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Coach Norm Shepard was in a talkative and optimistic mood last night as he discussed the team's chances. Left hander Gerry Emmet, out of action so far this spring with a sore arm, was throwing hard in yesterday's practice, and his return to the active list would solve many of Shepard's worrisome pitching problems. Shepard's, "Boy, it looked good!" seems to express everyone's reaction to Emmet's recovery...
...Shepard was lyrical as he talked of the Crimson's hitting to date. "The team is hitting so much better than I thought we would. It's just like last year's team which was a really good hitting club." There are five players who are batting over the .310 mark, headed by third baseman Chet Boulris' .390 average...
First baseman Al Martin, the nine's outstanding sophomore, has been the only man to hit consistently in every contest, and has compiled a .380 mark since April 1. Martin is also another of Shepard's untried hurlers. Slated last week to pitch every three games, he will likely be Shepard's choice to relieve...
Rambling on to the 12-2 shellacking the varsity received at the hands of Springfield Tuesday, Shepard noted that, "Springfield is perennially one of the three or four best teams in New England." He felt that the varsity has a good chance to pick up an important win this afternoon, if the Pennsylvania coach does not start his number one hurler, righthander Dave Weed. Otherwise, he feels the Quakers will hold a slight edge...
...pitching, Shepard thinks "it will start to improve now." Cook seems to have settled down, Ed Wadsworth has looked very promising, and the third will probably be A1 Martin. Though normally a first baseman by trade and a strong hitter as well, Martin alternated between second base and the mound for last year's freshmen and may well be the best pitcher on the team...