Word: satch
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. William ("Bunk") Johnson, 69, Negro jazzmaster of the cornet, last famed survivor of Buddy Bolden's New Orleans jazz band and musical ancestor of Louis ("Satch'mo") Armstrong; in New Iberia...
...gravel-voiced Louis as he settled himself on the throne on his gilded float: "Man, this is rich." The parade stopped before the Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, and the royal party dismounted for a light lunch of turkey and ham sandwiches, pickles, olives and champagne. By the time Satch had clambered back on to the float and settled down with three bottles of champagne at his feet, he felt moved to announce: "This king stuff is fine, real fine. It's knocking me out-I've blowed my top." Blowed it he had. When the King failed...
...Satchel Paige took one long, pleased look at the 78,382 fans. Said Satch: "I should be working on percentage." The crowd that jammed Cleveland's Municipal Stadium last week was the largest in major-league night baseball. All Cleveland had come to see 1948's biggest drawing card pitch the league-leading Indians into their eighth straight victory...
Slender Lead. It was the fourth consecutive shutout by Manager Lou Boudreau's Indians, tying a league record set by Cleveland in 1903. What did Satch think of his performance? Said he, matter-of-factly: "I'm getting back in shape." But it would take more than Satch Paige in shape for Cleveland to clinch its first pennant in 28 years. The Indians promptly dropped three in a row to the White Sox, and hung precariously to their lead...
...best. He struck out Rogers Hornsby five times in one afternoon. Joe DiMaggio nicked Satchel for one slim single in five games (said Joe: "Best pitcher I ever saw"). After dropping a 13-inning, 1-0 pitching duel to Paige, Dizzy Dean paid Satchel a dizzying tribute: "Me and Satch could win 60 games in one season." (To a reporter, Satchel Paige once confided the secret of his success: "Diet. I eat only fried foods...