Word: overhand
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...start of 13. the referee and both the judges had Walcott ahead on rounds; all that Jersey Joe had to do was stay even in the last three. He retreated toward the ropes, threw one ineffectual left. Then Marciano drove home a short overhand right to the head. It was straight and true, not just a wild thrust that happened to land square. Walcott slumped as if his knees had suddenly turned to jelly. Marciano grazed him with a left, then confidently stepped back. Walcott hung on the middle rope for a moment, then slid to the canvas. The fight...
Using short hooks, uppercuts and flailing overhand punches, Salas waded into the tired champion. All through the late rounds, bleeding from cuts over and under his left eye, Carter tried to hang on. He did, barely. The referee thought Carter's early-round advantage was enough to win, but the two judges voted for little beetle-browed Brawler Salas...
...game uses two wickets, which face one another at either end of the 22-yard long "pitch." One batsman comes out and stands in front on a wicket ready to defend it. Another batsman stands beside the other wicket. The enemy pitcher or "bowler" pitches overhand from the undefended wicket towards the defending batsman and tries to hit his wicket. If he can do so, the unlucky batsman will be declared "stumped," and will have to retire off the field, to be replaced by a teammate. Since a team numbers eleven players, the enemy will have to knock out nine...
Rooters will find a strong pitching staff to cheer about, however. Groper, tomorrow's starter, has a smooth overhand curve and excellent control. Left-handed Dave Lanier has both a fine curve and a good fast ball. Cooke, another lefty, also shows promise...
Besides Seaga, Stuart will also play Gehangiar Magaseth of India, one of the better bowlers in the group. A bowler is a cricket team's pitcher. The bowler, however, is not permitted to bend his arm, and consequently must deliver the ball with a peculiar overhand twist...