The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-08-13


out to retire the side.
1t was 30 Newport News in the
fourth. Mack, the first man up. sin
gled to center. Unzicker popped up
to Laguna, but Palamra got an in
field hit to short, with Mack stop
ping at second. Wasiak then got
the third hit of the inning, single
to center, scoring Mack, with Pal
anna stopping at second But the
inning ended when Neal hit into
double play.
The Dodgers other three runs
came in the sixth when Neal hit a
home run high over the Ieftfield wall
with two men on
Summary: Newport News CIR,
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Second Game
In the nine-inning second game
Tom Horton (the winning pitcher)
started for Hagerstown, but was
taken out during the seventh inning
and was relieved in turn by Bill
Wilson and Stan Slack 1t was Hor-
toms 10th win with only 2 losses.
Ted Laguna was behind the plate
Moseley, right handler, started
for the Dodgers and was charged
with the loss. He was relieved by
Malloch, another highlander, dur
ing the third inning, with Cincotta,
also Highlander, taking over dur
ing the Braves big fifth inning rail-
ly. Mcleod started behind the
plate, but was injured in the first
inning and Manager Wasiak took
over the catching chores.
Ted Laguna had a perfect night
at the plate, getting for 5, includ-
ing two doubles He drove in four
runs and scored three times himself.
Joe Blake had for 5, drove in two
runs and scored once.
The Braves took a tWo-run lead
in the second. Barrett walked and
scored on Lagunas smashing dou-
BILE to the corner in leftfeld Ted
then moved to third on a passed ball.
Guyton grounded out, with Laguna
moving to third. Blake followed
with single to center, scoring
Laguna with the second run.
Moseley then retired the side with
out any further scoring.
1t was so Hagerstown in the third.
Jimmy linn, the first man up, laid
down a perfect bunt along the third
base line and beat it out. Myers
flied out and then, with Pizzitola at
the plate, linn stole second and
moment later stole third, catching
the pitcher fat-footed in both cases.
Pizzitola followed with double to
center, scoring linn That was all
for Moseley and Malloch went to
| the mound. Barrett came through
with a single to short center, with
Pizzitola stopping at third. Laguna
followed with his second double,
again to leftfeld, scoring Pizzitola
and Barrett with the second and
third runs of the inning. Malloch
then retired the side without further
scoring.
That was all the scoring until the
Braves big fifth inning, when eight
men came to bat and five runs cross
ed the plate, to make the score 10
/ to 0.
Barrett, the first man up, walked
and went to third on Laguna's sin
gle to center with Ted taking sec
ond on the throw-in. Guyton fol-
lowed with single to right, scor-
ing Barrett, with Laguna stopping
at third. Blake kept the rally going
with another single, scoring Laguna,
with Guyton stopping at second.
That was all for Malloch and Gin
Gotta took over.
Damiano then laid down sacri-
fee bunt and all hands were safe
when Cincotta'S throw to third was
too late to get Guyton and the bases
were loaded. Horton then ground
ed to short, with Guyton scoring and
when Mack, the second baseman,
dropped the throw, Blake also scor-
ed on the error and Horton was safe
at first. linn flied to first for the
first out, but Myers followed with
single to center, scoring Damiano
with the fifth run. But when Hor-
ton also tried to score on the hit, he
was thrown out at the plate and
when Myers tried to go to second
on the throw-in, he was thrown out
at second for a double play, to re-
tire the side.
1t was 1912 Hagerstown in the
sixth when Newport News scored
two runs on three walks and two
singles.
The Dodgers came right back in
the seventh to score three more and