Word: pitch
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...heard her in the flesh. When she walked on Carnegie Hall's stage and launched into Lucia's Mad Scene and an assortment of Mozart and Verdi fireworks, they lent attentive ears. Soprano Korjus flatted on a couple of high notes, sang a phrase or two off pitch. Her high Ds and Fs were a little strident. But she handled most of her arias with grace and ease. By the intermission, her fans had already reached a verdict: Miliza Korjus is not quite as good as her recordings, but she is one of the best coloraturas U.S. concertgoers...
...regulates his swing in clocklike fashion, using the same amount of punch each time, getting different distance by lengthening or shortening his backswing. Once he knows the range, he can drop ball after ball dead on the pin. (He could equip a caddy with a baseball glove and pitch iron shots to him on the first bounce.) His one weakness is with the putter. He is inclined to stroke a short putt too hard, and is more likely to sink a 20-footer than a three-footer. He knows and bemoans this frailty, but a bad session on the greens...
...cruel battle grew a hatred of the Germans - a heavy hatred, an indistinguishable hatred, a personal hatred, a hatred which still moves the Red Army and the Soviet people forward." On June 23, 1942, Mikhail Sholokhov wrote a terrific news paper story called The School of Hate, setting the pitch for the hate propaganda, of which Ilya Ehrenburg became the strident genius. The Russian people still feel that hatred and are very much afraid that the British and the Americans may be "sentimental" toward the Germans. The writers still feel and express the hatred...
...American League's thriller-diller went on & on. Hollywood could not have done better. The lead changed hands four times in a fortnight, as three teams and thousands of World Series dollars literally hung on every other pitch...
...report squads of approximately 20 men each, while the two navy teams, Eliot and Kirkland, boast nearly four complete elevens apiece. All four teams have been driven hard during the past two weeks, stressing fundamental offensive plays, blocking and tackling. With the spirit of the teams at a high pitch, a fine season is expected starting with the opening game next Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock...