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...Jumbo righthander John McGrath, who held the varsity to five hits and only one earned run in a losing effort earlier this season, is expected to hurl for Tufts, against either Andy Ward or Ken Rosano. Top batters for the Jumbos are McGrath, first baseman Dick Murphy, and second sacker Fran O'Brien...
...Navy infield supplies most of the punch in the lineup, with three men hitting over .400. Second baseman Bill Purcotte leads the team with the startling figure of .485. Third sacker Wilson Spangler is next at .452, followed by shortstop Larry Manger at .424, and first baseman Phil Monahan at .864. The eight Navy regulars have a combined batting average...
Harvard threatened in the first inning when Scheer led off with a walk, and Greeley singled him to second. Clasby sacrificed both runners along, and Johnson smashed a line drive to first. Crusader first sacker Fran Dyson reached high to pick off the smash for the second out, and then beat Greeley back to first for the side-retiring double-play...
Samborski plans to start his regular lineup. He calls first baseman Jim O'Brien "a greatly improved ball-player," and concedes that it will be difficult to oust either O'Brien or third sacker George Chase from their respective positions. Stocky Chuck Wade has played consistently good ball behind...
Straus Hall's Earl Burnett, a 20-year veteran, captains the janitors' team from his first base position. Husky six-footer Burnett, childhood playmate of famous Pirate third-sacker Pie Traynor and ex-Braves pitcher Danny McFayden, boasts a batting average...