Further Antedating of "Screwball"

[Fred Shapiro]

screwball (OED 1928)

1922 _Sporting News_ 23 Mar. 2 (Paperofrecord.com)  Stan Coveleskie has
sworn off trying any more new fangled stuff on the hillock.  He has
definitely shelved the fade away and screw ball.

Fred Shapiro


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