Before 1931, i. e. through most of Ruth's most productive years, the umpire called the play based on the ball's final resting place " when last seen ".

Before the game begins, the player chooses which historical civilization to play.

Before the vote to award franchises in 1959, Murchison revealed to Marshall that he owned the song and Marshall could not play it during games.

Before opening the play in England, Whale decided to tour the art museums of Europe.

Before the emergence of the T-formation in the 1940s, all members of the offensive backfield were legitimate threats to run or pass the ball, and most teams used four offensive backs on every play: a quarterback, two halfbacks, and a fullback.

For the second pilot, " Where No Man Has Gone Before " ( 1966 ), Roddenberry accepted director James Goldstone's decision to have Paul Fix play Dr. Mark Piper.

Before the institution of interleague play in 1997, the two teams would have little opportunity to play each other.

* Before the Chiefs ' first touchdown, he sent in the play " 65 toss power trap.

Before 1980, more than 25 SU baseball players went on to play professionally in both the major and minor leagues.

Before he showed an interest in poetry, he displayed a keenness for acting, though Mr Giles ' Theatre, where he performed, only let him play the title role in Macbeth if he paid for the privilege.

Before him, batsmen would play either forward or back and make a speciality of a certain stroke.

Before the release of DeCSS, there was no way for computers running a Linux-based operating system to play video DVDs.

Before that game, all referees simply used their voices to control the flow of play.

Before reaching Versailles, she also met her future brothers-in-law, Louis Stanislas Xavier, comte de Provence ; and Charles Philippe, comte d ' Artois, who came to play important roles during and after her life.

Before World War II, he spent periods working in hotels, wrote a play, worked as a coal miner and produced his best known novel.

Before valves became common about 1800, the horn could play only the notes of the overtone series from a single fundamental pitch.

Before each spin, the contestant can choose to either " Press Their Luck " ( play the board ) or " Pass " ( give all of his or her remaining earned spins to another contestant, forcing them to play ).

Before high school, David Byrne already knew how to play the guitar, accordion, and violin.

Before going, Conchobar goes to the playing field to watch the boys play hurling.

I used to be red when I'd play in front of people because I believed they were looking at my hand, which they probably weren't ... Before my accident with my finger occurred, my oldest brother was killed in a car accident and two weeks afterward my younger sister had her big toe cut off.

Before play, the ball is inflated to an air pressure of.

Before the play opened on Broadway, producer Morton Gottlieb and author Bernard Slade, had sold the movie rights to Paramount for over $ 1 million.

Before play, the participants would discuss their physical and psychological limitations, establish safewords and work out what will happen.

Before filming of the remake commenced, Wray died in her sleep of natural causes on August 8, 2004, in her Manhattan apartment.

Before 911 production commenced in 1964, the Porsche Vehicle Research Department set aside chassis numbers 13386 through 13397 for research testing of the Type 356 replacement.

Before filming commenced, Samuel Goldwyn and other Jewish film executives approached Darryl Zanuck and asked him not to make the film, fearing that it would " stir up trouble ".

Before they could complete the turn, they were sighted by British destroyers who commenced firing.

Before testing commenced, the U. S. exhumed the bodies of United States servicemen killed in the Battle of Enewetak and buried there and returned them to the United States to be re-buried by their families.

Before the match commenced, Inter had lost Esteban Cambiasso and Sulley Muntar

Before work on the Mersey commenced, Victoria Park was under the River Mersey, in an area that was considered dangerous by even the most experienced seamen.

Before the season commenced, manager Dexter Adams made two astute signings.

Before the Second World War building work commenced on what had been Green Belt land.

Before filming commenced, actors attached to the lead male roles included Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, Nick Nolte and Jeff Bridges.

Before leaving Scotland for Jamaica, Macneill had commenced a poem, founded on a Highland tradition ; and to the completion of this production he assiduously devoted himself during his homeward voyage.

Before his studies were complete, his father died and he was unable to continue studying ; he commenced work as a clerk at the Kawasaki Bank.

Before he commenced the siege, Trebonius collected labourers and cattle from the Province, ordered timber and wood suitable for wattle-work to be brought up, and then proceeded to construct the principal terrace.

Before the game commenced, a set of PC students unfurled a large banner inscribed with “ Beat H ... Out of Newberry !” on the wall of the gymnasium behind the PC student section.

Before any touring commenced, Bruce left and was replaced with Mark Nosler, leaving Motograter with no original / consistent members.

Before building work commenced, the ' lost ' theatre was featured in an article in the UK trade journal ' New Civil Engineer '.

Before the planned crusade commenced, Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror () decided to march against Hungary and Albania.

Before recording sessions for their next album commenced, guitarist Rikk Agnew left D. I.

Before the production off Ray of Light commenced, Madonna started taking vocals lessons in preparation of her lead role in Evita ( 1996 ).

The lack of a reliable water outlet for this new lake forced one of the largest mobilizations of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers ever commenced in the western U. S. Before the new landslide was breached by the quickly rising waters, a spillway was constructed to ensure erosion and potential failure of the natural dam would be minimized.

-- Before sunrise we commenced our descent.

Before the BR & W commenced operations on the Flemington Branch, small local freights would switch off the mainline at Lambertville to deliver and load wood products at lumber yards in Copper Hill, New Jersey and Lambertville.