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When Bill Veeck re-acquired the team, he took out the center field fence, reverting to the original distance to the wall ( posted as 440 in the 1940s, re-measured as 445 in the 1970s )... a tough target, but reachable by sluggers like Oscar Gamble and Richie Zisk and other members of a team that was tagged " The South Side Hit Men ".
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When the therapist came to feel on sufficiently sure ground with him to ask him, `` What is that, Bill -- hello or farewell ''??
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When Jardine was appointed England's captain for the 1932 – 33 English tour of Australia, a meeting was arranged with Nottinghamshire captain Arthur Carr and his two fast bowlers Harold Larwood and Bill Voce at London's Piccadilly Hotel to discuss a plan to combat Bradman's extraordinary skills.
When ABC reporter Bill Stewart was executed by the National Guard, and graphic film of the killing was broadcast on American TV, the American public became more hostile to Somoza.
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When Bill France saw this problem he set up a meeting at the Streamline Hotel in order to form an organization that would unify the rules.
When NASCAR was first formed by Bill France, Sr. in 1948 to regulate stock car racing in the U. S., there was a requirement that any car entered be made entirely of parts available to the general public through automobile dealers.
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When the U. S. Constitution was sent to the states for ratification after being signed on September 17, 1787, the Anti-Federalists argued that a Bill of Rights should be added.
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When Cermak challenged the incumbent " Big Bill " Thompson in the 1931 mayor's race, Thompson, representative of Chicago's existing power structure, responded with ethnic slurs:
When the Lords rejected the Reform Bill, public violence ensued.
When Gladstone retired after the defeat of the second Home Rule Bill in 1894, the Welsh Liberal members chose him to serve on a deputation to William Harcourt to press for specific assurances on Welsh issues ; when those were not provided, they resolved to take independent action if the government did not bring a bill for disestablishment.
When TW3 was cancelled in anticipation of the 1963 election, Rushton and some of the TW3 cast as well as some of the members of the Cambridge University revue Cambridge Circus ( including future-Goodies Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie ) went on tour in America as David Frost Presents TW3.
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When Bill does so, he knocks over the wrong policeman.
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When the company began producing comic books in autumn 1939, Beck was assigned to draw a character created by writer Bill Parker called " Captain Thunder ".
When Bill counters that he is not the 18th president Fred responds " Duh!
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When and Veeck
" When Veeck sold his interest, Greenberg remained as general manager and part-owner until 1957.
When Veeck returned to Cleveland, he was asked by reporter Cleveland Jackson with the Call and Post when the Indians would have a black player on its roster.
When his health improved, Veeck made an unsuccessful attempt to buy the Washington Senators, then operated the Suffolk Downs race track in Boston in 1969 – 70.
When he died Veeck was survived by eight children.
When Bill Veeck bought the Indians in July 1946, he brought Harry Grabiner and Joseph C. Hostetler with him to serve in the front office.
When Mike Veeck and Bill Murray revived the Saints and also the independent Northern League in 1993, they set up shop there, at the soon-rechristened Midway Stadium.
When and re-acquired
When Japan lost the war in 1945, only 17 of MS's vessels were left, increasing to 22 vessels totalling when MS re-acquired operations that had previously been chartered out to the Civilian Merchant Marine Committee ( CMMC ).
When and team
When he came to Baltimore, he was leaving a team which was supposed to win the National League pennant, and he was joining what seemed to be a second division American League club.
When the plague takes a grip on the town, Grand joins the team of volunteers, acting as general secretary, recording all the statistics.
When the team debuted in 1966, the Falcons wore red helmets with a black falcon crest logo.
When the Falcons started playing in a dome, the team switched to their dark uniforms for home games but have worn their white uniforms at home a few times since switching to the dome.
When he and the other characters are trapped in a trench under heavy attack, Bertinck, who has been injured in the firefight, spots a flamethrower team advancing on them.
When pitchers are changed in the middle of an inning, and one or more errors have already occurred, it is possible to have a run charged as earned against a specific pitcher, but unearned to the team.
When MLB adopted the addition of a second wild card team, the 2012 Division Series are scheduled to use the 2-3 format due to scheduling conflicts, which will revert back to the 2-2-1 format from 2013 onwards.
When the team first emerged in the nineteenth century it represented one nation-state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
When the club folded after the 1870 season, Wright was hired by Boston businessman, Ivers Whitney Adams to organize a new team in Boston, and he did, bringing three teammates and the " Red Stockings " nickname along ( Most nicknames were then only nicknames, neither club names nor registered trademarks, so the migration was informal ).
When a new Cincinnati club was formed as a charter member of the National League in 1876, the " Red Stockings " nickname was commonly reserved for them once again, and the Boston team was referred to as the " Red Caps ".
When his quest to keep the team in Milwaukee finally failed after the 1965 season, he changed the group's name to Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc., after the minor league baseball team he grew up watching, and devoted himself to returning Major League Baseball to Milwaukee.
When the team debuted in 1968, the Bengals ' uniforms were modeled after the Cleveland Browns.
When playing teams, teammates usually sit at opposite corners of the star, with each team member controlling his / her own set of pieces.
When the team fell out of contention in mid -, Shapiro fired manager Charlie Manuel and traded pitching ace Bartolo Colón for prospects Brandon Phillips, Cliff Lee, and Grady Sizemore ; acquired Travis Hafner from the Rangers for Ryan Drese and Einar Diaz ; and picked up Coco Crisp from the St. Louis Cardinals for aging starter Chuck Finley.
When a game goes to overtime, each team is given one possession from its opponent's twenty-five yard line with no game clock, despite the one timeout per period and use of play clock.
* When the first half ends, the team which kicked to start the first half may receive a kickoff to start the second half.
When Paul refers to Priscilla and Aquila, of the seven times Priscilla and Aquila are mentioned in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul always lists them together, suggesting that he viewed them as a ministry team and also a family unit.
When Jerry Jones bought the team he inherited Schramm's Ring of Honor " power " and immediately inducted Jordan.
When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers.
When he rejected an offer from businessman Gus Mears to move Fulham to land where the present-day Chelsea stadium Stamford Bridge is situated, Mears decided to create his own team to occupy the ground.
When Shilton told Leicester he would not sign a professional contract unless he was guaranteed first team football, Banks found himself available for transfer, just a year after winning the World Cup.
When a defender successfully stops an attacking player ( who loses the ball over a line ), the play is stopped and restarted by the attacking team from the spot of the infraction or on the nine-meter line.
When things did not progress quickly toward that end, he put the team up for sale.
When Aaron traveled around Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding areas, he was often separated from his team because of Jim Crow laws.
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