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Gordon Davis, the Bulldog second baseman, is Yale's best batter, with an EIL average of .421, while Artie Moher, the Blue shortstop, is one of the best infielders in the East...
Last week rangy, phlegmatic righthander Hansen began to feel the pressure: a rival batter hit safely to right field. It was the first and only hit off Hansen this season. Said Bob with the air of a man who intends to stop a bad habit: "Boy, I'm glad that's over with...
When it came to rehabilitating Stan Musial, the usual rules didn't apply. He is a "hip hitter" who does his best when ignoring the copybook: holding one shoulder lower than the other, hugging the rear of the batter's box, crouching forward with a ready-to-pounce stance, putting a lot of body wiggle behind his swing. Musial himself blamed his slump on too much golf during the winter and spring; he put his golf clubs into the closet. A slim, conscientious player, who at 26 earns about $27,000 a year, Musial spent hours...
...Terriers' winning run came after Reilly walked Charley Espanet, the first batter to face him in the tenth. Dick Mills sacrificed Espanet to second, and Bill Gibson, a heady catcher, drove in the crucial score with a single to left...
While regular umpires will arbitrate baseball games, softballers must provide their own martyrs to the cause from non-playing members, and in addition must carry on without the benefit of stolen bases, bunts, or leads off base before the pitch reaches the batter. Seven innings will suffice in both hard and softball, while the usual four and a half or five frames will constitute an official game...