The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-29

schedule for the week, double plays,
and a review of the Braves games
of the past week, including the box
score of Saturday nights game with
Trenton.
l talked by phone to Dutch Dor
man at noon on Tuesday and he gave
me the grand news that Joe Rear
don, who was hit on the head by
pitched ball in Monday nights game
at Wilmington, was okay. Joe was
hit just back of the right ear and the
only i'll effects that he had Tuesday
morning was, that he was carrying
quite a nice little knot there.
Dutch also told me that the boys
were in high spirits and played a
fine game of ball Monday night, and
were as elated as a bunch of college
boys at getting back on top of the
heap.
Many times a baseball sports writ
er has information which, in the
best interests of the ball club, he
does not publish, and this is true in
the case of Ed Heap, who was in
definitely suspended by the Braves
management on Monday for jump
ing the club.
| have known for sometime that
Heap was causing trouble on the ball
club because of his constant belly
aching, but / kept the information
to myself because l knew that Dutch
Dorman was doing everything with
in his power to straighten the boy
out, as were some of the members of
the team, but matters unfortunately
went from bad to worse and things
came to head after Sunday after
moons game, resulting in the action
taken by the club management.
With the exception of Heap, there
has been absolutely no dissention on
the club, and if you wanted any
proof of it it was given in Monday
nights game when the boys literally
played their hearts out in one of the
hottest nights of the year Dutch
told me when l talked to him on
Tuesday that the temperature at the
ball park was over 99).
Some of the wolves who have been
bowling about Lou Tufano because
he is in batting slump should have
been at the Wilmington game on
Monday night, when not once, but
twice, Manager "Skeeter" Newsome
held up runner at third base out
of respect for Tufanos arm.
They might also reflect on that
ninth inning at the stadium on Sun
day when Lou, who had been out of
the game, was sent into centerfeld,
in the top half of the ninth as de-
fensive measure and just about saved
the ball game from at least going
into tie, with the fine catch that
he made.
Let's stop talking about replacing
this player and that player and get
behind the team we've got-not only
in fair weather, but in foul weather
as well.
Willie Mays, the 19-year- old col
ored outfelder who was signed by
the Giants to Minneapolis contract
and farmed out to Trenton, made his
first appearance in the Interstate
League in Saturday nights game.
While he didn't get hit he took a
healthy cut at the ball and showed
that he was plenty fast on the bases.
In the field he had one chance and
handled it perfectly.
In Sunday afternoons game he
came up with two hits and showed
that he knew how to conduct him
self. When in running down to sec
ond he accidentally bumped Helm
baugh who was standing on the bag,
he Immediately turned to Charlie
and apologized. That was fine
gesture and shows that the boy is
going to carry on in the footsteps of
other colored boys who are now in
organized ball, all of whom are a
credit to their race and to the game
| am indebted to radio station
WEI, particularly Glenn Thomas
without whose help l would be un-
able to give you detailed reports Of
all the out-of-town games.
And talking about WEI, here's ar
ode to Bill Paulsgrove that one o.
his many fans sent to me on Satur.
day.
IT'SIN THE PETUNIAS