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Left fielder Bennie Akillian, who was struck on the forehead by a thrown ball in Wednesday's Northeastern contest, is making the trip and will undoubtedly start the game. Bob Ward will be on the mound for the Crimson...
After blowing an early three-run lead, the Crimson came back in the top of the ninth to win on a single, a safe bunt, two walks, and a large lump on Bennie Akillian's forehead. Akillian, crossing the plate with the tying run after a wild pitch, was hit by the ball thrown by the over-cager Husky catcher. The Harvard left fielder walked away under his own power, however, and no complications are expected...
Stuffy McInnis team gave lefty Rufe Webb a three-run advantage over Husky see Dick Sheldon in the first two innings. In the top of the first, walks to Ed Foynes, Johnny White, and Akillian, and a single by Russ Johnson produced two runs. Tom Cavanaugh led off the second with a drive to center that took a bad hop and went for a triple. Chuck Wade singled Cavanaugh home...
Northeastern started to reach Webb in the third inning. With two away, second baseman Tinker Connolly singled to left and came all the way around when Andy Allan's drive to left took a bad bounce between Akillian and Foynes...
George Emmons pitched the last two innings effectively for Harvard and was given the decision, backed by three Crimson runs in the odd but eventful ninth. Akillian walked and went to third on Johnson's hit-and-run single. Bob Smith, batting for Reilly, walked to fill the bases. Then came Akillian's headache, and while practically everyone gathered over his prostrate form Johnson strolled across with the winning run. Smith came around on a hit, an infield out, and a long fly to clinch the contest. HARVARD ab r h po a e Foynes...