THIRD BASE: Tobin has the edge on junior Craig Bennett at third, but Tobin's ability to play short and second as well may mean he'll be moved away if a need develops.

OUTFIELD: Shepard is blessed with three hard-hitting, lightening-fast lettermen: George Neville in left, John Dockery in center, and Dan Hootstein in right. Sophomore Carter Lord is in reserve, and he's probably the fastest of all. Neville and Dockery are seniors, while Hootstein is a junior.

PITCHING: McCandlish is the number one starter. His chief assets are shrewdness and good control. Scott, a former basketball player with a looping changeup, was the top pitcher at the start of last season before McCandlish began to develop. McCandlish finished the year with a 5-2 record; Scott was 6-5. Also around are juniors Paul Thornton and Larry Melfa, who saw spot action last year, and sophomores Bob Lincoln, Tom Munzel, and Jim Sersich.

The chief characteristic of this year's varsity is simply speed. Hootstein, Dockery, and Lord are all former sprinters, and Neville, Houston, Tobin, and Grate are also fast. "We'll run quite a bit," Shepard admits.

There are plenty of question marks. How well will the hitters perform? Will Tobin and Neville regain their 1964 form? Can McCandlish continue to pitch as well as he did at the end of last year? Will he and Scott get any help from the less-experienced pitchers?

By the time the team returns from its Spring trip, when it will play Rollins, Florida Southern, Stetson, and Penn, the questions should be answered, at least in part. Then Shepard, the Swamp Fox, should know just what kind of a crazy bounce Harvard baseball will take in 1966.