The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-08

1t was three up and three down in
the seventh. In the eighth Burrich-
ter got a double with one out and
then, after Bradford struck out
Swederski, he walked Osteen to put
men on first and second. But that
is as far as they got, as he got Woll-
CAST to hit into force play. JOY
ner beat out an infield hit to second
with one away in the ninth, but
the next two batters flied out.
1t was 8-5 Hagerstown in the bot
tom half of the fifth. Pottenger,
the first man up, got base on balls
and Ray Bradford followed with a
single to right, sending Pottenger
to third. Simmons also drew walk,
filing the bases with no one out.
Heap struck out for number one,
and Levan grounded to Marolewski
at first for the second out, with Pot
tenger scoring on the play, Bradford
moving to third and Simmons to
second. Tedesco then got an inten-
tional pass, again filling the bases,
but Tufano forced Simmons at third
for the final out. Hagerstown kept
piling it on, adding two more in the
sixth and three in the seventh.
In the sixth, with Wollgast pitch
ing, Heinbaugh, the first man up, got
a walk and Astbury, followed with
single to left, with Heinbaugh
stopping at second Pottenger also
singled, this time to right, with
Heinbaugh scoring on the play and
Astbury moving to third. Charlie
slightly pulled leg muscle sliding
home on the play and had to leave
the game, with Harold Freund 60
ing to second base in the seventh
inning. Pottenger and Astbury then
pulled a double steal, with Astbury
scoring and Pottenger taking second.
Bradford then grounded out and
Simmons and Heap both popped up
to the third baseman to retire the
side.
Jesse Levan opened the seventh
inning with a home run high over
the right field wall. Wollgast then
struck out Tedesco, but followed
with a base on balls to Tufano
Freund, making his first appearance
at the plate, got solid double to
right, scoring Tufano, and Astbury
followed with a single to center
scoring Freund, but when Astbury
tried to go to second he was thrown
out easily. Pottenger then singled
to right but Bradford popped up tc
the shortstop to end the inning.
Summary: Allentown, 5R, 12H,
E, 8 Left; Hagerstown, 13R, 18Th,
E, II Left.
Second Game
The second game was an entirely
different story, with Will Schmidt
throwing four-hitter at the Braves
and completely silencing our big
: guns. Bob Comiskey was his catcher
Bill Allen, the losing pitcher
started for Hagerstown, but ran into
plenty of trouble in the third frame
and was taken out after giving III
, nine hits in two and two-thirds inn
ing and being charged with all five
of the Cards runs. He was relieved
by Jim Herndon, who came through
, with as fine relief job as you coult
wish to see He didn't give up sigr
of a hit until the seventh and lef
that batter stranded. Danny Ions
! was behind the plate.
The Cards took one-run lead il
: the top half of the first. Allen strucl
, out Copenhaver, the first man to fac
2 him, but Joyner, the next man ur
I beat out hit to deep short and then
2 when Simmons made a bad throw t.
4 first on the play, Joyner went to sec
= ond on the error. Castel then ground
0 ed out short to first, with Joyne
r moving to third, from where he scor
t ed on Brownies single to right. Ma
rolewski followed with anothe
e single, this time to left, with Brown
It stopping at second, but Allen the
o struck out Burrichter to retire tn
side.
:. That was all the scoring until tn
It top half of the third, when the Card
e batted around and put the game o
:. ice with four big runs. Joyner, tn