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Right fielder Dave St. Pierre, third baseman Jim Thomas and catcher Dan Williams slashed two hits apiece, but Harvard was unable to push the runs across as Jakubowski worked out of jams in the second and third innings to escape unscathed...
...Jeff Cheek started O'Malley's nightmare, reaching base via an infield error, and was then sacrificed along. Ron Holmes walked, giving N.C. a two-on, no-out situation. Then Harvard centerfielder Leon Goetz dropped a fly ball and Cheek churned in for the first run when catcher Dan Williams dropped the throw home...
Died. Daniel Reid (Dan) Topping Sr., 61, heir to tin-plate millions and an owner of the New York Yankees for 21 years; of emphysema; in Miami. A topflight amateur golfer in his 20s, Topping bought a piece of the Yankees in 1945, became co-owner and president two years later. He caused major rhubarbs by firing two pillars of the Yankee dynasty, Managers Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra, but won 14 American League pennants before quitting the front office in 1966. Sleek, perennially tanned, Topping was married six times (to Actress Arline Judge and Skater Sonja Henie, among others...
...Park is not worried about how his defense will stack up against the opposition. The infield of Jim Thomas, Ed Durso, Ric LaCivita and Leigh Hogan, as well as the strong arm of catcher Dan Williams, have been impressive and Park sees the defense and team speed as the keys to success this year...
...battery was perhaps the Crimson's best asset with not one, but three ace pitchers and a catcher with a very good arm in Dan Williams. Besides Driscoll, pitching coach Bob Lincoln could throw Milt Holt who lost only one of nine contests, or Mike O'Malley who stepped into the captain's shoes and pitched very good ball in spite of not getting the wins at first. Against Yale, for instance, O'Malley did not allow a single earned run only to have the Eli pitcher toss a no-hitter and O'Malley took a 2-1 loss...