Word: mounds
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nahem is no Bob Feller, but he is one of the most extraordinary of this year's freshman pitchers. Big, begoggled, 25, he has an LL.B. degree from St. John's University, passed the New York bar examinations last year. On the mound, Nahem has the cunning of a prosecuting attorney. His best ball is a slider (a deceptive fast ball that sneaks up on the batter, then suddenly slides away from his bat). He throws his curves both sidearm and overhand: sidearm to right-handed hitters, overhand to lefties...
...Crusaders, victorious in 10 out of 14 tilts, would like nothing better than their third consecutive win over the Crimson in two years and have nominated their mound ace, George "Pinky" Woods, for hurling duty. His opponent will be Sophomore Bud Waldstein, whose southpaw slants baffled Columbia last Saturday...
Harvard's only big inning was the seventh when they began to show some signs, of life. With one down, Warren Berg, who was on the mound for the Yardlings, slapped a single to right, and went to second when Cleo O'Donnell banged another one-bagger down the third base line after Sandy MacMillan had flied out to Jim McTernan in left. Al Everts took one of Neville's offerings on the shoulder and strolled down to first, loading the bases. Just at this crucial moment, Ned Fitzgibbons came through, as he has a habit of doing, and rapped...
...climax to a better-than-average campaign, Coach Adolph Samborski's Freshman nine will take on the Elis tomorrow afternoon at Soldiers Field at 3 o'clock. Starting on the mound will be the team's pitcher, Warren Berg, who knocked the Governor Dummer team from the undefeated column last Tuesday, and who has hurled good ball all year...
Playing their third game of the week, the Stahlmen travel to Worcester for a single game with Holy Cross tomorrow afternoon. Jack Schwede who turned in a fine pitching performance against Dartmouth on Tuesday will again be on the mound for the Crimson...