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John Hanson, a small left-hander with what Berg calls a "cute style," will be the probable starting pitcher against the Junior Varsity. A Cambridge product, Hanson was selected for the Massachusetts all-scholastic nine last spring when he hurled for Rindge Tech. Cliff Crosby, who played baseball for Berg, is slated to be Hanson's receiver...
...Maryland and Navy have been outdoors for longer periods than the Crimson, and the College Park squad has already opened its season with a 9 to 3 victory over Drexel on Thursday. The Middies, who play their first game on Saturday against Vermont, boast a seasoned pitcher in right-hander Ron Burton. Little is known about Penn or Army, although the Cadets are captained by outfielder Glenn Davis, he of stage, screen, and gridiron
...Varsity couldn't have come closer. With four minutes remaining, and the Cornellians ahead 43 to 41, Captain Saul Mariaschin let fly with a long one-hander that dropped in, ostensibly tying the score. Referee Matty Begovich ruled, however, that Mariaschin had fouled Cornell's Ed Arrison on the play, and the basket was nullified. When Arrison's free throw rolled off the rim, six-foot-eight...
...score. Center Pat Dailey's two-pointer under the basket and high-scorer John Rockwell's foul shot with slightly more than a minute to play brought the Crimson to 45, but the crowd came to its feet in vain with five seconds remaining as Rockwell's one-hander slithered off the rim and the horn sounded...
...characteristic Leo Durocher play: a combination of hunch and maneuver. The Dodger manager figured that by starting right-hander Branca he would draw the Cardinal left-handed hitting power into the lineup; then he would switch, after one batter, to a well-warmed-up lefty. But Branca blew down the lead-off man with such an assortment of stuff that Durocher decided to leave him in a while. Nine innings later, 20-year-old Branca had struck out nine Cardinals, given up only three hits, beaten the Cards 5-0 and reduced Brooklyn's rabid cheering section to happy...