Baseball
Coach Eddie Jeremiah's baseball squad has profited from the pleasant spring weather to get in a few outdoor workouts before the regular portion of the schedule begins. The spring vacation trip helped matters along, although the Indians dropped close games to Georgetown, 4-3, and Navy, 5-3. The Georgetown game was played after a few weeks' indoor drills and Dartmouth barely lost despite its complete lack of outdoor practice. Junior Al Quirk and Sophomore John Sutton split the pitching chores and limited the Hoyas to eight hits. But Georgetown came up with a run in the ninth to eke out a decision. The Indians collected nine safeties, with outfielder Hank Mueller leading the parade with three. Sophomore first baseman Parke Sickler came through with a timely pinch- hitsingle-to tieupthe game in the seventh inning, but the team couldn't hold that margin to the end.
The next two scheduled games—with Fort Meade—were rained out and the contest with Navy completed the brief trip. Dartmouth was behind most of the way and couldn't come through in the clutch against Rensberger, Navy's best pitcher. Big Emil Hudak went the distance against the Tars and gave up ten hits. He walked only one man, a good exhibition of control for so early in the season. Catcher Roger Frechette, Outfielder Joe Dey and Shortstop Ray Lindquist collected a pair of safeties apiece to pace the Indian batsmen.
Both games were well played and with a bit of practice under their belts, the Indians should be a power to reckon with in Eastern Intercollegiate League play. After a game with Boston University, Dartmouth opens the defense of its league title against Princeton at Tigertown April 22 and plays Navy in another League tilt the following day in Annapolis. On the 30th, Army is host to the Big Green. These three league games on the road may have an important bearing on the race and Coach Jeremiah is anxious to get off to a good start by winning all three.
He has a veteran squad on hand this spring. Pitchers Bob Amirault, Emii Hudak, Al Quirk and Bill West were the backbone of last year's mound staff and sophomore hurlers John Sutton, Earl Tyler and George Bissell provide added strength in the pitching department. Rog Frechette, last year's regular backstop, is again behind the plate and a fine sophomore catcher, Johnny Boardman, will undoubtedly see plenty of action. At first base Jeremiah has Jim Cavanaugh, a junior, and Sophomore Parke Sickler, last year's freshman captain. Captain Eddie McNeil, the team's best hitter and a smooth fielder, has second base sewed up, and third and shortstop are being fought for at the present time by a determined quartet. Dick Desmond, star hockey goalie and captain, is battling Bill Ferguson for the hot corner which they split last year. Bud Bray, the regular shortstop a season ago, is scrapping for his position with Ray Lindquist, a classy sophomore.
In the outfield; Joe Dey, a better than .300 hitter, Hank Mueller and Bob Matthews, a sophomore, presently have the edge on a host of talented operatives including Mike Choukas, Ricky Miller, Whit Williams, Con Pensavalle, Hugh Brower and football player Bill Dey. Any one of this latter group may take over a regular spot before the season is over.
