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Harvard appeared on its way to tying the game in its half of the ninth when Pete Bernhard tripled to left-centerfield with one out. Neil Hurley hit a sharp grounder to third baseman Bob Murphey who fired high to the plate. Bernhard slid and although catcher McGlauglin never bent over to make the tag, the umpire called Bernhard out. A violent protest by captain John Ignacio failed to change the decision...
Harvard put the game away in its half of the fifth. Varney beat out a grounder to short and then broke up an attempted double play on Ignacio's bunt. A walk to Bill Kelley loaded the bases, and Ballantyne followed with a single into center field that scored two runners. Turco hit a sacrifice fly to right that brought Kelly home and finished Harvard's scoring...
Harvard did not get on the score board until the bottom half of the fourth. Dan DeMichele walked and advanced to third on the first of Ignacio's three doubles. Bill Kelly beat out a grounder to first that allowed DeMichele to score...
After Locksley left, Brown stepped up the tempo of its attacks. George Gerdts scored Brown's third goal two minutes later. Brewster scored on a penalty kick and Ssebazza Herman finished the scoring on a 30 yard grounder...
Rocky was called to the rescue. Firing overarm fastballs and slithery, if occasionally errant, sliders, the reliever quickly retired the Tigers on an easy grounder and a fly to left. In the fifth inning he walked two men but left them stranded. He gave up only one hit, a harmless double in the sixth, and was taken out of the game in the seventh with 2⅔ scoreless innings to his credit. By then the Yanks had six runs of their own. They went on to win, giving Colavito, who ranks 15th among the all-time home-run hitters...