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SOUTHPAWS, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE
to chalk up a run. Mickey Mantle is ambidextrous at bat. When
he faces a southpaw pitcher, he bats right-handed; and when
he faces a right-handed pitcher, he bats left-handed. And so
far his left-handed batting averages as well as his right-handed
batting.
Perhaps it is an advantage to be left-handed in bowling.
One of my students tells me that, according to bowling rules of
etiquette, when several bowlers are in position at the same
time, the bowlers on the alleys to the right bowl first. This is
not true, however, if there is a left-handed bowler among
them. "Left-handed bowlers are considered somewhat freakish,
so they are always allowed to bowl first in this situation," he
concluded.
A left-handed polo player may not be considered freakish,
but he is certainly considered unpredictable and dangerous.
For years the Polo Association of America tolerated the left-
handed player so long as he stroked back-handed on the right
side of his horse. Apparently too often he would forget this
special restriction and would (in his natural style) charge and
collide head-on with a right-handed opponent, who would, of
course, be on the same side of the ball as he. The result was
usually broken bones of both men and horses. Finally the asso-
ciation outlawed all left-handers.
In automobile racing it is definitely advantageous to turn
to the left. All automobiles are constructed so that the torque of
the engine pulls counterclockwise. This causes the weight of
the machine to nose downward when the vehicle turns left-
ward and thus help prevent capsizing from centrifugal force.
A sudden turn to the right at high speed is much more dan-
gerous, as the opposite is the effect: the front of the vehicle
tends to rear up and turn over to the left. At all official race
tracks, all curves and turns are made to the left.
The left is not always disadvantageous, as has been shown
in sports, in warfare, in primitive religions, and in paganistic
superstitions. There are, in fact, indications of whole primitive81
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Boatright, Mody Coggin. And Horns on the Toads, book, 1959; Dallas, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38856/m1/94/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.