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...Fast infield...
...rest of the spring trip lineup will be intact, Bill Tully at first, Ed Buckley on second, and Fred Keyes at short will round out the infield. The outfield will have Torb MacDonald at center, Les Pitchford in left, and Gene Lovett in right...
...cross-country runner-chesty, short-legged Greg Rice showing that he had as much sisu (fighting spirit) as any Finn. Mincing along in his pony gait, he stuck to Maki's heels, moving forward when Maki (coached by Tutor Nurmi, standing stop watch in hand in the infield) moved forward. For 31 laps the Notre Damer and the Finn were so close together that the Miraculous Medal on Rice's chest practically beat a tattoo on Maki's back...
Then, two laps from the finish, the pony express got steamed up. Off went Rice like a quarter-miler. While 14,000 spectators stood on their toes and yelled themselves hoarse-and Tutor Nurmi sank forlornly to a wooden bench in the infield-Rice tore around the Garden like a tornado, broke the tape 28 yards in front of Maki, 20 yards in front of onetime Record-Holder Don Lash, who had also whizzed past the Finn. Rice's time (13:52.3) not only broke the world's record he set six weeks ago, but was only...
...probable starting battery will have Healey pitching and Spreyer or Regan catching. Likely to hold down infield starting berths are Tully at the initial sack, Buckley at second, Keyes at short, and Fulton at third...