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...near-record 4:12.1 performance in the mile led the varsity track team to an 81 2/3-58 1/3 triumph over an undermanned Dartmouth squad yesterday at the Stadium. The Crimson took ten first places on its way to victory, and its final margin might have been considerably greater if coach Bill McCurdy had decided to run up the score...
Further amusement was derived from the unsuccessful efforts of the first Terrier pitcher to field a series of Crimson bunts. One of these led to a close call at second base, which went against the visitors. This provoked a heated protest from the always-colorful B.U. coach, Harry Cleverly. After asking the umpire repeatedly "why are you choking up?" Cleverly strode to the press row and promised the reporters "If the runner wasn't out by a country mile, I'll eat the damn ball." Fortunately, however, Harry managed to keep his appetite under control...
Yale, with its top five men back from last year and with a slightly more impressive record this spring, should rate as a shaky favorite today. But Crimson coach Jack Barnaby says, "Everyone knows Yale is very good, but we're good too, and we will be ready and up for this match." Neither Barnaby nor Yale coach John Skillman was willing last night to predict the outcome. Skillman said, "It should be a very good, hard-fought match," and that is precisely what it is going...
...Crimson coach Norm Shepard apparently does not look on today's game as merely a "warm-up" for Dartmouth and Yale. He has selected his best pitcher, Ed Wadsworth, to work against B.U., and rates the Terriers as "a pretty strong team," with "a particularly fine pitching staff...
...Coach Adolph Samborski chose the tricky curve-baller from Cambridge after Silverman's three impressive performances in freshman "B" games, including a one-hitter Friday. Since the Yardlings have regained their previous hitting strength, Silverman can count on plenty of support at the plate...