The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03

| Fletcher was again behind the plate
Harry Desert, a Highlander, pitch
ed the first three innings for Sun
bury and was charged with the loss.
Manopoli, another Highlander,
took over In the fourth. Rudy Kar-
son. was behind the plate
Hagerstown took two-run lead
in the first inning. Simmons, the
first man up, walked and Heinbaugh
sacrificed him TO second. Levan
then smacked one over the center
field wall scoring Simmons ahead
Of him. Perrin took third called
strike and Fletcher flied out to cen
ter.
Sunbury picked up a run In the
top half of the second. Merelo
opened the inning with double to
right Karson then fouled out to
Levan In back of the light pole along
the rightfleld line and Merelo took
third after the catch, from where he
scored on Majors single to center.
Littrell then flied out to Pottenger
in short rightfeld, who made q
beautiful catch almost on the grass.
Major could have been easily dou-
bled off first as he was down TO sec
ond when the throw was caught.
Pottenger made the throw to first
alright but Levan wasn't anywhere
near the bag and as a result Major
went all the way to third on the err
ror. Then with Desert at bat, Ma
jor tried to steal home on a pitch,
but Fletcher nailed him as he slid
in, for the third out.
Hagerstown wrapped the game up
in the third when ten men came to
bat and five runs crossed the plate.
Simmons walked and Heinbaugh
sacrificed him TO second, and when
Zubrinski made wild throw on
the play Simmons went to third and
Heinbaugh to second on the error.
Levan got an intentional pass, fill
ing the bases and Perrin scored all
three Of them with his two-bagger
to left. Fletcher popped UP to short
for the first out and then, with the
count of three balls and one strike
on Tedesco, he was given an inten-
tional pass Tufano popped up 10
second for out number two, but Pot
tenger got the fourth walk Of the
inning and the bases we're again
loaded DePalma, the ninth man
up in the inning, then got a single
to left, scoring Perrin and Tedesco,
but Simmons, up for the second
time, took a third called strike to
retire the side.
Sunbury's second and final run
came in the fourth. Magliolo sin
Rled but was forced ut second by
Pair. Merelo popped up for the
second out, but Karson got double
to left, with Pair stopping at third
Major then singled to left, scoring
Pair, but when Karson also tried
TO score on the hit he was tagged out
on a rundown between third and
home.
The Braves made it 80 in the bot
tom half when, with two away,
Perrin singled, Fletcher walked and
Tedesco also got D single, scoring
Perrin and sending Fletcher to third.
Tufano grounded out to retire the
side.
1t was 1912 Hagerstown in the
fifth. Pottenger, the first man up,
got base on balls, DePalma flied
to Merelo in left, who dropped the
ball, with Pottenger going to third
and DePalma to second on the err
ror. Simmons then singled to right,
scoring Pottenger and DePalma.
Heinbaugh also singled, with Sim
mons stopping at second, but Levan
made the first out when he flied to
center. Perrin also flied out to cen
ter for out number two and it was
converted into double play when
Simmons had already rounded third
when the ball was caught.
Summary: Sunbury 2R, OH, 2E,
4Left; Hagerstown 10R, Oh, lie, 6
Left.
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