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That role unquestionably belonged to Tom Rucker, who didn't give up an earned run in 5 1/2 innings after M.I.T. jumped on starter Bill Guzzetti for four runs in the first two frames...
...Rucker's heroics, it looked for the first seven innings as though the Crimson were about to lose the game and its chance for the Greater Boston League pennant. A tall Engineer lefthander named Harold Branson baffled the hitters with a steaming fast ball and a slow curve until his own wildness betrayed him in the late innings...
...Rucker, taking over in the tenth for Garibaldi, went two innings and picked up the victory. Dick Walsh, B.U.'s reputed wonder boy, was charged with the loss...
Bill Guzzetti, a fast-baller who played JV ball most of last year, and Tom Rucker, a sophomore, are being considered for the third slot, Guzzetti has the speed to collect strikeouts, but like Garibaldi, could use a wider assortment of pitches...
...Rucker is a possible gift from God. During his junior year in high school in Oklahoma he so impressed the St. Louis Cardinals that they reportedly offered him a substantial bonus. The following fall, however, he injured his shoulder in a football game and hasn't been able to throw hard since...