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...Crimson built the lead to 5-0 in third. Welz and Dan Hootstein beat infield bouneers, and Houston and Liebgott delivered run-scoring singles...
Shortstop Pete Karegaennes led off the bottom of the ninth with an infield single, and first baseman Ken O'Connell lined a single to center, moving the runner to second. Both men advanced on Leo Laverdore's fly to center field. Dennis Horger walked to load the bases, and with Saba at the plate, the fatal pickoff throw ended the procedings...
Harvard has the batters to mangle DeBolt or anyone else, if they can only bunch a few of their hits. The infield is hitting a collective .342, with shortstop Jeff Grate leading the parade at .389. First baseman Bob Welz in batting .362, third baseman Jim Tobin is hitting .327, and little Nellie Houston, who averaged all of .244 last season, is up almost 100 points...
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...
McCandlish didn't need a great deal of support. He allowed the Tigers their two hits in the third, and then didn't give up another for the rest of the game. The redheaded lefthander struck out five and walked four, but the Harvard infield compensated for the bases on balls with a pair of double plays...