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oswaldactedalone

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4. That was actually true

Reply to cachukis (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 08:44 AM

Mar 2021

and, if you haven't heard the story, it goes like this. Satchel Paige and Bell were roommates on the road, and one of the hotel rooms they were in had a defective connection in the light switch. Bell had noticed this before Paige arrived and bet Paige that he could flip the switch and get in the bed before the room got dark. He won the bet and both told the story to teammates. That's how the seemingly impossible story of Bell's speed turned out to be literally true.

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US Negro League stars found better pay, integration and fame in Mexico [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2021 OP

He was so fast that after turning the light switch off cachukis Mar 2021 #1

That was actually true oswaldactedalone Mar 2021 #4

U.S. Black Blues Musicians of both genders "found better pay, integration and fame" abqtommy Mar 2021 #2

Same thing with Jazz Marcuse Mar 2021 #3

You're right, but I don't have the same passion for jazz that I do for The Blues. The point is abqtommy Mar 2021 #5