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...Crimson's hitting attack will be notably bolstered by the return of left fielder Dick Fisher, the team's leading hitter, who has been out of action by a leg injury. However, Bob Hastings, who has been the mainstay of the infield and the team's leading RBI man, may not be able to see action. If Hastings does not play, Tom Bergantino will start at short and Matt Botsford will be the third baseman...
This year's freshman tennis squad appears to have the necessary depth to counterbalance the power at the top which proved to be the mainstay of last year's team. As coach Wynn puts it "our crop of freshmen this year is definitely better than average," although "there is no one outstanding player such as Junta on the team...
Bailey started in goal for Noble and Greenough School for two years and captained the team his senior year. He proved to be the mainstay of the 1957 freshman team and was largely responsible for the '57 sextet's 3-2 win over Princeton and 3-3 tie with Yale...
...prominent evergreen wholesaler remarked of the condition, "Holly is the mainstay and backbone of Christmas. Without holly what have you go?" An attempt to import southern holly also has been foiled by disaster, as late spring frost stripped the plants of all its berries...
...delta-winged Convair interceptor loaded with Hughes Aircraft electronic equipment, was planned as the mainstay of U.S. air defense from 1957 until 1960. Outperformed in most categories by the Voodoo and found full of bugs, it was redesigned and is at last in production, but the F-102 program will not be accelerated...