Russell Johnson Selected Captain By Baseball Team

Russell M. Johnson '58 of Worcester and Winthrop House was yesterday elected captain of the 1953 varsity baseball team at a meeting of lettermen immediately following the 8 to 7 loss to Yale.

Regular first baseman both this year and last, Johnson is a solid right-handed batter who finished the season with an average of .376 after a torrid start, which saw him hitting above .500 over the first few weeks of the schedule. Johnson's final mark placed him second on the squad list, behind catcher Captain Charlie Walsh's .292.