The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05

YOU Oldtime DaSeDall tanS Will en-
joy the story in Ida 10 Martins
Horse and Buggy Days" column on
page three, about two Hagerstown
games in the Tri-City League, back
in June 1914.
Paul Snyder, of the Hagerstown
News Agency, who said that he got
it fright from the horses mouth"
tells me that Lugana, the catcher
who is to report to the Braves as
soon as he graduates from college,
was scheduled to join the club yes
terday
l hope you're right Paul, for Dus-
ty Hersonn sure needs some help.
Dusty has done a whale of a job
behind the plate, catching every one
of the 80 games played through
Tuesday and, in addition, has batted
in ID runs, being topped only by
Christian, Jaderlund and Freund in
that important department
Billy Loos, who was signed by the
Braves over the week end, broke
into the lineup with a bang on
Tuesday night, getting three for five,
including home run, and driving in
two runs.
For a complete account of the
game, as well as the other games of
the past week, the schedule for the
coming week and the player changes,
see my column, Keeping Up With
The Braves" on page six.
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After tough road trip, during
which they lost five straight and
were knocked out of first place, the
Braves came home to their own
backyard on Saturday and lost no
time in getting back to their win
ming ways. They took three straight
from Allentown and then copied the
first of their two-game series with
Sunbury on Tuesday night.
While all this was going on, Will
mington, who had replaced Hagers-
town at the top of the heap, was
taking a beating from Lancaster and
as result the Braves took over the
lead again - and here's hoping they
stay there.
My congratulations to Jack Rifle,
president of the newly formed Pony
League, as we'll as to all his officers,
the sponsors and all those who help
ed, not only in organizing the league,
but who also did an almost impos-
sible job in getting the playing field
in shape for the official opening on
Tuesday evening-and this includes
the ladies.
was present for the official open
ing ceremonies, which went off like
clockwork. A band and color guard
was furnished through the courtesy
of the Hagerstown Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and State Senator
Kenneth Mclaughlin officiated at
the flag raising ceremony.
The four teams in the league, ali
spic and span in their brand new
uniforms, made an impressive show
ing as they lined the infield for the
ceremonies, which were conducted
by the master of ceremonies, j. Ed
ward Davey, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Arrangements.
DR.. j. Turnbull Spicknall gave the
Invocation and a number of guests
were introduced, all of whom spoke
briefly.
Mayor Herman L. Mills then threw
out the first ball and the season was
officially under way
Incidentally, the Pony Express
team had the honor of winning the
first game, taking the measure of
the Tigers by a score of 5 to 2.
Even the majors, in their efforts
to bolster their teams, do just the
same things that the fans in the min
or leagues complain about.
AS you know, often in our league
and for that matter with our own
Braves-players are sent somewhere
else and the fans don't like it. AS
an Illustration of this, the sending of
Pizzitola, who started the season in
leftfeld, down to another club and
replacing him with Plat, was
move that plenty of the fans disap-
proved Of
Now we have Don Lenhardt, who
just couple of days ago won ball
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