71.  Simms will throw out the first ball Monday night, in honor of his grandfather, Jackie Robinson.

72.  Since then, with the backing of the YMCA and Spalding, which manufactured the first ball, the sport has taken off and circumnavigated the globe.

73.  Spurrier said he hoped to give the first game ball next season to Snyder if the Redskins beat the Cowboys.

74.  Ted Williams threw out the first ball in that one, too.

75.  That began the tradition of the Presidential opener, although more than one Secretary of the Defense has had to step in to throw out the ceremonial first ball.

76.  The Braves had advertised that Gwen Torrence, an Olympic gold-medalist sprinter from Decatur, Ga., would throw out the ceremonial first ball.

77.  The fans will show up, just to have a look, just to see some happy youngster throw out that first ball.

78.  The first ball was right down the middle of the plate, but after that he hit some balls that were down, so I give him the credit.

79.  The horror-meister lives in Maine, is a season ticket-holder, and has long wanted to throw out the first ball on Opening Day.

80.  The first game was in Washington, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was at Griffith Stadium to throw out the first ball.