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...dusk deepened on a Korean hill one evening in 1952, PETER BRAESTRUP, 2nd lieutenant, U.S.M.C.R., by way of Parris Island and Quantico out of Yale ('51), ducked into a bunker for a quick mug of coffee. During 5½ months in Korea, Lieut. Braestrup had moved mostly on the edges of war. All at once, in the bunker, he heard the chatter of gunfire and the shouts of his 30 marines on the hill. Chinese Reds were attacking in company strength. He ran out, shouting: "Pour it on, marines...
Rossano, victor over M.I.T., Tufts, and Columbia, and loser only to Quantico Marines, has the best earned run average on the team. He has allowed only 0.48 earned runs per nine innings pitched. Shepard's other possible starter, Bob Kessler, who also has won three while losing one, has a 2.39 ERA. Andy Ward, who will probably pitch against Navy tomorrow, has compiled a 1.47 ERA in winning his two decisions...
With its only defeat coming at the hands of a Quantico Marine Base team, which was bolstered by ex-collegiate and professional stars, the Crimson is currently atop the Greater Boston Collegiate League standings with a 3-0 record...
This year's team has already shown improvement over last year's squad, which won seven and lost 15. Last year, while in the South, the varsity won from Virginia and lost to both Fort Lee and Quantico, but this season it won from Richmond and George Washington, and lost only to Quantico...
Captain George MacDonald's first hit of the season was a home run against Quantico on Monday. As catcher, he was the only starting holdover from last year's team, looking out on an all-new infield of John Simourian at first, Bob Hastings at second, Jim Murray at short, and Don Butters at third. The new outfield, from left to right, included Dick Hoffman, Dick Fisher, and Matt Bottsford...