WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY LABOR DAY PITCH-IN: Eddie a Real King-of-the-Hill By BILL LEVIS The world's fastest pitcher made his Ann Arbor Debut in the Mich- igan baseball stadium before an overflow crowd last Sunday aft- ernoon and his name wasn't San- dy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Jim Bun- ning or that of any other strong- armed major league artist who has become well known for his strikeout prowess. This pitcher has never even hurled in the big leagues nor does he throw a nin-inch baseball with any authority. His name is Eddie Feigner and this 41-year-old soft- The pitch that baffled the bat- game scheduled for that night. ters most on Sunday was the The day before, the four man "King's" newest and favorite one team played a tripleheader in which doesn't even reach the three New York towns. Over the plate. Feigner's phantom ball course of a year, Feigner pitches struck out two batters Sunday, over, 325 games but never seems the last one to end the game. to tire. It must be the money. The secret of the "King's" new- Just a Quarter Million est pitch is that it doesn't even When asked why he never tried leave his person: Feigner winds Whnaedwyenvrtid up and then whips the ball be- out in the major leagues, Feigner hind his back into his open mitt. answered quickly. "I've always Batters don't even argue that the been a softball pitcher and be- pitch never reached the plate. sides where could I get the money They just want to know where it I'm making now. I'm making a' crossed it. quarter of a million a year play- ing softball." 'Court' Sparkes Too __.._.... U-M JUDO ASSOCIATION announces JUDO CLASSES Beginning & Advanced 7:30 P.M.-IM Bldg. THURSDAYS For info, phone: Bob Athanosiou, 761-1653 POETS, ARTISTS, WRITERS and all interested OV E RF L0 W~ MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTORY 4 hn.11 -wi7swd wintimilln 12-ineh DJUL1 1,&WALOA Y1111115 1 11(:1 - - - - - - - ---aa a fast balls at 104 miles an hour, Feigner was not . the only at- more than seven miles faster than traction at the game staged as Hall of Famer Bob Feller who a part of Labor Day Weekend. once held the fastball title. First baseman Al Jackson enter- Feigner is the founder and cen- tained the crowd by throwing two ter attraction of the four man King and His Court" team, soft-I ball's answer to the Harlem Globe- trotters, that has entertained spec- tators in 49 states and numerous foreign countries for 22 years. 'I Challenge You' The "King" organized his four-! man team after he and a regular nine-man softball team had soundly defeated a local team in his home state of Oregon back in 1946. After the losers question- ed Feigner's skills as a pitcher, the ex-Marine. retorted, "I will challenge you to a game and use only three other players: a catch- er, a shortstop and a first base- man. The reason I need four men is because I need a man at bat ' when the bases are loaded." Since then, Feigner . and his band have played some 3700 games . winning over 3300 of these in- cluding 528 no-hitters and 152 perfect trames. The "Kina." who throws 19 different pitches, has! struck out over 63,000 batters during his phenomenal career. Buy BIKES H ERIE SCHWINN-Men's and Ladies'-3 Speeds $295 SCHWINN-5 and 10 Speeds RALEIGH BIKES FAMOUS ENGLISH MEETING and COFFEE HOUR Bring your material and a friend (or two) 8:30 P.M. TONIGHT 33 1 Catherine St. ~ THE BOOK STORE IS NOW FEATURING THE ONE BOOK YOU'LL USE FOR ALL COURSES! Save yourself from crippling errors in reports and theme writing. Save time and avoid the tedium of correcting mistakes. 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R Marine said after the game that his team loses about every twelfth balls at once to teammates Wayne game they play. Only 60 games McGill and Bob Hill while catch- hve ended in a tie. er McGill amused the crowd with The Blind Koufax his antics during the g'ame. Short- The "King" even struck out stop Hill played it straight. one Huron batter while hurling The "King" proved to be an blind folded in the fifth inning accomplished hitter as well as as he zipped three strikes passed fastball artist as he lashed a sol- p, the amazed ,Ann Arbor batter. id single using a 22-inch mini- Feigner also pitched from second bat in the fifth inning off Huron base in the sixth serving up Lane hurler Clarence McFall. Still, curve balls which broke as much McFall -proved a challenging op- as 18 inches before reaching the ponent as he gave McGill fits all plate. A good major league curve .afternoon as the court jester' ball will break less than a third couldn't work a hit off the right- of that. 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