Crimson Batters Will Face Walsh As Harvard Meets Terriers Today

Weather permitting, the varsity baseball squad will meet the Boston University Terriers this afternoon at Soldiers Field's Kindlestick Park.

B.U.'s primary (and just about only) threat is a 6 ft., 3 in., 225-pound pitcher named Dick Walsh. Walsh is a fireballer and in his first start this year he handcuffed the same Northeastern team that buried the Crimson Saturday by a 9-1 margin. B.U. walked over the Huskies, 6-2, but lost to B.C. Monday without the pitching services of the big fast-baller.

Dick Garibaldi, who has a 1.85 earned run average, will be called on to do the pitching for Harvard. Garibaldi was very effective against Springfield last week, twirling a three-hitter, but was knocked out of the box in the Northeastern contest Saturday evening. He now has two wins and two losses.

Many individual batting averages dropped as a result of the team's poor showing last weekend. In an attempt to strengthen the offense, coach Norm Shepard will start sophomore Gary Miller in right field in place of Bobby St. George, who is currently hitting at a low .161 clip. Nonetheless, three Crimson batsmen, Gilmor, Bartolet, and Bilodeau, still have averages over .300.

The outcome of the contest will depend on how well Harvard's potential hitting strength fares against Walsh.