21.  DiMaggio has appeared at Yankee Stadium in recent years to throw out the ceremonial first ball.

22.  Do the Beatles stage a reunion along the first-base line, with Amelia Earhart throwing out the first ball?

23.  Ed Smith threw out the first ball.

24.  Even before the first ball has been kicked, the marriage between the Big Eight and four Southwest Conference schools is being hailed as a football success.

25.  First ball into the net.

26.  Finally, there was the return of Red Sox legend Ted Williams to Fenway to throw out the first ball.

27.  Former Brooklyn Dodger Ralph Branca threw out the first ball, and several other Boys of Summer were also on hand.

28.  Guess that rules out Boris Yeltsin for the ceremonial first ball toss.

29.  He blocked the ball first with his chest and then kicked it away.

30.  He connected twice with Johnny Mitchell for touchdowns after the erratic Mitchell had dropped the first ball of the game thrown to him.