The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-22
Notes On The Games

Notes On The Games
The York White Roses, the hottest
team in the league right now, ran
smack into Bunny Griffith's gang of
opportunists on Tuesday night, with
the result that, although York out
hit the Owls IA to II, the Hagers-
town team came out on top with a
lopsided score of II to 4.
Although Stratton, who went all
the way, was hit freely, he held
York scoreless for six innings (aid-
ed materially by those two fast
double plays, after giving up one
run in the first. York showed their
other three runs across in the
eighth.
The Owls were held in check until
the fourth frame, when, aided by
four York errors and walk, they
put across six big runs on five hits.
Tony Matarazzo then really put the
game on ice, when, in the next inn
ing, he clouted one of Julian Nor
gan's offerings over the rightfeld
wall, with two on. The boys added
two more in the seventh and one
in the eighth for good measure.
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The Owls were scheduled to meet
York in a double-header last night.
Here's hoping we took both of them,
but I'll settle for a split, particularly
if Allentown was able to knock off
Harrisburg.
The fans are still talking about
that game with Harrisburg on Sat-
urday night-a game which the
Owls nearly pulled out of the fire
after trailing so in the top half of
the eighth. In case you've forgotten,
the final score was GA, Harrisburg.
Without taking away bit of
credit from the Harrisburg pitcher,
Jim Coleman, whose blazing fast
ball had the boys handcuffed until
he lost control in the eighth-he
struck out the side in order in the
second frame-the story might have
been different had it not been for
two double plays (the Owls double
plays have been poison to the OPP
posing teams all season, but this
time the situation was reversed).
In the second inning, after Sebas-
tan had been retired via the
strike-out route, Charlie Fitzgerald
worked Coleman for a walk. Wally
Bernat then stepped up to the plate
and, connecting with one of Cole
mans fast ones, dashed it on a line
towards right field. But "beanpole"
Herb Conyers, the Senator's tower
ing first baseman, snagged it and
needed only a couple of steps to
double Fitz off
An almost identical play was made
in the third. Gene Crumling was
up first and smacked a clean single
to right. He was followed by Bobbie
Martin, who slashed one in the
same direction (and it was hit even
harder than Bernat's). But the
lanky Conyers was in the way
again and taking the drive in his
big mitt, he again stepped on first
to retire Crumling.
Toward the end of the game, both
managers INDUCED in quite Bit
of master minding, with honors
about even.
When Ancherico got in serious
trouble in the eighth, Griffith sent
in Cecil Grimes with one out anc
two on base, and, as he has beer
doing right along, Grimes retired
the side without any further dam
age
y When Coleman really blew up II
our half of the eighth and walked
the first three men to face him
the Senators manager sent in Char
lie Sipple, who got the first mar
out when Bernat forced Sebastian
at third, with Joselane (who drew +;
pass when sent in to pinch hit fol
Grimes) crossing the plate with the
Owls first run.
Eddie Volan was the next bate,
and he flied to center. Zydowsky
drew a walk, filing the bases, ant
then Tony Matazarro smacked on
up against the centerfeld wall TO
two-bagger, scoring Fitzgerald am
Bernat Gene Crumling ended tn,
rally, however, when Blatnik snagg
ed his long drive to center. Score
Harrisburg 5, Owls 3.
Paynich went in in the ninth ant
after walking Ankoviak (who wen
I to second on Lynch's sacrifce), hi