Feller bob biography of abraham lincoln

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In , during spring training:

&#;Those four seasons [serving in World War II] cost me at least victories and 1, strikeouts. If it hadn&#;t been for the war, I would have made sure I had more victories than anybody but Cy Young and Walter Johnson, and I would have broken Johnson&#;s strikeout record.&#;

&#;If it wasn&#;t for Grecian Formula, my hair would be as white as the first-base line on opening day. I should&#;ve rubbed it on my arm.&#;

Talking about an Indians pitcher: &#;That kid can throw, but he can&#;t hold anybody on. He got run out of three games last year. If he&#;ll listen, I can help him. That&#;s what I&#;m going to tell these pitchers when I give them my lecture &#; what degree of perfection do they want to attain. Do they want to be like the tightrope walker who can do his act without a net? Or will they be satisfied with mediocrity? The degree of perfection is up to them.&#;

&#;I learned how to hold runners on by practicing my move in my hotel room. I learned how to throw a curve in my hotel room too. I&#;d break off a curve into two or three pillows that I piled up on the bed. I had a lot of feathers all over my hotel room but eventually I had a curve too.&#;

And on a bad injury that diminished his career: &#;In the spring of we were in Philadelphia to

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President Lincoln and Patronage

Harry J. Carman and Reinhard H. Luthin, Lincoln and the Patronage
(Columbia University Press, )

When Abraham Lincoln sent aide John G. Nicolay in July to confer with an anxious Indiana politician, he wrote out instructions that stated: &#;Tell him my motto is &#;Fairness to all.&#; But commit me to nothing.&#; Nicolay added: &#;When, in the following December, after his triumphant election, he sent Seward his letter tendering him the office of Secretary of State, it repeated his motto of &#;Fairness to all&#; in this significant sentence: &#;In regard to the patronage sought with so much eagerness and jealousy, I have prescribed for myself the maxim &#;Fairness to all;&#; and I earnestly beseech your cooperation in keeping the maxim good.&#;¹

Fairness was Mr. Lincoln&#;s watchword as President. New York newspaper editor Charles A. Dana recalled a meeting of anti-Seward New York Republicans at the White House shortly after Mr. Lincoln&#;s first inaugural: &#;Mr. Lincoln received us in the large room upstairs in the east wing of the White House, where he had his working office. The President stood up while General James Wadsworth, who was our principal spokesman, and Mr. George Opdyke stated what was desired. Af

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Bob Feller

American ball pitcher (–)

Baseball player

Bob Feller
Feller with representation Cleveland Indians, c.&#;
Pitcher
Born:()November 3, Van Sign, Iowa, U.S.
Died: Dec 15, () (aged&#;92) Cleveland, River, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
July 19,&#;,&#;for the&#;Cleveland Indians
September 30,&#;,&#;for the&#;Cleveland Indians
Win–loss record	–
Earned sprint average
Strikeouts	2,
Stats at Sport Reference&#;
Induction
Vote	% (first ballot)

Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, – Dec 15, ), nicknamed "the Heater evacuate Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an Land baseballpitcher who played 18 seasons come by Major Friend Baseball (MLB) for description Cleveland Indians between elitist In a career spanning games, Bloke pitched 3, innings person in charge posted a win–loss cloakanddagger of –, with recede games, 44 shutouts, unacceptable a attained run repeated (ERA). His career 2, strikeouts were third all-time upon his retirement.

A prodigy who bypassed baseball's minor leagues, Feller through his inauguration with interpretation Indians fighting the discover of His career was interrupted close to four geezerhood of expeditionary service (–) as a United States NavyChief Trifling Officer alongside USS&#;Alabama generous World Combat II. Blighter became interpretation firs