Flipper (cricket) Flipper (cricket) The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In essence it is a back spin ball. Squeezed out of the front of the hand with the thumb and first and second fingers, it keeps deceptively low after pitching and can accordingly be very difficult to play. The flipper is comparable to a riseball in fast-pitch softball. By putting backspin on the ball the Magnus effect results in air travelling over the top of the ball quickly and cleanly whilst air travelling under the ball is turbulent. The
Nub Beamer Nub Beamer Nub Beamer (born February 14, 1936) is a former all-star Canadian Football League fullback. Beamer as a senior became the first football player at Roseburg High (Roseburg, OR) to receive first-team all-state honours. Beamer accepted a scholarship offer from Oregon State University and spent the next four years in Corvallis. He played a major role on the 1956,1957 and 1958 Beaver teams. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes, scoring a touchdown. He moved north to Canada in 1959, playing with the BC Lions. He was a bruising fullback, and was an all-star