Still Further Antedating of "Screwball"

[Fred Shapiro]

screwball (OED 1928)

1922 _Sporting News_ 16 Feb. 7 (Paperofrecord.com)  I [Ed Flaherty] have
developed a screw ball that is rather effective.

Fred Shapiro


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