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Word: pitch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rear it had something that looked like an exaggerated exhaust pipe. This, explained Herr von Opel, was a chamber for the explosion of rockets, the car's only means of locomotion. The other feature was a pair of little wings like an airplane's, except that their pitch was inverted. These, said Herr von Opel, were not to make the car fly, but to prevent it from flying. The car would go so fast he said that it needed air pressure to clamp it to earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rocketing | 6/4/1928 | See Source »

...bases--Duplin, McLean, O'Neil, Smith. Struck out--by Cutts 4, by Howard 2, by Fogarty 2. Hits--off Howard, 5 in 1 inning; off Cutts, 6 in 8 innings. Base on balls--off Fogarty 7, off Cutts 4, off Howard 3. Hit by pitcher--by Fogarty (Burns). Wild pitch--Cutts. Passed ball--Lord. Double play--Chase to Donaghy to Prior. Left on base--Harvard 13, Georgetown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GEORGETOWN DOWNS HARVARD | 5/31/1928 | See Source »

...DesRoches, MacKenzie. Struck out--by MacHale 6, by Wheeter 3, by Cruikshank 1, by Dunn 1, Hits--off Cruikshank, 2 in 3 innings; off Wheeler, 1 in 1 1-3 innings; off Dunn, 3 in 6 2-3 innings, Hit by pitcher--by Cruikshank (Bassett), by MacHale (Vuncent), Wild pitch--Cruikshank. Losing pitcher--Wheeler. Double plays--Austen to Taylor to Vincent, Walker to Linehan. Left on base--Yale 7, Harvard 2. Umpires--Conroy and Skelly. Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Nine Downs Brown, 7-3, While Freshmen Beat Elis, 8-7 | 5/31/1928 | See Source »

...Today, after eight long years, the national indignation is still keyed to such a pitch that, last week, half a million Magyars welcomed with huzzahs and showered with Spring blossoms a bewildered young Englishman who entered Hungary with the words "Revise the Treaty of Trianon!" upon his lips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNGARY: Homage to Harmsworth | 5/28/1928 | See Source »

...Cutts '28 will pitch for Harvard, according to the lineup announced last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WILL MEET BROWN NINE TODAY | 5/23/1928 | See Source »

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