Word: lefthandedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In bowling, the left side of the lane is less worn so a more accurate ball can be thrown. In baseball, a lefthanded pitcher can fool a righthanded-hitting lineup with a good curveball. In boxing, the southpaw presents awful problems to righthanded fighters.
The first line used much of the year--Tod Hartje, Captain Steve Armstrong and Andy Janfaza--are all lefthanded.
"It's kind of an advantage," Cibotti said. "I get stuffed all the time in practice because they know I'm lefthanded, but when I play against other people, I tend to turn the opposite way they're used to."
The difference between being righthanded and being lefthanded is not often thought about by the armchair athlete. Often, being lefthanded can yield the right result.
Haunted by his own suspicions, Sheriff Fraker began to probe a bit more. He called in Sergeant Tom Martin, a friend with the Missouri Highway Patrol. The two reviewed the evidence and discovered several curious discrepancies. How could Kirk, who weighed only 130 lbs., have moved his 250-lb. father...