Word: infielding
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...Bluebird Stadium, the scoreboard does not zap, crackle and pop; an unseen hand changes the goose eggs each inning. No Astro-Turf here; cows graze on the infield in anticipation of Farm Night, when the ballplayers have a hand at milking them. The team is a collection of youths on the way up and burned-out cases on the way down. There is the hot prospect (Patrick Cassidy) who is a terror in the outfield and a bed wetter at home. And the hick pitcher (Barry Tubbs) who appears to get height sickness when he climbs the pitcher...
Last week, against Cleveland's slick Southpaw Al Smith and Righthandy Jim Bagby (who relieved Smith in the eighth), Di Maggio failed to get a ball past the infield. Off Smith, he grounded out twice and drew a walk. Off Bagby, he hit smack into a double play...
...distance relay at the Penn Relays, took the 1500 by almost two seconds. Dixon was also the first runner to cross the finish line in the 800, but he was boxed in early in the race, had to pass on the inside and ended up running on the infield for a few steps, and so was disqualified. The first place honors went to the perennial 800 Heps champ. Army's Cardell Williams. The Crimson's Brad Bunney was right behind him, though, and insured the second place points for Harvard...
...like Saturday, even a pop up posed a threat. Gusty winds swept infield flies to the outfield grass and routine fly balls had a habit of clearing the outfield fences. The winds certainly helped get Maspons his four-for-eight, nine...
...runs with two of their own to send the game into a second extra inning. In the top of the ninth Dickerman held the Crimson scoreless while in the bottom of the inning the Bruins pounded Rubin for two hits until Rachel Blumenfeld's single through the pulled Harvard infield ended the game...