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McGugan, the Crimson's starting second baseman, has recovered completely from a spiking he received in the first game against Huntington College. If replacements are needed. Park has two .300 sophomore hitters, Tim Bilodean and Mike Thomas, sitting on the bench...
Park also plans to use first baseman Pete Varney behind the plate. Varney's size alone (6'2", 245 lbs.) should give a pitcher confidence. Pistol Pete was originally a catcher before coming to Harvar and could easily start at that position for any team in the East...
Thomas's strength is his fielding ability. "He's a good defensive third baseman," Park said. "He has an outstanding arm, and you know that long throw to first base is all-important...
...with the season only seven days away, DeMichele is once again the team's back-up third baseman. He is being pushed hard for the starting job by sophomore Mike Thomas. "He's doing a really great job and I've got my hands full," DeMichele said...
...fourth game, their pitcher hit a Met base runner on the wrist while trying to throw the ball to first. That blunder allowed the winning run to reach the plate and put the Orioles behind, three games to one. In the final game the Oriole pitcher and first baseman conspired to commit two errors on a single play (shades of Marvelous!) to permit the last, poetic Met run to score. The Oriole manager, a stocky fellow named Weaver, even began to look and act like a funny old fellow named Casey Stengel, who used to run the Mets. During...