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Coach Stuffy Mcinnis' team picked up two runs in the second inning when shortstop Ed Krinsky beat out a bunt. Krinsky moved to second when Groper walked. Dick Sheer, starting his first game, slammed out his second hit, a solid single over second to score Krinky and move Groper to second. Walt Greeley walked to fill the bases, and so did Dick Clasby, forcing-in Groper...
...varsity pulled off its first double play in the fourth inning. With a man on first and one out, Bill Beck grounded to Groper who fired to Krinsky. The shortstop tagged second and his throw to first just beat Beck. In the sixth, with one out, and men on first and second, Marino D'Avanze hit to Wise who flipped to Greeley, who completed the play to Johnson at first...
...starting batting order includes: Frank Nahiglan at second base; Joe Conzolman in centerfield; Jim Rahal at third base; Dick Hoffman at shortstop; Neil Bortz in leftfield; Bill hickey behind the plate; Hank Pilner in rightfield; and Jim Kiggen at first base...
...Crimson has already suffered physically from the bad weather. Veteran centerfielder Bob Smith hurt his leg against Amherst in the opener last Saturday, will not play today, and will probably also miss the Springfield game Saturday. Ed Krinsky also hurt a leg, but McInnis expects to start him at shortstop. McInnis attributes both injuries to the bad weather and the resulting bad ground...
Stuffy still recalls how Eddie Collins of the Red Sox kept a wad of gum on the button of his cap until he had two strikes against him. Rip Sowell of the Pirates would never go to shortstop position without touching third, and Tris Speaker, centerfielder for the Bosox, would construct a neatly drawn line in front of the plate each time he came up to bat. Stuffy has a lot of respect for a good superstition...