Word: infielder
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...usual, the Yankees are still the Yankees, however, and can't be discounted. With rookies and yearlings all over the infield and outfield, the Bombers still have an up-the-middle combination of Berra, McDouglad, and Rizzuto along with three of the best pitchers in the game. Casey Stengel's magic may well pull them in first for the fourth straight year...
With his squad cut to less than 30 players and with only seven more practice days left until the season's inaugural as West Point, varsity baseball coach Stuffy McInnis remained non-commital yesterday on the subject of his perplexing infield situation...
...intra-squad game yesterday, McInnis used, on his number one team, an infield of Johnson, Canepa, Greeley, and Wise. Young, whom some observers feel will break into the lineup either at second or third base, was not on hand for the day's practice...
...hitter going in the top of the ninth inning, and seemed to be getting stronger, having struck out the side in the eight frame. The cold weather and lack of practice, however, took their toll as Bob Howlett hit a solid single to left field. A walk, an infield out, and a single to right followed, to give the Teachers their runs...
First baseman Russ Johnson is the only returning starter in the infield. McInnis insisted yesterday, however, that this position is far from clinched and that three players--Jim Kiggen, Al Switzer, and Bill Monteith--"are going to make Johnson hustle...