White's 3-Run Homer Nips MIT 7-4

Hapless M.I.T., which has lost six games this year by one run, fought feverishly to come from behind and win yesterday, and for nine innings it looked as though they might succeed. In the next frame, however, they were rudely toppled from the dizzy heights of a 4 to 4 tie and went hurtling down to a 7 to 4 defeat, their ninth and probably most disheartening setback of the season.

With one out and two men on in the top of the tenth, shortstop Johnny White of the Crimson caught hold of a fast ball and poled a tremendous homer to dead center field for the winning three runs. A half inning earlier, the Engineers had pushed across two runs after two were out to overcome a 4 to 2 deficit and tie the score.

Co-hero with White in what must have been a nerve-wracking victory for Stuffy McInnis was Cliff Crosby, who backstopped for the regular nine innings and then, taking the mound for the first time in his career, coolly set down the side in quick one, two, three order to wrap up the game in the bottom of the tenth.

Spider Webb was the winning pitcher, having relieved starter Ira God in, who departed for a pinch hitter on the short end of a 2 to 0 score in the sixth inning. Webb was soon given a 4 to 2 lead, but gradually grew more and more ineffective until M.I.T. finally caught up with him in the ninth.

Sophomore Amos Dixon went the route for the Engineers, scattering nine hits, striking out six, and walking only three. Until the fateful tenth he pitched a fine game and but for a costly error and some bad base-running might well have gained the decision.

Godin Weakens

During the first four innings the game was a pitchers' duel, Dixon allowing only a scratch hit to Ed Foynes and God in giving up two clean singles. In the fifth, however, the Crimson right-hander's usual lack of control made itself manifest and two walks, an infield out, and a sharp one base hit through the box by Pete Philliou, cost him two runs.

Ed Smith, hitting for God in, tripled to lead off the next inning for the visitors and scored almost immediately when John Caul field grounded into a double-play. The Crimson tied the game in the seventh on a walk to Crosby and another triple--this by Ralph Robinson. Robinson was out trying to stretch his hit into a home run.

Foynes' single, his stolen base, and an error by shortstop Ronnie Thompson enabled Webb to take a 3 to 2 lead in the eighth, and victory seemed sure when a one-base hit by Crosby, another stolen base, and a soft single to left by Myles Huntington netted a fourth run in the ninth.

M.I.T., though down, was not quite out at this stage, Webb opened the ninth by issuing a walk to Thompson. Dave Gusbee lined a hit to right field and, luckily, for the Crimson, Thompson was out in a rundown between second and third, Gusbee taking second on the play. After Philliou filed to center field, Byrne singled to center. When the ball bounced by Foynes, Gusbee scored and Byrne took second. Another single by Mike Celentano followed and the score was tied.

Ellis Singles

Setting the stage for White's blast in the tenth was a pinch hit safety by Gordon Ellis, a sacrifice by Foynes, a wild pitch which moved the runner to third, and a walk to Caulfield.

Crosby, throwing nothing but fast balls in his short stint on the mound, got the first batter to fly to Foynes, the next to ground to White, and the last to hit back to him. It would have been an impressive performance for the best of relievers, not to mention one who had never toed the rubber before.

This victory brought the Crimson's record for the season to four wins and five losses. They have seven games to play, four with Ivy League foes.

The Summary:  ab  r  h  po  a  eFoynes, cf  3  1  2  4  0  1Caulfield, 1b  4  1  0  8  0  0White, ss  4  1  1  1  2  0Crosby, c, p  3  2  1  8  2  0Akillian, lf  3  0  0  3  0  0Robinson, rf  5  0  2  0  1  0Huntington, 3b  4  0  1  3  2  1Cavanaugh, 2b  4  0  0  3  2  0Godin, p  1  0  0  0  1  0aSmith  1  1  1  0  0  0Webb, p  1  0  0  0  1  1bEllis  1  0  1  0  0  0cHickey  0  1  0  0  0  0Walsh, c  0  0  0  0  0  0  --  --  --  --  --  --Totals  34  7  9  30  11  2aSmith hit for Godin in the 6thbEllis hit for Webb in the 10thcHickey ran for Ellis in the 10t