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Article: The King and His Court reign Down Under, too.(Sports)(Olympics)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2000
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SYDNEY, Australia. - Today Australians were to receive a true taste of American royalty. The King would be presiding over Olympic softball.
Eddie Feigner was scheduled to throw out the first pitch before a women's softball game between Canada and New Zealand. The name may not mean much to Australians, but to Americans in small towns throughout the country Eddie Feigner was one of the greatest traveling road shows of his time.
"I saw Eddie Feigner when he would come through Cumberland [Md.], and he did some things that were amazing," said Baltimore Orioles coach Sam Perlozzo. "I saw him pitch behind his back, between his knees . . . One of my ...