Softball: Man with a Golden Arm

When he pitched in exhibition games for the old Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, the late Rube Waddell occasionally waved his fielders to the bench and tried to strike out the side. It was a sensational stunt, but Eddie Feigner, the Rube Waddell of softball, puts on a similar display of prowess in every inning of every game he pitches.

Feigner makes his living by pitching with only three other players on his side—catcher, first baseman and shortstop. His four-man squad, billed as the King and His Court, plays the country's...

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