Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Pitcher?" When he brought in an amateur at the top, Yaleman Eugene Meyer was following his own pattern. He had never dipped a pen into journalism until he was 57. By then he had succeeded in two other careers. As a financier, he multiplied the real estate and banking fortune built by his father, who came to the U.S. from Alsace. As a Government administrator-governor of the Federal Reserve Board, first chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., etc.-he served under every President from Wilson to F.D.R. He wanted the Post not only for the role it would give...
...fewer than 35 daily comic strips.) Once, during his purchasing zeal, Meyer noticed general gloom over the standing of the Washington Senators baseball team. He called in Sports Columnist Shirley Povich and asked what was wrong. "It's their pitching," said Povich. Asked Meyer: "Can we buy a pitcher? How much do they cost...
...jazz bands did not materialize, only 20 cars instead of the promised 150 appeared, and worst of all for the Terriers, Don MacLeod, their highly touted pitcher, did show up. For in Saturday's game MacLeod was not bad; he was awful. The Crimson beat him 13 to 2 at Braves Field Saturday...
Next to the bands and cars, the chief threat to the varsity will be the Terriers' ace sophomore pitcher, Don Macleod, who amassed a 14-2 record in the tough Nova Scotia League last summer. Macleod, a major league prospect, is called the best pitcher in B.U. history. Crimson Coach Norm Shepard will counter with Captain Ken Rossano...
Shepard, previewing the game said, "Of course, pitching will be the main feature of this game, but with our improved hitting, I think we have a pretty good chance. Our chief trouble, outside of our lack of a first-rate pitcher is the uncertainty around second base. Short and second are still very doubtful...