Harvard, Cornell Nines Play for NCAA Bid

The Eastern League baseball championship will be determined at 2:30 p.m. today when Cornell and Harvard meet on Soldiers' Field.

The Crimson defeated the Big Red, 13-0, 5-0, in Ithaca earlier this spring, but today Harvard's bats will have to face Cornell's top pitcher John Geise.

Undefeated in three League games, Geise leads the EIBL with a 0.33 ERA.

Harvard will rely on right-hander. Bill Kelly this afternoon. Kelly fired a two hitter against Cornell last month, but the senior hurler has not pitched since he was bombed by Columbia two weeks ago.

Cornell is a solid hitting team with a strong three-man pitching rotation. The Big Red's only weakness is its bullpen, but coach Ted Thorley won't hesitate to use all three starters today because of the importance of the game.

Crimson coach Loyal Park said that Harvard's earlier lopsided victories do not make the Crimson a favorite. "So many games are decided by one pitch," Park said. "Look at Monday's Red Sox game. After taking two bad pitches, George Scott lines the Winning double. Then, with the bases loaded. Sparky Lyle throws one pitch and gets the batter to pop out."

"We didn't do anything spectacular to beat them before," Park added. "We'll just play our regular hit-and-run game."

All admission, including student, to today's game will be $1.