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

ed out OF the game In hectlce ninth
inning, the Braves took the first of
their important five-game series with
the Cards on Saturday night by a
score of 4 to 3.
Charlie Miller, who relieved Bill
Wilson in the ninth with the score
tied, two on, none out and count
of two balls and no strikes on the
batter, gave one of the greatest ex-
hibitions of relief pitching ever seen
in the Stadium and richly deserved
the win. Ted Laguna was behind
the plate.
Wilson gave up IL bases on balls,
but thanks to superb defensive play
by his teammates, Allentown was
held to three runs.
Ted Weiand, who went the route
for Allentown, also was plenty wild,
walking 10 (three of them were in
tentionaD and cutting loose with a
wild pitch, but he also got splendid
defensive support. Osssola was his
catcher
The Braves got two unearned runs
in the first inning. Jaderlund walk
ed and went to third on Zinn's
single to right, with linn taking
second on the throw-in. Then, with
Riddle at bat, Weiand cut loose with
wild pitch, scoring Jaderlund and
sending linn to third. The ball
bounded toward third and Weiand
fielded it, but made a wild throw,
with linn scoring on the error We
land then retired the next three bat
tiers in order.
The Cards tied it up in the fourth.
With one away, Wilson walked Barth
and Cummins. Ossola then sent a
long fly to left that Freund, who
was playing leftfield in place of Loos,
couldn't handle, and it went for a
double, scoring both runners. We
land also walked, but Mayer popped
to first for the second out and Nc
Govern grounded to first to retire
the side.
But the Braves came right back
in the bottom half to take the lead
again, 3 to 2. With one away, Con-
cannon slashed one into right field
that bounded away from Westcott
and rolled to the wall and Concan-
non pulled up at third with a three
Dagger, from where he scored, after
the catch, on Ted Laguna's long fly
to center.
1t was all tied up again in the
sixth. Wilson walked Cummins, the
first man up, but Ossola forced him
at second Ossola took second on a
passed ball and then Weiand hit a
long fly to left by the time Freund
retrieved it, Ossola was across the
plate with the tying run and Weiand
was on second with double. But
Wilson then got Mayer on a pop-up
to short and McGovern on a ground
er to first
Allentown really threatened in the
ninth. Wilson walked McGovern,
the first man up, and Forbes singled,
putting men on first and second and
none out. Then, with count of
two balls and no strikes on West
colt, Dorman yanked Wilson and
sent in Charlie Miller. After run
ming the count to two and two, West
colt got a base on balls, with the
walk being charged to Wilson, filling
the bases. Miller struck out Berger
and then, with Barth at bat, Meow
ern, who was on third, broke for the
plate on Miller's wind-up. Barth
swung at the ball to protect the run
ner, but Laguna took the pitch and
put the ball on McGovern, who
slid in ahead of the pitch, but failed
to touch the plate. On the play
Forbes stole third.
This brought on terrific rhubarb,
with McGovern jumping up and
down like a jack-in-the-box in front
of Schindel, the plate umpire, and
Kurowski charging in from the third
base coaching box like a mad bull.
1t all ended up with Kurowski being
thumbed out of the game, two men
out, Forbes on third and Westcott
on first. Miller then brought the
900 fans to their feet when he struck
out Barth to retire the side
From then on, Charlie was I'M
beatable. He retired the side in or
der in the tenth and eleventh and
only four men faced him in the
twelfth. With one away he walked
Berger, but he then struck out Barth
and got Cummins to hit into force
out at second.
Hagerstown had scoring chances
in the tenth and eleventh, but could
not cash in on them, but they pulled
it out of the fire in the twelfth.
Christian, the first man up, beat out
a hit to third, but was forced at sec
ond by Jordan. Loos, who had re-
placed Freund in leftfeld in the