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...Harvard bench runs out of chewing gum along about the third inning...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Last year, Earl Weaver got great pitching and a barrel full of ninth-inning three-run homers. The pitching, led by Cy Young winner Mike Flanagan and Jim Palmer, should be there as always, but don't look for as many game-saving performances off the bench from John Lowenstein and Pat Kelly...
...prosecution made a motion that charged the defense with "switching defendants" to confuse the plaintiff. The judge asked both attorneys to approach the bench, after which the bailiff announced the verdict...
Returning to the box, the judge asked her if she felt satisfied at having looked at every single face in the courtroom. "Even the ones behind you?" he asked, referring to the "Public Officers" bench. She didn't look, and a few faces there smiled. She replied no. The judge repeated his question; she answered yes, she had seen them...
...refuse to identify himself. He produced something from his wallet with a name and something with Harvard written on it--I don't recall what." Burns charged that he did not believe that Ezera was actually the man arrested. The judge asked that the lawyers approach the bench. Following a brief discussion the judge declared Ezera not guilty. With clenched fist Ezera walked out of the courtroom and friends and supporters cheered...