Annapolis Defeats Crimson In '51 Season Opener, 5-2

Slim sophomore right-hander Don Metz of Navy set down Harvard, 5 to 2, at Annapolis Saturday to spoil the 1951 Crimson opener. Metz scattered eight hits over nine innings to rack up his third win of the season.

The Middies only collected seven hits off the pitching of John Donelan and Bob Ward, who came in after Donelan was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. But, with left fielder Gus Hubal sparking the rallies, Navy combined its hits for two runs in the fourth, two in the fifth, and one in the sixth before Donelan settled down. Ward pitched effectively for his two innings.

In the top of the seventh, Ed Foynes who had three-out-of-four for the afternoon, singled, John white walked, and Bennie Akillian brought them both home with a sharp double to left field, the only extra base hit of the day.

Aside from this brief Crimson splurge, Mets was in very little difficulty. He struck out four batters, including substitute infielder Henry Young, who batted for Ward in the ninth. Mets had most of his trouble with Foynes and Tom Cavanaugh, who got two hits in four ab's.

Robinson grounded out for Donelan in 7th; Young struck out for Ward in 9th. HARVARD   ab  bh  po  a Foynes, ef  4  3  2  0 Smith, rf  3  1  0  0 White, ss  4  0  3  1 Akillian, lf  4  1  1  0 Johnson, 1b  4  0  10  1 Walsh, c  4  0  4  3 Reilly, 2b  3  1  1  3 Cavanaugh, 2b  4  2  3  1 Donelan, p  2  0  0  1 Totals  32  8  24  10