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...Pete Varney led the Harvard attack. batting .571 with five home runs and 21 R.B.T's. Three Harvard pitchers posted 2-0 records, and one John Todd, sparkled as he beat a St. Louis Cardinal minor league team, 2-1, and held Aurora College to one hit in a 3-0 game...
...Nickens pitched the first six innings, giving up one earned run, while striking out 12 and walking five. Bill Kelly hit a grand slam home run in the first inning after the Florida pitcher tried to get around the Harvard power by walking Varney...
Park also plans to use first baseman Pete Varney behind the plate. Varney's size alone (6'2", 245 lbs.) should give a pitcher confidence. Pistol Pete was originally a catcher before coming to Harvar and could easily start at that position for any team in the East...
Park has moved All-Ivy utility man Pete Varney from right field to first base. In high school Varney was a catcher and received a bonus offer from the Houston Astros...
...Varney led the team as a sophomore with a 377 batting average, 29 hits, 18 runs, 2 homers, and 17 RBIs. His home run total is very misleading, for Varney frequently hit 450-foot outs last year in Harvard's fenceless outfield...