Word: swingingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Stinging Tributes. Those feats are minor sensations compared to the springtime heroics of a pair of rookies named Rick Reichardt and George Scott. "I don't have a natural home-run swing. My arms are too short," says Outfielder Reichardt, a 23-year-old Wisconsin lad who signed a $200,000 contract with the Los Angeles Angels in 1964-thereby making him the most beautiful bonus baby of all time. Rick's first act as a pro was to step into the batting cage at Chavez Ravine and belt a ball straight over the 410-ft. sign...
...play most meaningful for the 20th century (as distinct from 20th Century-Fox). Those who converse in the "flip jargon" have IQs of 80 or under; it is not the "basic" English for teenagers. For the year's most ridiculous load of generalizations, you deserve to swing indeed. All of you. And not in London either...
Harvard starter Bob Lincoln matched Hayes pitch for pitch until the sixth inning, when Army's powerful Ken Smith virtually finished the game with a single swing. With men on first and second, the Cadet shortstop lofted an opposite field home run over Hootstein's head in right. Those three runs were considerably more than Hayes needed...
...Jazz Quartet began playing in Act II, and then things really began to swing. Ron Porter and Pat Wynn opened with some very funny comedy dances that provided a striking contrast for their deadly serious "Manha Carnival." Backed by exciting drum work, the couple danced artfully and emotionally as they portrayed the destruction of man by woman. The Jazz Dance Workshop has a remarkable ability to treat untouchable subjects in a tasteful manner...
Mantle's swing has lost its zing...