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Cliff Crosby singled in the first and was thrown out at second. John Caulfield got the first of three hits in the second, but died on third. Godin and Walt Coulsen hit safely in the fifth, but cool Husky southpaw Gus Keegan left them stranded. Caulfield and Coppinger singled in the sixth, but their work was nullified by two strikeouts and a grounder...
Crosby, who caught the southpaw heaves of Johnny Hansen for the Freshmen last spring, has not had too much work behind the plate. He understudied the present Yardling receiver, Bill Rosenau, when at Andover, and spent most of his time as a utility infielder on a series of excellent teams in that locale. However, Crosby's lack of background has not shown to disadvantage so far, and his enthusiastic attitude towards a bat has made the overall setup pretty rosy...
BALTIMORE, March 29--Harvard's southpaw, Ira Godin, held Johns Hopkins to six hits and struck out 11 batsmen today as the Jays opened their 1948 season by dropping a 7 to 1 decision. It was also the Crimson's opener. Following is the play-by-play account of the game, which was played under cold, windy weather conditions...
...Phoenix, Ariz., 54-year-old Walter ("Dutch") Reuther, great southpaw pitcher of the 1920s, marched out to the mound. His assignment: to make a pitcher out of the New York Giants' young Clint Hartung, who could put plenty of speed on a ball but not a wrinkle of a curve. Just a year ago in spring training, Hartung (then an outfielder) was hailed as the most promising rookie of the year; but when it became apparent early in the season that he couldn't catch a fly-ball, Hartung was converted into a pitcher. He wasn...
Died. Herbert J. ("Herb") Pennock, 53, slender, stylish Yankee southpaw during the golden '20s (and more recently general manager and revitalizer of the perennially futile Phillies); of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Manhattan...