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Although bested in the sprints and field events, the Crimson runners garnered most of the points in the longer runs and hurdles. Led by Bill Jenkins, Pete Robbins, and Jack Hunter, of whom Jenkins and Robbins were later elected co-captains, Harvard grabbed 33 of their points in the 440, 880, mile, and hurdles...
None of the 18 rookies who made their debuts grabbed any headlines. One of the two best publicized, one-armed Pete Gray of the Browns, scratched a single in his first game, then hurt his shoulder diving for a line drive. The other was switch-hitting, ex-serviceman Al Schoendienst, who once swung the meanest bat in the International League (despite almost total blindness in one eye); he rapped a triple off the right field wall in the opener, then helped lose the game for the St. Louis Cardinals with a two-base error...
...Engineers have the nation's top mile relay quartet and a flock of distance men and sprinters who give the squad plenty of depth and balance. Mikkola will counter with Pete Harwood, Bob Clark, and Bill Jenkins...
...American League, the St. Louis Browns had to be figured as favorites again-at 8-to-5 with the bookmakers. Their one weak spot, Manager Luke Sewell hoped, would be plugged by Pete Gray (up from Memphis), the most talked-about rookie of the year. Pete, a one-armed outfielding wonder who can hit some and drag bunt to perfection, looked good. Lucky Luke boasted that his Browns were stronger than they were a year ago. But at least two clubs seemed certain to give the Browns a real argument...
Temporarily seated in the Varsity shell are: stroke, Toby Ross; seven, Hal Grant; six, Miles Wambaugh; five, Rod Perkins; four, Bob Macnamara; three, Tom Haymond; two, John Kettelle; and bow, Pete Roll. Coxing the boat is veteran Dan Paul...