The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-24
AT ALLENTOWN
(SaturdaY. August I'D


they beat Allentown, in the first of
their four-game series, by score
of to 4. Two games were origin
ally scheduled but the first game was
called in the top half of the seventh
because of rain and that, of course,
also washed out the second game
Anderson (the winning pitcher)
started for Hagerstown but was TAX
en- out for a pinch hitter in the top
half of the fifth and Perrin pitched
the last two innings. Terrell was
BEND the plate.
Vogel (the losing pitcher) started
for Allentown but was relieved by
Major in the fifth Corbett went to
the mound in the top half of the
seventh, but that inning was washed
out Young did the catching.
Hagerstown took a one-run lead
in the top half of the fourth. With
one away Lind walked, went to sec
ond on Levan's single and scored on
Burgett's double, with Levan going
to third Glunt then grounded to
the pitcher and Levan was caught
between third and home for the sec
ond out. Tedesco ended the inning
by flying out to center.
The Cards came back in the bot
tom half to take Al lead. Marc
lewski, the first man up, smacked
one over the leftfield wall. Van Heuit
walked, but Swederske flied out to
Fsecond for the first out Kelchner
then got a three-bagger to left scor-
ing Van Heuit, but Young fouled
out to Harbaugh for out number two
Vogel then grounded to Harbaugh
who booted the ball, with Kelchner
scoring on the error and Vogel be-
ing safe at first Kopenhaver got
the second walk of the inning, and
Joyner followed with a single to
center, scoring Vogel with the fourth
run, and sending Kopenhaver to
third, but on an attempted steal Ko-
penhaver was thrown out at the
plate to retire the side.
The Braves, however, came right
back in the top half of the fifth when
the side batted around and five runs
crossed the plate to make the score
Ga HagerstoWn Harbaugh, the first
man up, walked and went to second
on Ferrell's single to right and Hig-
ham went in to run for Terrell. Pot
tenger, pinch hitting for Anderson,
followed with single to right, scor-
ing Harbaugh and sending Higham to
third linn also singled, scoring
Higham with the second run, with
Pottenger stopping at second. Ko-
valak went in to hit for Lind and
grounded to first, with both run
ners advancing. At this point Major
replaced Vogel on the mound. Lee
van, the first man to face him, walk
ed filling the bases, and then Burgett
was hit by a pitched ball, forcing
Pottenger across the plate with the
third rum Glunt then forced Bur
.gett at second with linn scoring the
fourth run on the play. Then when
Marolewski dropped Kelchners
throw to first on an attempted double
play, Levan lit out for the plate
and he scored the fifth run Of the
inning when Young let the throw get
away from him for the second error
on the play. Tedesco then fouled
out to Young to end the inning.
The Braves scored their final run
in the sixth. Harbaugh, the first
man up, tripled to right Pottenger
who had gone in to catch in the fifth
grounded out, with Harbaugh hold
, ing up, and then Perrin, who went
in to pitch in the fifth, flied to left
with Harbaugh scoring after the
catch. linn then grounded out tc
retire the side.
Perrin made short work of the
Cards in the 9Th when he struck out
the side in order, and then after Ha.
gerstown had gone down in order ir
the top half of the seventh, the game
was called.