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...here at Watkins Glen, along with sundry side events. Since the 3rd people have been pouring into this rural western New York state complex, for a race that will last an hour and a half. According to three veteran race fans camped next to us in the infield: "This race is one big gang bang; 60 per cent of the people don't give a damn about the race...
...acres of parked campers appear the thousands of families in this record crowd of 105,000. Under the hot sun they flock dutifully to the trackside, a mere 100 feet from where we are camped. The day's first six-packs of beer are being opened. The infield, littered with dead campfires, is fast filling to capacity. Suddenly all is quiet. The cars have finished their heat...
...disastrous frame came in the fourth inning against Northern Colorado, when Harvard's vaunted defense sprang terminal leaks. After an infield error and a sacrifice, an easy fly ball to center-fielder Leon Goetz turned a routine jam into a disaster. Goetz dropped the ball for the inning's second error, then picked it up and threw to relay man Rick LaCivita. Catcher Dan Williams couldn't find the handle on LaCivita's perfect strike to the plate and Northern Colorado had a two-run stake...
...Jeff Cheek started O'Malley's nightmare, reaching base via an infield error, and was then sacrificed along. Ron Holmes walked, giving N.C. a two-on, no-out situation. Then Harvard centerfielder Leon Goetz dropped a fly ball and Cheek churned in for the first run when catcher Dan Williams dropped the throw home...
...Park is not worried about how his defense will stack up against the opposition. The infield of Jim Thomas, Ed Durso, Ric LaCivita and Leigh Hogan, as well as the strong arm of catcher Dan Williams, have been impressive and Park sees the defense and team speed as the keys to success this year...