to bring in Dagres, who had also singled, with the clincher. Wojcik had two hits while Leach, Dell ner, and Lendrum had one apiece. Stenhouse had fifteen strikeouts.
single
Strong twirling
from
Junior Dick Nordberg, with an ninth, was the highlight
assist from Stenhouse in the
of
4-1
in the third en at Hartford. a shut-out on a four-hitter until he ran into trouble in the ninth, as he tired and needed an assist from the "Sten". DiMasi, Edwards, and Lendrum were the sticking leaders with two singles apiece. The R. I. infield helped the cause with three fast double-plays by Cahiil, DiMasi, and Farrara, while Nordberg had seven strikeouts. a
victory
over
counter
Trinity College Nordberg had
Although outhit 8 to 5, the Brown Bears took the Rams into camp 3-2 in Providence in ten innings for their first defeat. It was a heartbreaker for Dave Sten house, who deserved
a better fate by far. Dave had a two-hitter (two infield hits) going for eight innings
Dick Cahiil first
safely. The top hits of the inning were a solid two-run triple by Sal Farrara and a booming two-run homer by "Junior" Dagres. These same two inning
hit
also collected
had
a
singles
for the
afternoon, and DiMasi
double.
In the nightcap Vermont bounced back to a 9-2 win the maple-syrup men collected 11 hits from Horton, Clegg, and Peltier, Horton didn't retire a man, while Clegg was combed for seven singles in the first two innings when Vermont collected all their tallies. Rhody had only four hits, a triple and two singles by Dagres and a single by Lendrum. as
The next week-end, Rhody made their annual trip up North to Maine and New Hampshire. After being rained out at Orono on Friday, the Rams played on a soggy field at Durham on Saturday and were shaded 3-2 in ten innings despite only two hits being given to the Wildcats by Stenhouse. Dave pitched no-hit ball for seven innings, but then the two bingles and a walk tied the score for N. H. in the eighth. Wildness
Ken Dellner and had struck out thirteen batters. If was an outfield miscue on a fly ball in the tenth that allowed the win ning run and kept Stenhouse from his first varsity win over Brown. Farrara was the only Ram with two hits. Lendrum had tripled in the top of the tenth with only one down but was left stranded. Cahiil and Stenhouse both collected doubles. Harry Josephson, ace Brown outfielder, was the thorn in Rhody's side in hitting. Back at home the Black Bears from Maine kept Rhody derailed for a while by stopping them cold 4-2 Dick on a measly two hits and three unearned runs. Nordberg, who pitched six innings, allowed only one hit, and Ray Peltier, who also allowed only one hit, finished the game; both deserved a much better fate. Farrara had two base hits w^hile Lendrum, Leach, and Cahiil had one apiece. Stenhouse recorded his second win of the season 11-2 in the opener of a double-header against Vermont at Meade Field, as he scattered four enemy singles while his mates were banging out nine hits, three for extra bases. The highlight of the game was when the Rams countered six times, as the first seven batters in the
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