The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-07-26

bury was rained out and was played
as part of "a double-header on Fri
day. This still leaves the game rain
ed out at Salisbury on May 10 to
be made up and it will probably be
played when the Braves make their
last trip there August ID and Is.
Hagerstown won both games of
the double-header, the first by a
score of to 0 and the second, to
2.
First Game
Bud Niles shut the Athletics out
on two hits in the seven-inning first
game giving him a record of five
wins and five losses. This means
that as of July 20, all six of the Ha-
gerstown pitchers had a record of
500 or better. Bud, in registering
his shutout, gave up four walks and
had four strikeouts. The only time
that he was in anything like trouble,
double play Bortz to Lind to
Smith, got him out of it. Dusty Her
som was his catcher
Maggie went all of the way for
Salisbury and he pitched shutout
ball, except for the fourth frame,
when the Braves scored both their
runs and got three of their five hits.
Karson was behind the plate.
After three scoreless innings, Lou
Tufano started things off in the
fourth with a home run over the
leftfield wall. Then, after Canterna
had been retired, Niles walked, Ray
Bortz singled sending him to sec
ond, and Lind followed with an
other single, on which Niles crossed
the plate with the second and final
run of the game.
Summary: Salisbury, Or I'll. 0E.
3 Left. Hagerstown, 2R. 5H. 1E.
8 Left.
Second Game
Bill Allen went all of the way in
the nine-inning second game to give
him his tenth win against three
losses. He only walked five men
and struck out twelve, the last two
strike outs coming in succession in
the ninth inning, to end the game.
Jim Solt was his battery mate.
Schooner dosing pitcher) start
ed for Salisbury, but was taken out
for a pinch-hitter in the bottom half
of the eighth and Maggie pitched the
ninth inning. Karson was again
behind the plate
Plate umpire Courtney had a
pretty rough night, with both sides
getting into hot arguments over
balls and strikes, and las a result,
Stewart was thrown out of the game
IN the bottom half of the sixth and
Lind was tossed out in the top half
of the seventh.
For Salisbury, Durham then NOV
ed from leftfeld to centerfeld and
Williams took over the leftfeld
chores. and for Hagerstown, Freund
went to third and Bortz to short.
Both Salisbury runs came in the
fourth frame, when, after two were
out, DiMeffna walked and scored
ahead of Drake who poled one over
the rightfeld wall Karson then
got on on an error, but Burnham
popped UP to the catcher to retire
the side.
Allen walked two men in the fifth,
but two strikeouts and an infeld
out took care of that. He had two
men on again in the seventh on a
walk and double, with two men out.
but he struck out the next batter to
retire the side
Salisbury had three men on in the
eighth, with only one out, on three
singles, but Allen then struck out
Jackson for the second out and got
Lashutka, the pinch-hitter, on a
grounder to linn.
Hagerstown took "a two-run lead
IN the first inning. Bortz walked
and went to third on Linds double
to left. linn followed with a single
to center scoring Bortz and when
Stewart booted the ball, Lind scored
on the error and linn moved to sec
ond. Schooner then retired the
next three batters in order.
1t was 80 Hagerstown in the third.
With one away, Lind walked. linn
followed with a Texas Lacquer to
right and Lind was safe at third on
the hit when Jackson booted the
throw from rightfield and linn went
to second on the throw-in Billy
Smith then got the first of his three