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...Good. Hardly anybody throws at George Scott-and that's another kind of tribute. The rookie first baseman of the Boston Red Sox is sturdier (at 6 ft. 2 in., 217 Ibs.) and maybe even stronger than Reichardt. He also is a straightaway swinger who hits his hardest shots right back through the middle-over the pitcher's mound. So opponents have concentrated instead on varying their pitches, probing for a weakness. New York's canny Whitey Ford figured a high fastball might be just the ticket-until Scott hit it 500 ft. into the upper deck...
Harvard added four more in the fifth when Liebgott blooped a hit to center, pitcher Lincoln collected his second single of the day, and John Dockery got on via an Engineer boot. Neville lined a single. Hootstein's wind-blown pop-up escaped the M.I.T. second baseman, and Houston capped the rally with his third base knock...
...Third baseman Mark Hurwitz is hitting .343, left fielder Dick Paster, .306, catcher Ron Powers .300, and center fielder Russ Imbrenda .293. First baseman Fred Kos has recently slumped to .257 but is potentially the heaviest hitter on the team...
...sidelight in this week's games will be Bob Welz's bid for the GBL batting title. The Crimson's hot-hitting first baseman currently tops the loop with a .438 mark. John Dockery (.400). Jim Tobin (.400), Nell Houston (.374), and Dan Hootstein (.353) are also in contention...
...Yale first baseman gave one back in the top of the fifth when he muffed a throw and threw wildly to the plate, allowing Bob Welz to score from second with two outs...