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White reached third on a single, a sacrifice, and an infield out, and the fleet infielder took advantage of Dick Shellenbach's long wind-up to get a substantial lead. Shellenbach, who relieved starter Jim O'Neill after White's single, attempted to nick the batter when he saw White tearing down the base-line and the Crusaders argued that Charlie Walsh had been hit. Had Shellenbach succeeded, the ball would have been dead and White forced back to third...
After scoring in the sixth when Canepa who had walked, was squeezed home by John Collins, the Crimson put the game away in the next inning with a six-run rally, marked by four Tech errors, two walks, a hit batter, and a long home run by Collins. Singles by Ward, Collins, and Bob Smith added the three final counters in the last of the eighth...
Other starters tomorrow include Jim O'Brien, first base, George Chase, third, Russ Johnson, left field, and John Collins, right field. Johnson, a right-handed batter, will hit clean...
John Sheehan of Wigglesworth, catcher, and Holyoke's Paul "Cannon Ball" Martin, pitcher, make up the battery. Martin's famous balloon ball is so effective that by the time it gets to the batter, "he's too old to appreciate...
Using hard rubber baseballs, the instrument flashes a small light to warn the batter it is about to "pitch" and then shoots the ball from a metal pipe. Levers in the rear of the machine can adjust the speed and direction of the ball. Currier's invention differs from those used by the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers, as it does not have a mechanical arm to deliver the ball and does not require reloading after every pitch...