The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-24

both ends of their double-header
with Lancaster on Thursday night,
by scores of 6 to 4 and 6 to 5.
First Game
Charlie Higham started for Hag-
erstown in the seven-inning first
game, but couldn't make it and was
relieved by Ollie Byers (the winning
pitcher) in the fifth. Pottenger did
the catching.
Peters (the losing pitcher start
ed for the Red Roses but was knock
ed out in the fifth and Privette re-
lieved him. He, in turn was taken
out for a pinch-hitter in the. sixth
and Ludwick pitched the last in
ming. Bareford was behind the
plate.
HagerstoWn took a one-run lead in
the second. With one away, Potten-
ger walked, went to second on Har-
baugh's single to center and scored
on Highlands single to left. But linn
fouled out and Lind grounded out
to retire the side.
1t was 20 Hagerstown in the third,
when Jesse Levan sent one sailing
over the righfield wall.
But the Red Roses went ahead 80
in the fourth. With one away, Glica
singled to center and Wallis follow
ed with a double to right sending
Glica to third, and both runners
scored on Bareford's single to right.
Louis kept the rally going with a
single to right, scoring Bareford with
the third run. Then, with Peters at
bat, a quick throw from Pottenger
to Harbaugh caught Louis off first
for the second out. Peters then got
the fifth straight hit off Higham, a
single to center, but the rally ended
when Walker grounded out, second
to first.
1t was Az Lancaster in the fifth.
With one away, Jones singled to left.
Pfasterer followed with a single to
right, but Jones was out when he
tried to go TO third on the hit, with
Phasterer going to second on the
throw to third. That was all for
Higham, and Ollie Byers, who just
joined the team a few hours be-
fore game time, went to the mound.
Glica, the first man to face him, sin
gled to left, scoring Pfasterer, but he
was thrown out when he tried to 60
to second on the throw-in.
Byers set the Red Roses down in
the last two innings without any
trouble.
The Braves won the game in the
fifth with four-run rally. linn,
the first man up, walked Kovalak,
batting for Lind, also got base on
balls and Levan followed with a
double to center, scoring linn, with
! Kovalak going to third. That was
all for Peters and Privette went to
the mound. Burgett greeted him
with single to center scoring Ko-
valak and Levan. Glunt grounded
out, with Burgett moving to second
on the play, from where he scored
on Tedesco's single to center, anc
when Jones let the bal! get away
from him, Tedesco went all the way
to third on the error. Pottenge1
flied to right for the second out, anc
Harbaugh walked. Then, on an at.
tempted double steal, Tedesco was
thrown out at the plate to retire the
side.
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Second Game
| Bennett started the nine-inning
second game but blew up in the sew
enth, and Byers again went to the
mound He, in turn was relieved
by Higham in the eighth, with An.
derson taking over in the ninth tt
get credit for the win. Terrell wa:
behind the plate.
i Bill Forst went all the way for the
Red Roses and Glica was his battery
mate
Lancaster took a one-run lead If
the fourth when Louis walked, wen
to second when Walker was hit BY
a pitched ball, and scored on Jones
double.
That was all the scoring til the
sixth, when the Braves took Al
lead. linn, the first man up walked
and Lind sacrificed him to second
from where he scored on Levan's
single to center. Burgett followed
with a single to center and wher
Wade let the ball get away from him
Levan scored on the error and Bur-
gett went all the way to third, from
where he scored the third run of the
! inning on Glunt's double Tedescc
| flied to left for the second out, but