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Berg has dubbed his team an "odd" one, for three fifths of his infield has moved up intact from Roxbury Latin, and he had been using three erstwhile pitchers in the outfield. In fact, a total of four pitchers are cavorting elsewhere than the mound. "They're fast, and we need the batting strength," claims Berg. Third baseman Vinnie Morton, shortstop Hal Marshall, and second sacker Harry Cavanaugh played in the same infield at Roxbury Latin last year. Ed Smith, Berg's towering six-six first baseman and Freshman basketball captain, appears to have found his batting eye already...
...thou shalt know which is the place by the multitude and the flag staffs, and by the geese which play in the infield; and thou shalt enter in straightway...
Right-hander George Emmons will pitch for the '51 forces, with Bill Rosenau on the receiving end. Ed Smith, Harry Cavanaugh, Hal Marshall, and Vin Morton will cavort in the infield...
With the game with the Eagles called for the second time, Samborski held a two-hour practice in Briggs Cage featuring infield drills and base running. In a rundown exercise Caulfield was spiked in the right foot as the slid into third base. X-rays showed no breaks, but trainers thought it unlikely that he would play today...
Berg lacks hitters. The Freshmen have had little outdoor practice so far, and, kept mostly to indoor infield workouts, have had no chance to capitalize on what hitting power they may have. A triple play combo of Vin Morton at third, Hal Marshall at shortstop, and Harry Cavanaugh at second, all veterans of Roxbury Latin, are the forte of the Yearling game...