The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17
Keeping Up With The Braves
DOUG STEWART
BY DOUG STEWART

BILE and two singles.
But in the seventh, the Braves
finally got to Clark, scoring two
runs to tie it up. With one away
Smith doubled to left and then, af-
ter Perrin had grounded out, Lind
also doubled to left scoring Smith,
and Lind came home when Tufano
followed with a single.
The Cards scored their third run
in the top half of the eighth without
hit. Porreca, the first man up,
walked and McGovern then laid
down a sacrifice bunt. But when
the throw to second was to late to
get Porreca, both runners were safe.
Kirk followed with another sacrifice,
but when Smith booted the ball all
runners were again safe and the
bases were, loaded. Comiskey then
forced Porreca at the plate, but when
Hersom made a wild throw to first
trying for the double play, Meow
ern scored on the error and Kirk
went to third. Joyner went in to
run for Comiskey and he advanced
to second on a short passed ball, with
Kirk holding up at third. Polak
walked, again filling the bases, but
Penczak popped up and Kremer
grounded to Levinson, who got him
at first for the third out.
1t was Az Allentown in the top
half of the ninth. Clark opened the
inning with his third straight hit,
double to right. Cummins then laid
down a sacrifice bunt, but when Her
som throw wild to third, Clark was
safe with Cummins also reaching
first on the error, but when he tried
to go to second on the wild throw, he
was thrown out. Porreca then flied
to center with Clark scoring after
the catch, and McGovern grounded
out to end the inning. But the
Braves came right back again in the
bottom half and tied it up for the
second time at "A.
Smith, first man up, singled to
center, but Perrin forced him at sec
ond. Lind then followed with his
second straight hit, a single to right
and when Kirk let the ball get away
from him, Perrin went all the way
to third and Lind to second. That
was all for Clark and Lewandowski,
another RICH handler, went to the
mound. Tufano, first man to face
him, grounded out, with Perrin scor-
ing on the play, and Freund follow.
ed with single to center scoring
Lind. Hersom then ended the rally
by grounding out short to first. That
sent the game into extra innings and
Carmichael went to the mound for
Hagerstown.
The Braves had a chance to win
the game in the bottom half of the
eleventh, but Comiskey, who became
acting manager when umpire Bill
Angstadt thumbed Whitley" Kurow-
ski out of the game for putting up
too much of squawk on a decision,
came up with a smart piece of base
ball strategy, that worked.
With one away, Perrin doubled
and went to third on a wild pitch.
Since, hit, long fly or even an in
field out could send Perrin home
with the winning run, Comiskey or
dered Lind and Tufano walked, fill
ing the bases. He then called his
outfield half way in and the result
was perfect since Freund popped up
and Hersom followed suit to retire
the side.
The game then rocked along to the
top half of the fifteenth, when the
Cards got to Carmichael for four
hits, including a double, that push
ed two runs across the plate to win
the game. The Braves went out l.
2, 3, in the bottom half.
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