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SUNBURY HERE
Thursday, July 26

went on to win the first of their two
game series on Thursday night by a
score of 10 to 8.
Jimmy linn lead the Braves r.
hit attack with four for four, includ-
ing a double and triple. He also
drove in two runs and scored four
times himself. Dutch Dorman made
two changes in the lineup, playing
Billy Smith in rightfeld and Riddle
at first base.
Bud Niles started for Hagerstown
but ran into trouble in the third and
Dick Carmichael (the winning
pitcher relieved him Dick also
had some trouble in the third, but
after that he pitched shutout ball
for the next six innings and held the
Giants hitless in all but the eighth
frame when Burton, the pitcher, got
a double after two were out. It did
no damage, however, as Myers pop
ped up to retire the side. Jim Solt
was behind the plate.
Irv Burton, a Highlander, new
arrival in Sunbury, went the route
and Abramson was his catcher.
Hagerstown took two-run lead
in the first Freund, the first man
UP, tripled to right and after Lind
had struck out, he scored on Zinn's
single to right. Smith and Riddle
both walked filling the bases. Solt
was up next and he forced Riddle at
second, with linn scoring on the
play, but Burton then struck out
Tufano to retire the side.
It was 81 Hagerstown in the sec
ond. With one away, Brozovich was
safe at first when Riddle dropped
Lind's throw. Mitchell followed
with a single to right sending Bro
zovich to third, from where he scor-
ed on Abramson's single to left, with
Mitchell stopping at third. But
Niles then got both Musselman and
Burton on infe1d outs
Sunbury sent II men to the plate
in the top half of the third, during
which they scored seven runs to
make the score 80 in their favor.
Taussig opened the inning with a
home run over the leftfeld wall and
Myers followed with a single to CEN
ter and then stole second. Ludwig
walked, but Bornholdt grounded out
with both runners advancing. Bro
zovich then smacked a single to left,
scoring Myers, and that was all for
Niles and Carmichael went to the
mound. Mitchell, the first man to
face him, smacked perfect double
play ball to Lind, who let it get
through him for an error, with Lud-
wig scoring, Brozovich moving to
third and Mitchell going all of the
way to second. Abramson was Civ
en- an intentional pass, filling the
bases, but Carmichael also walked
MuSselman, forcing Brozovich across
the plate for the fourth run of the
inning. Burton then flied to right.
with Mitchell scoring the fifth run
after the catch and then Taussig, up
for the second time in the inning, got
his second hit of the inning, a dou-
bic to right, scoring AbramSon and
Musselman with runs six and seven.
But the inning ended when Myers
grounded out.
Hagerstown picked up two more
runs in the bottom half to make the
score to Sunbury. linn doubled
to left and after Smith and Riddle
had both struck out, Solt doubled
to right, scoring linn, and Tufano
followed with a single to center
scoring Solt. Canterna made the
third out when he grounded to
short.
1t was 8-5 Sunbury in the fourth.
With one away, Freund walked, but
Lind forced him at second. linn
then came through with his third hit,
three-bagger to center, scoring
Lind. Smith also walked, but Rid
die forced him at second to retire
the side.
| Hagerstown came within one run
Of tying the score in the sixth
Freund opened the inning with g
single to left, but Lind hit into g
double play. linn got a base or
balls and then Billy Smith smackeo
one high over the rightfeld wall
scoring linn ahead of him. Riddle
walked, but Solt forced him at sec
ond to retire the side
The Braves won the game in the
eighth when they scored three more
runs. Lind, the first man up, ground
ed ont hit Zinn heat oIIf bi+ Z,