Word: hanke
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Captain Ned Weld, playing first singles, led off the rout when he took less then a half hour to dispose of Cadet lefthander Hank Fisher, 6-2, 6-0. Weld started fairly slowly, as he had against M.I.T.'s Raul Karman last Wednesday, allowing Fisher's errors to give him the opening games. But in the second set the Crimson captain was very sharp, and, with his service clicking beautifully, he ran through Fisher in short order...
...York then kicked to the Crimson 40, and as Langy Kavilku ran the ball up the field, Hank Keohane dropped a would-be tackler with a neat cross-body block which resulted in a three point penalty kick for the Blue...
...National League Milwaukee nosed out the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 3 in ten innings before 42,081 fans. The Braves picked up their third straight triumph on consecutive singles by Hank Aaron, Wes Covington, and Johnny O'Brien. Den McMahon was the winning pitcher. Chicago ruined San Francisco's opener 5 to 2, as Ernie Banks blasted two home runs...
...excellent defense led by Langi Kaviliku, and a very fast, mobile forward unit aided in the victory. Hank Keohane, Dick Holmes and Dick Baker, were outstanding among the forwards...
...rest of the team is considerably more imposing. Joe Adcock and Eddie Matthews at first and third are among the best in their trade even if Adcock will have trouble hitting .309 again this year. Hank Aaron, Bill Bruton, and Wes Covington make up one of the best outfields around, provided the latter two stay healthy. Otherwise, the Braves will have to go with Andy Pafko, who is getting a little old for this sort of thing...