Crimson Nine Faces Brown Saturday in Term Opener

A much revamped Varsity baseball nine will resume activities for the summer term when it faces an invading squad from Brown University Saturday afternoon at Soldiers Field. The Bruins will be looking for revenge for their 10 to 6 defeat at the hands of the Crimson during the spring term.

Languages, transfers, and final exams have conspired to wreak havoc with last term's starting lineup. First baseman Bob Slattery and third baseman Bill Lutz are now in Midshipmen's School, while center fielder George Boston, catcher Bill Harding, and right fielder Sherman Clark, the three leading hitters of last term's outfit, and the only ones who topped 300, are all ineligible during the summer term.

Four from last term's starting team remain: second baseman Bob Chapple, shortstop Jack Falsey, left fielder Art Conlon, and pitcher Jack Wallace, all of V-12. Most of the replacements will probably come from last term's B team.

Several Freshmen Slated for Action

During the past week, however, considerable talent has been unearthed from among the new Freshman class. Among those slated for possible action this term are Walter Coulson, a promising first baseman from Lawrence Academy, who is expected to start in Saturday's game, J. M. Dunn, a third baseman from Andover, Weston Durant, a catcher from Thayer Academy, Shaw Livermore, a pitcher, from Mercersburg Academy, and Bob Goodale, an outfielder.

Backing up pitcher Wallace, who finished last term with a record of four wins, three losses, and a tie, averaging 7.6 strikeouts per game, will be southpaw Sid Greeley, who pitched a no-hitter against the ASTP unit last term, and right-hander Jim Knowles. Both these men worked for the B team during the spring.

Team Hitting Weak

The team which will take the field against the Bruins Saturday appears to combine good defensive play with comparatively weak hitting. Having lost the three best hitters of a squad which batted only .246 all term, the Stahlmen will once again have to depend for the margin of victory largely on the good right arm of Jack Wallace, who last term pitched two four-hitters and one five-hitter.

The boys are gunning for an improvement on the .571 record they compiled last term against such competition as Camp Thomas, Northeastern, Boston District Coast Guard, Camp Edwards, New Hampshire, and other nearby teams.

Although no games have yet been definitely scheduled for them, there will probably be a B team, which will play a formal schedule. Of the four games they played officially last term, the B-men won three, including Sid Greeley's no-hitter.