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Peters kept the inning alive by hitting a slow grounder to short that Cornell's Chris Ritter had trouble throwing to first, and suddenly Harvard had the bases loaded...
...season's start was still three weeks away, but in New York, Mickey Mantle's conversion from outfielder to first baseman-and his subsequent stop of a sizzling grounder in an exhibition game-competed for attention with President Johnson's return from Guam. Column after column chronicled the comeback attempt of Yankee Pitcher Whitey Ford, 38, who underwent surgery for a circulatory blockage after a sorry 2-5 season in 1966. Ford was not going to sign his 1967 contract until he tested his repaired arm in spring training; the World Champion Baltimore Orioles bombed...
Yale's leadoff batter hit a routine grounder, but Jim Tobin's had throw to first opened the floodgates. Three consecutive singles, a walk, a squeeze bunt, and finally a back-breaking two-run single by the number eight Eli hitter produced five Yale runs...
...runs in the fourth, encouraging Columbia bench jockeys to ride selected Harvard players enthusiastically. Bob Welz's triple, Neville's double and Houston's single off the third baseman's glove in the next inning quickly shut up the loudmouths. The third baseman then booted O'Donnell's grounder, allowing Houston to score. Two more errors on Dockery's ground ball to third let in the third and fourth runs of the inning, giving Harvard an 8-3 lead...
Punctuating the uninteresting procession of runners across the plate were a few legitimate highlights: John Dockery left the Brandeis catcher gaping with a breathtaking hook slide following a first-inning foul grounder by Jeff Grate. The Judges' center fielder retreated to the infield of the freshman diamond when Lord came to the plate after his first-inning triple. Brandeis caught Grate off third base with the old hidden ball trick. And Jim Tobin got a 20-foot "triple" when at least four Judges mishandled the ball...