Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...into the scorching atmosphere. Then an orange parachute (lined with aluminum for radar reflection) would pop at a preset speed, drop it gently toward the water. Eight Air Force C-119 flying boxcars, trailing 15-ft. by 30-ft. nylon harnesses, were to try snagging the package before it hit...
...game was close until the last inning, when Pennsylvania put over the two deciding runs, and had the Crimson been able to hit, it could easily have taken the lead and won. The Quakers even went to the trouble of giving the varsity four baserunners as a result of four errors, but the Crimson batters were unable to bring them home...
After a good season start, the varsity hit a slump in recent games. Consecutive losses to Cornell and M.I.T. make it almost imperative that they come through with a good showing this afternoon...
First baseman Al Martin, the nine's outstanding sophomore, has been the only man to hit consistently in every contest, and has compiled a .380 mark since April 1. Martin is also another of Shepard's untried hurlers. Slated last week to pitch every three games, he will likely be Shepard's choice to relieve...
...Crimson's only loss of the afternoon came at first singles, where Amherst's highly regarded Tom Richardson outlasted varsity captain Ned Weld, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, in a tough match. Richardson, who had his game under perfect control, constantly hit the corners with beautiful passing shots, and Weld wasn't fast enough to get to them. After a fine start in which he took the first three games, the Crimson captain was a bit off his best game; on several occasions he netted smashes which he might have put away for easy points...