Word: batmen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Opposing the batmen during the nine-day recess will be teams from the Naval Training Station. North Carolina, Duke, Georgetown, and finally Navy...
...come out of that Communist centre with bats." Senator Copeland asked what he meant by "bats." Joe Ryan: "I mean baseball bats for slugging." Then he added thoughtfully: "Possibly we were responsible for that because we first started using them." With perfect frankness Longshoreman Ryan admitted that his batmen had been paid with money furnished by the shipping companies to beat up Joe Curran's striking seamen...
...great weakness of the University nine is that it lacks hitting ability. This was shown all too clearly in the game on Friday when the Crimson batmen were able to secure only one hit in the entire game, and it is doubtful of the few days of practice since then have served to improve the Harvard sackmen's work at the plate. The battery staff is all that can be desired, and the University squad is able to put a good defensive team on the diamond, but in order to have anything but a mediocre season Coach Mitchell must give...