The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-05-22
Keeping Up With The Braves
DOUG STEWART
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First Game
BY DOUG STEWART

THE SeNeu-llllllliS OpSIllllS game anu
Dusty Hersom was his catcher. Al
Leach, lefthander, went the dist
ance for the Blue Rocks and Fitz-
gibbins was behind the plate.
The Blue Rocks took one-run
lead in the top half of the first frame
when Wenitski singled, moved to
second when Farrell walked, and adj
vanced to third on an infield out,
from where he scored on wild
pitch.
1t was 80 Wilmington in the sec
ond. Fitzgibbins opened the inning
with a double and Pack followed
with an infield hit, with Fitzgibbins
stopping at third. Leach then got
the third straight hit, double to
center scoring Fitzgibbins, with
Pack moving to third. Lipetri came
right behind him with the fourth hit,
single to left, scoring Pack. But
Miller got out of further trouble on
fast double play.
From then on Charlie pitched shut
out ball. He was, however, in trou-
BILE in the seventh when two singles
put men on first and second with on
ly one out. The next batter hit a
terrific smash to rightfield, but Joe
Christian leaped into the air for one
of the most sensational catches this
reporter has seen in a long time.
Charlie then made the next batter
pop up to end the inning.
Leach held the Braves to one hit
through the first three innings, but
they got their first run off of him in
the fourth when with two away, Oh
sen walked, Freund doubled to CEN
ter sending Olsen to third, and Noske
came right behind him with single
to left, with Olsen scoring. But the
rally ended when Hersom forced
Noske at second.
Hagerstown won the game in the
fifth when they scored four more
runs. Charlie Miller, the first man
up, was safe on the shortstop's error.
Pizzitola struck out, but Jaderlund
smashed a triple to the fiagpole
scoring Miller. Jordan flied to right
for the second out, but Christian
came through with a single to left
scoring Jaderlund, and Olsen came
right behind him with the second
three-bagger of the inning, this time
to right, scoring Christian. Freund
then beat out a slow roller down the
third base line, sending Olsen across
the plate with the fourth run. Noske
ended the inning by flying out to
center.
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Second Game
Bob Giggie, the starting and win
ming pitcher Che had to be taken out
at the end of the eighth due to
blister on his pitching hand) set the
Blue Rocks down with two singles
during the eight innings he pitched.
Although he was little wilder
than usual, walking five men and be-
ing charged with two wild pitches, he
bore down in the clutch and was
supported by superb exhibition of
fielding by his teammates who, in
addition to making sensational
catches and stops, came up with two
fast double plays.
But strange to relate, it was the
only error of the game by the Braves
that gave Wilmington their lone run.
1t happened in the eighth frame.
Pack was safe on Freund's error and
moved to second when Sevarine got
a base on balls. Lipetri was up
next and he forced Sevarine at sec
ond and when Freund threw to first,
trying for the double play, Pack
came all the way home.
The Braves got their first run in
the first when Jaderlund singled,
moved to second while Jordan was
being thrown out at first, and scored
on Christians single to right. That
was all the scoring until the fifth
when the Braves got two more runs.
Olsen was safe on the shortstop's
error and moved to second when
Freund beat out an infeld roller.
Noske followed with single to CEN
ter scoring Olsen, with Freund TAX
ing third on the throw-in, from
where he scored on a wild pitch.