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Dick Clasby will do the catching, and probably bat clean-up again. Clasby, who alternates between catching and centerfield, also hit a couple left-handed yesterday in practice, but chances are, he will swing righty only against the Terriers...
...button of his cap until he had two strikes against him. Rip Sowell of the Pirates would never go to shortstop position without touching third, and Tris Speaker, centerfielder for the Bosox, would construct a neatly drawn line in front of the plate each time he came up to bat. Stuffy has a lot of respect for a good superstition...
Captain Russ Johnson, a heavy hitter last season, will open at third base and bat third. First Marshal Walt Greeley, who alternated at shortstop last season, has been moved over to second base and will hit second...
...newcomers will start along with Smith in the outfield. Junior Bob Gremp, who didn't play at all last season will open in left and bat fifth, and sophomore Don Butters a Natick High teammate of Clasby, will play right. Butters is a catcher, but with Clasby behind the plate, McInnis is anxious to get Butters in the outfield...
Captain Russ Johnson solves the first base problem. He hit well last season, and McInnis is depending on his bat to spark what he fears may be essentially a weak hitting team...