Word: wristed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...doing so, however, the classical players tend occasionally to slip into some pretty low slapstick, For example a slave shows he is annoyed at his master by blowing his nose in his hand and snapping his wrist towards...
...Dick Cleveland, holder of the unofficial world record for the 100-yd. free-style (0:49.6), who took the A.A.U. event in 0:50. ¶Ohio State's Jack Taylor, who edged out Yale's Olympic winner, Allen Stack, in the 100-yd. backstroke by a wrist flip. ¶The N.H.S.C. 400-yd. free-style relay quartet (Dick Thoman, Don Scheff, Bill Farnsworth and Ray Reid), which set a world record 3:23 in the event. Old record: 3:23.8, set by the 1948 N.H.S.C...
Right-handed hurler Pat Groper is scheduled to start today, but Dave Lanier a lefty, will be on hand if Groper runs into trouble. Lanter will start against Tufts Saturday. John Arnold, a fast ball pitcher, is also ready. His left wrist was not broken in a recent fall, as had been feared...
...long ball hitters are, since inside the cage, a Texas leaguer and home run blast look only slightly different. Nor is indoor running the same as outdoors. In addition, John Arnold, a pitcher with a good fast ball and change of pace, found himself with a broken left wrist after a fall during outside practice recently. His right pitching arm has not been harmed, but his batting will have to be strictly limited to bunting. Arnold had a 9-1 record with Andover last year...
Last week, after missing ten days of spring practice because of flu and a sprained wrist, Pepper Pot Stanky was back in the Giant lineup as lead-off batter. He came to the plate six times. Hunching his stocky (5 ft. 8 in., 165 Ibs.) frame to its shortest possible height, yapping at the pitcher, fidgeting with his cap and uniform, Stanky wriggled his way into four walks ("I don't care how I get on base"), hit a double, stole a base and scored four runs. Not until the ninth inning, after the Giants had salted the game...