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Zane Grey - 1895

"To hit a ball hard. An 'onomatopoetic term' based on the sound of the bat solidly meeting the pitched ball. 1ST USE. 1909. 'Bing one, Cap!' (Zane Grey, The Short-Stop, p.285; Edward J. Nichols).
Paul Dickson, The Dickson Baseball Dictionary

"... (Zane Grey) rose to the occasion by coming in to pitch against the Riverton club, pitching five scoreless innings and producing a double in the tenth which contributed to the win. The Ivy League was highly competitive and an excellent training ground for future pro baseball players. Grey was a solid hitter and an excellent pitcher who relied on a sharply dropping curve ball. When the distance from the pitcher's mound to the plate was lengthened by ten feet in 1894 (primarily to reduce the dominance of Cy Young’s pitching), the effectiveness of Grey’s pitching suffered. He was re-positioned to the outfield. The short, wiry baseball player remained a campus hero on the strength of his timely hitting."
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