have struck machinery, caused disaster. Had the Los Angeles been inflated with inflammable hydrogen instead of inert helium, she might have blown up. And anyway, it is not proper to shoot...
...regulars were unable to play, but it has at present the strongest line-up. On Saturday it bunched its hits in the eighth inning to win a 4 to 2 verdict from the Crimson 1928 team, and it will be eager to keep its record against the Crimson unbroken. Layton hurled on Saturday, but he will probably get the call again today...
...Saturday, when the Andover nine invaded Soldiers Field and humbled the Freshmen, 4 to 2. The schoolboys displayed a flawless game in the field and collected an even dozen hits off Barbee and Linscott, while the Freshmen made two costly misplays and could make only four hits off Layton's delivery...
...Layton began the game by walking Nordberg and hitting Jones. An error by Captain Billhardt with Linscott's single allowed both the Crimson runs to score in the first inning. The Andover batters got to Barbee for three hits in succession in the same frame, one of them a double, but fast fielding prevented any score. In the fifth inning, Andover tallied once when Riler hit, stole second and crossed the plate on Prior's single. The Crimson lead looked good enough to win, however, until the eighth inning, when three hits, an error, and a passed ball accounted...