Word: throws
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...family tells the story, Phil Niekro Sr. was the first one to throw the knuckleball. He used the pitch to confound batters on the amateur baseball teams around the coal mines of Ohio and West Virginia where he worked. Later, he taught it to his elder son Phil, who by the age of eight could dig his fingertips into the ball and send it floating without spin toward the strike zone, dipping and zigzagging in the air currents. Younger Son Joe tried the pitch, but his hands were too small, so he concentrated on the conventional pitcher's repertory...
...hard way. A couple of years ago, 10 men from the regional HEW office descended on the budget office--and didn't leave for 18 months. When they finally packed up their calculators and balance sheets, and issued the first part of their draft report, nobody offered to throw any going-away parties. In a document released last April, HEW charged the school with questionable expenditure of $2.5 million and challenged the school's techniques for recording more than $15 million in salaries and wages. And auditing was an exciting subject once again...
...John played high school ball at Horace Greeley, where he was a team captain and two--time All--County and All-League quarterback for the Westchester school. He can throw; and more importantly...
...ignore the pass, though running should be the team's stronger suit. With split-end Rich Horner around, the Crimson would be crazy not to pass. "Richie will be as fine a receiver as you'll see in the league," Restic said. "Anytime we get the chance to throw the ball we'll get it out to him. I think Burke can do that...
...kickoffs. Overall A close-knit, high-spirited team with a fairly solid defense. Small size, severe depth problems, a lack of experience, no kicking game and many holes to fill. The coaches are unsure if the team will be able to learn and use enough Multiflex strategy to throw larger opponents off balance...