Word: pivoting
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...constructed, some may say poorly construct- ed, for the curtain comes down at the end of a first act provoking interest by its lack of dramatic climax. The second and third acts hold the attention remarkably. The suave scheming deacon, a lovable hypocrite and generous to a fault, is pivot; and Mr. Berton Churchill acts his sanctimonious role to perfection, while with nimble wit and deft fingers he wins himself, the girl, the hobo, and the proprietress out of dangerous holes. Then there are the villains, well drawn, better acted, and best cast, and the local characters highly indigenous...
...only doubtful position is center. Hodge, who has been filling the pivot position since Stephens' injury, is at present scheduled to start against the Blue...
Stafford was in command of Team B with Chauncey, Zarakov, and Howe for carriers. In the line, Doherty, Taylor, and Hoague on one side; E. H. Bradford, Simonds, and Daniell on the other, flanked Shapiro who was in the pivot berth...
...survivors, Captain McMillan, who has been holding down the pivot berth, has been moved over to guard. Bartell, up to now an end, has been put in the center to fill the place left vacant by McMillan's shift. Bartell is not a novice at the snapper-back position, having had experience as a center on his Freshman team two years...
...Hylan cast the first ball in his city. Whereupon the Giants beat that and several other balls about and out of their Polo Grounds, until they had enervated three Senator pitchers. Manager Bucky Harris had the misfortune to drop a ball just as he was about to function as pivot man in a deft double play. Score: New York 6, Washington...