Word: lead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tech Takes Lead...
Northeastern took a 3-2 lead in the seventh when leadoff hitter John Quinlin waltzed three feet out of the batters' box faking a bunt and managed to get nicked by a slow curve. After a sacrifice, he was brought home on a single by leftfielder John Erickson, who batted in three runs...
...walk to George Harrington and a double by John Davis got the Crimson a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning. A wicked liner to second by Davis in the third inning was nearly turned into a triple play after walks to Harrington and Al Martin. singles by Johnson and Harrington and a walk to Davis loaded the bases in the fifth, but the Crimson scored only once when Harrington was thrown out at the plate trying to follow Johnson on Charlie Ravenel's single to right...
Landau came back to defeat Roesler in the low hurdles, but it was left for Gordon to climax the meet. After a succession of good Army legs and poor Crimson stick passes had given the Cadets what looked like a secure 12-yard lead, Gordon overhauled Grant Schaefer in another stirring finish for the Crimson's final five points...
...onslaught. With the meet score at 9-9 after the mile and hammer throw results were in, Gordon, Dave Brahms, and Lee Barnes took the mark against Army's Dave Gray and Ron Salter in the critical 440 race. After Barnes had set the early pace, Gordon took the lead with 200 yards to go and held off Salter's challenge with a thundering stretch drive. Brahms caught Salter to take second, and from then on the Crimson could do little wrong...