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...lineup behind him will probably be the same as always, with one possible exception. In center field, George Neville is hitting only .224, and on the bench is sophomore Carter Lord. If Neville doesn't start to hit, it's a good bet that Coach Norm Shepard will replace him with the rangy Lord, who is strong, fast, and has hit some awesome fly balls in a couple of recent pinch hitting assignments. If Lord can start finding the alleys with his hits instead of the left fielder's glove, he could give the Crimson some sorely-needed extra-base...
Only one Harvard runner got as far as third base, and that was a sad story in itself. In the fifth, Bob Welz singled, and went all the way to third when B.C. bungled a pickoff attempt. Coach Norm Shepard called for a suicide squeeze, but Joe O'Donnell missed the ball completely and Welz, halfway down the line, found out what they mean by suicide...
Against Navy on Saturday, Harvard's early lead was dissipated by a binge of walks and a hit batsman. But Coach Norm Shepard will probably start left-hander Jim McCandlish today, the man who blanked Boston University on Friday and whose forte is control...
...eighth inning, Navy broke a 3-3 with the deciding runs, but, they did the trick without the benefit of a single hit. Harvard starter Bob Lincoln walked the first man he faced, will pitched him to second, and then walked the next batter. Coach Norm Shepard, who had Larry Melfa warming up for much of the chilly afternoon, pulled Lincoln and called for the sidearming lefthander...
...field the Crimson played almost flawless ball, and coach Norm Shepard called it "our best game of the season...