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...Jones '28 will cover first base, well away from third, and the infield will be completed by R.A. Magowan '27, who will cover the hot corner. Magowan, besides being on excellent terms with the Prince's third base coach, is such a ferocious hitter that he has become known as the Growler or the Cougar. An the basepaths he is usually referred to as Teargrass...
...scoring Tobin, and after Chase, batting for Sullivan, had been hit by a pitched ball, and Barbee had allowed a third strike to slip past his bat, McCarthy, B. U. third baseman, fumbled a grounder by Burns and Ull- man raced across the plate with the second tally. An infield fly by W. B. Jones '28 ended the inning...
Four veterans who won their spurs as last year's infield combination will comprise the inner line of the Crimson defense. Captain Isadore Zarakov '27, a sure fielder and a dangerous man with the stick, is the third base guardian. Sullivan, who fills the shortstop's berth, covers ground well, and has the strongest throwing arm of any man of the inner combination. William Ullman '27, another dependable player, holds down the keystone bag, and J. E. Tobin '27, keeper of the initial sack, is a fielder of parts and a strong but inconsistent batter...
...veteran battery, with Barbee on the mound and Chauncey behind the bat, will go on the field Saturday backed up by an infield made up entirely of lettermen. Tobin will hold down the first sack, with Ullman and Capt. Zarakov at second, and third. Sullivan will be at short...
Five letter men besides Captain Zarakov are fighting for infield positions. Prior and Tobin both held down the keystone sack last year, while Chase and Ullman both won letters playing at second. Captain Zarakov at third and Sullivan at short-stop appear to be sure of retaining their positions, in spite of the keep competition. Burns, Ellison, and Jones, all three letter men, are the leading outfield candidates...