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...Infield Situation
With two successive victories they're rolling again, and just in time, for Harvard jumps back into League competition on Saturday against Dartmouth. The Holy Cross 12-inning affair showed that there are weaknesses to be eradicated. The outfield wasn't up to its usual fielding standard--and the infield is not airtight yet, especially around second base. But Ben Prouty at second is a definite improvement, and little Mike Hovenanian may be the answer to the short stop enigma. That middle sack has been a problem all year. At bat things looked a lot better, with the Mitchelimen hitting...
...Yorkers up from a .500 average to a .600, good enough for third place. In the meantime Cornell was holding its position at the top of the League by defeating Yale 7-2 at Ithaca. The Eli's bad heavy trouble both on the mound and in the infield. Pennsylvania completed the afternoon by adding, a 5-1 trouncing to Princeton to this list of victories...
...clock the evening before the 60th annual running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville last week, fire broke out in stables U and W at Churchill Downs. The barns were destroyed, a few horses ran wild in the infield, but none of the 19 high-strung Derby entries was much disturbed. Throughout the night, Derby guests continued their yearly romp, the less restrained firing the annual barrage of empty bottles into the court of the Brown Hotel in spite of the fact that Kentucky is now wet and liquor is sold by the glass. Next morning light showers fell, sending...
Proctor Avon is scheduled to start in the pitcher's box, but a substitution may be made before the game. Frank Owen, who played well against Dummer on Wednesday will start as usual at second base. Tom Bilodeau has swapped places with Louis Carr in the infield lineup and will start at first, while Carr will play at short. This shakeup was made during Wednesday's game and will probably be permanent...