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Fortunately, all three pitchers from last year's staff Bob Ward, Rufe Webb, and Jack Donelan--are back again. Ward looks "a little faster," according to McInnis. Webb, a southpaw, has good control, good form, and fair hitting ability. Donelan is smart, fast, and also has good control...

Author: By Winthrop Knowlton, | Title: Walsh May Pitch and Catch On Pitcher-Shy Varsity Nine | 3/18/1952 | See Source »

...President sat in the same box from which President Calvin Coolidge had watched the Senators win the original contest 4-3* and take their only World Series championship. Truman opened the affair (held before a regular New York Yankees-Washington game) by making a southpaw throw from the stands to 62-year-old Hank Gowdy, catcher for the Giants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Spare That Applecart | 9/10/1951 | See Source »

...more. When I started fogging my fast ball in there, they quit." And she is doing all right at bat: she has whacked three home runs in nine games, and her current batting average is .700. Last week, Alice emulated her idol, Bob Feller, by pitching a no-hitter. Southpaw Alice, whose opinion of her teammates' ability is not high ("Our shortstop can't catch the ball, and our catcher's terrible, too . . . The boys should practice more"), did it the hard way. She struck out every batter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One of the Boys | 8/6/1951 | See Source »

Rufe Webb started and finished for Harvard and gave a capable performance. But Webb could have been arrested for having no visible means of support. As a matter of fact, the Tigers learned early that the junior southpaw was weak on fielding bunts, and forced him to commit two of the errors himself...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Tigers Topple Crimson Nine, 6-2; Elis Seek Revenge Here | 6/20/1951 | See Source »

Coach Bobby Coombs will have either righthander Mike Puffer (4-2) or southpaw John Beard (4-0) ready for the Crimson. Batters Bill Callaghan, Pete Connolly, and Harry Sheehy all have averages over...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Varsity Nine Meets B.C. Thursday, Travels to Williamstown Saturday | 6/12/1951 | See Source »

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