The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-06-18

Ted Laguna was behind the plate.
Dick Olshefski, lefthander, start
ed for the Tars and after wild first
inning, settled right down. During
the eight innings he was on the
mound, he struck out eight, seven
of them in the first four innings. He
also walked six and was charged
with two wild pitches. He was taken
out for pinch-hitter in the top half
of the ninth and Ken Beardslee, a
Highlander, pitched the last inning
and was charged with the loss. Ted
Atkinson was behind the plate.
In the weird first inning Jimmy
linn, the first man up, walked. Guy
ton was the second batter and while
he was at the plate, Olshefski cut
loose with a wild pitch on which
Jimmy raced to third and on the very
next pitch he repeated the perfor-
nance, with linn crossing the plate
with the first run of the game while
the second batter in the lineup was
still at the plate, with a count of
three balls and one strike. Guyton
then walked and stole second. But
all of a sudden Olshefski regained
control and struck out Davis, Barrett
and Blake in order.
That was all the scoring until the
fifth, when the Braves went ahead 8
to 0. With one away, Guyton walked
and went to third on Davis single
to center. Barrett followed with a
double to left center, scoring Guyton
and sending Davis to third Blake
walked, but was forced out at second
! by Myers, with Davis scoring on the
play and Barrett moving to third
Myers then stole second, but Con
cannao struck out to retire the side.
It was 40 Hagerstown in the sixth,
With one away, Higham walked and
went to third on Zinn's single to left.
Guyton then flied out to left, with
Higham scoring after the catch. Davis
flied out to center.
Their fifth run came in the seven
tn. Barrett laid down a perfect bunt
in front of the plate for an infield
single. Blake followed with a single
to center, sending Barrett to third.
Myers then flied out to center and
Barrett scored after the catch when
Atkinson dropped Wehner's perfect
peg to the plate and was charged
with an error. Concannon flied out
to retire the side.
Norfolk's first run came in the
eighth when, with one away, Frank
Wehner, the centerfielder, hit one
out of the park. The ball cleared
the right centerfield fence close to
the flagpole. But the inning ended
when the next two batters flied out.
Then came the weird ninth inning
and here's what happened: In the
! top half, Higham, suddenly losing
control, walked the first two men
! to face him. Then, with the count of
three balls and no strikes on the next
batter, Bill Wilson went to the
mound, but he wasn't properly
warmed up and gave the fourth
ball to the batter filling the bases. He
then walked the next man, forcing
in the first run of the inning. Then,
with count of three balls and no
strikes on Manager Owen, who went
in to pinch-hit for the pitcher, Wilson
was yanked and Charlie Miller took
over. Charlie gave the fourth ball
and Owen walked, scoring the sec
ond run and still leaving the bases
loaded. Charlie then settled down
and got Plews, the next batter, to
hit into double play, with the third
run of the inning scoring. But
Wehner, the next batter, hit a ball
just inside the line along first base
for a single, scoring the fourth run
of the inning and making the score
all even at SIS. Weisler, the ninth
man to bat in the inning, then
! grounded out and the nightmare
! was over.
Then came the bottom half and the
unearned run that won the game for
the Braves. After two went out Guy
ton, the first man up, grounded out
second to first. Davis popped up to
second, but BeardSlee walked Barrett
and Blake. Bob Myers was up next
and he swung and missed the third
strike. But catcher Atkinson let the
ball get away frohl him and by the
time it was recovered, Barrett had
crossed the plate with the winning
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