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M.I.T., though down, was not quite out at this stage, Webb opened the ninth by issuing a walk to Thompson. Dave Gusbee lined a hit to right field and, luckily, for the Crimson, Thompson was out in a rundown between second and third, Gusbee taking second on the play. After Philliou filed to center field, Byrne singled to center. When the ball bounced by Foynes, Gusbee scored and Byrne took second. Another single by Mike Celentano followed and the score was tied...
...boners by George Chase, the Crimson's usually reliable third baseman, set up the first Terrier run in the second inning. With BU's John Poce on second. Ward had apparently picked the Terrier off. But in the ensuing rundown, Chase bobbled the ball, allowing Poce to regain second safely...
...Smith walked to fill the bases; Samborski then wild-pitched Canepa home. With Lou Arnow at bat, Collins scored on a passed ball. Arnow reached base on an error, and after two were out, started to steal second. Smith broke for the plate. While Arnow was trapped in a rundown, Smith scored...
...Ralph Nicholson bought the rundown Item for a song. The roof leaked so badly that the city editor kept a bucket on his desk in wet weather. Publisher Nicholson spent $350,000 in a new plant and equipment, boosted salaries, hired as editor Reporter Clayton Fritchey, who had won a Pulitzer citation for the Cleveland Press by sending six grafting police officers to prison. Under Editor Fritchey, the Item became the best-dressed newspaper in New Orleans with its short, snappy stories and eye-catching pictures. Circulation climbed from 67,000 to 97,000. This week 45-year-old Editor...
...spite of her Louisiana upbringing, Mrs. Grant sympathizes with the U.S. Negro's indignation at the unwritten laws which force him, in most communities, to buy only rundown houses in rundown districts. Four years ago, as a broker in a big Los Angeles real-estate firm, she took a call from another broker asking about a new house. Asked Mrs. Grant: "Is your client a Caucasian?" The answer from the caller, a Negro, was cold and angry: "No she's not, and neither...