Word: threw
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...groundkeeper so renowned he has his own autographed rake, presided over a carpet all these years. "I count this as one of the greatest days of my life," he said before the game. Indeed it was Toma, arriving in a pink Cadillac and dressed in white tails, who threw out the first ball...
...classic field experiment, subjects threw wet sponges at a carnival clown. The psychologists placed a rifle near the front of the booth for some of the players to see and removed it for others. The researchers also had the clown insult some of the sponge throwers. The insults had no discernible effect on the participants' behavior, but those exposed to the rifle threw more sponges. Similar studies have replicated the weapons effect worldwide. Psychology professor Ann Frodi found that Swedish high school students administered more and longer electric shocks to other students when a weapon was present. "Objects with clear...
When the next batter laid down a sacrifice bunt, Hogan tried to force the runner at second but was too late. Doble then added to the comedy of errors when he threw an attempted pick-off throw into center field, sending the runner to third...
...trial for Robert Kelly Jr., the owner of the Little Rascals day care center who was convicted in 1992 of sexually abusing children there. In a unanimous opinion, the court ruled that the testimony of parents of the alleged victims in the case was inadmissible. The court also threw out the conviction of Kathryn Dawn Wilson, the cook for the center. Chief Judge Gerald Arnold wrote in his decision that the testimony by some parents should not have been allowed because the parents were not experts on symptoms of sex abuse in children...
...federal appeals court threw out the 1993 settlement of class actions against General Motors that would have given $1,000 coupons to the owners of 5.7 million older GM pickups. The trucks, equipped with "sidesaddle" gas tanks, are believed to pose a fire hazard in sideways crashes. The court ruled that the coupons, which could be used only in the purchase of new GM trucks, would be virtually worthless to poor truck owners unable to come up with the $5,000 to $7,000 needed for a new vehicle. The suit now returns to a lower court; GM will probably...