Word: pitcher
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that struck Brissie's left leg and caromed toward first base. A groan swept the stands; Williams angrily kicked the first base bag, apparently blaming himself for something he couldn't be blamed for, watching the giant rookie writhing in pain on the grass behind the pitcher's mound. It was the same leg a German shell had shattered four years ago when Corporal Brissie, a bazooka man, was leading a squad in the mountains above Florence, Italy. It had taken 23 operations and 40 blood transfusions to put Brissie on his feet; for a minute...
Otherwise, Andover pitcher Bram Aruold handcuffed the visitors with three hits while Walt Horne, who came on in with two out in the eighth, gave up one more. Roy Meears was Coach Moo Berg's pitching nomination and went all the way, allowing three earned runs and nine hits. Andover scored once in the second, three times in the seventh, and twice in the eighth...
...different story at Medford as Lloyd Harper's Jayvee powerhouse squeezed 23 runs out of four Tuft pitchers. The Jumbos' starting pitcher lasted a third of an inning, the first reliefer pitched one inning and the procession of Tufts hurlers ended with the shortstop, who twirled the last frame...
...Ralph Hymans emerged as the winning pitcher after taking over from Ira Godin in the first of the eighth and striking out five of the six men he faced to protect the Crimson's ill-gotten lead...
...Crimson pitcher Roy Meears allowed the B.U. Freshmen only two hits yesterday, but the shrewd Terriers crowded them both into the seventh inning to produce the game's only run and send the Yardlings home with a 1 to 0 defeat...