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Spencer Tracy again plays the suburban paterfamilias who is reluctantly but irresistibly swept past a domestic milestone on a floodtide of warm comedy. This time, just when springtime is making him chipper enough to pinch his wife (Joan Bennett) from ambush, Tracy learns that his daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) will soon make a grandfather...
...third baseman Sol Sherman and pinch hitter George Shultz spoiled Ward's otherwise perfect varsity debut with leadoff singles in the third and ninth, respectively. But Ward never found himself in serious trouble, striking out seven men over the route. The tall right-hander was most effective in the early innings, striking out the side in the top half of the third. Reliable fielding kept him out of difficulty late in the game...
...this staff is probably Jack Donelan, a junior and former Yardling hurler, who wasn't out for baseball last year. Donelan control is improving. He was effective against Navy until lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning...
...Foynes, in center, is the other two-year man and is well remembered by local sporting enthusiasts for his pinch hit single which won the Yale game two years ago. Foynes is not only strong in the field, but he will probably lead the team...
...Middies only collected seven hits off the pitching of John Donelan and Bob Ward, who came in after Donelan was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. But, with left fielder Gus Hubal sparking the rallies, Navy combined its hits for two runs in the fourth, two in the fifth, and one in the sixth before Donelan settled down. Ward pitched effectively for his two innings...