Word: pitching
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Scoring on a pitch-out pass from Bloch to Ross to Edelstein, Thayer North eked out a close 6 to 0 victory over Matthews North...
Thoughtfully shifting his cud of tobacco, John Sain wound up and fired in the first pitch. Big John, a boy from Arkansas, retired the first three Cleveland Indians in order. Whatever hopes the underdog Boston Braves had of winning the first World Series game were pinned on his strong right arm. At $35,000 a year, he was the National League's highest paid player...
...Sunday's game, the Series stood at 3-2, with Cleveland needing one more victory to cinch the Series. In the dejected Cleveland dressing room (the Indians had lost that day), a reporter found Boudreau, asked him who would pitch next day. "It'll be Bob Lemon tomorrow," said Boudreau. "How about Tuesday?" Snapped Boudreau: "There'll be no game Tuesday." There wasn't either. Bob Lemon, with the help of Gene Bearden, finished off Boston...
...meeting on game plans tonight, with another scheduled for tomorrow morning before luncheon. Art Valpey is waiting for a look at the weather before the commits his squad to a definite type of game, but if today's skies were any indication it will be a perfect day for pitch-outs and passes...
McGiffert handled the ball on all the plays, using deceptive pitch-outs to a slicing wing and short passes over the center. He heaved to Troup Wilder for the first touchdown and set up the second with a twenty-five yard boot-leg around right end. George Galphin carried over on the next play from the one-yard line...