Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihuxk!rs55611 From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher) Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness Message-ID: <1007@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 13:47:02 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxk.1007 Posted: Mon Aug 19 13:47:02 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 22:23:08 EDT References: <127@unc.unc.UUCP> <786@lll-crg.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.med:2113 net.kids:1684 net.social:896 Two areas where being left-handed can be an advantage: 1. Baseball - the proportion of major league baseball players who are left-handed is much higher than the general population, because left-handed people are often an advantage, especially at 1st base pitching, and the need for left-handed batters. 2. Hockey - Normally, a left-handed person is preferred on the left wing Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611 (I know this wasn't too much of a list, but a little thought would probably turn up other examples, as well as some non-sports related examples.)