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...Durslag, a Los Angeles historian for the Herald Examiner, recalled that similar worries were heard in 1958 when the Dodgers wanted to put home plate in the Coliseum's east end. A man from nearby Arcadia proposed floating a giant balloon over the west rim, thereby shading the batter's eyes, but then someone else thought of moving home plate. Deciding not to wait for any logical reversals, Atwood taped on a pair of sunglasses and beat World Record Holder Tom Petranoff, 306 ft. 7 in. to 278 ft. 8 in. "There is now a new world record...
...what Weller did best was wait, wait and wait some more...for his pitch. The leadoff batter knew his job was to get on base, and he did. Last year the Rutland, Mass. native set the school's single season walks record (47 in just 36 games). This year he drew 39 free passes while batting 372. More than half the times number eight stepped up to the plate this year, he became a baserunner...
Vallone faced one batter in seventh. DiChristina faced five batters in sixth...
...eighth he went to full counts four times while allowing two singles, walking three striking out one and hitting one batter. Reliever George Sorbara came in with the bases loaded walked in one run then pitched what should have been a double-play ball. But when shortstop DiCesare couldn't find the handle the inning continued. A Mike Pakalnis throwing error allowed the last of Chenevey's runs to score...
Sorbara struck out the 10th batter of the inning then pitched a one two three ninth to preserve Cheveney's first collegrate victory THE NOTEBOOK In Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League (EIBL) action yesterday. Yale swept Penn 9-8, 5-4 to keep a modicum of pressure on Harvard. The Elis are 10-6 in league action, a game behind the 8 2 Crimson Cornell (86) and Dartmouth (45) are the only other teams with lewer than seven losses. Harvard can clinch its second straight EIBI, title by going 5 3 the rest of the way, as long as Dartmouth loses...