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Hard-hitting Dick Fisher, who drove in three runs when he returned to the lineup against Brandeis, will again start in left field. The rest of the lineup will remain constant, with John Simourian on first. Bob Cleary at second, Tom Bergantino at third, Bob Hastings at short-stop, Walt Stahura in center, Matt Botsford in right, and either "Bing" Crosby or Phil Haughey behind the plate...
Tight infield play accounted for four double plays, helping Friedman to keep any M.I.T. men from reaching third base. Acting-Captain Leon Kasarjian, the short-stop, knocked in two runs with a double with men on first and third and started two twin killings. The first run of the game came after two successive M.I.T. errors...
...third baseman Phil Mathias slammed a solid single to center field, and Ward walked the next batter. Yale short-stop Phil Schiffino, who had struck out in his first two plate appearances, then spanked a double to right center field, scoring Mathias. MacKenzie, who had also struck out twice, laced another double down the right field line, scoring two more runs...
...devil and the underworld." (He was born a Congregationalist, became a practicing Roman Catholic, now apparently does not go to church). The city room of the Kansas City Star saw him fresh out of high school and itchy for excitement. He left after only seven months of covering "the short-stop run" -police, railroad station, hospital. He lied about his age (18) to join the Red Cross ambulance service. Soon, postcards came back from the Italian front. "Having a wonderful time," they said...
Brown added two more in the fifth on a hit, a walk, a throwing error by short-stop Art Noyes, and a sacrifice...