Word: outfielder
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Then we had quite a few experienced men but now we have practically nobody with more than high school practice to back him up. Also, we're long on pitchers and short on good hitters for the other posts." B ill Johnson and Bill O'Neill, who played the outfield in Tuesday's practice game, are both pitchers. "Wallace will probably have to play too, when he's not pitching," added Stahl. "He can hit pretty well...
...just didn't get the pitching," said "Crash," in referring to the poor finishes his club made in '40 and '41, "but we had a great outfield--Chapman, Moses, and Johnson." Johnson especially rates high praise, for according to the Chief, "Bob Johnson is one of the greatest competitive ball players in the league." Davis also lauded veteran Al Simmons, grateful for the helpful pointers he gave...
That class is noted for two things: 1) its crack baseball team; 2) its U.S. generals in World War II. Omar Bradley played in the outfield, batted .383 and is still remembered at the Point for his great throwing arm. He was also the first member of the class to pin on a general officer's stars (when he took command at Fort Benning as a brigadier general in February...
...Outfield Players...
Starting in the outfield will be Sherman Clark in right field, George Boston in center, and probably Hugh Francke of the NROTC in left. Clark, an NROTC man, played on last year's Varsity nine, while Boston, a V-12er, is a former basketball Varsity...