Army Nine Edges Crimson, 4-3; Two Late Errors Lead to Loss

Army's league-leading baseball team edged the Crimson, 4 to 3, at West Point Saturday, on the strength of two infield errors in the last half of the ninth inning. It was the varsity's third straight Eastern League loss.

The score had been deadlocked 3 to 3 since the seventh, thanks largely to By Johnson's strong pitching, but in the ninth the game slipped through the hands of the Crimson infield without Army even needing a hit.

Martin Throws Wide

Chuck Darby bounced a roller to the right side which was fielded by first baseman A1 Martin, but Martin's toss to Johnson covering first was wide. Darby moved to third on a sacrifice and an infield out. He scored the winning run when shortstop Mouse Kasarjian tossed the ball past Martin on a potential inning-ending grounder.

It was a disappointing ending to one of the Crimson nine's best showings of recent weeks. The visitors jumped off to a lead in the first when George Harrington walked stole second, and came home on third baseman Chet Boulris' single to left.

The Cadets came back with single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth, but Crimson tallies in the sixth and seventh evened things up. Captain John Davis singled to start the sixth. He advanced on Charlie Leamy's grounder, then scored when Charlie Ravenel drove a hit to left.

Kasarjian Doubles

In the seventh, Kasargian doubled to center and raced to third on a wild pitch by Army hurler John Rindfleish. Coach Norm Shepard called for the suicide squeeze, and Harrington laid down a perfect bunt to bring Kasarjian across the plate.

An especially encouraging note for the Crimson was Boulris' fine play at third base, where Shepard has been hard pressed to find an adequate fielder. Boulris also collected two hits, as did Ravenel, who broke out of a frustrating post-spring trip slump.

Anderson Leads Army

Left-fielder Bob Anderson, of football fame, led the Cadet attack with three safeties in three at bats.

A hefty wind blew in from left field during the contest, holding up several balls at the base of the fence and keeping the score down considerably.