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...infield had Russ Johnson at first, Wak Greeley at second, Ed Krinsky at short, and Tim Wise at third, with Dick Clasby going all the way behind the plate...
...just as good on the bench. That's what makes me happy-looking at that bench." O'Neill has his choice of two proven first basemen: power-hitting Earl Torgeson, traded from Boston, or slick-fielding Eddie Waitkus, a .289 hitter last season. Other big-league infield substitutes are Jack ("Lucky") Lohrke and Tommy Glaviano. Outfielders Johnny Wyrostek, Bill Nicholson and Mel Clark, who hit .335 in 47 games last year, are all fighting for the third rightfield spot...
...regular infield again should start. Captain Russ Johnson will play first, Walt Greeley second, Ed Krinsky short-stop, and Tim Wise third. Don Butters will fill the rightfield post...
Greeley led off the eighth with a hard double that landed in deep left-centerfield, despite a strong crosswind. Dick Clasby walked, and Johnson loaded the bases by beating out a neat sacrifice bunt which the Holy Cross infield didn't have time to play...
Navy evened the score in the top of the fourth. Centerfielder Walter Shaw was safe at first when Crimson second baseball Walt Greeley muffed a pop fly. Shaw moved to third on a sacrifice and infield out, and then scurried across the plate when Tim Wise juggled a hard grounder down the third base line...