The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-08-28
ALLENTOWN HERE
(Sunday, August 24)

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The Braves increased their lead
over the second-place Allentown
Cards to four games on Sunday after
noon, when they took both ends of
the double header from them by
scores of to and / to 0. The
double win put them three up in the
five game series.
Both games were featured by SUI
perb pitching, but the first game was
marred by costly errors that gave
both sides unearned runs.
First Game
Andy Bush, looking like the pitch
er he was last year, went the route
in the nine-inning first game and but
for two costly errors would have
had only one run scored against him.
Ted Laguna was his catcher.
After three scoreless innings, the
Cards took a three-run lead in the
fourth, with two of them unearned.
With one away, Forbes singled to
right. Westcott flied out, but Berg
er followed with another single to
center, with Forbes stopping at sec
ond. Barth came right behind him
with the third hit of the inning, a
double to left, scoring Forbes and
sending Berger to third. But when
Loos fielded the ball and made a
wild throw trying to cut off she run
at the plate, Berger also scored on
the error. Laguna recovered the
ball and threw to third in an effort
to get Barth, but Jordan let the
throw get away from him and Barth
scored the third run on the second
error on the play. Cummins then
grounded out to retire the side.
From then on it was "Katy bar the
door" Andy retired the side in or
der in the fifth; walked man in the
sixth, with the Braves 10th double
play taking care of that (they had
already got their 127th in the first
frame and their 128th in the sec
ond); he gave up single in the
seventh with two away, but got the
next batter on fly to left; and then
retired the side in order in the eighth
and ninth.
The Braves broke into the run
column in the fourth. Christian
walked, but was forced at second by
Jordan. Loos followed with single
to right, sending Jordan to third and
then, with Concannon at bat, Loos
broke for second. Ossola, the Cards
catcher, threw down to second and
when the ball got away from Mayer,
Loos scored from third. Concannon
then struck out and Laguna lined
out to the shortstop.
The Braves tied it up in the sixth.
Joe Christian, the first man up,
doubled to left and Jordan walked.
Loos followed with his third straight
hit, single to center, scoring Chris
tan an dsending Jordan to third.
Concannon then lined to Mayer at
short, who threw to first trying to
double off Loos, who got back in
time, but when Jordan tried to score
on the play he was thrown out at
the plate, completing double play,
with Loos moving to second. La
guna then sent a long fly to center
that McGovern dropped and Loos
scored the tying run on the error,
but the rally ended when Bush
grounded out.
That was all the scoring until the
ninth, when Hagerstown showed ov-
er the winning run. With one away,
Jaderlund singled to right and linn
sacrificed him to second. Riddle
was Intentionally walked and Joe
Christian then broke up the ball
game with solid smash to center
field, scoring Jaderlund with the
winning run.
Summary: Allentown, 3R. OH. 1E.
2 Left; Hagerstown, AR. OH. Be. 10
Left.
Second Game
Jack Larson pitched a honey of a