Word: plate
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Heaviest hitter for the Stahlman was center fielder George Boston, with two doubles in four trips to the plate. Right fielder Sherm Clark, catcher Bill Harding, and left fielder Art Conlon also picked up two hits apiece. New Hampshire's pitcher, Crory, batting in the clean-up sport, swatted out the longest hit of the game, a resounding triple...
Presently the Supreme Commander, full and beaming, swigged the last drop of coffee and pushed back his half-eaten meal. He had broken his own rule. A tactful escort murmured about the mess regulation on food economy, which is enforced by slips inscribed: "Eat all you take on your plate or explain by endorsement here...
Said General Ike: "Doggone if I'm risking a reprimand." He polished his plate. Later he went on to inspect the kitchens...
...double and a single. Jack Wallace helped his own cause along with a long triple. Second-baseman Belanger of the Coast Guard, who played pro ball for several years, was the heavy hitter of the day, with a triple and a home run in three turns to the plate. Wallace struck out four men, while Greeley fanned one. Foti, the Coast Guard pitcher, racked up three strikeouts...
Fiesta. Omaha simultaneously celebrated Don't Spit on the Sidewalks Week and Clean Up Your Plate Week...