The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-03
PLAY-OFFS

The regular Piedmont League sea-
son will be over on Monday, so l
will take this opportunity to advise
you that the playoffs will start on
Tuesday night, September 8, and
here's how they will be set up.
The team that wins the pennant
will play a best 4 out of game
series with the team that finishes in
fourth place Chat of course, will be
Portsmouth. The first two games
of the series will be played on the
home diamond of the pennant-win-
ming team; the next three games (if
all three are needed) viii be played
at Portsmouth, and if any more
games are necessary they will be
played on the home diamond of the
pennant-winning club.
The team that finishes in second
place at the end of the regular season
will play the team that finishes in
third place, in another best out of
series. The first two games, in this
case also, will be played on the home
diamond of the team finishing in sec
Ond place and the remainder of the
series will follow the pattern of the
first and fourth team series.
At the end of the semi-finals of
the playoffs the two winners will
meet in another best out of z game
series.
All playoff games at the stadium
here will begin at the regular time
8;15, unless a Sunday game is need
ed, when game time will be 2:30
p, m.
While /, like everybody else, am
tickled to death with the fight the
Braves are putting up to win the
1858 Piedmont League Pennant
Race, l have, in my writings in this
column from week to week, over
looked the magnificent job that
Billie urges, the Braves manager,
is doing.
urges, who took over when Jim
my linn (who did tremendous job
in handling the club after Dorman
quit in the heat of the race, but who
asked to be relieved) has been the
key man in the drive.
Since he took over the club he
has welded the team, not only into
fighting ball club, but also into a
happy club, with every man putting
out everything he's got in every
game.
Billie's knowledge of the finer
points of baseball gained through
his years as a shortstop in the Ma
jor Leagues, has been of tremen-
dous value. He has the boys play
ing a running game and on their
toes all the time. Sure, they make
errors, but few people seem to
realize that the main reason they
make errors is because of their
anxiety to win the game
urges is a quiet sort of manager.
He doesn't bawl the boys out when
they make a miscue, or miss a signal,
but he just quietly imparts his
knowledge, and make no mistake
about it, the boys are playing bet
ter ball under urges than they have
ever played before.
1t is seldom that a manager, in the
lot Of cOoeOIo 4o1~a1 ox,o,,
the reins of club under the condi-
tons that Billie urges did, and in
a few short weeks YIELDS them into
Scrappy bunch that every base
ball fan in Washington County can
be proud of.
l firmly believe that we are going
to win the Pennant, but win, lose
or draw, Billie urges will go down
in my book as fine manager and a
fine gentleman.
Having been asked several times
how many games the Braves have
won against the other seven teams
in the league, here is their record:
With Richmond
The Braves have won Is and lost
5. 1t is interesting to note that they
won all 10 of their home games. This
completes the Richmond series for
the season.
WITH NEWPORT NEWS
The Braves have won and lost
IL. This completes the Newport
News games for the season.
WITH LYNCHBURG
The Braves have won II and lost
3. This completes the Lynchburg
games for the season.
WITH ROANOKE