The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-05-04
AT SUNBURY
Friday, April 28)

tHnee-SaIIle series on FRIDAY, the
Braves took the opening game by
a score of 10 to 9. Al Bennett, the
starting and winning pitcher, was
knocked out in the ninth, and was
relieved by Charlie Higham, but
Charlie didn't have his stuff and af-
ter giving up a hit and walking
man, Dorman yanked him out and
sent in Ray Bradford, who put out
the fire in short order. Danny Long
and Bob Pottenger shared the catch
ing chores.
Dutch Romberger, a highlander,
was the starting and losing pitcher
for Sunbury. He was taken out for
a pinch-hitter in the seventh, and
Joe Jelly pitched the last two in
nings Tony Popelsky was behind
the plate.
The Braves, who made two dou-
BILE plays in their opening game on
Wednesday night, added two more
in this game, to bring their total to
four in two games.
Hagerstown took one-run lead in
the top half of the first inning. Sim
mons got base on balls but was
forced at second by Heap, who
promptly stole second and scored on
Levan's single. Tedesco popped up
to second and Tufano lin the line
up for the first time) fouled out to
the catcher.
1t was 20 Hagerstown in the sec
ond. With one away, Owen doubled
to right and went to third while
Long was being thrown out at first.
AL Bennett then scored Owen with
single to left. Simmons then went
out, pitcher to first
But in the bottom half of the
third Bennett ran into all kinds of
trouble, when the Sunbury AS bat
ted around to score four runs. He
gave up three hits, walked three and
was charged with wild pitch, while
Danny Long was charged with a
passed ball. Sunbury increased
their lead to So in the fourth, when
double and single produced the
fifth run.
The Braves came right back, how
ever, in the fifth with four-run
splurge that put them back in the
lead. Simmons opened the inning
with walk and went all the way
to third when Heaps grounder got
by first baseman Warfeld for an
error. Levan then came through
with his second hit, single to CEN
ter, scoring Simmons, with Heap
stopping at second. Tedesco flied
to center for the first out and Tufano
forced Levan at second for the sec
ond out, with Heap moving to third.
Heinbaugh, then singled to left
scoring, Heap, with Tufano stopping
at second. Owen then came through
with his second hit, this time a three
Dagger to center, driving in Tufano
and Heinbaugh. Long ended the
inning by popping up to short.
Hagerstown added two more in
the sixth to go ahead 8-5. With one
away, Simmons singled to center.
Heap was up next and for the sec
ond time Warfeld let his grounder
go through him for an error, with
fleet-footed Simmons scampering
all the way to third and Heap TAX
ing second on the play at third.
Levan was Intentionally passed, to
fill the sacks, and then TedeSco
slammed single to left scoring
Simmons and Heap. Levan, try
ing to make third on the throw-in,
was thrown out, and Tufano then
grounded out to end the inning.
Bennett retired the AS without a
run in the fifth sixth and seventh,
but then ran into more trouble in
the eighth, when two singles, coupled
with two walks and an error, gave
Sunbury two more runs to make
the score 81 only to have Hagers-
town come right back in the top
half of the ninth with a pair of tai
lies to increase their lead again to
three runs.
Tedesco was hit by pitched ball
and went to third on Tufano's sin
gle to left. With Heinbaugh at bat
Tufano stole second. Heinbaugh
then grounded to Littrell at short
who threw home trying to gel
Tedesco at the plate, but Rocky
sensed the play and scampered back
to third in time and all hands were
safe, leaving the bases loaded with
no one out. Owen then grounded
out, second to first, with Tedescc
scoring on the play, Tufano moving
to third and Heinbaugh to second
Jelly then uncorked wild pitch
scoring Tufano and sending Helm,
baugh to third. Long and Bennet
both went down swinging.
But the AS were far from through