Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...California and Canada, but the favorites in the tournament were the Aurora, Ill. Sealmasters (ball bearings), the Raybestos (brake lining) Cardinals of Stratford, Conn., and the town-sponsored Clearwater Bombers, the defending champions. The reason for the choice was simple enough: each of the teams had a crack pitcher. Softball is a sport in which any manager in his right mind would trade four heavy-hitting sluggers for one big-time pitcher...
Working from a mound that is only 46 ft. from the plate, softball pitchers boast much the same repertory as their big-league counterparts. Even though they are limited to an underhand delivery, their curves and fastballs blaze in so fast that the best batters have no time to swing from their heels. And there is always the change-up to help give the pitcher the upper hand. Most important of all, the underhanded softball delivery permits a wicked pitch that no hardball batter ever has to face: the rise ball. Sailing up from a few inches off the dirt...
...said little on foreign affairs; and the first thing reporters asked the beaming Smith after he was sworn in was his general views on foreign policy. As Prime Minister Diefenbaker watched anxiously, Smith replied: "Let me tell you a story. Charlie Comiskey of the White Sox brought a young pitcher up from the minors, sent him to the mound, and saw this young fellow's first three pitches blasted from the park. Comiskey went out to the catcher and asked: 'What's he got on the ball?' The catcher answered: 'I don't know...
...Pitcher: Spahn, Milwaukee...
...Pitcher: Pierce, Chicago...