Word: sacker
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Chief of the veterans were Johnny Adzigian, stellar third sacker a year ago, Bill Lincoln, on whom the main burden of the pitching will rest, Captain Dick Maguire, Drib Braggiotti, a potentially fine pitcher, Ben Prouty, the speedy outfielder, and wise-cracking Craig Woodruff...
From then until the fourth both teams were inactive as far as tallies were concerned. But with the beginning of the fourth the Elis started to even things up. Their second baseman, Johnny Dugan, had been walked and had stolen second when first-sacker Dave Armstrong slammed out the longest hit of the day, a triple to right field. That made the situation one all as Fred Mitchell's tutees came to the plate...
...flaccid corruption innate to this snowy municipality, the recent exposures warrant firm action. Rumor has floated about that a well-known shoe firm is in collusion with the Cambridge city government. They aren't after the voter's cash. These avaricious galoshers are just drooling for undergraduate sacker money; so what do they do, but fix it up with the boys to keep the streets about Harvard full of snow. In fact, trucks of slush from other parts of the town may have been dumped on Mt. Auburn St. late at night. The Liberal Club should take this situation...
...often one likes to think that it is so!" And of similar extravaganza there is abundance. But happily, it is accompanied by faithful, intelligent, and occasionally inspired research. There are many satisfying stories: The name Sherlock, at the last moment, supported that of I. Sherrinford, Watson was originally Ormond Sacker,--and to prove it there is reprinted a cut of the first page of Doyle's manuscript. Doyle, himself, engaged in detective activities with gratifying success. Four publishers sniffed at the "Study in Scarlet" before Ward, Lock & Co. achieved immortality by purchasing the copyright for 25 pounds...
...Coach Mitchell will put on the diamond this afternoon against the Graduates a Varsity team that has been revamped following the disastrous series with Holy Cross Kiernan is taking the place of Woodruff at third while Woodruff replaces Sargent in short field temporarily at least. Thacher the regular third sacker is still on the bench with an injury but is expected to be in the lineup against Dartmouth Wednesday, June...