Word: stoled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Rookie Martin's batting and running won him an outfielder's job and the Cardinals the National League pennant. That fall Pepper Martin won the World Series from the Athletics almost by himself. He made twelve hits, stole five bases, moved hard-bitten old John McGraw to exclaim: "The greatest World Series player I ever saw." Though Pepper Martin never again reached his 1931 World Series form, he became the most fabulous figure in baseball. They called him "The Wild Horse of the Osage." He was the loudest and toughest of the Cardinals' famed Gashouse Gang. Once...
...Zanesville, Ohio, Mrs. Cleo Newsom complained to police of a thief who not only stole milk from her doorstep, but left orders for whipping cream...
...Liszt on the piano, first straight, then hot. The authentic afflatus descended upon Café Society on its opening night, when a pale young man, one of the guests, stepped up with a clarinet. It was Benny Goodman, just recovered from long illness (sciatica). When he sent out Somebody Stole My Gal, pure, liquid, brilliant, the place rocked...
Bart Harvey, unheralded Sophomore dark horse, yesterday stole the show in the University tennis tournament by battling his way into the semi-final round, beating his classmate Jim Jenkins, 6-3, 4-6, 11-11, 6-4. The tie in the third set early in the week necessitated the final stanza being played yesterday...
Next day, while poor Old Bo-Bo was mourning at his father's bier, Cincinnati's Bucky Walters stole the World Series show. After starting off almost as shakily as Derringer had, he rallied in time's nick, held the roaring Tigers to three hits, chalked up a 5 to 3 victory. It was the first World Series game a National League team had won since 1937. One masked hero of the game was rusty Jimmy Wilson, the Red coach, pinch-catching in place of crippled Ernie Lombardi...