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Skillful, steady and utterly fearless, Vuky wasted no time. He gunned his Hopkins Special into a fierce duel with Jack MrGrath's Hinkle Special, and the two men began to run away with the race. Behind them, mechanical trouble thinned the field. Then McGrath's mount sputtered to a halt with ignition failure. Bill Vukovich was alone in the lead...
This Friday the Crimson moves to Medford to meet a Tufts nine which has compiled a mediocre 7-9 record so far this season. Jumbo righthander John McGrath, who held the varsity to five hits and only one earned run in a losing effort earlier this season, is expected to hurl for Tufts, against either Andy Ward or Ken Rosano. Top batters for the Jumbos are McGrath, first baseman Dick Murphy, and second sacker Fran O'Brien...
Although tall John McGrath held the varsity hitless for 4 and 2-3 innings, allowing only five safeties in all, a few misplays by Tufts' fielders gave the Crimson its sixth straight triumph...
Tufts took the lead in the third on a walk, a stolen base and a single to right. McGrath held the Crimson in check till the fifth inning. His effectiveness was evident from the fact that his first baseman made only four putouts; the varsity was either popping up or striking...
Tufts coach Jit Ricker plans to start John McGrath, the team's leading pitcher for the past two years. In the Jumbos' only game to date, McGrath led Tufts to a 9-3 victory over Boston University...