Word: infielding
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Four unearned runs poured over the plate for the Quonset Naval Air Station Saturday as Jack Wallace stood on the mound watching a beautifully pitched ball game degenerate into a 4-2 Harvard defeat. Two runs in the ninth on a walk, an error, an infield single, and a fly ball capped the disaster...
...ninth, the first Quonset man walked, and the next attempted to sacrifice. The bunt went to Wallace, who tried to get the man at second. The throw was wild and both runners were safe. Another attempted sacrifice was missed completely by Wallace and went for an infield single, loading the bases. A play at first and a long fly scored two runs for the Navy men, sewing up the ball game...
...probable starting infield is half veteran, half recruit, all V-12. Bob Slattery is holding down the first base position, while Bob Chapple will start at second. Jack Falsey will start at short-stop, and third base will be occupied by Bill Lutz. Of these men, Slattery and Lutz played on last year's Varsity, while Chapple and Lutz are new to the team...
...there was a noticeable difference: the pitchers were, for some strange reason, way ahead of the batters all the way. The infield was jittery and most men grabbed the ball and threw it rather than follow the slow deliberate movement that was the old mark of professionalism...
Dodgers. Strong in the outfield, weak in the infield, as usual. Star Pitchers Whitlow Wyatt and Rube Melton are both 1-A. Rookie pitcher: Tom Warren, veteran of Casablanca...