Word: slingin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...reason: Slingin' Sammy Baugh. Part of the 80,000 expected in the lakefront stadium watched the sharp-shooting Texan baffle the Chicago Bears in the National League playoff last winter and they're asking themselves, "how can more college boys stops...
...Professional Halfback "Slingin' Sam" Baugh of the world champion Washington Redskins completed 81 passes (in 171 attempts) during the season (not including 17 completed in the play-off for the championship last fortnight)-a new National Football League record...
They went even crazier when the Redskins scored first in the first quarter after "Slingin' Sam" Baugh had whipped a pass to the Chicago 7-yd. line and Cliff Battles had gone around right end on a fake pass. Then the Bears warmed up and scored two quick touchdowns, both by Jack Manders, the league's leading scorer. The quarter ended with the Bears leading 14-to-7. The second quarter was scoreless, and Redskin rooters moaned when Sam Baugh was pulled out from under four of the larger Bears and was led off the field...
Only last week I had swelled with pride when "Slingin' Sam" himself had given me credit for the handle. Now I'm ducking...
Yours for dropping the "Slingin...