The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-08-23
towns 15-game winning streak.
First Game

pitching the fifth and sixth and Car
michael the seventh. Hersom and
Solt divided the catching chores.
Dave Manner, the winning pitcher
for the Cards, was knocked out in
the fourth and was relieved by Doug
Clark. Christof was behind the
plate.
Allentown took a three-run lead
in the top half Of the second. Kill
niger opened the inning with a dou-
BILE to left, went to third while
Hertweck was grounding out, from
where he scored on Elser's single tc
left. Cummins came right behind
him with a double scoring Elser with
the second run of the inning. Chris
toff then grounded to Lind, who see
ing Cummins was well off the bag
whipped the ball to linn, but Cum
minis beat the throw and both run.
ners were safe on the fielder's
choice. Manner walked, filling the
bases, and McGovern grounded tc
Lind, who threw to linn in plenty
of time to get Manner going to sec
ond, but Zinn dropped the ball, scor-
ing Cummins and leaving the sacks
full. The rally ended, however
when Forbes grounded to Riddle
who fielded the ball and turned il
into an unassisted double play.
1t was 40 Allentown in the third
With one away, Killinger singled
and after Elser had popped up
scored on Cummins single. Thai
was all the scoring for Allentown as
they were set down in the last -four
innings on just one hit, but the dam
age had been done.
Hagerstown's three runs came ir
the fourth when Smith and Soil
walked and scored ahead of Lot
Tufano who hit a terrific smash
over the centerfeld wall.
Summary: Allentown, AR. I'll OF
5 Left. HagerstoWn, 3R I'll. 1E
7 Left.
Second Game
Bud Niles, giving the gamest ex.
hibition of pitching seen in the
stadium fora long time, shutout the
Cards in the nine-inning second
game. Up to the seventh inning he
had only given up one scratch hi
while striking out six, and he gave
a superb exhibition of clutch pitch
ing in the fourth
After walking the first two mer
to face him in that inning, he go
himself in real jam by making T.;
bad throw to first on Users sacri
flee bunt and the bases were loaded
with none out, but Bud then go
CummlnS on pop foul to third anC
forced Polack to ground to FreunC
at third, who stepped on the bag foI
the second out of the inning anC
then whipped the ball to Riddle a
first to complete the double play anC
retire the side
He was in trouble again in thu
seventh when the first two men Il
face him singled, but he then forced
the next batter to hit into a force
out at second and then wound the
inning up by getting Ferrera, pinch
hitting for Graham, to smack into thu
Braves 126th double play.
The Braves scored their first run
in the third when Niles singled anc
Lind scored him with triple. Run
number two came in the fourth
when Tufano singled and went tt
third on PERMITS single, from where
he scored when Joyner let the bal
get through him for an error. Perrin
by the way had perfect night a
the plate getting four for four.
The Braves third and fourth rum
came in the sixth. linn opened thu
inning by beating out bunt dowr
the third base line. Solt flied GU
and Tufano forced linn at secont
for out number two. Pete Perrin
then beat out hit to the pitcher
who threw wild to first, with Tufant
going to third and Perrin to seconc
on the error, from where they botl
scored on Riddles single to left.
Summary: Allentown, OR. Gil. 2E
10 Left. Hagerstown, Ar. OH. 1E
6 Left.
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