Word: underhanded
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Taking the ball to the left of the keyhole Scully streaked down the middle and twisted in an underhand lay-up. Madden scored again for Dartmouth and Vic Mair hit two foul shots to bring Dartmouth within two of the lead. By this time the small but lively reading period crowd was yelling at the referee when he tied his shoelace--a sure sign of health...
...setting off its bombs at a time "when the men supposed to be the targets are not usually at home but when their wives and children are." In an editorial, he added savagely: "If you believe, gentlemen, that my existence is so harmful, then why strike in such an underhand fashion? My timetable is well known, my habits unchanged, no guards dog my footsteps. The assignment is therefore easy enough, and, as you know, immunity is more or less assured...
...their young democracy. The Socialists captured a high percentage of the country's first-time voters, while the Free Democrats winkled off a sizable number of the middle-class urban voters who admire Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard as the engineer of prosperity and vehemently resent Adenauer's underhand attempts to keep their hero in the shadows. Said a party official: "Plenty of our voters felt that in voting for us they were voting against Adenauer for Erhard...
After the half-time break, the varsity again pressed its advantage in marks-manship. Four points by Ide narrowed the Crimson's lead to 44-38, but a driving underhand layup by Borchard resulted in a three-point play at 2:25. Suddenly Bowditch found the mark and within three minutes threw in three beautiful jump shots from 25 feet out, giving the Crimson a 55-42 lead...
Working from a mound that is only 46 ft. from the plate, softball pitchers boast much the same repertory as their big-league counterparts. Even though they are limited to an underhand delivery, their curves and fastballs blaze in so fast that the best batters have no time to swing from their heels. And there is always the change-up to help give the pitcher the upper hand. Most important of all, the underhanded softball delivery permits a wicked pitch that no hardball batter ever has to face: the rise ball. Sailing up from a few inches off the dirt...