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Although some Americans seem a bit skeptical about the news that Russians invented baseball, or lapta, as it has been known for the past 60 or 70 Soviet pennant races, the matter is old hat to knowledgeable fans. As Izvestia recently explained to its readers, Russian emigres brought their ancient...
Another school of thought holds that the game arose in the 10th century and was brought to America by one of the earliest people's explorers, Eric the Red, who is said to have founded a team named for himself in what is now Cincinnati. Other equally respected laptologists maintain...
Passed over in the USBL draft, Duncan made the squad in a regular free agent try-out. About 50 players showed up, but, according to Harvard Coach Pete Roby, "Arne just went down there and played so well [in the try-outs] that they couldn't get rid of him...
But with two on and two outs in the top of the eighth, Crimson first baseman Rich Renninger--who struck out with the bases loaded in the sixth--broke the game open, lifting a fastball from Jumbo pitcher Kerry Callaghan well over the right-field fence.
In the fifth inning, the Crimson had a golden opportunity to score when Elizabeth Crowley opened the inning with a double. Co-Captain Gia Barresi's sacrifice to third baseman Tounge resulted in an error that put runners on second and third with no outs.