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...large portion of the credit for this Crimson victory must go, unfortunately, to the adverse weather which prevailed throughout the game. A high wind was blowing at most times and the temperature was a wintry 40 degrees. B.C. pitcher George Giersch, perhaps the finest hurler in the Greater Boston League is primarily a slow ball, control pitcher, and he just could not keep the fine edge on his pitches under such conditions...
...seventh, Kasargian doubled to center and raced to third on a wild pitch by Army hurler John Rindfleish. Coach Norm Shepard called for the suicide squeeze, and Harrington laid down a perfect bunt to bring Kasarjian across the plate...
...hands of Springfield Tuesday, Shepard noted that, "Springfield is perennially one of the three or four best teams in New England." He felt that the varsity has a good chance to pick up an important win this afternoon, if the Pennsylvania coach does not start his number one hurler, righthander Dave Weed. Otherwise, he feels the Quakers will hold a slight edge...
...first question mark is Wally Cook, the lean sophomore right-hander whom Shepard has named to pitch for the Crimson. Top hurler on last year's powerful freshman team, Cook has the best potential on the pitching staff but was disappointing in last week's loss to Navy...
...proved his effectiveness against M.I.T. Saturday. Coming on in the seventh inning, with Engineers on second and third, the tall right-hander threw nine straight strikes to end the inning. Equipped with a good curve and an excellent fast ball, he could become coach Adolph Samborski's number one hurler...