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Nobody could quite explain the Dodgers' second-place splurge. They had been doped to waddle along in seventh place, or worse. But Manager Leo Durocher's pre-season prediction that he would uncork some useful pitchers had come true. The hitters, led by Puerto Rican Luis Olmo had made a habit of coming through in the clutch. These tangible assets, and the old Flatbush urge to die for dear old Durocher. had enabled the Dodgers to win eleven straight for a season record...
This week, the eastern teams go west-where the fences are farther away, and not even the Giants themselves expect to clout with such abandon. Back in their own backyard, the westerners hope that both the law of averages and the experts' pre-season predictions will start catching up with them...
...first time this year, Lamar will have the benefit of scout's reports, since he and Floyd Stahl have seen Tufts three times--at the pre-season scrimmage and at two games when the Crimson wasn't busy--and he has been able to conduct his practice sessions accordingly. Manly has had scouts at all Harvard games
...leaders of the Eastern Intercollegiate League (considered one of the nation's best this year) and called third best in the East, beaten, and beaten convincingly by a Harvard team that had spent a miserable season in the League cellar, unable, till Saturday night, to live up to its pre-season press notices. The score was 36 to 32. There was more to it than figures can tell...
Leverett and Adams came out on top in the afternoon basketball games, the Bunnies beating Eliot 34-20, white the Goldcoasters took the Dudley five 23-15. Both games showed the effects of the week of pre-season practice which the hoopsters had this year, with what last year would have been midseason form...