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...Cross sewed up this victory--its seventy-first over Harvard since 1900--with early scoring bursts which never stopped. Ward left for a seventh-inning pinch-hitter with the score 6 to 0 against him. The Crusaders promptly pummelled his successor, John Arnold, for six more runs in the bottom of the seventh before Rufe Webb could put out the side...
...Thursday's game with Tufts, with the probable exception of the shortstop position. There Walt Greeley took over for Ed Krinsky, but sophomore Krinsky may be back in his usual spot. Coach Stuffy McInnis will probably keep first baseman Al Switzer on the bench, even though Switzer's pinch-hit double broke up the Tufts game. It's unfortunate for Switzer that the team's leading batter, Russ Johnson now occupies the first base spot...
...Switzer came off the bench yesterday afternoon at Soldiers Field to tack a highly dramatic finish onto what had been an exciting 13 inning pitchers duel with Tufts. Switzer hit a pinch double with two out and two on to give the Crimson a well earned 3 to 2 win over the Jumbos...
...bottom of the seventh the Crimson mentor used four pinch hitters, all pitchers and got back a run on three walks and a wild pitch...
With men on first and second Murphy hit his second triple of the day, a long drive to left field. Murphy scored when captain George MacDonald singled to left. MacDonald moved to second on Dick Hoffman's single. Davis bore down at this point to strike out pinch hitters Ross Shepherd and Jerry Schocker to end the game...