The Columbia Debacle

Perhaps the let down against Vermont had something to do with the New York trip, but we all followed the team to Morningside Heights full of enthusiasm and came away bitterly disappointed. The cards were not right that afternoon.

Jeff Tesreau pulled the unexpected by starting Myllykangas in the first game. Lauri had not pitched in a game since April 1, and he was not right. He was handed a four run lead in the first inning, but allowed two runs in the second and two more in the third, the big blast coming in the fourth when six runs crossed the plate. Two of these were scored at the expense of Myllykangas, who was retired back to his second base position finally, and four more came in on some very wild pitching by John Schneider, who made his varsity debut.

It was a lost cause, but Way Thompson took up the burden in the fifth inning. The game was a complete farce, and Dartmouth pecked away at the offerings of Ray White until the score stood 10-9 in the Lion's favor.

Thompson then grooved successive pitches to Ralph Hewitt and Rivero who hit the ball clear out of the park and into the Spuyten Duyvil creek. After three hours of playing Columbia won the game, and another was started.

This time Arthur Boisseau attempted to subdue a very aroused Lion and the effect went awry as Columbia fell on his pitching for ten runs in the first four innings and Red Rolfe called Way Thompson to the rescue. Thompson worked ten innings that afternoon and pitched creditably in the second game, working the last six frames. Eddie Picken had a home run in an otherwise dreary Dartmouth day.