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...first place, more than 7000 people actually went down to Kindle-stick Park to watch the Harvard-Yale baseball game. Secondly, in the middle of June these hearty alumni were subjected to near arctic weather that would have driven a sensible polar bear into hibernation. Third, Paul Del Rossi struck out seven in a row but nearly found himself en route to the shower room for wildness. The band was in tune...
Contrasting nicely to these gentlemen was Paul Del Rossi, who gained his eighth win of the year against a single defeat. Del Rossi permitted but six hits and struck out 13 Blue-capped foes with a tantalizing smorgasbord of curves, change-ups and good old fast balls...
After that, however, Del Rossi efficiently scattered the few Eli hits of the day, preventing any serious assault on Harvard's continually increasing advantage on the scoreboard...
Pitcher Del Rossi also tripled, bringing in two runs in the second inning that proved to be more than enough insurance for the victory. His blast was quickly duplicated by Curly Combs, who so startled left-fielded Hugh Levick that he fell on the slippery outfield grass while chasing the ball...
...Rossi rarely slumps. A tricky left-hander who effectively uses curves and change-ups to embellish his fast ball, he has struck out 65 this year in 73 1/3 innings, and maintained a 2.20 ERA. Should a Yalie reach first, watch Del Rossi closely for his pick-off play, thought by many to be better than that of most major leaguers...