The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-05-25

OIner nit, tWo-Dagger.
Summary: Hagerstown, CIR, 5EI, 2E,
7 Left; Trenton: Or, III, DE, 8 Left.
Second Game
Hagerstown evened it up in the
nine-inning second game, when they
came from behind to win by a score
of 6 to 5.
Al Bennett went all the way and
although he gave up ten hits, eight
of which came in the third. fourth
and fifth innings, in which the Giants
scored all their runs, he struck out
eight men and pitched shutout ball
for the last four frames. Long was
the catcher.
Harold Matson, a highlander,
went the route for the Giants and
although he only gave up five hits,
he was plenty wild, walking no less
than ten batters. Len Matte was be-
hind the plate.
The Braves got off to a three-run
lead in the second inning. Matson
walked the first three men to face
him, Tedesco, Tufano and Helm
baugh. Madden then flied out to
left, with Tedesco scoring after the
catch. Long took third called strike
for the second out, but Matson then
walked Bennett to load the bases
for the second time. Jay Simmons
then stepped to the plate and smack
ed a tWo-bagger to center, scoring
Tufano and Heinbaugh, with Bennett
moving to third. Heap then popped
up to end the inning.
The Giants got back in the game
in the bottom half of the third, when
they picked up two runs. Matson,
the first man up, beat out bunt
along the first baseline, and Kor-
czowski scored him with triple to
right. Myers took a third called
strike, but Colombo got a base on
balls and Easterbrook followed with
a single to center, scoring Korczow-
ski, with Colombo stopping at second.
Bennett then struck out Cunningham
and Matte to end the inning.
Trenton came right back in the
fourth to tie it up. Rodin opened
the inning with a triple to center and
scored after the catch when Metral
flied out to center Matson grounded
out but Korczowski got his third
straight hit of the game, bunt in
front of the plate that no one could
field, but both runners were stranded
when Myers grounded to Heap at
first.
It was So Trenton in the fifth.
Colombo opened the inning with the
third triple off Bennett. Easterbrook
was up next and he hunted down
the third baseline and beat it out for
a hit. Colombo, however, thinking
the ball would be fielded, held third
Cunningham was up next and he
grounded to Bennett, who threw to
Tedesco trying to get Colombo, but
he scrambled back in time and all
runners were safe on the fie1der's
choice, loading the bases. Then with
Matte at bat, Long whipped the ball
to Tedesco trying to nip Colombo,
but he got back safely. Easterbrook,
however, broke for third on the play,
and was tagged out before he could
get back to second, with Cunningham
moving to second on the play and
Colombo holding third. Matte then
walked again, filling the bases. Rodin,
the next man up, struck out, but Me
trail came through with single to
center, scoring Colombo and Cum
bingham. Matson ended the inning
by forcing Metral at second.
That was all the scoring until the
seventh inning, when the Braves
tied it up. Simmons, the first man
up, beat out bunt down the third
baseline. Heap struck out, but Lee
van, with the hit and run sign on,
doubled to center, scoring Simmons.
Tedesco made the second out when
he grounded to first, with Levan
moving to third. Tufano then got
his third walk of the game, and
Heinbaugh followed with a single
to center, scoring Levan Maddern
made the third out when he flied
to right.
There was no scoring in the eighth,
and then the Braves pushed the
winning run across in the top half
of the ninth. Heap opened the inning
with walk, but Levan popped UP
to second for the first out. Then,
with Tedesco at the plate, Heap stole
second. Tedesco then beat out a
slow roller down the third baseline,
with Heap moving to third. Tufano
then grounded to short, but the only