Word: polos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hand-me-down formerly worn by none other than Giant Second Baseman Eddie Stanky) was as genuine as a Spalding label. So were his cleated shoes, his tilted cap and his shambling, plate-bound walk. It was hard not to believe he was some weathered stray from the Polo Grounds who would presently wheel, find himself in the wrong park, and bolt for the dugout...
Allende is working on his Ph.D. thesis in Economics here. He also captained the Harvard polo team in 1949-50. Upon his arrival in this country in 1949, he addressed a report to the United Nations complaining of violation of human rights under the Peron regime...
...Miller he could not go on. Sandy Saddler successfully defended his world featherweight title last night with a nine round technical knockout, in a bout marred by rough house wrestling tactics Warned repeatedly by Miller for his leg holds and body twists in this grudge battle at the Polo Grounds. Pep gave up the struggle...
...world middleweight crown in London two months ago to Britain's Randy Turpin, the question rose on both sides of the Atlantic: Was Robinson getting too old for the ring? (He is 31.) One evening last week 61,370 fight fans jammed into New York's Polo Grounds* to learn the answer. Though U.S. bettors had made ex-Champion Robinson a 2-to-1 favorite, there were plenty of skeptics and loyal Britons (including Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks, who wired his best wishes from Washington) who were sure that Randy would take him again...
...Arrive Polo Grounds. Push, claw, and body-punch through 61, 369 fans in effort to enter park. All Harlem, if not all New York, appears to be present...