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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...
...accountant in pursuit of the Holy Grail") to Babe Ruth's death ("He was Hercules with bat in hand, but he was Hercules done by Disney") and the suppressed Briticisms of Anglophobe Robert R. McCormick ("Still talking with a trace of British accent, taking afternoon tea, wearing a wrist watch on each hand, and being forever to his friends known as Bertie. Freud, thou shouldst be living at this hour...
...Jockey Club have been the most influential force in the U.S. for reputable horse racing. In New York, 17 years ago, the state legislature gave the Jockey Club an iron hand: legal authority to license owners, trainers and jockeys. Last week the iron hand was taken off at the wrist. New York's highest court ruled that the legislature had exceeded itself in turning over to private citizens (i.e., the Jockey Club) any such legislative powers over other citizens (i.e., the owners, trainers and jockeys...